Category: Gravestones

Anna Margaretha (HACKER) HAUSHALTER (1730—1807)

Anna Margaretha HACKER, daughter of Christoph and Anna Margaretha (JOCK) HACKER, was born 24 Dec 1730 in Rußheim, Baden, Germany. She married on 24 Nov 1750 in Rußheim, Lorentz HAUSHALTER, likely son of Lorentz and Maria Barbara (HAGER) HAUSHALTER. The couple came to the United States in 1750 and settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Margaretha died on 12 Apr 1807 in Cocalico township and was buried at the Emanuel Lutheran Church cemetery in Brickerville, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

Lorentz Haushalter (1726—1805)

Lorentz HAUSHALTER (Lawrence Householder) was born 13 Aug 1726 in Rußheim, Baden, Germany. He married Anna Margaretha HACKER in Rußheim on 24 Nov 1750. He came to the United States in Oct 1752 with his wife, parents-in-law Christoph and Anna Margaretha (JOCK) HACKER, and brother and sister-in-law Michael and Christina (HACKER) LANG. They settled in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania where Lorentz died on3 Jan 1805.  He was buried in the Emanuel Lutheran Church cemetery in Brickerville, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

Lorentz is likely the son of Lorentz and Maria Barbara (HAGER) HAUSHALTER of Rußheim

Susanna (GSELL) HACKER (1806—1891), wife of Samuel HACKER

Susanna GSELL was born 5 Feb 1806 in Pennsylvania, most likely in Lancaster county. She married Samuel HACKER, son of Frederick and Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER, about 1824/5. She died 23 Apr 1891 in Ephrata township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania at age 85 years, 2 months and 18 days. She was buried with her husband in the Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Brickerville, Warwick township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

Samuel HACKER (1799—1855)

Samuel HACKER, youngest son of Frederick and Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER, was born 24 Jul 1799 in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and christened on 6 Oct 1799 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Brickerville. He died 5 Nov 1855 at age 56 years, 3 months and 10 days in Ephrata township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and was buried in the Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Brickerville, Warwick township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

About 1824/5 Samuel married Susanna GSELL, who was born 5 Feb 1806 and died 23 Apr 1891 in Ephrata township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. She, too, was buried in the Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Brickerville.

Catharina (STEINER) HACKER (1799—1823)

Catharina STEINER, daughter of Frederick and Catharine (___) STEINER, was born 27 Mar 1799 in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and died 8 May 1823. She was buried in the Emanuel Lutheran Church (Warwick Congregation) Cemetery in Brickerville, Warwick township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. She was married to Jacob HACKER, son of Frederick and Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER on 23 Aug 1818 at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Brickerville.

Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER

Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER was the wife of Frederick3 HACKER (Johan Adam2, Christoph1). She was born 23 Sep 1756 died 6 Apr 1806 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.[1] She was buried beside her husband in the Emanuel Lutheran Church cemetery in Brickerville, Pennsylvania. The couple married 26 Oct 1779 at Reiher’s Reformed Church in Lancaster.[2]

Footnotes:

1. Xakellis, Martha J., Grave Undertakings – Elizabeth Township (Apoll0, Pennsylvania: Closson Press), Volume 1; Catharina (FUCHS) HACKER tombstone, Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Brickerville, Pennsylvania; photographed by Kris Hocker, November 2001.
2. Wright, F. Edward, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century, Volume 1, (Westminster, Maryland: Willow Bend Books, 1994), page 150.

Frederick HACKER's grave stone

As best as I can translate: “Here lies Frederich HACKER born the 17th of January 17[5]6 and was different [died] 26th of January 1812 was aged 56 years and 9 days.”

Frederick was the eldest son of Johan Adam HACKER and Maria Elisabetha WEIDMAN of Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Brickerville.