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Christ Yenney & Kate Volery

Annealan — 2009-10-13 11:57:06Z

I am trying to track down information on Christ Yenney , who married Kate Volery on 30Oct1873 in Miami County Ohio. I think Kate is one of my Vallery family- or a widow of the family. Any information appreciated. thanks- Anne

Re: Roy Yenney

Jayem58 — 2009-10-03 21:20:04Z

Steve,
I have an Elsey Yenny b. Sept 1885 in Nebraska to Ferdinand C Yenny and Mary E Sasse and wonder if we have a connection.
Thanks, Jeannie

Re: Yenney/Yennie

kyenney — 2009-07-06 02:55:28Z

Dear "familyseeker141,"

YES! Ebenezer Yenney (My father's grandfather), was born - according to a letter he wrote to dad in 1935 - in Carver County Minnesota in 1861... He was 1 year old when the Great Souix Uprising occurred there and nearly wiped out the family... Ebenezer, we are told by Dad, struck out alone in his teens and settled in New Jersey, where he ran a hotel, I believe in Ocean City?? Dad was born in Wildwood NJ. I think we know that Ebenezer ended up in N. Carolina, and is buried there. Somewhere. He was married to Emily Riley (or Reilly??) and had Grandpa, Warren William Yenney (the 1st) and Esther, I think..... DO you know more???
Please email me directly at kyenney@yahoo.com.
THANK YOU!... Kris

Re: Yenney/Yennie

familyseeker141 — 2009-07-03 18:16:28Z

Kris, we have recently been researching our Yenne/Yenney family who were Swiss (Bern canton) in origin and lived in Bleecker New York state. There was a brother named Christian (sometines Christopher)to my Great Great Grandfather, who we believe migrated to Minnesota in the 1850's, then to South Dakota in the 1880's. One of Christian's sons Ebenezer was born in Minnesota in 1861, but ended up in New Jersey (via Pennsylvania in 1891-96 & North Carolina from 1898). We found Ebenezer in New Jersey censuses in 1900, 10, 20.
Does this bear any relation to your Ebenezer ?

Re: Roy Yenney

jonjgrant — 2009-05-29 02:36:02Z

Wow...is this the same Steve yenney that used to slap box the heck out of me in fremont?

e-mail me: jonjgrant@comcast.net

Yenney name variation and Bleecker, New York

Jayem58 — 2009-04-27 00:25:39Z

Hi All,

I'm hoping someone has been able to get a lead on researching the German Swiss Yennys. I believe our branch came from Switzerland via France, or that's the family folklore.

My grandmother's grandparents John D. Yenney and Mary Ann (or Marion) Dean, daughter of Jonathan Dean, emigrated to Ontario, Canada from Rome and Bleeker, Fulton Co. New York in 1859.

Both John Yenney (townclerk) and Jonathan Dean were on the Bleeker council in the mid 1800s. Beyond this, I am absolutely stuck on how to trace this family's arrival in the US or other family members for John.

John D Yenney's dictionary, which my grandmother had at one time in her possession, had the name "Jaen" written inside--could this have been a spelling for "John" or a variation of "Yenney" do you think?

Any help and advice will be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Yenney Of WA.

pamula13 — 2006-12-15 05:34:27Z

Hi my name is norman yenney me and my family live in wa I have never heard of your gp or ggp but to my knowledge all yenneys in this area were related my gp who passed away sometimes talked of cousins but not too great detail. His name was lester yenney i know his dads name was john yenney. about the only thing i know about john is that he homesteaded land in walla walla. im sure there is some connection as is yenney not being very common. hopefully this info can help you.

BERTHA ROBERTS dau. ELIZA VERNON AND BENJAMIN ROBERTS

SharonandVernell — 2006-08-21 22:33:16Z

Bertha Mae Roberts was born in Kasota, LeSeur County, Minnesota in 1897. Her father, Benjamin F, died of a kerosene burn in 1902.

Eliza and Bertha traveled to Fairplaine Township, Montcalm County, Michigan to live with Benjamin's brother, Hiram J (Manley) Roberts per 1910 census. Bertha age 13 YOA.

In 1920, Bertha is no longer listed. According to a family diary, Bertha has married and in 1927/1928 she died of cancer.

We are looking for Bertha's married name and if she was buried in Minnesota or Michigan? Any assistance will greatly appreciated.

Re: Grace Yenney

2006-03-06 15:28:38Z

Thank you so very much. Dorothy

Re: Grace Yenney

hazelbuck1 — 2006-03-06 14:02:38Z

She is listed in the various census' as Lillie G., M. Grace, and Grace E all in Mahaska. I believe she is the daughter of John H. Yenney and Nancy McFall.

Siblings are: George S.; Frances E; Fred J; Charles A; Emma J; Sarah A and Berniece G.

I found a book: The Eastburn Family in America
Chapter 7, Section 1
Page 163
that I drew information from, but have not documented their facts since I did not make a connection to my Yenney Family with this one.

The parents of John H. Yenney were John George Yenney [from Germany] and Mary Catherine King. Again, not documented.

Check out Mahaska County in 1860 under "Geaney" and 1870 under "Yenne" in the same county, and you will find this family in the census.

Grace Yenney

2006-03-05 22:27:34Z

Grace Yenney was b. about 1877. She m. Fred Eastburn in 1896. They lived in Mahaska Co. Iowa. Any information about this family will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dorothy

Re: John George Yenne

bearyourfamilyhistory — 2006-02-27 15:28:20Z

Sorry it has been awhile. I had placed an order for a book. I just was told it is not avail and I have to go to Salt Lake to look at it. I did find a microfiche I am going to order, it has John George listed in it. Will let you know what I find. There is also another book I found I need to look at in Salt Lake. Again, I have to go to look at it. I will be going in May. I am also going to see if I can follow your steps on finding the exact date for him. right now I have it narrowed down to 3 possibilities in Baden, Germany and his exact birthday would help a lot. will keep in touch.

Re: John George Yenne

bearyourfamilyhistory — 2006-02-27 15:28:20Z

Hi, Did you see the message from Diane. Thanks for the monkeywrench Diane (grin). All of those dates had me confused to. I have a copy of the census where he states he was from Baden, Germany. Switzerland is landlocked so had to go through another county to leave. The only way I can figure he left from Switzerland was if he was in Freiburg (which changed from Germany to Switzerland and vice versa every couple of years). Due to some info in a bible we have an exact date for him. I have not been able to verify this yet. That book turned out not to be much help-the one in Salt Lake. I am currently trying to find the address to the relations that have the bible. In fact I am getting ready to write up a short history on JG Yenne for the family site at http://www.familyshoebox.com/family/genealogy

Re: John George Yenne born in Baden Germany

bearyourfamilyhistory — 2006-02-27 15:28:20Z

It is believed that he was born in Stausborg (now Germany) At the time he was born it was in Switzerland. About every two years it would go back and forth between Germany and Switzerland. When he came over it was under the German Reign. I think this is where all the confusion has come from. I am still researching. I found a record stating he came into Pa so I am currently looking for those ship records.

Charity

Re: John George Yenne born in Baden Germany

bearyourfamilyhistory — 2006-02-27 15:28:20Z

I sure will. If you want you can contact me directly. genealogyusa@yahoo.com. I just made a posting for help in finding the ship records in Pa, for him.

Charity

Re: Yenney or Yenni in Switzerland

bearyourfamilyhistory — 2006-02-27 15:28:20Z

hi, I will be sending you an invite to my familysite. Please be patient as it is underconstruction. I have just recently started the migration process from one site to another. You will receive the url in your email. Thank you. please feel free to email me anytime my address is genealogyusa@yahoo.com

Re: JOHN R YENNEY

2005-12-04 01:15:04Z

Yes, John R. Yenney is my great-grandfather. He initially immigrated to Illinois (as best I can tell), lived in JoDaviess Co., IL and then moved to Wisconsin where he/family lived for many years. Their family moved to Merrick Co., NE in the 1880's. I would like to share your info as well...are you a direct descendant?

JOHN R YENNEY

hazelbuck1 — 2004-11-11 21:52:52Z

Has anyone been able to track any further information on John R. YENNEY of Merrick Co., Nebraska who was b. in Switzerland; son of Jasper YANNEY and Fraue TREMPE, both of Switzerland?

Re: Yenney/Yennie

2004-04-13 18:51:55Z

Hi.. Not sure if this is any help...but My Great Grandfather, Ebenezer Yenney (an americanized spelling of a Swiss name from Bern..not sure of the original spelling, perhaps Jenney, Jenni....?) was born into a large (11 children , Dad says) family in 1861 in Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota.... His letters say his father, Christopher Yenney was born in Bern in 1800(!)..
Ebenezer headed East to New Jersey and PA, but I also know of a James Yenney, who founded the YENNEY MUSIC store in Olympia, Washington.. You might check with the new owners of that store (Not Yenneys, but they kept the store name...and know a bit)...

Re: JOHN R YENNEY

2003-10-30 15:32:26Z

Hi, Ruth. Yep, I am a direct descendant of John Jasper Yenney and son Willie Jasper. I have the info you have mentioned. I was just wondering if anyone had found anything in the generations back from the info I posted. I dont have a m. date for John R. can you supply that? I have been researching for 35 years and just recently started putting all the handwritten records in the computer along with all the pictures. Huge task. Let me know what you need, I'll see if I have it too. Thanks Ruth!

Re: Yenney or Yenni in Switzerland

2001-09-21 15:04:55Z

Charity, I just saw your message - probably due to changes in my email address. If you know of a Yenne/Yenney family site, I would be very interested in it. You can contact me at jpkirk@worldnet.att.net.

Henry->Ernst->Darrell->Jeff->Samantha/Alexis

2001-05-14 14:03:21Z

Hello,
My Father was Darrell Henry Yenney, son of Ernst, grandson of Henry.

I would be willing to share my knowlege.
Please contact me at Jeff_Yenney@Yahoo.com
Thanks,
Jeff

Jenney/Yenny et al

2001-04-28 20:27:40Z

HI FRANK:
BOB TOLD ME ABOUT FINDING YOU ON THIS SIGHT. THE ORAL TRADITION IN OUR FAMILY WAS THAT MY GGRANDFATHER LEFT SWITZERLAND BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF PRIMOGENITURE, THAT IS THE ELDEST SON TOOK ALL. HE CAME TO THE NEW WORLD TO FIND HIS FORTUNE, AND WENT TO TN. CASPAR JENNEY, MY GRANDFATHER, BECAME A SAIL MAKER IN GLOUSTER MA. AND EVENTUALLY WENT TO CONCORD MA. WHERE HE MARRIED A WOMAN NAMED MILLER. IN CONCORD HE TOOK UP THE HARNESS MAKING TRADE. MY FATHER, YOUR GRANDFATHER, HAD MOST OF HIS TOOLS. HIS,(GRANDFATHERS), UNCLES WENT INTO THE WHALE OIL BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY AND BECAME JENNEY OIL CO., A GAS DISTRIBUTOR IN THE NORTHEAST THAT WAS SOLD TO CITGO IN THE 1970s.IN 1986 I WAS AT THE BACHRACH PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IN BOSTON FOR THE FIRST TIME. A PORTRAIT WAS ON THE WALL THAT LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE ME. IT WAS ROBERT JENNEY, THE FORMER OWNER OF JENNEY OIL-WE HAVE NEVER MET EACH OTHER. MY FATHER SAID THAT HIS FATHER TOLD HIM THAT HIS FATHER SPOKE GERMAN, AND WE HAD SOME BOOKS AT HOME WRITTEN IN GERMAN. THE FIRST BREWER IN THE COLONIES WAS A JOHN JENNEY IN NEW BEDFORD MA.
I HOPE THIS BIT OF FAMILY HISTORY HELPS SOMEONE. GOOD TO HERE ABOUT YOU,EVEN VICARIOUSLY,FRANK. BIFF

Hi Frank

2001-04-26 09:23:20Z

Hello Frank,
If I have the correct Frank Jenney, I believe that you and I are cousins. My Father is your uncle Biff. If I have the right one, let me know at robertjenney@hotmail.com. I too am interested in our family's genealogy.
-Bob

Yenne can be spelled any way

2001-01-12 20:50:00Z

The name may originally been Jenni. It was originated in Germany and then some went to Switzerland (In Switzerland it was spelled Yenne and then an H was put in front of it (Hyenne). For more info you can email me directly at genealogyusa@netscape.net.

Charity

Yenney or Yenni in Switzerland

2001-01-10 19:32:20Z

I was going through my info tonight and found where I had written the ciites down. I found it on Microfilm # 6053507. It lists yenny, Yenni, and Yenne. It said Les Nams de famille suisses Fr. Morlon*-Vuadens a GE Carouge b. I hope this helps you. If you are interested in see the Yenne family site, let me know, we are always open for suggestion. With Yenne (any variation) it is possible somewhere along the line we are related.

Your welcome

2001-01-09 22:36:27Z

Check for a posting with the names of the cities Thursday afternoon or evening. I'll be at the familyhistory center in the morning and that is one of the to do items on my list at the center.

Yenne (any variation) in switzerland

2001-01-09 21:11:57Z

I don't have that info right now, but I will get it to you sometime Thursday. If you would like to email with me directly my address is genealogyusa@netscape.yahoo.

John George Yenne

2001-01-07 20:42:29Z

Thank you for the info. I will see what I can find.

Yenneys in Switzerland - where?

rosemkirk — 2002-06-23 03:23:09Z

My g-grandfather was George Yenney, but not your Pennsylvania ancestor. My George Yenney immigrated from Switzerland with his wife and children in the late 1870s, to Ohio finally Missouri. I know their children were born in canton Bern, but I would like to find out exactly which town in Switzerland the Yenneys came from. I have other Swiss ancestors, and by knowing the original ancestral town, I was able to trace their lineage back to the 1400s, due to excellent town records. Even though the children might have moved to nearby towns, the information about them was recorded in the original ancestral town. So if you know of some possible towns where Yenneys might have come from, I would love to have that information.
Thanks for your help, Rosemary

Thanks

rosemkirk — 2002-06-23 03:23:09Z

I am eager to hear from you again. Thanks a lot, Rosemary

YENNEY - Angeline

DMadrid2389 — 2003-07-25 03:37:06Z

Looking for any record of an Angeline YENNEY (possibly Angeline MAGILL prior to marriage) who married unknown YENNEY about 1924-26, possibly in Dodge Co. Please email directly to DonnaSF47@home.com

John George Yenne