Auglaize County OhArchives Biographies.....Elshoff, John Harmon (or Henry) March 26, 1807 - November 5, 1895
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Elizabeth Elshoff russf@psci.net May 30, 2008, 1:39 pm

Author: Elizabeth Elshoff

John Harmon Elshoff (one source names him Herman Henry Elshoff) was born in
Germany, possibly near Ladbergen. His parents were Henry G. Elshoff and Evelyn
(Cullmeyer or Callmeyer).  John Harmon was 34 years old when he arrived in the
United States on June 28, 1841 with his wife Elizabeth (Fenneman) and a 4 year
old daughter Elizabeth and a servant named Hemmer.  Believe he arrived through
the Port of Baltimore.  He is located in the Dubois County, Indiana 1860 census
as being 52 years old and his name was listed as Henry Elshoff.  His wife
Elizabeth was confirmed in Hanover, Germany in 1830 per information in her
Confirmation Bible and was the youngest of 9 children.  This couple had six
children according to the 1860 census: Elizabeth, Louisa, Christina, William H.,
Henry, Ann. This couple is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Huntingburg, Dubois
County , Indiana.

Additional Comments:
Does John Harmon Elshoff have any family in Auglaize County, Ohio?
Did he have any siblings that also came to the United States?
Where did John Harmon and his wife Elizabeth reside between the year they
arrived, 1841, and the 1860 Census in Dubois County, Indiana?

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