The many friends of Mr. & Mrs. John K Hosterman of Miles Twp will be grateful to find this brief history of them. Mr. Hosterman was a member of a pioneer family of Miles Twp where he was born Sec 26 1826. He was just a boy of 8 when his father died and after this he went to live with relatives spending time with John Kramer & then with his uncle David Wolfe near Wolf's store. After several years he learned the tanners trade but the work did not agree with him so he returned to farming. In 1848 in Brush Valley he married Miss Margaret Brungart daughter of George Brungart. She bore him one child and it died and she died soon after. He then married Susanna Gramley who was born May 15 1829, the daughter of Philip & Barbara (Poorman) Gramley. Eleven children were born of this union: Olivia 2/1/1850 Mrs. Harvey Spangler of Harvey Kansas, William A 2/23/1853-8/29/1859, George W 2/22/1855, a dentist in Centre Hall, Emma J 2/3/1858 married
WashingtonShaffer, Annie V 4/17/1860-10/28/1864, Mary A 7/27/1862- 11/4/1864, Edwin G 5/9/1865, Ella A 5/12/1868 wife of Wallace Kreider & Thomas C 4/4/1873 a dentist in Rebersburg. Mr. Hosterman educated his sons well favor of better schools for all. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed Church.
The many friends of Mr. & Mrs. John K Hosterman of Miles Twp will be grateful to find this brief history of them. Mr. Hosterman was a member of a pioneer family of Miles Twp where he was born Sec 26 1826. He was just a boy of 8 when his father died and after this he went to live with relatives spending time with John Kramer & then with his uncle David Wolfe near Wolf's store. After several years he learned the tanners trade but the work did not agree with him so he returned to farming. In 1848 in Brush Valley he married Miss Margaret Brungart daughter of George Brungart. She bore him one child and it died and she died soon after. He then married Susanna Gramley who was born May 15 1829, the daughter of Philip & Barbara (Poorman) Gramley. Eleven children were born of this union: Olivia 2/1/1850 Mrs. Harvey Spangler of Harvey Kansas, William A 2/23/1853-8/29/1859, George W 2/22/1855, a dentist in Centre Hall, Emma J 2/3/1858 married
WashingtonShaffer, Annie V 4/17/1860-10/28/1864, Mary A 7/27/1862- 11/4/1864, Edwin G 5/9/1865, Ella A 5/12/1868 wife of Wallace Kreider & Thomas C 4/4/1873 a dentist in Rebersburg. Mr. Hosterman educated his sons well favor of better schools for all. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed Church.
Family Members
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Henrietta "Etta" Hosterman Spangler
1851–1933
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William Albert Hosterman
1853–1859
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Dr George W Hosterman
1855–1939
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Emma Jane Hosterman Shaffer
1858–1919
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Annie Viola Hosterman
1860–1864
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Mary Alice Hosterman
1862–1864
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Edward Gramley Hosterman
1865–1918
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Ida May Hosterman
1867–1870
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Ella Hosterman Kreider
1868–1956
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Elizabeth V Hosterman Weaver
1870–1955
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Dr Thomas Calvin Hosterman
1873–1933
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