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About Jean (John) Effling
- From jngsmspace via ancestry.com: John Effling b in Luxembourg, Ger, Oct 11 1845. He came from Ger in 1875 & settled in LeMars, IA. In 1882 he came to Dakota Territory w/his wife, Catherine, & 5 children. They traveled in covered wagon & came thru Chicago at time of big fire there as it was still smoking. He homesteaded SW1/4 of Sections 31 in Afton Twp. His wife passed away in 1887. May 25 1890 he m Elizabeth Kipp. Oct 27 1892 their house burned down. Herman was 1 yr, 7 mo old. He was outside & was 1st to see house on fire & went in & told folks. They lived in 2 other houses, built new 1 in 1910 which is now home of Vincent Effling north of Artesian. 11 children were born to them. John could speak 4 languages, Lux, Ger, French & Eng. He was also Interpreter when Ger & France fought over Alasce & Lorraine as he could speak both languages. John had to get out on his own at 12 yrs old. Elizabeth (Kipp) Effling b in Wells, MN Apr 12 1867. When she was abt 18, her parents came to SD & homesteaded 3 mi east of Woonsocket. She told of how they brought lrg barrel of sauerkraut to SD. Proceding was taken from papers written by Gertrude Effling. Now "rest of the story" according to Jean Nelson. Elizabeth Kipp moved in w/Effling family aft Mrs Effling died to help keep house & take care of children. Dtr Anna b out of wedlock Mar 29 1888. John & Elizabeth m abt 2 yrs later. Family was always told Anna was 1/2 sis. She was always treated as outcast.
- 1900 US Census immigrated from Luxembourg c1870: 1st settled in Plymouth Co, IA: Plymouth Co was organized 1858. It is in western tier of counties, 3rd from northern boundary of State. It is bounded on north by Sioux Co, on east by Cherokee, on south by Woodbury. It is watered by Floyd River & tributaries, which pass through center of county in southwesterly direction. West fork of Sioux Riv drains SE corner of county. Soil is good but is lighter color than usual on prairies, & on some higher land it has shorter & thinner growth of grass, but such are found to be superior wheat land. Lrg crops of both wheat & corn, growth of best native grasses, & good condition of cattle & horses are all indications of agricultural resources that will be eventually developed in this county. Want of timber is greatest obstacle to settlement. Dubuque & Sioux City RR line is located thru 6 twps of county. Melbourne, county seat, is in southern part of county on Floyd Riv.
- Re: ship they came on: Yard No: 134; Name: City of Paris; Yr: 1865; Description: Passenger Ship; Tonnage: 3162; Length: 346.5; Width: 40.4; HP: 2600: 13½ knots; Type: Iron, single screw, 3 masts, 1 funnel; Customer: Inman (Liverpool NY & Philadelphia Steamship Co); Fate: Mar 1885 collided w/French Steamer in fog off Malaga & sank; Points of Note: 1st British Liner to be steered from bridge; Date of Launch: Dec 1865; Notes: Inman Line made its bid for Blue Ribbon w/launching, Dec 1865, of 1st City of Paris. Messrs. Tod & MacGregor built hull & machinery at Glasgow (Meadowside Yd). In keeping w/Inman tradition she had clipper bow & was subdivided by 5 transverse watertight bulkheads. City of Paris carried full ship rig & had 1 funnel. Originally City of Paris was fitted w/simple-expansion direct-acting horizontal trunk engines having 2 cylinders 82in. (2.083m) diameter by 42in. (1.067m) stroke; rated at 500 nhp. They developed in service 2600 ihp. 8 rectangular fire tube boilers w/24 furnaces each supplied steam at 30 psi (2.109 kg/cm²) pressure. W/this machinery vessel’s speed was 13½ knots (25.05 km/hr) & she burned 105 tons of coal/day. Screw propeller was 3-bladed & abt 19 ft diameter. In 1867 City of Paris won westbound Blue Ribbon from Scotia at mean speed of 13.77 knots (25.56 km/hr) but was never able to take eastbound title. Very famous race between "Russia" & "City of Paris" took place in 1868. Both left NY 10 Feb, Paris at 1.35 & Russia at 2.40. Aft that their progress shows difference that can be made in race of this sort by different courses steered. On 11th they both met heavy head sea, Russia doing 245 mi & Paris 242. Next day again conditions were about equal & day’s runs were 282 against 295. On 13th it was 314 against 316, & next day, both of them having moderate breeze, they did precisely same run of 323 mi during 24 hrs. But on 15th things changed, Paris on her course had fresh breeze & contrived 342 mi, while on Russia’s course it was strong gale & only managed 333. Weather conditions continued to harass both ships. On 16th it was 346 mi against 329, on 17th 338 against 232, but on 18th Russia worked off her bad spell & logged 349 mi against Paris’s 346. To Queenstown passage was 8 da 19 hrs 23 min for Inman ship & 8 da 20 hrs 5 min for Cunarder. No need to say Queenstown call was cut down to minimum by both ships, & they were on their way to Liverpool. Total steaming time to Liverpool was 9 da 13 hrs 50 min against 9 da 13 hrs 17 min, Russia improving her speed in still water & more than making up for deficiency on ocean passage, in considering which it must be remembered she had to heave-to for 1 1/2 hrs on 13th, to repair valve in air pump. In Jun of same yr City of Paris had another excellent race, this time w/North Ger Lloyd steamer Main. She left NY 1 1/2 hrs ahead of Ger but early next morning 2 ships were abreast. Main arrived at Needles aft passage of 9 da 13 hrs, while City of Paris reached Queenstown 9 da 4 hrs from NY. As Needles are 280 mi beyond Queenstown—roughly 22 hrs’ steaming at speed of these ships—Main can claim to have beaten Inman ship by comfortable margin, remarkable performance. But in those days there was little interest shown in Channel svc & all popular enthusiasm was centered on Queenstown—Liverpool run. In 1870 she was lengthened to 398 ft & increased in tonnage to 3500 gross. Accommodation became, 150 cabin, 400 3rd-class (steerage). In 1879 while serving as transport in Zulu war City of Paris stranded on rock in Symons Bay, S Africa, but was re-floated & returned to svc. In this duty she had secured high price of 25s per ton/month, which was 25% more than National Line had been able to command. She was re-powered in 1881 & in 1883 she was sold to Abraham Hoffnung of London. Like many earlier liners she ended her days as cargo vessel. As Tonquin carrying coal from Cardiff to Marseilles in Mar 1885 she collided w/French Steamer in fog off Malaga & sank.
- Sources: W A Baker Trans-Atlantic Passenger Ships, Eugene W Smith Merchant Steamers, Science Museum Century of Atlantic Travel, F G Bowen Master is listed as Capt Kennedy
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Jean (John) Effling's Timeline
| 1845 |
October 1845
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Luxembourg
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| 1875 |
October 1, 1875
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Fredonia, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
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| 1878 |
1878
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Fredonia, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
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| 1879 |
February 1879
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Fredonia, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
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| 1881 |
September 1881
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Fredonia, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
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| 1885 |
March 1885
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Afton, Sanborn, South Dakota, United States
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| 1888 |
March 29, 1888
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South Dakota, United States
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