John Henry Pfister

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John Henry Pfister

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Death: December 24, 1916 (79)
IL, United States
Place of Burial: Madison, IL, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Christian William Pfister and Madelena Baumann
Husband of Private and Wilhelmina Katherine (Stoklas) Pfister
Father of Private; Hedwicka C Neuman; John Henry Pfister, Jr.; Eliza Pfister; Frederick Wilhelm Pfister and 3 others
Brother of Christian E Pfister

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About John Henry Pfister

Found Inlistment papers for May 1857

John Pfister, Switzerland, birth about 1838

Age 21, eyes hazel, dark skin, dark hair, 5 ft. 5 inches tall. 5 years service. . more research needs to be done to match up the middle name.

In the 1860 Census he is living in Clinton, Illinois. occupation: farmer with Christian Pfister age 25, evidently a brother, John Pfister age 22.

1880 Census listed as John Phister, Menia Phister

Hedwicka born 1874

John- 1876

Eliza- 1878

Minnia Sleoskles-1867 birth place Germany, unable to read relationship.

Wheatfield, Clinton, Illinois

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John Henry Pfister's Timeline

1837
August 13, 1837
Bern, Switzerland
1874
August 7, 1874
IL, United States
1876
September 27, 1876
Clinton, IL, United States
1878
1878
Illinois, United States
1880
October 20, 1880
Clinton, IL, United States
1886
June 3, 1886
Clinton County, IL, United States
1888
May 14, 1888
Carlyle, IL, United States
1890
September 8, 1890
Bond County, IL, United States