James J. Hosack and Catherine Zahniser

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Husband James J. Hosack ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1823 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1854 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Col. Thomas Hosack (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Margaret Johnston (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1849 2

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Wife Catherine Zahniser ²

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           Born: 1826 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1899 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Zahniser (1789-1856) 4 5 6
         Mother: Eleanor Stotler (1790-1852) 6 7

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Children

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1 M Thomas O. Hosack ^{2 8}

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           Born: 1851 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jennie Gallagher (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1894 2

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2 M William J. Hosack ^{8 9}

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           Born: 1853 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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3 F Eleanor Hosack ⁸

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            AKA: Ella Hosack 9
           Born: 1854 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1895 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - James J. Hosack

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He was a farmer and mill owner at what was known as “Hosack's Mill” near Jack­son Centre, PA.

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General Notes: Wife - Catherine Zahniser

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After the death of her husband, she and her children resided with her brother, A. J.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 983.

2 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 163.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 983, 1019.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 183.

6 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 157.

7 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 601.

8 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1019.

9 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 164.