Husband John Theodore Hovis, Jr. 1 2 3
Born: 1777 - Washington Co, PA 3
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Died: 11 May 1861 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Father: John Theodore Hofius (1722-1808) 5 6
Mother: Ann Nancy Baker (1734-1820) 5 6 7
Marriage: 1796 - Bedford Co, PA 3
Other Spouse: Margaret Dunbar (Abt 1790-1866) 8
Wife Susanna Cogan 3 9 10
Born: 1778 - Bedford Co, PA 3
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Died: 12 May 1840 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3 11
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Children
1 M William Hovis 3 10 12
Born: 1797 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
Spouse: Sarah Baker (1800- ) 3 13
Marr: 1815 3
2 M John Cogan Hovis 9 14 15
Born: 5 Sep 1798 - Westmoreland Co, PA 15
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Died: 2 Jun 1872 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 15
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Spouse: Elizabeth Walter (1796-1879) 16
3 F Catharine Hovis 17 18 19 20
Born: 15 Jul 1803 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 20
Christened: Sep 1903 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA
Died: 19 Dec 1856 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 20 21
Buried: - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 22
Spouse: Benjamin R. Yard (1802-1892) 17 19 20 21 23
Marr: 1825 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
4 M Nicholas Hovis 6 9 24
Born: 1805 24
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5 M Jacob Hovis 9 10 24 25
Born: 13 Nov 1806 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 24 25 26
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Died: Abt 20 Nov 1881 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 24
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Coleman (1808-1894) 24 25 27
Marr: 9 Sep 1830 - Mercer Co, PA 24 25 27
6 M George Hovis 6 9 28 29
Born: 15 Nov 1807 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 29
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Died: 5 Oct 1839 - ? Mercer Co, PA 29
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Spouse: Mary Hoffman (1803-1877) 29 30 31
Marr: 15 Nov 1823 29
7 M Ernest Baker Hovis 9 14 32
AKA: Ernest O. Hovis, Ernest C. Hovis
Born: 23 Mar 1811 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 32
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Died: 21 Sep 1867 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 32
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Spouse: Christina Walter (1804/1805-1886) 16 32
8 F Susan Nancy Hovis 6 33
Born: 9 Jul 1811 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 33
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Died: 18 Jan 1878 - Knox Co, IN 33
Buried: - Herman Church Cemetery, Iona, Knox Co, IN
Spouse: Philip Baker (1811-1873) 6 33 34
9 M David Hovis 9 25 35
Born: 19 Mar 1813 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 9 11
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Died: 17 Feb 1894 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 36
Spouse: Margery Johnston Canan (1818-1894) 9 37
Marr: 20 Dec 1838 9 11 37
10 F Elizabeth Hovis 9 10 38
Born: 1817 38
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Died: Bef 1916
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Spouse: William Campbell ( - ) 9 10
11 F Sarah "Sally", "Aunt Sally" Hovis 6 38
AKA: Sally Hovis 9 26
Born: 7 Jul 1824 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 38
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Died: Apr 1916 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6 38
Buried: - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 39
Spouse: Robert Jackson Canan (1820-1896) 6 38
Marr: 28 Sep 1848 38
General Notes: Husband - John Theodore Hovis, Jr.
In 1799 he and his brother Ernest came from Westmoreland County, PA, and settled in Clinton Township, Venango County. John built a log cabin on what later became the farm of T. C. Hovis and Ernest building a house near this farm, but later moving to Irwin Township, where he resided until his death, leaving many descendants. He was a stonemason, and about 1836 helped to build the McKee stone house, receiving as pay the sum of eighty-five cents per day. [CAB, 643]
When he first came to Clinton Township he brought all the goods he had on horseback, his wife riding the horse which carried the goods and he walking and carrying a gun, it being necessary in those days to have a gun. At that time they had one son, William, who with his father enlisted in the United States army in the war of 1812, the father being of record as serving in Captain McManigal's Company, the 5th, of the 132d Regiment. They were stationed at Erie, and both came home after the war. [CAB, 643]
About 1808 He settled upon a tract of four hundred acres in what is now Clinton Township, Venango County, the part where he lived being later occupied by his son David. His farm was divided among his sons. He was one of the early constables of the township and well known in his day. [CAB, 986]
John Hovis was class leader in the Methodist Church for many years, and after his death was succeeded by his son Jacob, who was class leader for about fifty years and was succeeded by his son John T. Hovis in that capacity, the latter also serving many years. Most of the early Hovis family were Methodists, and their descendants generally have adhered to the same denomination, though John Hovis, son of William Hovis, was a preacher of the Church of God. When Grandfather John Hovis built his first log dwelling he had a prayer meeting instead of the house warming party which it was customary to give in those days when a family first moved into a new house. [CAB, 644]