From: History of Brown County, KS., part 31.
HENRY C. NEFF, farmer and stock raiser, Section 21, Township 3,
Range 17, P. O. Hiawatha, came to Kansas in August, 1868, and located
on his farm in Mission Township, where he has resided since.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Neff participated in the late war as a member of Company G, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted in Champaign Co., OH 20 Sept 1861. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 20 Sept. 1863. He took part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and other minor engagements. At the battle of Stone River he was severely wounded in the left arm, from which he suffers to-day (sic). Mr. Neff was born in Cass County, IN., 2 Jan. 1842, and lived in his native State until his fourth year, when his father removed to Ohio, where Mr. Neff lived until he came to Kansas.
He was married in Champaign Co., OH 25 Feb. 1864, to Miss
Henrietta Kensinger, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children -
Willie A., David L., Mary A., Hattie B. and Bernard M.
Mr. Neff has two fine upland farms of eighty acres each, all enclosed and all in cultivation. The water supply is good and cannot be excelled. The orchard covers three acres, and has 150 bearing apple, 100 peach and a few cherry, plumb and pear trees. There is also an abundance of small fruits on the farm. The improvements consist of a new seven-roomed frame cottage, with cellar, and surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, stock stable, corn crib, wagon house, etc. Mr. Neff had six acres of oats this season, which yielded fifty-two bushels to the acre, and ninety acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre. He is one of the enterprising farmers of his section, and possesses the esteem and confidence of his neighbors.
Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc. ID [W15445] DNA at FamilyTree DNA
HENRY C. NEFF, farmer and stock raiser, Section 21, Township 3,
Range 17, P. O. Hiawatha, came to Kansas in August, 1868, and located
on his farm in Mission Township, where he has resided since.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Neff participated in the late war as a member of Company G, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted in Champaign Co., OH 20 Sept 1861. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 20 Sept. 1863. He took part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and other minor engagements. At the battle of Stone River he was severely wounded in the left arm, from which he suffers to-day (sic). Mr. Neff was born in Cass County, IN., 2 Jan. 1842, and lived in his native State until his fourth year, when his father removed to Ohio, where Mr. Neff lived until he came to Kansas.
He was married in Champaign Co., OH 25 Feb. 1864, to Miss
Henrietta Kensinger, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children -
Willie A., David L., Mary A., Hattie B. and Bernard M.
Mr. Neff has two fine upland farms of eighty acres each, all enclosed and all in cultivation. The water supply is good and cannot be excelled. The orchard covers three acres, and has 150 bearing apple, 100 peach and a few cherry, plumb and pear trees. There is also an abundance of small fruits on the farm. The improvements consist of a new seven-roomed frame cottage, with cellar, and surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, stock stable, corn crib, wagon house, etc. Mr. Neff had six acres of oats this season, which yielded fifty-two bushels to the acre, and ninety acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre. He is one of the enterprising farmers of his section, and possesses the esteem and confidence of his neighbors.
Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc. ID [W15445] DNA at FamilyTree DNA
From: History of Brown County, KS., part 31.
HENRY C. NEFF, farmer and stock raiser, Section 21, Township 3,
Range 17, P. O. Hiawatha, came to Kansas in August, 1868, and located
on his farm in Mission Township, where he has resided since.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Neff participated in the late war as a member of Company G, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted in Champaign Co., OH 20 Sept 1861. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 20 Sept. 1863. He took part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and other minor engagements. At the battle of Stone River he was severely wounded in the left arm, from which he suffers to-day (sic). Mr. Neff was born in Cass County, IN., 2 Jan. 1842, and lived in his native State until his fourth year, when his father removed to Ohio, where Mr. Neff lived until he came to Kansas.
He was married in Champaign Co., OH 25 Feb. 1864, to Miss
Henrietta Kensinger, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children -
Willie A., David L., Mary A., Hattie B. and Bernard M.
Mr. Neff has two fine upland farms of eighty acres each, all enclosed and all in cultivation. The water supply is good and cannot be excelled. The orchard covers three acres, and has 150 bearing apple, 100 peach and a few cherry, plumb and pear trees. There is also an abundance of small fruits on the farm. The improvements consist of a new seven-roomed frame cottage, with cellar, and surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, stock stable, corn crib, wagon house, etc. Mr. Neff had six acres of oats this season, which yielded fifty-two bushels to the acre, and ninety acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre. He is one of the enterprising farmers of his section, and possesses the esteem and confidence of his neighbors.
Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc. ID [W15445] DNA at FamilyTree DNA
HENRY C. NEFF, farmer and stock raiser, Section 21, Township 3,
Range 17, P. O. Hiawatha, came to Kansas in August, 1868, and located
on his farm in Mission Township, where he has resided since.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Neff participated in the late war as a member of Company G, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted in Champaign Co., OH 20 Sept 1861. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio on 20 Sept. 1863. He took part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and other minor engagements. At the battle of Stone River he was severely wounded in the left arm, from which he suffers to-day (sic). Mr. Neff was born in Cass County, IN., 2 Jan. 1842, and lived in his native State until his fourth year, when his father removed to Ohio, where Mr. Neff lived until he came to Kansas.
He was married in Champaign Co., OH 25 Feb. 1864, to Miss
Henrietta Kensinger, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children -
Willie A., David L., Mary A., Hattie B. and Bernard M.
Mr. Neff has two fine upland farms of eighty acres each, all enclosed and all in cultivation. The water supply is good and cannot be excelled. The orchard covers three acres, and has 150 bearing apple, 100 peach and a few cherry, plumb and pear trees. There is also an abundance of small fruits on the farm. The improvements consist of a new seven-roomed frame cottage, with cellar, and surrounded with handsome evergreens and shade trees, stock stable, corn crib, wagon house, etc. Mr. Neff had six acres of oats this season, which yielded fifty-two bushels to the acre, and ninety acres in corn which averaged fifty bushels to the acre. He is one of the enterprising farmers of his section, and possesses the esteem and confidence of his neighbors.
Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc. ID [W15445] DNA at FamilyTree DNA
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