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From: Merikay Mestad <>
Subject: [SOMGEN] Re: Barbara Miller Hochstetler
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:59:25 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200308111444.h7BEiZE8022579@lists5.rootsweb.com>


>Does anyone know of a Barbara Miller who married Jacon Hochstetler (1752-?).
>They had a daughter named Catherine (1784-1867) who married George Klingaman
>(1799-1856)?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Cathy Wetmiller

Cathy, Here are a few sources for you to check.

Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler #3 should be your starting point for
descendants and his parents John Hochstetler and Catherine Hertzler.

She is the daughter of John Miller and likely Magdalena.

J. Virgil Miller. "Which is the Corrrect John Miller?" Mennonite Family
History, Oct. 1998, pp. 174-175.

J. Virgil Miller. "Anniversary History of the Family of John "Hannes"
Miller, Sr. (ca. 1730-1798)" p. 29+
Barbara's parents may have been living in Upper Tilpehocken Twonship on
uncleared land that they were preparing for farming at her birth.
1785 Barbara and Jacob took out a warrant for land near Myersdale
(168 1/4 A) on a hill just south of Meyersdale. [PA Archives, tax records.]
-warrant for "Deer Pasture." 1811 (113 A) to the south of previous tract.
Said to have been buried on their farm.

May 17, 1813 sold two farms to son John.
Appears on tax list of Brothers Valley Twp, Somerset Co., PA in 1779.
HHH [Hochstetler] Family Newsletter VI: 1

They lived south of Meyersdale in Summit Twp.

Catharine J. Miller. "Pioneer Hochstetlers of Elk Lick Township." The
Casselman Chronicle, vol. 21 #3 &4, 1981, p.16-17.

Kay Mestad


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