John Thomas Fanning ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

John's birth date varies from 1862 to 1871 depending upon which record you are viewing. The most predominant year of birth seems to be in Aug 1868.

1862/1863: 1880 US Census age 17
1864: 1870 Census age 6
1866: Marriage Certificate
Aug 1868: 1900 and 1910 US Census
1871: 1920 and 1940 US Census and Illinois Death Certificate
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During the last few years of his life, John was widowed and apparently financially destitute. He was living at the County Farm in Rockford, Illinois until sometime in 1941 when he was sent to the Elgin State Psychiatric Hospital where he died about 1 year later at the age of 73. His body was sent to an un-named cemetery in Rockford where he was buried on 5 June 1942.
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  Death Notes:

Name: John Fanning
Sex: Male
Age: 70y 9m 2d
Birth Date: 06 Aug 1871
Birthplace: Kentucky
Residence Date: 01 Jun 1942
Residence Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Address: County Farm
Burial Date: 05 Jun 1942
Burial Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Ill
Occupation: Boiler maker
Race: White
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jun 1942
Event Place: Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Event Place (Original): Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Cemetery: Rockford
Source Details: rn188

"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3N-TY5 : Mon Jan 27 22:47:27 UTC 2025), Entry for John Fanning and Anna Fanning, 01 Jun 1942.
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  Burial Notes:

The Illinois Death Certificate does not indicate the name of the cemetery in which he was buried. It only indicates "Rockford".
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1870 US Census, 16 June 1870, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 53, Dwelling 233, Family 417
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
John T. Fanning..6..OH..At School

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Aug 1868, then his age should have been 1 instead of 6.

2. 1880 US Census, 14 June 1880, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1880 US Census
Page 45, District 140, Dwelling 236, Family 369
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
108 West Sixth Street
John Thomas Fanning..( )..17..OH

(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Aug 1868, then his age should have been 11 or 12 instead of 17.

3. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Page 6A, District 138 , Dwelling 102, Family 118
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
407-1/2 South Noble Street; house rented
Married 9 years
John T. Fanning..Head..Aug 1868..31..OH..Collector, Insurance

(Living with wife, 2 children, and unmarried sister, Ida.)

4. 1910 US Census, 16 April 1910, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 171, Dwelling 42, Family 53, Roll 336
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
830 Mulberry Street; house rented
Married 17 years
John Fanning..Head..41..OH..Boilermaker, Boiler Factory

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

5. 1920 US Census, 7 January 1920, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1920 US Census
Page 4A, District 179, Dwelling 73, Family 83, Roll 416
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
418 Market Street (4 families); home rented
John T. Fanning..Head..49..OH..widowed..Boiler Maker Shop
Russel Fanning..Son..21..IN..Printer, Printing Office
Helen Fanning..Daughter..18..IL
Elizabeth Fanning..Daughter..14..IL..Sick at Home

(John was widowed and living with his 3 youngest children.)

NOTE - If his birth year was in Aug 1868, then his age should have been 51 instead of 49.

6. 1940 US Census, 23 April 1940, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁷ 1940 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 101-30, Family 177, Roll 912, Ward 3
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
802 Elm Street; Home rented, $25
Earl Williams..Head..40..IL..Widowed..4th grade..Painter, Contractor
John Fanning..Lodger..68..OH..Widowed..6th grade

John married Anna M. Heitkam, daughter of Charles A. Heitkam and Elizabeth Seibert, on 24 March 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.^{1 2 3} (Anna M. Heitkam was born on 26 January 1867 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States,^{9 10} died on 16 December 1919 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States ¹¹ and was buried on 19 December 1919 in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States ¹¹.). The cause of her death was myocarditis.⁸

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 24 March 1893, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. ¹

2. 1900 US Census, 6 June 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Page 6A, District 138, Dwelling 102, Family 118
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
407-1/2 South Noble Street; house rented
married 9 years
John T. Fanning..Head..Aug 1868..31..OH..Colletor, Insurance
Anna Fanning..Wife..Jan 1869..31..IN..2/2
Josephine Fanning..Daughter..Oct 1894..5..IN
John R. Fanning..Son..Oct 1898..1..IN
Ida Fanning..Sister..Mar 1866..34..OH..Single..Trained Nurse

3. 1910 US Census, 16 April 1910, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 336, District 171, Dwelling 42, Family 53
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
830 Mulberry Street; house rented
married 17 years
John Fanning..Head..41..OH...Boilermaker, Boiler Factory
Anna F. Fanning..Wife..39..IN..4/4..Finisher, Leather Factory
Josephine Fanning..Daughter..16..IN..Finisher, Tannery
Russell Fanning..Son..11..IN
Helen Fanning..Daughter..7..IL
Elizabeth Fanning..Daughter..5..IL

  Marriage Notes:

Name: John Fanning
Spouse's Name: Anna Heitkam
Event Date: 24 Mar 1893
Event Place: St Patrick's Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Citing this Record
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2P6-C1F : 10 February 2018), John Fanning and Anna Heitkam, 24 Mar 1893; citing St Patrick's Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,502,547.
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