Montgomery County PA

Lydia (Eshbach) Waage

Photo: Lydia Waage

Lydia (Eshbach) Waage, daughter of Henry M. and Catherine Lydia (Bobb) Eshbach, married Dr. Charles T. Waage 29 Aug 1877. The couple had one daughter Mary Catherine Waage.

George Washington Hocker (1814—1877)

Photo: George W. Hocker

George Washington Hocker, born 16 Aug 1814 in Ohio, died 21 Dec 1877 in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, was the son of Christopher Hacker who, finding himself in debt, left Pennsylvania about 1808. The son returned to Pennsylvania, but nothing more is known about the father. Photo courtesy of Virginia Goff

Rev. Caius Frederic Sophus "Guy" Waage

Photo: Rev Guy Frederic Waage

The Reverend Caius Frederic Sophus Waage was born 17 Aug 1797 in Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark (now Germany) and died 23 Aug 1884 in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He studied at the University of Keil in Germany and came to the United States in 1819.

Charles Philipp Greulich descendants

Photo: Greulich Family

Descendants of Charles Philipp and Caroline K. (Wolf) Greulich at a family gathering in Pennsylvania, sometime after 1937.

Greulich family photo

Photo: Dr. Charles Waage

Dr. Charles Theodore Waage, son of Rev. Caius Frederic Sophus and Angelina (Garber) Waage, was born 22 Oct 1827 in Milton, Northumberland county, Pennslyvania and died 6 Mar 1921 in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.

Christopher HOCKER/HACKER

Isn’t it amazing how often family members disappear? Especially the farther back you go. Of course, they haven’t truly disappeared, you simply haven’t found the right records, assuming, of course, that they still exist. I’m seeking any information on Christopher Hocker (original spelling Hacker), born ca. 1776 at Erdenheim, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is said he went to Ohio…