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Christian Hoover’s Civil War Draft Registration

Kris Hocker on 7 Apr 2011

Christian Hoover Civil War Draft Registration

Years ago I found reference to a Christian Hoover of Gaskill Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania who was drafted along with Augustus Kinter and Samuel T. Hoover during the Civil War.¹ I’ve always wondered if this were my ancestor Christian Hoover. Today, I may have found my answer.

Christian’s sons Simon and George Hoover were born in Jefferson County.²,³ It’s extremely likely that his other sons were, too. I found Caroline Hoover and her sons Reuben and Samuel living in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania in the 1860 United States Census.⁴ The head of household is listed as Catharine Hoover.

Catharine Hoover household, 1860 US Census

This places the family in Jefferson County, but adds a mystery. Where is Christian and why is his family living with Catharine Hoover? Who is Catharine Hoover? I’ve yet to answer any of these questions…

But I’m now reasonably sure that the Christian Hoover drafted from Gaskill Township was my ancestor.

Christian Hoover, 1865 Civil War Draft Registration

This image is the draft registration record for Christian Hoover of Gaskill Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.⁵ It states that he was 44 years old, with gray(?) eyes, brown hair, and fair skin, standing 5′ 11″ tall. This description is a reasonably good match to the one image we have of Christian (see below). I believe the record date was 11 Apr 1865.

Christian L. Hoover (ca 1820—1 Oct 1887)

According to the record, he was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and was a farmer. His age and birth in Armstrong County makes him a likely match to the son of Philip and Hannah (Thomas) Hoover, my presumptive ancestors. Since my GGG grandfather’s sons were born in Jefferson County, his family was living in Jefferson County in 1860, and he was likely born in Armstrong County, this record is likely a match to him, as well.⁶

Later in the list are both Samuel T. Hoover and Augustus Kinter. Samuel T. Hoover was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Thomas) Hoover, brother and sister respectively of Philip and Hannah (Thomas) Hoover. My GGG grandfather named his second son Samuel Thomas Hoover, possibly after this cousin. Augustus Kinter was likely a relative of Samuel T. Hoover’s wife Christianna Kinter.

Ancestry.com’s Civil War databases are available for free from Thursday, April 7th through Thursday, April 14th to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Triangle Factory Fire: Identifying and Remembering the Victims

Kris Hocker on 21 Mar 2011

Almost 100 years ago on March 25th, 1911, a fire broke out on the top floor of a factory in the Asch building in New York City. Within 18 minutes 146 people were dead. Many threw themselves out of the ninth floor windows to escape the flames. Six of the victims were too badly burned to be identified.¹

Survivors recounted horrific stories of their escape from the building. They found locked exit doors that blocked their escape.² A fire escape that bent under the weight of everyone trying to flee. Firefighter’s ladders were several stories too short and the water from their hoses didn’t reach the top floor.

The Triangle Waist Company was like many other sweatshops of the time. The workers worked excessively long hours in poor and dangerous conditions for low wages. The were young, mostly immigrants—very often women. Workers were often sourced by sub-contractors, who paid the workers and took a cut of the profit. Owners sometimes didn’t know who were working for them, or even how many people were working for them at any given time.

This system made it difficult to identify the victims. No newspaper or city agency at the time had a complete list of the victims’ names. Many of the names on the existing lists were found to be misspelled, belonged to survivors of the fire or even people who’d never worked at the factory.³

Now, thanks to the hard work of research Michael Hirsch all 146 victims have been identified. Mr. Hirsch, a co-producer for the upcoming documentary “Triangle: Remembering the Fire,” consulted approximately 32 newspapers from the time period, including both mainstream and ethnic papers. He, then, matched his discoveries against census records, New York vital records, records kept by unions and relief agencies, and spoke with descendants. He was able to identify the last six victims as:

Josephine Cammarata (age 17), possibly a cousin of Concetta Prestifilippo
Dora Evans (age 18)
Max Florin (age 23)
Maria (Tortorelli?) Lauletti (age 33), her younger sister Isabella Tortorelli also died
Concetta Prestifilippo (age 22), possibly a cousin of Josephine Cammarata
Fannie Rosen (age 21), changed her name from Faiga Reznik

Many of the techniques used by Hirsch can aid in family research—compiling and comparing information from a variety of sources in an attempt to positively identify an individual. What fascinates me about this story is the wider benefit that family historians can create with their research. An acknowledgment and some sense of closure as we learn about the tragedies that befall our family members. The descendants and relatives of these six victims will now have the public acknowledgment of the loss their families suffered that terrible March afternoon in 1911.

You can learn more about the Triangle Factory Fire at the Remembering the Triangle Factory Fire website or the website for the HBO documentary Triangle: Remembering the Fire.

What tragedies have you found in your family research? How did you learn of them and what follow-up research did you do on the event?

Shockey’s Counterfeit Currency

Kris Hocker on 5 Mar 2011

In a previous post I wrote about connections some of my Hoovers had with the Shockey family of Washington County, Maryland. In reviewing the PDF file of Maryland Historical Magazine, volume 13, number 3, I found reference to the Shockeys again. This time in relation to counterfeit money during the Revolutionary War. I’d read about this elsewhere online, but it was interesting to read about it in the minutes of the Committee of Observation for Elizabeth Town.

In reviewing reference to fines paid to the Committee by local Mennonites, I saw the following:

1777, March 1st To Cash paid the Regulars for stand^g Guard over Isaac Christⁿ Shockey, Jn^o Tedrow and Jn^o Acton… 4 [pounds]..17 [shillings]..0 [pence] ¹

Then somewhat earlier in the document, I found the confession of John Tedrow.²

Sunday evening Feb^ry 2^d 1777… John Tedrow A Prisoner in this Town, for passing counterfeit Virginia Money, was brought before Committee, upon Examination confessed that he went to Isaac Shockeys on tuesday the 21^st of Jan^y last tarried there some Days that ^sd Shockey agreed to give hime the ^sd Tedrow 150 dollars of ^sd Counterfeit Money, in order to pass out of which Tedrow was to return one half, but afterward ^sd Shockey only gave him 78 Dollars saying there was no more sign’d, and that the person who sign’d the Money, would sign no more, at that time, because he purpos’d to have it press’d, thinking it not yet compleat, that said Tedrow when pass’d what he had receiv’d, was to repair to s^d Shockey for more, who promised to supply him therewith, and that he the s^d Tedrow might return what he pleas’d in Lieu of the 78 Dollars receiv’d that there was at Shockey’s a certain Person dress’d in white Broad-Cloath Coat Jacket and Breeches, with a velvet Cape on Coat, whom he the s^d Tedrow suspected to be the Signer of s^d Money, that s^d Tedrow asked s^d Shockey that Gentleman’s name, Shockey replied he knew it not, and that he refus’d to tell his Name to any person, that a certain Christian Hearn was at Shockeys in the Company with the aforesaid Gentleman, said he was a Captain, and came on purpose to Recruit.
Sign’d John his X mark Tedrow
Upon receiving the aforegoing Confession of John Tedrow it is ordered that a strong Guard be sent to apprehend Isaac Stophel, Felty and Abraham Shockey, and all others whom they may have reason to suspect to be concern’d with the said Counterfeit Virginia money and them or either of them bring before this Committee to answer s^d Charge and likewise to bring all Counterfeit money, Materials thereto belonging, and all fire Arms that may be found in their or either of their possessions.³

Monday Feb^y 3^d 1777… The Guard sent to apprehend the Shockeys return’d, and delivered to Committee the Bodies of Isaac, and Christian Shockey, who on Examination denied the Charge of being privy to, or concern’d with the making and passing Counterfeit Virginia Money. Ordered that the said Shockeys be confin’d in Irons in the Common Goal for this County until legally discharged therefrom Red^d from the Guard a Rifle Gun got at Valentine Shockey’s marck’d on the Butt W.S.⁴

Tuesday Feb^y 4^th… John Acton (agreeable to order) was brought before Committee, charg’d with writing & sending a Letter to Isaac Shockey at said Shockey’s Request, to the Intent that said Shockey and his Banditti might rescue John Tedrow a Prisoner, (for passing Counterfeit Virginia Money) from the Guard who then had said Tedrow in Custody, upon Examination acknowledged the Charge Therefore ordered that s^d Acton be kept in Irons close confin’d in the Common Goal, untill legally discharg’d therefrom.⁵

Saturday Feb^y 8^th 1777… Ordered that Capⁿ Andrew Linck pay David Harry £2…12…6 for his services and nine men under his Command in apprehending Isaac and Christian Shockey—and that the Shockeys pay the same to Committee.⁶

Monday Feb^y 10^th 1777… Information being made to Committee that a certain Christian Kearn and James Quigg (alias) Quick residing near Baltimore are principally concern’d, with the Shockeys, in making and passing Counterfeit Virginia Money—Resolved that a Letter be sent to the Committee of Baltimore giving them Intelligence thereof, that they may take Order therein.⁷

Monday Feb^y 24^th 1777… On Motion resolved that Letters be sent immediately to the Committees at Reading and McAllister Town informing them that this Committee has receiv’d Intelligence that a Certain Christian Kearn, James Quigg (alias) Quick and Benjⁿ Lewis are Principally concern’d in making and passing the present Counterfeit Virginia money now circulating, that they hold a Lodge near s^d Town, that the Paper of s^d money was made at the Paper Mill on Schuykill near Reading Town. That a Letter be likewise sent to the Committee at Chambers Town giving them intelligence that this Committee has been inform’d that a certain Benjⁿ Nugent near s^d Town is concern’d w^th the afors^d persons in passing s^d money, that s^d Committees may take order therein and apprehend such Malefactors.⁸

Saturday March 1^st 1777… Ordered that Baltzer Gull pay John Adair 10/6 for three standing Guard over Isaac, Christ^r Shockey, Jn^o Tedrow and Jn^o Acton, the sum of £4..17 that a Rifle belonging to Christ^r Shockey be apprais’d and sold to defray the Expence…
Ordered that Baltzer Gull pay John Fackler £2. for his and seven Men’s Services in assisting to apprehend John Acton &c living at Green Spring Furnace.⁹

March 1^st 1777…By D^o [Cash] paid to John Fockler for him & 7 Men going as Guard to Green Spring furnace for John Acton &c 2£..—..— ¹⁰

The Shockey story goes on. I found this in an online message board:

The following information is from historical newspapers available on line.

Apr. 8 1777- Dunlap’s Maryland Gazette- ” 10 Pounds Reward – Broke out of Frederick County gaol the following persons Isaac Shockey, Christian Shockey (son of Valentine), Christopher Shockey, John Tutterow and John Acton, who were committed upon suspicion of counterfeiting and passing counterfeit Virginia money.”

November 23, 1779 -Pennsylvania Packet – ” At the Court of Oyer and Terminer held at Carlisle for the Hon. Thomas McKean and William Atlee, Justices. Christopher Shockey was tried and convicted and received the sentence of death for passing counterfeit 30 dollar bills of Continental money dated 22nd July 1776”

And from legislative document ‘We hear that the execution of the sentence of death lately pronounced at Carlisle, against Christopher Shockey for the counterfeiting of paper money is ordered to be done at Carlisle on Wed. 8th of Dec.’¹¹

Friday Finds: Maryland Historical Magazine

Kris Hocker on 4 Mar 2011

I was recently going through the stacks of materials distributed around my “office” when I came across a document I’d ordered from PERSI—”Proceedings of the Committee of Observation for Elizabeth Township District [Washington County]” from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume 13. I had ordered this because copies I had made at the Pennsylvania State Library were difficult to read; I was hoping for a clearer copy.

What I found made me unhappy. The copies I’d made were not from volume 13, number 2; they were from volume 13, number 3. So, here I have a nice stack of reading that doesn’t include the information that I was seeking. My bad for not clearly marking each photocopy with its full source citation!

Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume 13, Number 3, page 245 PDF

I went online to see if I could find somewhere I could order copy of the pages from the correct volume. Instead I found a page on the Maryland Historical Society’s website that seemed to imply that they were providing online access to the periodical.

Wow! I logged in and sure enough volumes 1, number 1 through volume 99, number 4 are available online as PDFs through a joint project of the Maryland Historical Society and Maryland State Archives. Volumes 101-104 are available to members of the Maryland Historical Society. The volumes have been indexed, so you can search them.

Online viewing through the PDF viewer I have was not optimal—the text appears jagged and bitmapped. Opening the file in Preview on the Mac (an option in the viewer) was similar. However, downloading the file and viewing in the Adobe PDF viewer solved the problem—crisp, clear text! I search for “Hoover” in the PDF and it skipped to the first notation (see blue highlight).

I’m so glad I decided to clean up a bit and discovered my mistake. It lead to a wonderful online resource!

Added Warrantee Map Indices

Kris Hocker on 20 Feb 2011

I’ve added two new indices to the warrantee maps for Strasburg Township and West Lampeter Township. These indices include the warrantee’s name, the patentee’s name, the tract number (if available), the patent reference (book, volume, page), the survey reference (book, volume, page), and the tract name (if available). The surveys and warrantee maps can be found online at the Pennsylvania State Archives website.

The warrantee township maps are a useful tool in researching your family history and provide an excellent means of visualizing the location of a specific piece of property within the borders of a specific township.

However, when you want to quickly determine if a specific name can be found on the map, it can difficult to do. Frustrated by having to search the map for each name I wanted to locate, I decided to create an index for each township map that I use on a regular basis. Now, I’ve made them available to other researchers. Please see a list of currently available on the Online Genealogy Documents page.

1911 Scottish Census Coming…

Kris Hocker on 16 Feb 2011

The 1911 Scottish Census will be released 5 Apr 2011. More than 4.7 million Scots provided information for this census. Is your ancestor one of them?

What will you be able to find in this census? Details from Scotlands People below:

The records will include the name, address, age, occupation, birthplace and marital status of everyone counted in the 1911 census, as well as details about their children. For the first time, the census data will be presented in full colour rather than black and white.

It will cost 1 credit to view an index entry for the 1911 census. An image will cost 5 credits. Unlike previous censuses, the image spans two pages due to the additional questions that were asked about the fertility of marriage and the profession or occupation. Each page measures 34 cm long by 43 cm high so the images are best viewed on your computer screen or if printed, on size A3 paper.

I’ve used Scotlands People myself to find my Scottish ancestors on my paternal grandfather’s side of the family. It’s a great resouce, easy to use, and well worth the money for a family historian with Scottish ancestry who can’t get over to Edinburgh.

Online Family History Research Rising

Kris Hocker on 15 Feb 2011

Family history is apparently a growing hobby. The number of visitors to family history web sites is growing—for some over 100% since last year. The visitors for one site (Archives.com) are mostly female and over 45. Check out this graphic at Archives.com for more details.

Are We Related?

Kris Hocker on 10 Feb 2011

I received an email a while back from a woman who was looking for information on a Jacob Hoover of Maryland and wondered if we were related. The short answer is “Yes,” but not as initially thought.

She had found my site by searching for “Jacob Hoover Maryland.” I believe, she found my information on the family of Andreas Hoover (1723—1784) of Frederick (now Washington) County, Maryland and Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Andrew’s son Jacob (ca 1746—1800). She was searching for the father of Jacob Hoover of Garrett County, Maryland. She had information going back from a John Hoover (1860—1929) to his parents Jacob and Mary (Bittinger) Hoover. She had no dates for Jacob and Mary, but believed Jacob’s father was also named Jacob. Looking at information online, she had found two possibilities, both sons of two Andrew Hoovers.

From my research, I knew that Andrew Hoover’s (1723—1784) son Jacob had only one son—George Hoover who moved from Fayette County, Pennsylvania to Ohio County, Kentucky. George did have a son named Jacob, but he lived in Kentucky, dieing there sometime between 1840 and 1850. Based on this information, I knew that her Jacob Hoover [Sr.] was not a son of Andrew Hoover, nor a grandson through his son Jacob. It was possible that he was the son of one of Andrew’s other sons, but if so, I had no information on him.

The other possibility was Andrew Hoover (1724—ca 1794) of Frederick (now Carroll) County, Maryland and Randolph County, North Carolina. He, too, had a son named Jacob (1754—1821). However, I believe, he went to North Carolina with his family and died there in 1821.

Based on the birth dates of these Jacob Hoovers—1746 and 1754, respectively, I knew it was unlikely that either of them were the grandfather of John Hoover, born in 1860. If her Jacob, Jacob, and John were related to either of these men, then there was a missing generation. More information was needed on both Jacob Sr. and Jacob Jr. before their ancestry could be determined.

Curious, I started looking at John Hoover in the census records, starting with the most recent and working backwards:

1920: John married to [Anna] Savora and living in Grantsville, children: Della E. (b. ca 1904), Zelda M. (b. ca 1907), Orval (b. ca 1910), Dora V. (b. ca Mar 1915), Claton E.(b. ca Jul 1918)¹
1910: John (2nd marriage) married for 7 years (ca. 1903) to Annie S. (1st marriage) and living in Grantsville, children: Della E. (b. ca 1903), Zelda (b. ca 1906), Orval (b. ca Feb 1910), Burly (b. ca 1895)²
1900: John, born April 1860, living in Grantsville, widowed, children: Clara (b. Mar 1891), Burly (b. Nov 1894), Harry (b. Feb 1897) and Allie E. (b. Jun 1899) ³
1880: John, born ca 1860, living in Grantsville at home with parents Jacob & Mary Hoover, siblings: Jefferson (b. ca 1849), Lydia (b. ca 1851), Ellen (b. ca 1855), Mary (b. ca 1862), Daniel (b. ca 1866), Elizabeth (b. ca 1869), Jacob (b. ca 1872), Sarah (b. ca 1875) ⁴
1870: John, born ca 1860, living in Grantsville at home with parents Jacob & Mary Hoover, siblings: Jefferson (b. ca 1850), Lydia (b. ca 1853), Ellen (b. ca 1855), Mary (b. ca 1863), Daniel (b. ca 1866), and Elizabeth (b. ca 1869) ⁵
1860: John is not listed, instead Jacob Jr. & Mary Hoover’s household includes: Jefferson (b. ca 1846), Lydia (b. ca 1848), Ellen (b. ca 1858), and Daniel (b. ca Jan 1860); It’s possible that this “Daniel” is actually John ⁶

The 1860 census lists Jacob Hoover as Jacob Jr. Junior can often be interpreted to mean that the father shared the same given name. However, it can sometimes mean “the younger” with no familial relationship attached.

However, an examination of Maryland deeds through MDLandRec.net showed that Jacob Hoover Sr. and his wife Mary sold 25 acres in Allegany County to their son Jacob Hoover Jr.⁷ Jacob Hoover Jr. sold this land to his wife Mary in 1874.⁸ Both deeds refer to lots 2138 and 2139. Additionally, Jacob Hoover and wife sold 25 acres of their property “Shylock War” to Jacob Hoover Jr. in 1862.⁹ Other pieces of this property were sold to Carlisle and William Hoover, their other sons.¹⁰,¹¹ This establishes, to my mind, that Jacob Hoover Jr. was most likely the son of Jacob Hoover Sr. and his wife Mary “Polly.”

Jacob and Mary Hoover Sr. were alive and living in the third district (Grantsville) in 1860 and 1870.¹² Their son William (b. ca 1834-1837) was living with them in both census enumerations. Both enumerations also list Jacob and Mary as being born in Pennsylvania. In 1850, they’re living in district 10 with their daughter Sarah.¹³

Based on these census records, Jacob Hoover Sr. was born about 1790-1797 in Pennsylvania. Given the location of Grantsville, Allegany and Garrett counties, it’s likely that Jacob came from Bedford, Somerset, Fulton or Adams counties in Pennsylvania. There were several Jacob Hoovers in the Casper Hoover family of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, so I contacted another researcher who knows much more about this family than I do on the off chance that this Jacob was possibly related.

He wrote back:

“The Jacob Hoover who married Mary “Polly” Eckenberger was the son of George and Elizabeth (_____) Hoover of Somerset County, PA. George Hoover was the son of Casper and Catherine (Ernst) Hoover of Somerset County, PA, as described in my NGSQ article (vol. 91 (December 2003), pgs. 298-313). Jacob Hoover was born in Somerset County on or about 25 March 1797 and moved to Garrett County, MD, around the year 1820 with his wife Mary “Polly” (Eckenberger) Hoover. They remained in Garrett County the rest of their lives. This family is reasonably well described in Wayne Bittinger’s book “The Bittinger, Bittner, Biddinger, and Bidinger Families and their Kin of Garrett County, Maryland” (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1986, pgs 609-611). Some information is also given in the same book regarding Jacob “Ecenbarger/Akenberger”, Jr., the brother of Mary “Polly” Ekenberger Hoover (pgs. 551-553).”

So, yes, we are related through Jacob Hoover Sr.’s grandfather Casper, brother to my presumed ancestor, George Hoover of Lancaster, Bedford, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties.

NARA Online Public Access: Have You Tried It?

Kris Hocker on 28 Jan 2011

The National Archives launched Online Public Access (OPA) on Dec. 27th. What is it? It’s a search tool for all their online records and/or information about their records. It will also display the online records. It includes:

Data from the Archive Research Catalog (ARC)
Selected electronic records in the Archive Database (AAD)
Selected electronic records from the Electronic Records Archives (ERA)
Web pages from Archive.gov

For more information, please visit the Narations blog.

Friday Finds: Henry Huber’s Strasburg Property

Kris Hocker on 7 Jan 2011

I’ve been researching the Hoovers of Lancaster County, doing a surname study. Recently, I’ve started a document to record the facts I’ve been compiling for each Hoover—especially the land transactions. This allows me to more easily see what I know and trace the information through generations.

I was recording the information I have for Henry Huber, youngest son of Ulrich Huber of Conestoga Township, and discovered that nearly every piece of information I’ve found for him puts him in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Consistency, that’s good. However, the only deed I’ve found for him shows him selling land in Lampeter Township.

Christian Herr tract, Lampeter Township

Anna Herr, Henry’s wife, was the daughter of Abraham and Feronica (__) Herr of Lampeter Township. When Abraham died in 1756 he left his property in Lampeter (now West Lampeter) Township to two of his daughters—Anna and Barbara.¹ Each daughter received 125 acres. On 14 Jun 1774, Henry and Anna (Herr) Huber sold 27 1/4 acres of their share to Christian Rohrer.

So, if Henry and Anna (Herr) Huber owned property in Lampeter Township, you’d expect them to live there, right? There is a Henry Hoover listed in Lampeter Township tax records in 1770, 1771², 1780³ and 1782.⁴ However, when Henry and Anna sold the 27 1/4 acres to Christian Rohrer in 1774, they were “of the Township of Strasburg.”⁵

Henry Hoover is listed in Strasburg Township tax records from 1771 through 1782 (the latest I have).⁶ He also appears there in the 1800⁷ and 1810 United States census enumerations.⁸ So, where did he live in Strasburg Township and when did he purchase the property?

After Henry Huber died, his heirs divided up his Strasburg Township property. In a series of deeds between the heirs, we learn that Henry owned 261 acres 123 perches, adjoining Conrad Hoak, John Neff & others, at the time of his death sometime prior to 8 Dec 1813.⁹ This Strasburg Township land was divided between Abraham (50 acres), Christian (103 acres), and David (107 acres).¹⁰

John Huber's Strasburg Township property purchased 1808

John Huber’s Strasburg Township properties, 1808

By the tax records, he probably purchased the property at or before 1770. The earliest deed record I’ve found is in a deed recording his son John Huber’s purchase of 103 1/2 acres from Jacob Graff on 2 Apr 1808.¹¹ This deed names one of the adjoining properties as that of Henry Hoover. A second deed for John Huber from 2 Apr 1808 also names Henry Hoover as the owner of an adjacent property.¹² Both of these properties were once part of the estate of Henry Resh, husband of John’s sister (and Henry’s daughter) Feronica.

John Resh Strasburg property

A look at the warrantee map for Strasburg Township shows us the location of Henry Resh’s property and the adjoining property that Henry Hoover most likely owned. The land from two properties—John Rush and John Resh—as well as #6 on the map were most likely owned by Henry Resh.¹³ I’d need to do a more detailed analysis to know for sure—Henry’s land was made up of several parcels purchased from Martin Kendick and two additional parcels purchased from his brother Jacob Resh after their father John’s death.

This survey from 1809 also shows the location of Henry Huber’s property—notice the adjoining property to the left owned by Jacob Neff (#13 on the warrantee map, patented to Anne Neff).¹⁴ It was actually the first piece I found which actually showed Henry Huber’s name on a Strasburg Township tract. This led me to several other surveys and to plot the tracts John Huber purchased in 1808.

Andrew Hook (Hoak) survey, Strasburg Township, ca 1809

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