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Kenoyer, Ferman
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FIRST: Ferman
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| BORN: 30 Jan 1841
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DIED: 13 Jan 1865
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| BIRTH PLACE: Indiana
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| DEATH PLACE: Oregon
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NOTES:
1850 WI CENSUS - Ferman Kenoyer, age 10, b. Indiana, is enumerated with Jeremiah Kenoyer, age 35, occupation U. B Clergyman, b. Indiana, and Elizabeth, age 35, b. Indiana, along with Jacob, age 8, Mary C., age 6, Flora, age 4, and Clarinda, age 2, all born in Indiana.
1860 OR CENSUS - F. Kenoyer, age 19, occupation farmer, b. Iowa, is enumerated with J. Kenoyer, male, age 40, occupation United B. Clergyman, b. Iowa, and E., female, age 39, b. Ohio, along with J. H., male, age 17, b. Iowa, M. C., female, age 16, b. Iowa, F. A., female, age 14, b. Iowa, C. J., female, age 11, b. Wisconsin, E., female, age 9, b. Wisconsin, S. M., female, age 7, b. Wisconsin, J., male, age 5, b. Oregon, G. W., age 4, b. Oregon, and E., age 5 months, b. Oregon.
DISCREPANCY: 1850 Census gives his place of birth as Indiana, 1860 Census as Iowa.
MARRIAGE - Ferman Kenoyer & Nancy G. Haws, m 8 Jan 1863; G. W. Bronson, M. G. Wit: John Coy & Daniel Tower #594 pg 186”
[Note - Daniel Tower married Ferman Kenoyer’s sister, Flora A. age 16, 1 Feb 1863]
[Note – Widow Nancy Kenoyer remarried after the death of Ferman to Mr. J. J. Brown 13 May 1866]
BIOGRAPHICAL
(Source - Elizabeth Kenoyer Davis compiler of "Preachers-Farmers-Pioneers" The Kenoyer Family in America, 1971):
"Jeremiah Kenoyer was the son of Fredrick and Mary Magdeline (Pfrimmer) Kenoyer. He married Elizabeth Cuppy on 26 April 1840 in Jasper County, IN. On May 9, 1853, he with his family and a company of pioneers crossed the Missouri River at Council Bluffs, IA and began a trek to Oregon Territory. On May 10th Jeremiah was elected Captain of the Wagon Train. After arriving in Oregon Territory, Jeremiah, a United Brethren Minister, rode his circuit preaching and converting as well as helping establish schools in Philomath and Sublimity Oregon and Albion Washington. Jeremiah died in Albion, WA and is buried in the town cemetery".
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INSCRIPTION:
Ferman
Kenoyer
Died
Jan 13, 1865
Aged 23 yrs.
11 mos. 14 days
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SOURCES:
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Brown, Dyal & Marsh
1850 WI CENSUS (Green Co., Spring Grove, FA #86)
1860 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Sublimity, FA #2847)
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