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From Deed to Land Warrant and Back Again

Kris — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:01:19 +0000

For some reason I got stuck on John Hoover today when I was deciding where to start on my Huber/Hoover work. Which John Hoover, you ask? I was hoping to find information on John Hoover (Huber), son of Hans Ulrich (Woolerick) Huber of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I don't have much information on him. I ...

Don’t Forget Deeds!

Kris — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:53:45 +0000

Have I mentioned I love deeds? Well, even if I have, it bears repeating. I LOVE deeds! They can be a treasure trove of genealogical information.

Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA

Kris — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:13:31 +0000

I'm in the middle project on the Huber/Hoover family, specifically looking at Lancaster County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland—with the likelihood of branching out to additional areas like Somerset County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Dauphin County... A big undertaking! I've started by looking at deeds and land warrants for Lancaster County. Being a ...

Update: 3 Revised Hoover Family Pages

Kris — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:33:25 +0000

I've finally added the revised family pages for George Hoover (ca 1766-1847) of Fayette County, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover and George Hoover (ca 1735/40-1813) of Armstrong county, son of Michael Hoover. These pages—especially George Hoover of Armstrong County—include some substantial changes from their prior versions, so descendants of Christian Hoover, William Matthias ...

Update: George Hoover of Fayette County

Kris — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

I've recently discovered that George Hoover, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover, of Fayette County lived in Union Township his whole life. Therefore, he can not be the George Hoover who owned property in Westmoreland County from 1779 through 1799 and died in Armstrong County in 1813. How Did We Get Here? Before I get to ...

Update: Andrew Hoover Jr. of Fayette County

Kris — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:06 +0000

One of the pieces of data I have for Andrew Hoover Jr. has intrigued and perplexed me. During her research in this Hoover family, Luella Schuamburg Hoover was sent a deed from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in which Andrew named Yost Herbaugh as his attorney to receive from Catherine Liebrich, relict of Nicholas Liebrich, late of ...

John Hoover of Licking County, Ohio

Kris — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:34:42 +0000

If you recall from my post Hoover Families in Licking County, Ohio I was especially interested in John and Barbara Hoover of Franklin and Newark Townships. John was of interest to me because the census information indicated that he was of the appropriate age to be my John2 Hoover (Andrew1). A review of the Revolutionary ...

Lancaster County Deeds, Hoover Grantor Index, Part V

Kris — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:00:15 +0000

A list of Hubers and Hoovers from the Lancaster County Deed Books (1729—1893), covering first names starting with R—W.

Lancaster County Deeds, Hoover Grantor Index, Part IV

Kris — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:00:56 +0000

A list of Huber & Hoover grantors from the Lancaster County Deeds Books (1729-1893), covering first names M—P.

Lancaster County Deeds, Hoover Grantor Index, Part III

Kris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:20 +0000

A list of Hubers & Hoovers from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Deed Grantors index with first names I through L, covering years 1729—1893.