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John Spoon (1766-1849) family

John Spoon was of the first generation of family members who used the American version of the German surname Loffler (spoon maker). The son of Johannes Loffler (born 1722 in
Germany ), John was born in 1766 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died there in 1849.

 

The grave marker of John Spoon (1766-1849) in Low's
The grave marker of John Spoon (1766-1849) in Low's
Lutheran Church cemetery in North Carolina .
This 1779 confirmation certificate, printed in both English and German, shows the religious dedication of the Loffler/Spoon family in their early days in America . The German surname was at various times listed as either Loffel or Loffler.
This 1779 confirmation certificate, printed in both English and German, shows the religious dedication of the Loffler/Spoon family in their early days in America . The German surname was at various times listed as either Loffel or Loffler.
This 1779 confirmation certificate, printed in both English and German, shows the religious dedication of the Loffler/Spoon family in their early days in America . The German surname was at various times listed as either Loffel or Loffler.
  
The grave marker of Eve Fogleman Spoon (1766-1830), the wife of John Spoon, at Low's Lutheran
Church cemetery in North Carolina .
The grave marker of Eve Fogleman Spoon (1766-1830), the wife of John Spoon, at Low's Lutheran
On a research trip to
Alamance County , North Carolina in 2005, Douglas Wayne Spoon points out the original farm land of John Spoon .