Nafziger (Nafzger, Naffziger, Nafzinger, Naffzer, Naftziger, Nofziger, Noffsinger, Nofsker, Naftiger) family
Originally of Swiss origin this Mennonite name was found in the 18th century both in the Palatinate, where Johannes Nafziger who was elder of the Essingen congregation, and in Alsace, where Christian Nafziger was an elder of the Froensberg congregation. A branch of the Nafzigers settled in Luxembourg early in the 19th century and furnished several preachers there. Another branch settled in Bavaria at about the same time, from which Christian Nafziger emigrated to Canada in 1826 to found the Amish Mennonite settlement in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, ON. Peter Nafziger (1789-1885) moved from Europe to Butler County, Ohio, in 1831, where he became a prominent bishop. John Naffziger (1802-1856) emigrated from Lorraine in 1837 to the Metamora settlement in Woodford County, IL, where he served as a bishop. Nafzigers have been numerous in both Amish and Mennonite (Mennonite Church) congregations throughout Canada and the United States.
Bibliography
Correll, Ernst. "The Value of Family History for Mennonite History with Illustrations from Nafziger Family Material." Mennonite Quarterly Review 2 (1928): 66-79, 151-54, 198-205.
Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden. Amsterdam, 1829.
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