John NEHS
Nehs Family Wills, Greene County, Tennessee
NAME: NEHS/NEAS
NOTE: The Mary Neice/Neese/Nehs who married Marcus Nathaniel Chester is probably the same Mary whose parents are John Nehs and Betsy Ottinger. More research may be needed. NAME: Mary Ann "Annie" NEHS or NEESE BIRTH: May have been born in Virginia.
He married Elizabeth Betsy Ottinger 26 Dec 1809 at St. James Lutheran Church, Greene, Tennessee . Elizabeth Betsy Ottinger was born at York, Pennsylvania 7 Sep 1791 daughter of Johannes B. Ottinger and Magdalena Margaret Detterman .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Henry Nehs
born 12 Apr 1810.
Philip Nehs
born 25 Dec 1812.
Thomas Nehs
born 4 Oct 1814.
Levina Nehs
born 20 Nov 1816.
Jacob Nehs
born 15 Nov 1819.
William Nehs
born 10 Nov 1822.
Susanna Nehs
born 18 Sep 1829.
Mary Ann Nehs
born Oct 1833.
John Nehs died 6 Apr 1846 at Greene, Tennessee .
Elizabeth Betsy Ottinger died 11 Aug 1884 at Greene, Tennessee .