Kinexxions - Phend, Fisher, Yarian, Berlin Families

Kinexxions

- Ancestors of Rolland Victor Phend -

Phend-Fisher-Yarian-Berlin

In 1832, Johannes B'HEND, with his wife and four children, left Berne, Switzerland for LeHavre, France from whence they sailed to America. His passport states they were bound for Baltimore, but I have been unable to locate them in the Passenger Lists. One of those four children was my great-great grandfather Jacob. The B'HEND name became Phend and to date, every one I've located with the surname Phend is descended from Jacob Phend, the 5 year old boy who came to America in 1832.

The family lived in Carroll County, Ohio where, in 1847, Jacob married Louisa Fisher. A few years later they moved to Greene County, Indiana for a brief period and about 1855 they settled in northern Indiana. They lived in the area of Nappanee, Indiana where three counties come together: Marshall, Kosciusko and Elkhart.

This section will include the Phend and Fisher families as well as the ancestors of Susie L. Yarian who married Henry Phend, son of Jacob and Louisa (Fisher) Phend. Susie's father was Eli Yarian and her mother was Lavina Berlin. Both the Yarian and Berlin families arrived in the colonies prior to 1750. They settled in that area of York County, Pennsylvania that later became Adams County. Descendants moved on to Columbiana and Portage counties in Ohio. Susie's parents settled in Elkhart County, Indiana after the Civil War.

In 1892 Susie Yarian married Henry Phend in Nappanee, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, they went to Harvey, Illinois where Henry was one of the thousands of workers employed in the construction of the site for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. My grandfather, Rolland Victor Phend was born in Harvey, Illinois on June 19, 1893. Susie and Henry returned to Nappanee. About 1898 they moved to Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana where they raised their family and lived the remainder of their lives.

Berlin Family Chronicles ~ Slideshow
- Descendants of John and Susannah (Huffman) Berlin of Portage County, Ohio and Elkhart County, Indiana. Includes letters written between 1862 and 1871 as well as some photographs.

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