Person:John Houser (15)

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John Houser
b.28 Mar 1821 Bavaria
d.16 May 1887 Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Elisabeth Hauser1814 - 1877
  2. Susanne Hauser1817 -
  3. John Houser1821 - 1887
  4. Heinrich Hauser1824 - 1825
Spouse and Children
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m. 10 Oct 1848
  1. Elizabeth Houser1850 -
  2. Sarah J. Houser1852 - 1864
  3. John J. Houser1854 - 1945
  4. William A. Houser1856 - 1895
  5. Anna M. Houser1858 - 1935
  6. George E. Houser1860 - 1861
  7. Frederick Louis Houser1862 - 1944
  8. Mary Catherine Houser1864 - 1933
  9. Edward Lee Houser1866 - 1880
  10. James H. Houser1869 - 1943
  11. Harry B. Houser1872 -
  12. Henry A. Houser1874 - 1938
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Facts and Events
Name John Houser
Immigrant Name Johannes Hauser
Gender Male
Birth? 28 Mar 1821 Bavaria
Marriage 10 Oct 1848 Vernon Township PAto Catherine Kaehler
Death? 16 May 1887 Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial? Cemetary at Brown Hill, Meadville PA

Came to the US (in 1832 per B. Andre's obit, incorrect) in 1835(his obit, and per Burgerbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer 1650-1850) from Germany: Fischbach in Bavaria (at that time). Per Houser Bible entry: "Neihard on the Rhine" which I cannot find on old atlases. per Burgerbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer 1650-1850 he was born in Fischbach and lived in Fischbach and Enkenbach, near Hochspeyer and Kaiserslautern, Germany


Karl Hans von Hauser, from whom many of the US Housers descend, appears to have originated from the same general area in Germany. He left Germany in the early 1700's though; his family name appears to have changed to Houser (note the "o") prior to John Houser's arrival in the US. Could John Houser Sr. have changed a to o in the US to fit with his "cousins?" We still have no solid link to the large body of US Housers.

member of the Reformed Church in Meadville PA = Lutheran, but his family roots were Mennonite in Germany

References
  1.   Per Burgerbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Hochspeyer 1650-1850
    185.
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