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John F. Huenergardt (1875–1955) was one of the pioneers of the Southeastern-European Adventism, a Seventh-day Adventist minister, teacher, administrator.
Born in a German colony in Russia, as a child migrated with his parents to America, on the S.S. City of Berlin in 1876. In 1898 was sent to Pannonian Basin to begin to work there. He has learned Hungarian and in 1902 became a superintendent of the Hungarian and Balkan States Mission Field and later president of the Hungarian Conference in 1907, and of the Danube Union Conference in 1912 with the headquarters in Budapest. This Conference embraced the areas of Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary.
He trained workers and book evangelists and began to issue some publications in the local languages. In 1910 German evangelists came to his help.
In 1919 he has moved back to the USA. He joined the Broadview College and Theological Seminary. From 1925 till 1929 he was associate secretary of the Bureau Of Home Missions of the General Conference.
He went back to Europe and early of the 1930s he was the president of the Yugoslavian Union Conference. In 1935 he returned to the USA, where he retired one year later. Then he pastored German churches in California.
Huenergardt Ancestry
J. F. Huenergardt was the son of Friedrich Huenergardt (1841-1923) and Anna Trott. The House of Huenergardt were mainly Protestant Lutheran. Friedrich Huenergardt was the son of Johann Michael Huenergardt (1813-1886) and Margaret Brauer of Stephan, Russia. Johann Michael Huenergardt was the son of Konrad Huhnergarth and Sophia Darlinger of Cservakovka, Russia. Konrad was the son of Johan Adam Huhnergarth (1771-abt. 1851) of Russia. Johan Adam was the son of Johannes Huhnergarth Abt (1745-1825) and Anna Steuernagel. Johannes was the son of Johannes Jost Huhnergarth Abt. (1707-1787) and Gertrude Arthe. Johannes Jost was the son of Heinrich Huhnergarth Abt.(1677-1757) and Anna Gemmer of Helpershain, Hesse, Germany. Heinrich was the son of Barthell Huhnergarth (1641-1699) and Margaret Dörben of Helpershain, Hesse, Germany. Barthell was the son of Velten Huhnergarth (1608-Abt. 1688) and Anna Dörben of Helpershain, Hesse, Germany. Velten and his brother were the son of Johann of Hindergarten circa (1580-1660) formerly of Quedlinburg, Germany. Johann of Hindergarten most likely migrated to Hesse area from Saxony due to the Protestant reformation. Johann was most likely related to Hans Hindergarthe, former mayor of Quedlinburg and George Hindergarten of Bobenhausen (Very near to Helpershain Hesse). The family Hindergarthe most likely get their name from Hindergart (Riniken, Switzerland) and most likely migrated to Quedlinburg from "Hindergart" and Laufenburg, Switzerland due to the Black Death that swept Europe in the 13th Century. The name most likely comes from Franzis of Henigart related to the Uradel family of Hennegarten/Hengart that settled in the Laufenburg area from present day Henggart, Switzerland. This family were friends of the House of Habsburg. The House of Heyngarten were from Conches, a Burgundian city in present-day France, like many Burgundians settled in Switzerland. It could be concluded that this family were seated as early nobility under the Kingdom of Burgundy. According to the Heraldry Institute of Rome the House of Hindergarth were seated nobility and early armigers that date back to "time immemorial". The "Lords of Hengart" were represented by a sliver coat of arms with one red stemmed and leafed Rose. "Hin der Garten" meaning "Towards the Gardens" in German references the seat of the House of Heyngarten.