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From: Terri Hauk <>
Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Hello everyone!
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:33:48 -0700


> As far as the names of ancestors with the Bretz family I only have my
> Grandmothers name only at this point we are awaiting a birth certificate to
> find her parents names. She was b. 19 May 1895 and past Jan 1984. On the Coover
> line I am at a dead end with Gabriel Cover, I know that he served in the war
> and found where he is buried by I have no idea of who his parents were. He was
> b. 28 Sept 1828 and d. 3 Jun 1892. I Know his spuse was Margaret [?] Cover
> and so far that he had four children: Alice [1864], Reed[1860], Amanda[1853] and
> Mary[1857]. It is suspected that his parents could be Samuel[1809] and
> Margaret [?] Cover[1815]. They are located within the same cemetery. Again I draw a
> dead end with Samuel's parents. But at least I have two cemeteries with Covers
> to work with so am hoping that I can trace who's who.

Hi Bree,
I have a subscription to the Ancestry.com census images and did some
lookups for you. I believe this is your Grandmother Bretz:

Name: Sarah E Bretz
Home in 1900: East Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: 1895
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: East Pennsboro, Cumberland,
Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1400; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 9

15 June 1900

284/294 Bretz, William, Head, White, Male, born Sept 1876, age 23,
married 5 years, born in PA, father born in PA, mother born in PA,
Laborer (Steel Mill),
Bretz, Bertha, Wife, White, Female, born Apr 1876, age 24,
married 5 years, 3 of 3 children are living, born in PA, father born in
PA, mother born in PA
Bretz, Sarah E., Daughter, White, Female, born May 1895, age 5,
Single, born in PA, father born in PA, mother born in PA
Bretz, Carrie, Daughter, White, Female, born Aug 1896, age 3,
Single, born in PA, father born in PA, mother born in PA
Bretz, Wesley, Son, White, Male, born July 1898, age 1, Single,
born in PA, father born in PA, mother born in PA

Next door is a Francis Bretz, born Apr 1828, age 72, widowed and his
grandchildren Mary E., born May 1882, age 18, and John I., born Oct
1885, age 14, as well as 2 boarders.

I can send you a copy of the image privately if you are interested.

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As for your Coover ancestors, you didn't say which war Gabriel Coover
was in, but I found this:

Civil War Service Records has 1 match for:
Gabriel Coover

About this database
Collection of over 5.3 million names of soldiers who fought on both
sides of the American Civil War.

Personal Information
Name: Gabriel Coover
Company: I
Unit: 201 Pennsylvania Inf.
Rank - Induction: Private
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Union
Notes: Cover, Gabriel

This looks like him after the Civil War:

Name: Gabriel Coover
Age in 1870: 46
Estimated Birth Year: 1823
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Lower Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Middletown Dauphin C
Roll: M593_1335
Image: 55
Year: 1870

2/2 Coover, Gabriel, age 46, male, white, works on R.R., personal estate
worth $100, born in PA, cannot read or write
Coover, Margaret, age 44, female, white, keeping house, born in PA,
cannot read
Coover, Amanda, age 17, female, white, at home, born in PA, cannot read
Coover, Mary E., age 13, female, white, at home, born in PA,
attended school w/i the year, cannot read or write
Coover, Reed, age 10, male, white, at home, born in PA, attended
school w/i the year, cannot read or write

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Before the Civil War, in 1850:

Name: Gabriel Cover
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: 1828
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Highspire, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Page: 187
Roll: M432_774

59/59 Jacob Cover age 52, male, Real Estate Value $200, born in PA
Gemima? Cover, age 50, female, born in PA
Gabrial Cover, age 21, male, born in PA
Michael Wolf, age 29, male, born in PA

This may be a new lead on Gabriel's parents. The birthplace and year
are right.

Good luck!

Regards,
Terri McDonald Hauk


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