For an unexplained reason, he returned to Greene County, Pennsylvania between 1845 and 1850 and lived with a sister of his mother, Nancy Gordon Spraggs, near the village of Spraggs in Wayne Township. There George Hoy met and married Susannah Mapel, daughter of a nearby farmer, Benjamin Mapel.
After marriage, Susannah and George farmed in the vicinity of Kuhntown, also in Wayne Township, the rest of their lives. George Hoy was reputed to be an excellent bare knuckle fist fighter. He traveled to county fairs and would take on anyone for the prize money. He had a fight at a picnic near Jollytown, Pennsylvania when he was past the age of 60. George bested a bully (under the age of 30) who was bothering people. Perhaps this is why George left Perry County, Ohio.
For an unexplained reason, he returned to Greene County, Pennsylvania between 1845 and 1850 and lived with a sister of his mother, Nancy Gordon Spraggs, near the village of Spraggs in Wayne Township. There George Hoy met and married Susannah Mapel, daughter of a nearby farmer, Benjamin Mapel.
After marriage, Susannah and George farmed in the vicinity of Kuhntown, also in Wayne Township, the rest of their lives. George Hoy was reputed to be an excellent bare knuckle fist fighter. He traveled to county fairs and would take on anyone for the prize money. He had a fight at a picnic near Jollytown, Pennsylvania when he was past the age of 60. George bested a bully (under the age of 30) who was bothering people. Perhaps this is why George left Perry County, Ohio.
Family Members
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James Hoy
1816–1900
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John Hoy
1819–1911
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William Hoy
1820–1886
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Mary Hoy McLean
1821–1910
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Basil Hoy
1823–1866
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Adam Hoy
1826–1906
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Elizabeth Hoy Lanning
1827–1899
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Nancy A. Hoy Riffle
1829–1876
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Eleanor "Ellen" Hoy Quimby
1831–1908
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Sarah Hoy Dike
1833–1898
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Susanah A. Hoy Bowman
1836–1888
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Catherine Hoy Paxton
1838–1925
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Lydia Hoy Carpenter
1840–1916
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Lucy Hoy Fisher
1847–1909
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