Mr. Barfknecht and his wife, Louise J., share a contemporary gray headstone, adorned with flowers around the family name, with the following inscription:
Father
Frederick
Apr. 18, 1834
Mar. 1, 1936
Mother
Louise J.
Feb. 13, 1839
Nov. 16, 1912
They have gone to the mansions of rest.
Significant events in Mr. Barfknecht's lifetime include:
1834 - Athens becomes Greece's capital city.
1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum, are killed in Carthage Jail, Carthage, Illinois by an armed mob.
1854 - Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull "Ineffabilis Deus" defines ex Cathedra the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin.
1864 - During the US Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander in chief of all Union armies. When complaints arise about Grant's alcoholism, Lincoln asks his subordinates which brand Grant prefers so he can send it to all of his other generals.
1874 - Iceland is granted a constitution and limited home rule from Denmark.
1884 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, is born.
1894 - Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia.
1904 - Henry Ford sets a new automobile land speed record of 91.37 mph.
1914 - Charlie Chaplin makes his film début in the comedy short Making a Living.
1924 - Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin, is first performed in New York City at Aeolian Hall.
1934 - The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released.
1936 - Construction of the Hoover Dam is completed.
Mr. Barfknecht's Findagrave entry has some interesting reading about his life. (
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