John Coover and Salome Keller

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Husband John Coover ¹

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           Born: 22 Feb 1787 - ? Cumberland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 13 May 1862 1
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA

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         Father: Hon. George Coover (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Mohler (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 4 Feb 1819 1

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Wife Salome Keller ¹

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           Born: 13 Sep 1792 1
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           Died: 3 Jan 1883 1
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA

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         Father: Martin Keller (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M [Infant] Coover ¹

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           Died: in infancy
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2 F Susan K. Coover ¹

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         Spouse: Philip H. Long (      -      ) 1

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3 F Sarah Coover ¹

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         Spouse: Ephraim Zug (      -1862) 1

         Spouse: William H. Oswald (      -1884) 1

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4 F Mariamne Coover ¹

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            AKA: Marianne Coover,2 Mary Coover 3
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         Spouse: Richard Toot Hummel (1821-      ) 1 3

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5 F A. Elizabeth Coover ⁴

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         Spouse: Levi Kauffman (1833-1882) 5
           Marr: 5 Feb 1856 6

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6 F J. Emeline Coover ¹

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           Died: Aft 1886
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         Spouse: Daniel Coover (      -Bef 1886) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Coover

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His early life was spent on his father's farm, where he attended such schools as his day afforded. About 1816 or 1817 he came to Mechanicsburg, and, with Adam Reigel as partner (which partnership was subsequently dissolved), opened the first important store in that place, becoming thereafter a successful merchant; continuing therein engaged until 1849, when he disposed of his stock and retired from active business life. Some years previous to this time he purchased a large tract of land, lying immediately south of the borough of Mechanicsburg\emdash bounded by the middle of Simpson Street\emdash which after his decease was incorporated into the borough, and laid out by his heirs into town lots.
From time to time he filled the various municipal offices; was for many years justice of the peace; and he was constantly sought after to act as executor and administrator in settling the estates of decedents, and many were the children to whom he was guardian\emdash as many as 100, it is believed. He was a consistent and leading member of the German Baptist or Dunkard Church.

1 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 407.

2 Compiler's Speculation.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 124.

4 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 407, 419.

5 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 407, 418.

6 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 419.