Thomas Hoge and Harriet Cross

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Husband Thomas Hoge ^{1 2 3 4}

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            AKA: Thomas Hogue
           Born: 7 Mar 1808 - Butler Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1885 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5
         Buried: 14 Mar 1885 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 6

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         Father: John Hoge (      -      ) 1 5
         Mother: Mary Irwin (      -      ) 1 5

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       Marriage: 1835 5

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   Other Spouse: Jane Whann (      -1854) 7 - 1837 5

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   Other Spouse: Eliza Morrow (      -1879) 5 8

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Wife Harriet Cross ^{3 4 9}

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           Born: Abt 1813
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Apr 1835
         Buried:  - Cross Cemetery, Clintonville, Venango Co, PA 10

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         Father: William Cross (Abt 1785-1861) 11 12 13 14
         Mother: Jane Weakly (Abt 1783-1862) 12 13

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Hoge

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He was born in 1810. [HVC 1879, 493]
He was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and came to Venango County in 1833. For nearly three years he worked with a millwright by the name of James Kinnear. He was a partner of William Cross in the furnace business for several years. He also purchased another furnace and continued its operation for some time. He removed to Lancaster County, and in company with Mr. Cross, carried on a furnace for two years. He served in the state senate one term beginning with 1853, and another, with 1863. He was appointed a draft commissioner by Gov. Curtin. In 1875, he was elected Mayor of Franklin. At one time he was the president of the Steele Farm Oil Co. [HVC 1879, 493]

He received a common school education, and at the age of seventeen went to Cleveland, Ohio, remaining in the West several years. He first engaged in the iron business at Mount Etna furnace, and in 1833 took charge of Slab furnace in Cranberry township. For a number of years he was in partnership with William Cross and their early operations were quite extensive. He was among the very few men who retired from the business in this county with unimpaired fortunes. In 1853 he removed to Franklin, thenceforth his res-idence until the time of his death. A man of active tem-perament and great determination, he rose to a position of wealth and in-fluence; he was twice elected to the legislature, served as mayor of Frank-lin, and was responsibly connected with various financial enterprises. He was a member of the Methodist church. [HVC 1890, 831]

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Notes: Marriage

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Another source gives the year of his marriage to Cross as 1825.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 493.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 831, 995, 1031.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 518, 603.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 47.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 831.

6 Franklin Cemetery - Record of Interments (Franklin, PA.), Pg 11.

7 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 831, 1031.

8 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 31.

9 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 831, 995.

10 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 99.

11 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 356.

12 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 995.

13 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 517, 603.

14 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 323.