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Topic: John Nevins & Sarah Bennett
Conf: Jefferson County Queries, Msg: 67450
From: Deleted User
Date: 6/2/2004 10:09 PM

I am looking for parents and birthplace of John Nevins who settled near Valley Falls with wife, Sarah Bennett, about 1853. John born 1820, died 4 July 1870 and is buried "old" Valley Falls Cemetery. Sarah "Nellie" born 1829 in Indiana. They were married 1848 in Polk Co. IA. John was 1st white settler in Guthrie Co IA but moved to Kansas because of harsh winters there. He had a son, Francis Marion Nevins, by 1st wife (name unknown, place of death unknown) John and Sarah had 9 more children, H. H. - died young, Elizabeth married George McCormack lived in MN, Nancy married Levi McGuire lived Valley Falls, William Calvin married Anna Louisa Eckert lived Arrington, KS, Lafayette married 1) Iola Smith 2) Ellen Crotty lived Stuart, IA, George died as infant, Sarah Anne married George Fassnacht lived Valley Falls KS, John Jacob married Gertrude Schiffbauer lived Valley Falls, KS and Ephraim never married lived in Canada. Any information on this family would be welcome.