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Abraham Hershberger

Male 1795 - 1856  (61 years)


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  • Name Abraham Hershberger 
    Birth 25 Jan 1795  Rockingham County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Nov 1856  Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Buired in Hershberger-Cade Cem. Fountain Co. Indiana. The will of Abraham Hershberger 1856 is in Fountain Co., IN - Fountain Book 2 page 77
    Person ID I3064  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2018 

    Father Jacob Hershberger,   b. Abt 1757, Lancaster County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1832, Cloverdale, Botetourt, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Margaret Keller,   b. Abt 1748, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1815, Hagerstown, Washington, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F2046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Boblet,   b. Jun 1799, Rockingham County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1855, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1819  Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Noah Hershberger,   b. 13 Jun 1819, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1891, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Isaac Hershberger,   b. 27 Oct 1820, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1855, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Jacob Hershberger,   b. 4 Jan 1824, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1884, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     4. Mary Hershberger,   b. 7 Nov 1825, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1844 (Age 18 years)
     5. Peter Hershberger,   b. 9 Aug 1827, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1891, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Elizabeth Hershberger,   b. 1 Apr 1828, Preble County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1846 (Age 18 years)
     7. Amanda C. Hershberger,   b. 30 Oct 1830, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1865 (Age 34 years)
     8. Adaline Hershberger,   b. 4 Jan 1834, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1917 (Age 83 years)
     9. William Hershberger,   b. 2 Oct 1836, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1902, Mill Creek Twp, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     10. Margaret Ann Hershberger,   b. 3 Apr 1838, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1864, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     11. Pamelia Hershberger,   b. 11 Nov 1841, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1870, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     12. Sarah E. Hershberger,   b. 27 Nov 1844, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1867, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jan 1795 - Rockingham County, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Jan 1819 - Preble County, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Nov 1856 - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Abraham came to IN in 1829 from Rockingham, cty, Virginia. (Ref article by Loretta Dugas in Martha H. Drollinger Christy 'hard' file)

      Supposedly, Abraham was the neighborhood banker. Abraham allegedly kept his money in an old potbelly stove in the living room and made loans from it. In 1829, Abraham and Jacob decided to follow and advance of civilization and moved to what was then the far west and settle in Fountain Co, IN. They settled near each other, not being over three-fourth of a mile apart. Abraham was a cabinet maker by trade and Jacob, a farmer. In the new country, they plied their vocations and began making homes for themselves in the solitude of the forest, living in tents until cabins could be erected. They sent their children to school in the first crude school house built in the district. It was built of logs as the other buildings with a puncheon floor and light was admittred to the interior by means of greased paper on the windows. .The religious services of the neighborhood were held at the home of Abraham. Thus commencing life in a new country surrounded by nature in her wildest state they cleared the forest and made homes for themselves and children. ( The Biography of Abraham and Jacob Hershberger by Elmer Hershberger)
      posted on ROOTSWEB by Donald Harshbarger herkydude@gmail.com


      1850 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8054&enc=1>
      about Abraham Harshberger
      Name: Abraham Harshberger
      Age: 55
      Birth Year: abt 1795
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana
      Gender: Male
      Family Number: 501

      He was the son of John and Catharine "Caty" Hershberger. He was most likely born on Hawksbill Creek in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Jacob's father, John Hershberger and family, migrated from the Shenandoah to Rockingham County Virginia about 1808 and on to Preble County, Ohio in 1814. He was the brother of Abraham Hershberger, who also came migrated to Fountain County, Indiana.

      Jacob married Mary Magdalena King on 15 May 1810 in Rockingham County, Virginia.

      "Jacob Hershberger was one of the early pioneers of the area, being issued original land patents as early as 1829. On 22 September 1829 he purchase 80 acres (E½ NE¼, S22 T19N R8W) and on 23 September, another 80 acres (W½ NW¼ S23 T19N R8W).

      Jacob was born in Virginia about 1784, as he died 29 April 1849, being 64 years of age. He is buried in the Hershberger-Cade Cemetery located in Fountain County, Indiana. He was married to Mary Magdalene King, daughter of George King, on 15 May 1810, in Rockingham County, Virginia. Jacob's father was John Hershberger, who migrated from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to Preble County, Ohio, where he died sometime between December 1832 and March 1833. (Source: land records)

      Jacob entered the War of 1812 in July of 1813 and served in the Virginia military under Captain Robert Hook. He returned home on a furlough sick and not being able to recover his health, was discharged 16 January, 1814.

      Records indicate that Jacob and Mary left Rockingham County, Virginia in 1814 to move westward to Montgomery County, Ohio. They lived there until the move to Fountain County, Indiana in 1829. Jacob prospered well in life and left a fine estate to his heirs. He had a brother, Abraham Hershberger, who also migrated to Fountain County, and where many of his descendants still live." - History of Fountain County, Indiana, printed in 1983

  • Sources 
    1. [S377] Gravestone Fountain County, IN.


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