TREFFLICH, Herman

Date of birth:  7 Nov 1835 – Germany
Date of death: 20 Aug 1896 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 28, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 7, page 3 column 1

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Death of Herman Trefflich.

Death of Herman Trefflich, after an illness of three or four months from consumption, died Thursday evening of last week at seven o’clock.

He was born in Germany, Nov. 7, 1835, and came with his parents to America in 1850, first landing at New Orleans, thence coming up the Miss­issippi. The destination of the party was Franklin.

His mother, while coming up the Mississippi, died from cholera, and the body was buried on one of the banks.

After residing here six years, Mr. Trefflich went to California, remaining there until 1870, when he returned to Franklin. On Sept. 30th of that year he was married to Miss Anna Miller, daughter of [smeared ink] Miller, one of the party who came with his parents to seek new homes and who was long a resident of Franklin. Mr. Trefflich after­wards moved to Arkansas City, Kansas, where he conducted a store, but in 1886 returned to Franklin, where he contin­ued to reside. For eight years he was sexton of the Presbyterian church of this city, a position he held until a short time ago, when failing health compelled him to give it up.

He leaves a wife and five daughters, one of whom, Lizzie, is employed as a compositor in this office.

Deceased was of a quiet, unassuming nature, frugal and industrious in habits and was respected by all.

Funeral services were held at the house Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall, pastor of the Pres­byterian church, of which the deceased had long been a member. Burial at Greenlawn.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 28, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 7, page 3 column 6

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF AD-
MINISTRATION.

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Notice is hereby given that the under-signed has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Herman Trefflich, late of Johnson County, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.

SAMUEL D. MILLER, Adm’r.

Eldridge & Barker, Atty’s.

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Link to Herman Trefflich’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson