Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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George Hofius and Jane Clark




Husband George Hofius 1 2 3 4

           Born: 23 Mar 1773 - Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Sep 1842 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 4
         Buried: 


         Father: John Theodore Hofius (1722-1808) 2 3
         Mother: Ann Nancy Baker (1734-1820) 2 3 4


       Marriage:  - Westmoreland Co, PA



Wife Jane Clark 1 4

           Born: 20 Jul 1779 - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1870 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA


Children
1 M Henry Hofius 1 4

           Born: 31 Mar 1799 - Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Nov 1866 - Mercer Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Mary Reno (      -1851) 1
           Marr: 1823 1
         Spouse: Charlotte Austin (      -Aft 1866) 5
           Marr: 1854 5


2 M John H. Hofius 5




           Born: 16 Mar 1801 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1874 5
         Buried:  - Sharon Cemetery, Sharon, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Mary Dugan (1806-1844) 4
         Spouse: Maria Bears (1823-1882) 4


3 F Mary Hofius 4

           Born: 16 Mar 1801 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Porter (      -      ) 4


4 F Anna Hofius 4 6

           Born: 16 Dec 1803 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Feb 1891 4
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: William Titus (      -Bef 1888) 4 7


5 M William Hofius 8 9

           Born: 12 May 1806 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 8 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1890 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Dugan (      -1841) 8 9
         Spouse: Mrs.  Vaughn (      -      ) 8


6 M James Hofius 5 9

           Born: 8 Aug 1808 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 - Wisconsin 5 9
         Buried: 



7 F Nancy Hofius 9

           Born: 8 Aug 1808 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1877 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jake Reater (      -      ) 9


8 F Margaret Hofius 9

           Born: 3 Nov 1811 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1881 9
         Buried:  - Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Mathew Ferguson (      -      ) 9


9 F Priscilla Martha Hofius 9

           Born: 18 Jan 1815 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Feb 1862 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Thompson (      -      ) 9


10 M Jonathan Hofius 5 9

           Born: 12 May 1817 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1898 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Sarah E. McHenry (      -1849) 5 9
           Marr: 25 Sep 1847 5 9
         Spouse: Nancy Artherholt (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 23 Sep 1888 5


11 F Sarah Hofius 5 9

           Born: 2 Oct 1819 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1901 9
         Buried:  - Glenwood Cemetery, Clark, Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: George Haun (      -      ) 5 9


12 M George Hofius, Jr. 5 9

           Born: 22 Jul 1822 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Sep 1904 - Hermitage, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Artherholt (      -      ) 5 9
           Marr: 24 Nov 1854 5
         Spouse: Nancy Artherholt (      -      ) 9



General Notes: Husband - George Hofius


He came with his father to Hickory Township, Mercer County, PA, in the year 1800. At that time Mercer County was almost a forest. A camp of Indians was located at the mouth of Pine Run, above where Sharpsville is; also another camp where Wheatland is. Kindashawa, the well-known chief, was a frequent visitor at the farm. George Hofius was well-known among the early settlers. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was the father of twelve chil­dren, six sons and six daughters. [HMC 1888, 866]


General Notes: Wife - Jane Clark


She died at the advanced age of ninety-one years, retaining her mental faculties to a remarkable degree to the last. She could give a vivid and thrilling account of the pioneer and frontier life, and was familiar with the incidents connected with that ill-fated expedition that resulted in the burning of Col. Crawford. She had an uncle who served in Washington's army, and was killed in the battle of Long Island. She was and had been for a great many years a consistent member of the Sharon Bap­tist Church. She was the mother of twelve, grandmother of ninety-three, great-grandmother of one hundred and sixty-three, and great-great-grand­mother of eleven children at the time of her death. [HMC 1888, 866]

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 866.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 991.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643.

4 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 1.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 867.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 877.

7 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 867, 877.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 841.

9 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 2.


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