History of Monona County, Iowa - 1890

History of Monona County, Iowa
Chicago: National Pub. Co., 1890

Unless noted, biographies submitted by Dick Barton.

JOHN JENNEWEIN, one of the intelligent and progressive members of the farming community of Lincoln Township , came to Monona County in the fall of 1871, locating on section 17, 84, 46. He returned to Illinois , and in the spring of 1872 moved out with his family and made their home with his brother until he could get a house in habitable condition. He commenced breaking the sod that summer and has since brought his farm to a high state of cultivation and has here made his home ever since.

John Jennewein is the son of John and Mary Jennewein, and was born beneath the flag of Germany , and on its classic soil, February 9, 1832 . He received his early education in the land of his birth, and on the 2nd of July, 1847 , when about fifteen years of age, sailed with his parents for the United States , and landed at New York on the 23rd of August. The family settled in Howard Township , Winnebago County , Ill. , September 13, 1847, at a time when there was no railroad running west of Chicago , and they were compelled to travel by team to their new home. Our subject remained with his parents until he was some twenty-three years of age, and then, starting out in life, rented a part of his father's farm and engaged in tilling its soil, and carried on his labors there until coming to Monona County .

Mr. Jennewein, October 22, 1855 , at Rockford , Ill. , took unto himself a life partner in the person of Miss Margaret Monaghan, a native of Ireland , and the daughter of Patrick and Catherine Monaghan, and unto them have been born a family of eight children, whose births are registered as follows: Thomas, born October 10, 1056 [1856?]; Barbara A., June 12, 1858 , who died June 25, 1886 ; Mary, born November 20, 1860 , John f., born March 31, 1862 , who died, March 27, 1863 ; Theresa H., born April 11, 1864 ; Frederick J., born September 3, 1866 ; Margaret A., born March 18, 1869 ; and Frank L., whose birth took place May 12, 1871 , and passed away in death July 15, 1871 . Mrs. Jennewein died in Stephenson County , Ill. , March 14, 1872 , just previous to the family removing hither, and at the age of thirty-seven years, seven months and seven days.

Mr. Jennewein's parents both died on the farm where they first settled in Winnebago County , the mother, March 28, 1862 , having passed her fifty-sixth birthday; and his father, December 27, 1866 , at the age of sixty-two years. He had two brothers in the late war, Thomas and Frank J. Thomas enlisted August 15, 1862 , in Company I, Seventy-fourth Illinois Infantry, and at the sanguinary battle of Murfreesboro , was severely wounded, December 31, 1862 , and died January 1, 1863 . Frank enlisted February 3, 1865 , in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-third Illinois Infantry, under Capt. Kronin Miller, and died of the measles at Tulahoma , Ala. , April 1, 1865, when about twenty years of age.