Henry PFEIFFER b. 1 Mar 1859 OH d. 26 Sep 1935 Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN: Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families

1859 - 1935 (76 years)

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Name	Henry PFEIFFER
Born	1 Mar 1859	OH
Gender	Male
Died	26 Sep 1935	Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN
Buried	South Union Cemetery, Napanee, Elkhart County, IN
Notes	(1) Henry PIFER appears in an 1889 enumeration of males in German Township, Marshall County, IN. According to that enumeration, Henry was then 28 years of age. (2) Henry PFIEFFER appears in an 1895 enumeration of males in German Township, Marshall County, IN. According to that enumeration, Henry was then 38 years of age. (3) A household headed by Henry PEIFER is listed in the 1900 census of German Township, Marshall County, IN. Henry is listed in the 1900 census as a farmer who was then 40 years of age. According to the 1900 census, he was born in March 1860. According to the 1900 census, he was born in OH, and both of his parents were born in PA. Listed with Henry is his wife, Lydia E., who was then 30 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in November 1869. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in Germany, and her mother was born in OH. According to the 1900 census, Henry and Lydia E. had been married 14 years as of the time of the 1900 census. According to the 1900 census, Lydia E. was then the mother of six children, all of whom were then living. Also listed with Henry is his daughter, Bertha M., who was then 12 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in January 1888. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his daughter, Margarat A., who was then 8 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in January 1889. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his daughter, Maud A., who was then 9 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in January 1891. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his daughter, Mary E., who was then 7 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in May 1893. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his son, William C., who was then 5 years of age. According to the 1900 census, he was born in September 1894. According to the 1900 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in OH, and his mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his son, Clarence E., who was then 2 years of age. According to the 1900 census, he was born in May 1898. According to the 1900 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in OH, and his mother was born in IN. (4) A household by Henry PFEIFFER is listed in the 1920 census of Scott Township, Kosciusko County, IN. Henry is listed in the 1920 census as a farmer who was then 60 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1860. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in Germany, and his mother was born in OH. Listed with Henry is his wife, Lydia, who was then 50 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1870. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in IN, and her mother was born in OH. Also listed with Henry is his daughter, Bertha, who was then 31 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1889. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his son, Jessie M., who was then 15 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1905. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in OH, and his mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his son, Earnest, who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, he was born in about 1908. According to the 1920 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in OH, and his mother was born in IN. Also listed with Henry is his granddaughter, Marie, who was then 8 years of age; therefore, according to the 1920 census, she was born in about 1912. According to the 1920 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN. [The compiler believes that Marie was Madeline Marie MULLET, the illegitimate daughter of Henry's daughter, Bertha PFEIFFER.] (5) Fred and Helen (Pfeiffer) DeMien: Unknown newspaper: HENRY PFEIFFER HAS MAJOR OPERATION Henry Pfeiffer, 76, of northwest of Warsaw, underwent major abdominal operation Friday, August 30, 1935, at the McDonald Hospital. Henry Pfeiffer, aged 76, of near Atwood, died early Thursday morning at the McDonald Hospital. Death followed an operation Wednesday. Mr. Pfeiffer was born March 1, 1859, in Ohio, the son of Augusta and Barbara Pfeiffer. His occupation was farming. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. (09-26-1935). Unknown newspaper, unknown date: HENRY PFEIFFER Henry Pfeiffer was born March 1,1859, the son of August & Barbara Shunk Pfeiffer. His wife, Lydia Barth Pfeiffer, preceded him in death in 1931. He is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Mary E. Crowe, Nappanee; Bertha Pfeiffer, Warsaw; Mrs. Margaret Hepler, Plymouth, Indiana; Mrs. Maud Alice LaRue of Lowell, Indiana; and Mrs. Barbara Ethel Kindle, Kalamazoo, Michigan; four sons, William C. Pfeiffer, Nappanee; Clarence E. Pfeiffer, Etna Green, Indiana; Jesse M. Pfeiffer, Warsaw; and Henry E. Pfeiffer; a half-sister Marie Elizabeth Pfeiffer, of South Bend; two brothers, Leonard Pfeiffer of Nappanee, and John Pfeiffer, Bremen; 28 grandchildren and one great-grand-child. Age 76 years at the time of death. Unknown newspaper: HENRY PFEIFFER Nappanee Indiana (1935) Sept. 27 - Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the South Union Church for Henry Pfeiffer, 76, who died Thursday at the McDonald Hospital at Warsaw, Indiana. The Rev. Ezra Mullett of the First Mennonite church will officiate and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Pfeiffer was born March 1, 1859, the son of August and Barbara Shunk Pfeiffer. His wife, Lydia Barth Pfeiffer preceeded him in death. He is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Mary E. Crowe, Nappanee; Bertha Pfeiffer, of Warsaw; Mrs. Margaret Hepler, Plymouth, Indiana, Mrs. Maud Alice LaRue, Lowell, Indiana and Mrs. Barbara Ethel Kindle, of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Four sons, William C Pfeiffer, Nappanee; Clarence E. Pfeiffer, Etna Green; Jesse M. Pfeiffer, Warsaw, and Henry E. Pfeiffer, Wakarusa; a half sister, Marie Elizabeth Pfeiffer, South Bend; two brothers, Leonard, Nappanee, and John, Bremen; 23 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Unknown newspaper: HENRY PFEIFFER Henry Pfeiffer, 76 years, 6 mo. and 25 days, passed away at the McDonald Hospital at 5:10 a.m. on September 26, 1935 of a heart attack. He was a patient at the hospital for the past four weeks. His condition became critical following a major operation Wednesday, September 25. The decendent, a retired farmer, the son of Augustus and Barbara Pfeiffer, was born at Holmes County, Ohio, March 1, 1859. His marriage to Lydia Barth took place on July 29, 1886 at Plymouth, Indiana. They made their home in Marshall County about four miles east of Bremen. In 1913, they moved from there to south of Nappanee, where they made their home until the death of his wife April 1, 1951. He moved to his present location in March of this year. His wife and one daughter, Clara Edith, preceded him in death. The following children survive: Bertha Pfeiffer, Warsaw, Indiana; Mrs, Francis Hepler, Plymouth, Indiana; Mrs. Ross A LaRue, Lowell, Indiana; Mrs. Irvin Crowe and William Pfeiffer, Nappanee, Indiana; Clarence Pfeiffer; Etna Green, Indiana; Mrs. Earl R. Kindle, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Jesse Pfeiffer, Warsaw, Indiana; Ernest Pfeiffer, Wakarusa, Indiana. Other relatives include two brothers: Leonard Pfeiffer, of Nappanee, Indiana and John Pfeiffer, Bremen, Indiana; and one half sister, Marie Elizabeth Pfeiffer, South Bend, Indiana. Twenty-eight grandchildren and one-great-grandchild also survive. The Rev. Ezra Mullett, pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Nappanee, will officiate. Burial will be in South Union Cemetery. (09-26-1935) (6) www.findagrave.com: Henry Pfeiffer Birth: 1859 Death: 1935 Henry Pfeiffer, son of Augustus aka Johann Augustin Christoph Pfeiffer & his 2nd wife Barbara Henry married 1886 Lydia E Barth Pfeiffer Children 1 Clara E Pfeiffer b 1886 2 Bertha M Pfeiffer Mullet b 1888 3 Margaret A Pfeiffer Hepler b 1889 4 "Alice" Maude Alice Pfeiffer LaRue b 1891 5 Mary E Pfeiffer Crow b 1893 6 William C Pfeiffer b 1895 7 Clarence E Pfeiffer b 1898 8 Barbara E Pfeiffer Kindle b 1900 9 Jesse M Pfeiffer b 1904 10 "Ernest" Henry Ernest Pfeiffer b 1907 Family links: Parents: Augustus Pfeiffer (1810 - 1871), Barbara Pfeiffer (1823 - 1903); Spouse: Lydia E Barth Pfeiffer (1869 - 1931); Children: Clara E Pfeiffer (1886 - 1886), Bertha M Pfeiffer (1888 - 1954), Alice Pfeiffer Larue (1891 - 1960), Mary E Pfeiffer Crow (1893 - 1962), William C Pfeiffer (1895 - 1950), Clarence E Pfeiffer (1898 - 1969), Barbara E [Pfeiffer] Kindle (1900 - 1974), H. Ernest Pfeiffer (1907 - 1980) Burial: South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA Created by: Linda K Record added: Oct 27, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 79363251
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Father	Johann Augustin Christoph PFEIFFER, b. 18 Jan 1810, Marbach, W??rttemberg [now Baden-W??rttemberg], Germany , d. 4 Dec 1871, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN (Age 61 years)
Mother	Barbara SHUNK, b. 14 Jul 1823, PA , d. 21 Jul 1903, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN (Age 80 years)
Married	4 May 1852	Holmes County, OH [1]
Notes	(1) Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Comp., Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001: PFEIFFER, AUGUST Spouse: SHANK, BARBARA Marriage Date: 4 May 1852 County: Holmes State: OH
Family ID	F700	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lydia Emiline BARTH, b. 4 Nov 1869, Bremen, Marshall County, IN , d. 1 Apr 1931, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN (Age 61 years)

Married 29 Jul 1886 Plymouth, Marshall County, IN

Children

	1. Clara Edith PFEIFFER, b. 17 Sep 1886, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 1 Oct 1886, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN (Age 0 years)
	2. Bertha May PFEIFFER, b. 22 Jan 1888, IN , d. 22 Jul 1954, Etna Green, Kosciusko County, IN (Age 66 years)
	3. Margaret Ann PFEIFFER, b. 10 Jan 1889, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 25 Nov 1968, St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN (Age 79 years)
	4. Maude Alice PFEIFFER, b. 14 Jan 1891, Bremen, Marshall County, IN , d. 27 Sep 1960, Lowell, Lake County, IN (Age 69 years)
	5. Mary Elizabeth PFEIFFER, b. 8 May 1893, Bremen, Marshall County, IN , d. 2 Jan 1962, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN (Age 68 years)
	6. William Curtis PFEIFFER, b. 2 Sep 1895, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 2 Feb 1950, Locke Township, Elkhart County, IN (Age 54 years)
	7. Clarence Edwin PFEIFFER, b. 5 May 1898, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 17 Jan 1969, Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester, Fulton County, IN (Age 70 years)
	8. Barbara Ethel PFEIFFER, b. 3 Oct 1900, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 23 Jul 1974, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI (Age 73 years)
	9. Jesse Melvin PFEIFFER, b. 7 Apr 1904, Locke, Elkhart County, IN , d. 18 Jan 1951, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN (Age 46 years)
	10. Henry Ernest PFEIFFER, b. 12 May 1907, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN , d. 28 Nov 1980, Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN (Age 73 years)

Last Modified 27 Jul 2021

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Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Ohio, Marriages, 1803-1900 [database online],Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001: Name: August Pfeiffer Gender: Male Spouse: Barbara Shank Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 4 May 1852 County: Holmes State: Ohio.