John Arnspiger ^{3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for John was John Arnsberger.¹

  General Notes:

[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 111, Ed. 1, Tree #0637]
From Fern Arnspiger-Hyten letter

"John Arnspiger with his two sons, Simon Peter and Andrew Jackson and a son-in-law Abraham Houser started to California during the gold rush of 1849. Abraham Houser died before they reached California and John Arnspiger died soon after crossing the California line. Place of burial unknown. Andrew reached California and wrote back many letters. He returned to Kansas and is buried in Sumner County."

To obtain additional information about John Arnspiger pertaining to his involvement with the gold rush, please contact Carolyn H. Chapman, e-mail: carolync@unr.edu. She has an incredible amount of detailed information regarding this.
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Family tradition states John died shortly after crossing the state line into California. His place of burial is unknown.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 27 February 1797 and a birth location of , Fayette County, KY.

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• He appeared on the 1820 US Census in , Jessamine County, KY on 7 August 1820. ⁷

1820 US Census
Page 76, Roll 24
, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
1 Male 16-26..John Arnspiger (age 23)
..1 Female 16-26..(Catherine Funk, age 22)
..2 Females under 10..(Elizabeth, age 6 months; additional person unknown)

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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John married Catherine Funk, daughter of Peter Diederich Funk and Barbara Bash, on 16 March 1819 in , Jessamine County, KY.^{1 2 3} (Catherine Funk was born on 3 December 1797 in Kentucky,^{4 6 8} died on 9 October 1838 in , Jersey County, IL ^{4 6 8} and was buried after 9 October 1838 in Jerseyville, IL ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 15 March 1819 and , Jessamine County, KY. ^{9 10}

• Marriage Image: 16 March 1819, in , Jessamine County, KY. ³

• They appeared on the 1820 US Census in , Jessamine County, KY on 7 August 1820. ⁷

1820 US Census
Page 76, Roll 24
, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
1 Male 16-26..John Arnspiger (age 23)
..1 Female 16-26..(Catherine Funk, age 22)
..2 Females under 10..(Elizabeth, age 6 months; additional person unknown)

4 Total in household
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: John Arnspiger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Mar 1819
Event Place: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Catharine Funk
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-XDN5 : 29 November 2018), John Arnspiger and Catharine Funk, 15 Mar 1819; citing Marriage, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,358.
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John next married Mary Crowser, daughter of Jacob Crowser and Martha Griggs, on 28 September 1842 in , Jersey County, IL.^{2 4 5} (Mary Crowser was born in December 1811 in , Meigs County, OH ⁴ and died on 3 July 1886 in Cambridge, IA ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: John Arnspiger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Sep 1842
Event Place: Jersey, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Jersey, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Seal
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GT-5BZ : 14 February 2020), Mary Seal in entry for John Arnspiger, 1842.
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