Sarah HOWERTER

Abt 1793 - Abt 1851  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Sarah HOWERTER
  Born	Abt 1793	Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	24 Apr 1808	Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
  _UID	E1FD70AA20484EDDAE7D0D7CC5DFA6D45D74
  Died	Abt 1851	Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
  Buried	Howerter's Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
  Person ID	I625332910	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Johan Adam HOWERTER,   b. 3 Sep 1742, Chester Co, PA ,   d. 6 Dec 1819, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharine KROHN,   b. 23 Dec 1748, Europe ,   d. 23 Apr 1819, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1767	Christ (Mertz) Church, Rockland Twp, Berks Co, PA
  Family ID	F549247347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anthony JODER,   b. 16 May 1786, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA ,   d. 1 Dec 1852, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Abt 1811	Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA
  Children	1. Judith (Jude) YODER,   b. Abt 1812, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1880, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Elisabeth YODER,   b. 12 May 1815, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1890, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age 75 years)   3. Susan YODER,   b. 8 Nov 1818, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 27 Dec 1889, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age 71 years)   4. Reuben YODER,   b. Abt 1819, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 22 Jan 1900, Barry Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age ~ 81 years)   5. Catharina (Kate) YODER,   b. Abt 1820, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1870, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age ~ 51 years)   6. Rachel YODER,   b. 31 Jan 1821, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 8 Apr 1907, PA  (Age 86 years)   7. Maria (Polly) YODER,   b. Abt 1825, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1888, Barry Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age ~ 64 years)   8. Peter YODER,   b. 10 Mar 1827, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 16 May 1868, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age 41 years)   9. Harrison YODER,   b. 25 Oct 1829, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 24 Nov 1901, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA  (Age 72 years)   10. Sarah YODER,   b. Abt 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Aft 1860, Lykens Twp, Dauphin Co, PA  (Age ~ 31 years)   11. Eva YODER,   b. Abt 1832, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. Between 1880 and 1900, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age ~ 48 years)   12. Sybilla YODER,   b. 1834, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA ,   d. 28 Oct 1893, Jackson Twp, Dauphin Co, PA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F549247324	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  1850 census has Sarah age 56, (born circa 1794). The other ages for the family seem correct, but I'd guess Sarah could be born any time c1791-95 and still be pretty consistent. Confirmation in 1808 at typical age of 15 would push her birth back to 1793. her parents listed as Adam, Sr. is a "best fit". That is, despite my continued look for alternatives, I don't have any evidence that she isn't a daughter of Adam Sr, and several reasons why she is. Consider: - Sarah is identified as a Howerter on Harrison Yoder's Taufschein (original in my possession). - Sarah is identified as a Howerter in Floyd's book on Northumberland Co (Re: Anthony Yoder) - only males Adam Sr, Adam Jr, and Peter came to Howerter's Church area. - Sarah Howerter was confirmed here in 1808. - Sarah Howerter and Adam Howerter are listed together as communicants at Howerters on 3 May 1812 (no other Howerter's there) - Adam Jr "had no children" according to Floyd book (but see 1810 Census) - 1800 census seems goofed up for Adam Jr (00001-00120). (but no young daughter) - 1800 census for Adam Sr matches: 10101-11101 - children being Johannes (if alive), Christina, Anna Maria, and Sarah. - 1810 census for Adam Sr: 00001-01001 (Jr: 11010-01010?) - Peter'skids are accounted for and start in 1805. wf born in 1778. - Sarah's parents would be 52/46 which is a little old, but still OK. - So Adam Sr is only viable candidate for her father. - Sarah appears as a sponser to "sister" Catharine/Anthony Wehry in 1811. - There doesn't appear to be any indication that she could be an illegitimate daughter of one of Adam's other daughters... Problems with this theory: - She's not mentioned as a daughter in Floyd's book (but neither is daughter Salome). Given the accuracy of the rest of the article, that's not a big deal - The mother Catharine is pretty old (not too old) for a child in 1794 - Normally Sarah and Salome were the same name (one the nickname of the other) so it's odd for someone to have daughters with both names (though not *too* odd to me). This is the only one that really bothers me. Her death is based on the fact that she's in the 1850 census, but not in Anthony's will. On the unwed mother theory: The mother would have to have been Catharine, Salome or Elisabeth. This is my second best guess. Certainly, it seems Adam Sr raised her, but maybe she was born out of wedlock. If I were to pick a candidate for that, it would be Elisabeth who would have been just old enough at the time. Elisabeth *maybe* married John Fassler who later were sponsors for the baptims of Harrison Yoder. +Could it be Catharine? I doubt it since Sarah was a sponsor to her in 1811. I can't imagine having the abandoned child being a sponsor for her mother later on. +Could it be Salome? I doubt it. Salome seems to have been married to Jonathan Bastress at that time and there are estate records showing that the only daughter by that father was Catharineborn c1794. The only thing would be if for some reason (!), the daughter Catharine was raised by Adam Sr and "renamed" Sarah (ie Salome). The age would atleast be right. +Could it be Elisabeth? Well, Elisabeth would be just old enough to have gotten pregnant. But I can't figure out what happened to her. Ithink Elisabeth would have to be the most likely of the daughters. She was apparently alive when Adam Sr made his will. a Guess then would be that Elisabeth married John Fassler later (and was a sponsor to Anthony Yoder and Sarah when Harrison was born). How about this possibility - Sarah (maybe a Salome) was born to someone else, and raised as a Howerter? Possibilities: Salome Knappenberger, born 7 Feb 1793, to John A. (Adam) Knappenberger (note - Adam Sr's first sponsor was a Knappenberger). a child of Adam Jr (by a first wife who died in child birth?)