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John Adam Henneman (1835-1891) —
also known as J. A. Henneman —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Kronach, Bavaria (now Germany),
1835.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; jeweler; mayor
of Spartanburg, S.C., 1891; died in office 1891.
German ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
John Williams, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., September
27, 1891 (age about 56
years). Williams was hanged for the murder on October 7, 1892.
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Spartanburg, S.C.
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John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) —
also known as John A. Treutlen —
of Georgia.
Born in Germany,
January
16, 1734.
Governor
of Georgia, 1777-78.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Murdered,
in Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg
County), S.C., March 1,
1782 (age 48 years, 44
days).
Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
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