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Note: RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Duffrin and Mary Anna Pfeiffer are my paternal third great grandparents. Johann and Mary were initially identified by Carol Prestin (née Duffrin). Based on the application of recognized genealogical standards of proof, the descent of John Duffrin and Mary Anna Pfeiffer and family structure has been sufficiently established beyond any reasonable doubt. The basis for the descent of John begins with his marriage record, which lists the names of both parents. The basis for the descent of Mary Anna begins her baptism and marriage record, which list the names of both parents. The basis for family structure begins with the census records, and this is followed by the obituary of Henry. This has been subsequently supported with the additional interlocking records and documentation listed further below. The following information was provided by Carol Prestin (née Duffrin). John’s line is tracked as far back as Josef Duffrin, who was born in Mannheim, Germany, and in April 1684 in Malschenberg, Germany, he married Maria Eva Metzger. The Duffrins migrated to Germany from Ireland sometime before 1684. There were three sons (Charles, Joseph, and Peter) of John who migrated to the area of Stephenson, Michigan. They were encouraged to go there because their oldest brother Leo and his wife owned and operated a boarding house in Cedar River, Michigan, about twelve miles from Stephenson where lumbering was going full swing. The three brothers worked in the lumber camps. Leo later moved to Marinette, Wisconsin (about 20 miles south) with his family, purchased a hotel and saloon and settled. Charles, Joseph and Peter each purchased land from the government and homesteaded adjoining farms about 7 miles east of Stephenson. Charles and Joseph married sisters Mary Ann and Caroline Martin from St. Anthony, Wisconsin, and celebrated a double marriage ceremony at St. Anthony. Peter married Anne Felch. The three brothers all had large families and were close. The German variation of John is Johann. His surname is found with spelling variations, including Dufferin, Dufrin, etc. 1821 BIRTH OF JOHN DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 Johann Duffrin was born on Saturday, October 13, 1821, in what would be present day Malschenberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 1824 BIRTH OF MARY ANNA PFEIFFER Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 Mary Anna Pfeiffer was born on Friday, September 24, 1824, in what would be present day Stettfeld, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 1824 BAPTISM OF MARY ANNA PFEIFFER Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 Mary Anna Pfeiffer was baptized on October 18, 1824, in what would be present day Stettfeld, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is assumed that in addition to the surname transcription error, that the following baptism index record contains a transcription error on the year. The “Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930” is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Maria Anna Pfeister; Event Type: Baptism; Event Date: 18 Oct 1826; Event Place: Stettfeld, Bruchsal, Baden, Deutschland; Gender: Female; Father's Name: Nikolaus Pfeister; Mother's Name: Maria Anna Bechtler; Certificate Number: 28." 1851 MARRIAGE OF JOHN DUFFRIN AND MARY ANN PFEIFFER Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Duffrin and Mary Ann Pfeiffer were married on January 14, 1851, in what would be present day Stettfeld, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At the time of there marriage, John was 29 years old, and Mary Anna was 26 years old. The “Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Johann Duffrin; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 14 Jan 1851; Event Place: Stettfeld, Bruchsal, Baden, Deutschland; Event Place (Original): Stettfeld (A. Bruchsal), Baden, Deutschland; Gender: Male; Father's Name: Adam Duffrin; Mother's Name: Theresia Stern; Spouse's Name: Maria Anna Pfeiffer; Spouse's Gender: Female; Spouse's Father's Name: Nikolaus Pfeiffer; Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Anna Bechtler; Certificate Number: 1" 1852 IMMIGRATION OF THE JOHN DUFFRIN FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The John Duffrin family immigrated to the USA. Their voyage was aboard a ship called the Mercury, which departed from the port of Le Havre, France. The ship arrived in the port of New York, New York, USA, on Monday, May 17, 1852. The “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Johan Dufferin, Arrival Date: 17 May 1852, Birth Date: abt 1822, Age: 30, Gender: Male, Ethnicity/ Nationality: German, Place of Origin: Württemberg, Port of Departure: Le Havre, France, Destination: United States of America, Port of Arrival: New York, New York, Ship Name: Mercury." The “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Mariane Dufferin, Arrival Date: 17 May 1852, Birth Date: abt 1823, Age: 29, Gender: Female, Ethnicity/ Nationality: German, Place of Origin: Württemberg, Port of Departure: Le Havre, France, Destination: United States of America, Port of Arrival: New York, New York, Ship Name: Mercury." The “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Elisab Dufferin, Arrival Date: 17 May 1852, Birth Date: abt 1851, Age: 1/2, Gender: Female, Ethnicity/ Nationality: German, Place of Origin: Württemberg, Port of Departure: Le Havre, France, Destination: United States of America, Port of Arrival: New York, New York, Ship Name: Mercury." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was handwritten, and obtained from the Ancestry website: “Johan Dufferin, age 30, male, country which belong is Württemberg; Maria Dufferin, age 28 [hard to read], female, country which belong is Württemberg; Eliz Dufferin, age 1/2, female, country which belong is Württemberg.” 1855 CENSUS OF THE JOHN DUFFRIN FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The Wisconsin State Census enumerated on Friday, June 1, 1855, shows the family of Johann Duffrin living in Addison, Washington County, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website, and the family surname is misspelled: "John Dufrin, 3 aggregate males [this would correspond to Johann, Leo, and Mathias], 2 aggregate females [this would correspond to Mary Anna and Elizabeth], 2 foreign born." 1856 CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION OF JOHN DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John applied for citizenship on Saturday, September 20, 1856. 1860 LAND PURCHASE BY JOHN DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Duffrin and Mary Anna Duffrin purchased the following parcel of land on Wednesday, April 11, 1860 from J. Sturn and his wife in Section 21, Township 11, North Range 18 East, for $605. (Source: Tax Lister Plot Book, Section 21, Addison, Volume 10 deeds, page 255). The present day location of the property is located at 6300 Hillcrest Drive and 5900 Blueberry Road. The following is a description of the property from the record: "The west thirty acres of the north west quarter of the south east quarter, and the east ten acres. (Viz) ten acres off from the east side of the north east quarter of the south west quarter of Section No. 21 in township No. 11 north range No. 18 east containing forty acres of land according to public survey." 1860 CENSUS OF THE JOHN DUFFRIN FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Wednesday, July 18, 1860, shows the John Duffrin family living in Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website, and the family surname is misspelled: "John Dufferane, age 39, male, white, occupation is farmer, real estate valued at $600, personal estate valued at $150, born in Baden; Mary Dufferane, age 33, female, white, born in Baden; Elizabeth Dufferane, age 8, female, born in Baden; Leo Dufferance, age 7, male, white, born in Wisconsin; Mathias Dufferane, age 5, male, white, born in Wisconsin; Margaret Dufferane, age 4, female, born in Wisconsin; Magdalenea Dufferane, age 3, female, born in Wisconsin; Carolina Dufferane, age 2, female, born in Wisconsin.” 1870 CENSUS OF THE JOHN DUFFRIN FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Wednesday, June 1, 1870, shows the John Duffrin family living in Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website, and the family surname is misspelled: “John Dufrain, age 48, male, white, occupation is farmer, real estate valued at $3000, personal estate valued at $300, born in Baden, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth; Mary Dufrain, age 45, female, occupation is keeping house, born in Baden, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth; Mathias Dufrain, age 16, male, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth; Margaret Dufrain, age 14, female, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, attended school; Magdalena Dufrain, age 13, female, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, attended school; Carolina Dufrain, age 11, female, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, attended school; Rosa Dufrain, age 9, female, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, attended school; Peter Dufrain, age 7, male, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, attended school; John Dufrain, age 4, male, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth; Joseph Dufrain, age 2, male, white, born in Wisconsin, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth.” 1871 NATURALIZATION OF JOHN DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Duffrin received citizenship on Wednesday, September 20, 1871, and received his naturalization papers in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, on Tuesday, November 14, 1871. The “U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: John Duffrin; Birth Place: Germany; Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa; Date of Action: 14 Nov 1871." 1880 CENSUS OF THE JOHN DUFFRIN FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Thursday, June 10, 1880, shows the John Duffrin family living in Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website, and the family surname is misspelled: "John Dufferin, white, male, age 59, married, occupation is farmer, born in Baden, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; Mary Dufferin, white, female, age 56, wife, married, occupation is keeping house, born in Baden, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; Mathia Dufferin, white, male, age 24, son, single, occupation is mason, born in Wisconsin, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; Peter Dufferin, white, male, age 17, son, single, occupation is working on farm, born in Wisconsin, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; Charles Dufferin, white, male, age 14, son, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; Joseph Dufferin, white, male, age 12, son, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden; William Dufferin, white, male, age 8, son, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Baden, mother born in Baden." 1885 DEATH OF JOHN DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Duffrin died at the age of 63, on Sunday, February 22, 1885, in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. He died of apoplexy (i.e. stroke). John was buried in the St. Lawrence Catholic church cemetery in St. Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The “U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Johann Duffrin; Birth Date: 13 Oct 1821; Birth Place: Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Death Date: 22 Feb 1885; Death Place: Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Cemetery: Saint Lawrence Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Children: Elizabeth Nienhaus, Peter Duffrin, Leo Peter Duffrin, Margaretha Nienhaus, Charles John Duffrin, Joseph Duffrin, Mathias Duffrin, Caroline Berdine, Rose Werner." The website contains low quality photographs of the headstone, which partially read as follows: "[two lines hard to read], John Duffrin, [word hard to read] 13 Oct 1821, [word hard to read] 22 Feb 1885, [one line hard to read], Duffrin." 1888 MARRIAGE OF JOHN SCHLAGENHAFT AND MARY DUFFRIN Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 Mary Duffrin married John Schlagenhaft in 1888. According to John’s obituary, it was his third marriage. 1900 CENSUS THE JOHN SCHLAGENHAFT FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Thursday, June 14, 1900, shows the John Schlagenhaft living in Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: “John S. Schlagenhaft, head of household, white, male, born November 1821, age 78, married 12 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, immigrated in 1845, 55 years in USA, naturalized, can read, can write, speaks English, owns house free of mortgage; Anna M. Schlagenhaft, wife, white, female, born December 1824, age 75, married 12 years, 11 children born, 9 children living, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, immigrated in 1856, 44 years in USA, can read, can write, speaks English.” 1900 DEATH OF JOHN SCHLAGENHAFT Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 John Schlagenhaft died on Sunday, July 1, 1900, in Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. John was buried on Wednesday, July 4, 1900, in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The following appeared in the West Bend Democrat newspaper from West Bend, Wisconsin, USA, on July 18, 1900: "John Schlagenhaft, an old and respected resident of the town of Addison, passed away at his home in St. Anthony, July 1, age 77 years, 7 months and 10 days. The deceased was born in Bavaria, November 21, 1821; immigrated in 1847, locating in the town of Herman, Dodge county, where he was married to Kunigunda Scharr. Soon after they moved to the town of Addison, where he has since resided. His wife died in 1860, and 1861 he was again married, this time to Walburga Beuschte, who died in 1887. The year following he married a third time, Anna Maria Dufferin, being the bride, who survives him. Four children, issues of the first marriage survive. The funeral took place July 4, with interment in the cemetery adjoining the Catholic Church at St. Anthony, Rev. W. Eggers officiating." The “Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: John Schlagenhoft; Death Date: 21 May 1900; Death Place: Washington, Wisconsin, USA; Volume: 02; Page Number: 0021; Reel: 133; Image: 1574; Sequence Number: 339466." The “U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Johann S. Schlagenhaft; Birth Date: 21 Nov 1821; Birth Place: Bavaria (Bayern), Germany; Death Date: 1 Jul 1900; Death Place: Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Cemetery: Saint Anthony's Catholic Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Saint Anthony, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Spouse: Walburga Schlagenhaft; Children: Johann Schlagenhaft, Magdelena Schweitzer, Margaret Merkel, Kunigunda Schlagenhaft, Barbara Schlagenhaft, Maria Schlagenhaft, Barbara Magdalena Schlagenhaft, Kunigunda Schlagenhaft, Mary B Merkel, August Schlagenhaft." 1903 DEATH OF MARY ANNA SCHLAGENHAFT Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated February 17, 2020 Mary Anna Schlagenhaft died at the age of 79, on Thursday, December 31, 1903, in Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA. Mary Anna was buried in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. The "Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Mary Ann Schhlangukaft; Death Date: 31 Dec 1903; Death Place: Marinette, Wisconsin, USA; Volume: 02; Page Number: 0451; Reel: 056; Image: 1484; Sequence Number: 338542." The “Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907” is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Mary Ann Pfeifer Schlangenhaft; Event Type: Death; Event Date: 1903; Event Place: Marinette, Wisconsin; Address: 1007 Blaine St; Residence Place: Marinette, Wis; Gender: Female; Age: 79; Marital Status: Unknown; Race: White; Birth Date: 20 Nov; Birth Year (Estimated): 1824; Birthplace: Germany; Burial Place: Allenton, Washington Co., Wis.; Father's Name: Joe Pfeifer; Father's Birthplace: Germany; Mother's Name: Mary Pfeifer; Mother's Birthplace: Germany; Spouse's Name: John Schlangenhaft." The “U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: “Name: Mary Anna Schlagenhaft, Maiden Name: Pfeiffer, Birth Date: 24 Sep 1824, Birth Place: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Death Date: 31 Dec 1903, Death Place: Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States of America, Cemetery: Saint Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place: Saint Anthony, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America, Spouse: Johann S. Schlagenhaft, Children: Elizabeth Nienhaus, Peter Duffrin, Leo Peter Duffrin, Margaretha Nienhaus, Charles John Duffrin, Joseph Duffrin, Mathias Duffrin, Caroline Berdine, Rose Werner." The website contains low quality photographs of the headstone, which partially read as follows: "Hier Ruht in Gott [here rests with God], Anna M. Schlagenhaft, Geb. [born] 24 Sept. 1824, Gest. [died] 31 Sept. 1903, [four lines of unreadable text], Schlagenhaft.” DNA CONFIRMED DESCENDANTS Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated April 11, 2020 The family structure of John and Mary Anna has been corroborated with DNA matches between descendants of their two daughters. The descent of each match was researched using records and documentation that meet recognized genealogical standards of proof, and the DNA matches were carefully analyzed and applied within that context. Each match includes an expected amount of shared DNA for an autosomal (atDNA) based test, which corresponds with the actual relationship. The following descendants of their daughters Elizabeth and Caroline were corroborated with DNA matches. The first name listed descends from Caroline, the second name descends from Elizabeth, and they are listed in order of the amount of shared DNA. AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and John Barron Shared DNA: 67 centimorgans (cM) shared across 7 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and James Barron Shared DNA: 44 centimorgans (cM) shared across 3 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and Timothy J. Barron Shared DNA: 37 centimorgans (cM) shared across 3 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins once removed AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and Matthew Friend Shared DNA: 31 centimorgans (cM) shared across 4 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins twice removed AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and Donald Barron Shared DNA: 28 centimorgans (cM) shared across 3 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins AncestryDNA Match: Tracy Kelly (née Reilly) and Mary Thorpe (née Barron) Shared DNA: 19 centimorgans (cM) shared across 2 DNA segments Actual Relationship: Third cousins
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