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From: Doug Hill <>
Subject: Re: Hittle/Hittel
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 15:22:09 -0500


> Here's what I have, from another source, on the Hittle/Hittel below. Don't have
> Leah, but there are several gaps in the birth record here.

Descendants of Daniel Hittel

1 Daniel Hittel b: 7 October 1788 in Salisbury Twp, PA d: 22 March 1848 in
Upper Hanover Twp, PA
.. +Maria Magdelena Willauer Father: Peter Willauer Mother: Rebecca Gery b: 3 June
1790 in Lower Milford Twp, PA d: 18 March 1879 in Upper Hanover Twp, PA
........ 2 Catherine Hittel b: 28 February 1811 in Upper Hanover Twp, PA d: 4
May 1843 in Upper Hanover Twp, PA
........ 2 Magdelena Hittel b: 24 August 1812 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 29 March
1813 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ 2 Elizabeth Hittel b: 17 January 1814 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 11
October 1849 in Montgomery Co, PA
............ +Jacob G. Renninger b: 12 September 1807 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 20
March 1885 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ 2 Sara Hittel b: 1817 in Montgomery Co, PA d: in Montgomery Co, PA
............ +Jared Binder
........ 2 John Hittel b: 11 April 1818 in Upper Milford Twp, PA d: 30 March
1898 in Douglas Twp, PA
............ +Maria Magdalena Frey b: 27 March 1828 in PA d: 3 November 1911 in
Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Elizabeth Hittel b: 23 October 1848 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Henry Hittel b: 3 November 1850 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 7
June 1855 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ 2 Jacob Hittel b: 16 October 1826 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 11 December
1909 in Montgomery Co, PA
............ +Charlotta Sassaman Father: Jacob Sassaman Mother: Rebecca
Linsenbigler b: 31 August 1826 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 29 August 1861 in Montgomery
Co, PA
.................. 3 Horaca Augustus Hittel b: 1 December 1850 in Montgomery Co,
PA d: 2 June 1851 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Justina Hittel b: 1852 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Mary Hittel b: 1853 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Emma Rebecca Hittel b: 21 February 1854 in Douglas Twp, PA
d: 11 February 1882 in Pennsburg, PA
...................... +William H. Rotenberger Father: Franklin Rotenberger Mother:
Sara Jane Ferris b: 17 February 1854 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 26 July 1927 in
Trumbauersville, PA
.................. 3 Carolina Hittel b: 6 November 1855 in Douglas Twp, PA d: 19
February 1857 in Douglas Twp, PA
.................. 3 Morris Zwingli Hittel b: 3 September 1857 in Douglas Twp,
PA d: 31 July 1887 in Douglas Twp, PA
.................. 3 Isadora Hittel b: 16 March 1861 in Douglas Twp, PA d: 4
April 1864 in Douglas Twp, PA
........ *2nd Wife of Jacob Hittel:
............ +Elizabeth Ann Sassaman Father: Jacob Sassaman Mother: Rebecca
Linsenbigler b: 5 January 1823 in Montgomery Co, PA d: 28 September 1903 in
Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Sarah Agnes Hittel b: 15 March 1863 in Niantic, PA d: 25
February 1893 in Niantic, PA
.................. 3 Anna Minerva Hittel b: 1865 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ 2 Sophia Hittel b: 1831 in Upper Hanover Twp, PA d: 1880 in Montgomery
Co, PA
............ +Tillman Strohl b: 1830 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ 2 Daniel Hittel b: 4 April 1833 in Upper Hanover Twp, PA d: 19 August
1886 in New Hanover Twp, PA
............ +Ester Saylor
.................. 3 Willemina Hittel b: 11 March 1854 in Montgomery Co, PA d:
11 April 1854 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 William Henry Hittel b: 21 June 1862 in Montgomery Co, PA
d: 18 September 1884 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Jonathan Milton Hittel b: 14 November 1867 in Montgomery
Co, PA d: 27 August 1879 in Montgomery Co, PA
........ *2nd Wife of Daniel Hittel:
............ +Catherine Howard Dehart
.................. 3 Charles Irwin Hittel b: 21 July 1873 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Amandus Franklin Hittel b: 25 July 1875 in Montgomery Co,
PA
.................. 3 Amanda Hittel b: 25 July 1875 in Montgomery Co, PA
.................. 3 Annie Mary Hittel b: 23 September 1877 in Montgomery Co, PA

.................. 3 Ellie Valerie Hittel b: 30 November 1881 in Montgomery Co,
PA


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>
> Subject: Re: Hittle and Hunsberger, Gosenhoppen Cemetery
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:15:05 -0500
> From: "Judy A. Burdick" <>
> To:
>
> Hi all,
> I am sending this to several related lists in the hopes that someone out
> there can give me a lead or steer me in the right direction to solve the
> mystery. Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> 1. Leah Hittle Hunsberger is my gggrandmother, born 8/3/1824 near
> Boyertown (Montgomery County), died 8/21/1910 in Reading (Berks County).
>
> 2. Leah's obit in the Reading Eagle states that she came to Reading in
> 1867 and lived at 817 Green St. It also states that she was a member of
> the Ebenezer Evangelical Church, the daughter of Daniel and Mary Hittel
> (spelled this way in the paper) and the last of her family. No siblings
> names are given.
>
> 3.Leah married Jesse Hunsberger, b. abt. 10/9/1825 where?, d. 6/22/1901
> in Reading. They are both buried in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.
>
> 4. In the 1850 census, Jesse and Leah are listed as living in Upper
> Hanover Twp, Montgomery County, with two children, Mary, 2, (my great
> grandmother) and Sophie, 1. The obits of both Leah and Jesse name a
> daughter Sallie, at home. Leah's will names a daughter Sarah. So I am
> assuming that Sallie, Sophie, and Sarah are one and the same person,
> unless the child Sophie died. Anyway, this census indicates they would
> have been married at least by 1847. It also names Jesse as a blacksmith
> with property valued at $1600.
>
> 5. The 1850 census also lists a Maria Hittle, head of household, with two
> children, Daniel, age 17, laborer, and Sophie, age 19. This may or may
> not be Leah's mother. There is a Daniel E. Hittle who enlisted in the
> 47th infantry Reg. PA , 2/10/1865, during the Civil War. This may or may
> not be the same Daniel (Maria's son) from the 1850 census.
>
> 6. I have researched the Hittle name on the IGI, under the family tree
> of a George Michael Hittle. There is a Daniel, b.10/7/1788 in W.
> Salisbury Twp, Northampton County, Pa, died 3/22/1848 in Upper Hanover,
> Montgomery County. His wife's name was Magdalena, born abt 1792 in
> Northampton. I know that some people interchanged Mary, Maria, and
> Magdalena. This might be the deceased husband of the Maria listed in the
> 1850 census.
>
> 7. One small problem: The IGI shows the Daniel and Magdalena listed
> above as having one child, a Magdalena, b. 1/24/1813, died 3/29/1813 and
> buried in Gosenhoppen Cem. Montgomery , PA. This infant died in Upper
> Hanover Twp., so they were living there in 1813. No other children are
> listed for this couple. So if it is the right Daniel and Mary, where are
> the records of the births of Leah, Daniel, and Sophie?
>
> 8. Since people could not travel very easily in those early days of
> 1800's, it only makes sense that people met and married neighbors,
> friends, and schoolmates. It appears that both Jesse and Leah lived
> quite a few years in Upper Hanover Twp.
>
> 9. There are a lot of Hunsbergers in Upper Hanover Twp in 1850, according
> to the census. The problem is I can't connect any of them to Jesse,
> since I don't know his parents' names. I have his obit - no parents
> listed, his death certificate- no parents listed, and his will - no clues
> as to parentage.
>
> 10. So - we have Jesse and Leah - parents unknown (except for Daniel??
> and Mary???? Hittle). Mystery persons.
>
> Anyway, that's the scenario as it now stands. I hope to get some
> answers to this mystery on my next trip down to PA. If anyone comes up
> with any clues, please let me know. Does anyone know the location of the
> Gosenhoppen Cemetery? It seems there was an e-mail some time back about
> it, but I don't think I saved it at the time. Thanks much.
>
> Judy in NY state

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