John Cogan HOVIS
Birth:
5 Sep 1798
Washington Co., Pennsylvania
Chr:
5 Sep 1802
Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvnia - Reformed Church
Death:
2 Jan 1872
Venango Co., Pennsylvania
Burial:
1872
Clintonville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, Methodist Cem.
Marriage:
1821
Mother:
Notes:
Notes from Ginger Ralston, 1988
He was a Justice of the Peace. He and Elizabeth Walter had 5 children. John was a soldier in the Mexican War. He was a Private in Company G 2n Regiment. He enrolled on 12/6/1846 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Captain Williams and mustered in on 1/2/1847 at Pittsburg by Lt. Fields, promoted to Corporal on 4/1/1848 - mustered out on 6/20/1848 at Pittsburg by Col. Wright.
He appears in Paul Miller Ruff's book Volume 2 "The German Church Record of Westmoreland Co., PA 1792-1804" with parentsz of Johannes Hofus and mother Sussanna. No sponsors listed. His name is listed as John George.
Pirotti info has John and Elizabeth's marriage date as January 27, 1846.
Elizabeth WALTER
Birth:
28 Aug 1796
Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania
Death:
23 Apr 1879
Clintonville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
Burial:
1879
Clintonville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, Methodist Cem.
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Her father was John/Jacob Walter and mother Magdalene Chrisman. She and John had 5 children.
Children
Marriage
No Children Recorded
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John Cogan Hovis - Elizabeth Walter
John Cogan Hovis
was born at Washington Co., Pennsylvania 5 Sep 1798.
His parents were John Theodore Hofius or Hovis, Jr. and Susanne Cogan.
He married Elizabeth Walter 1821 . Elizabeth Walter was born at Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania 28 Aug 1796 .
John Cogan Hovis died 2 Jan 1872 at Venango Co., Pennsylvania .
Elizabeth Walter died 23 Apr 1879 at Clintonville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania .