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1817 Henry Hosler, son of George and Maria Catharina [Rohrbach] Hosler, was born on January 10, based on his age at death and based on the census records of his parents in 1810 and 1820. His parents lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania at that time. [1]

1818 Lydia Hoffman, daughter of Adam and Susanna [Hoffman] Hoffman, was born on August 13, based on her age at death and based on the census records of her grand-father in 1810 and 1820. She was born, perhaps, in Codorus Twp, York County. [2]


Lydia Hosler, date unknown.
From the files of iam4icecream-Ancestry.com

1820 The parents of Henry Hosler [3] [4] lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania.

1830 The parents of both Henry Hosler [5] [6] and Lydia Hoffman [7] [8] lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania.

c 1830 The families of Henry Hosler and Lydia Hoffman both moved to Ohio about this time. [9]



1834 Map. Road from York County, Pennsylvania (Bottom-right) to Richland County, Ohio (Top-left). [10]

1839 Lydia Hoffman and Henry Hosler [Horsler] were married on March 17 in Richland County, Ohio. [11] [12] [13]


1839 Marriage record of
Lydia Hoffman and Henry Hosler,
Richland County, Ohio

1840 George B Hasler and Henry R Hasler were taxed in Perry Twp, Richland County, Ohio. [14]

1840 Henry Hosler (age 20-30) and female (age 30-40, Lydia?) and son, age 0-5 (Levi?), lived in Richland County, Ohio. [15] [16]

1843 Henry R Hosler purchased lot 12, in Woodberry, Richland County, Ohio, from Jacob (Lydia's brother) and Elizabeth (Henry's sister) Hoffman. [17]



1871 An Atlas of Morrow County, by D.J. Lake
shows lot 12 in the north-central part of
North Woodbury township, Perry county, Ohio.
Adam Hoffman had purchased lot 11. [18] [19]

1843 Henry R Hosler was appointed guardian to Jesse Hoffman, Lydia's brother, upon the death of Lydia's father, John Adam Hoffman [20] [Photocopy, Adam Hoffman's estate, 1843, Richland County, Ohio.]

1846 Henry R Hosler was taxed in Rule's addition, Woodbury Twp, Richland County, Ohio. Samuel and Jacob Hoffman were also listed. [21]

1850 Henry Hosler (age 33) and wife Lydia (age 30) lived in Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio with children Levi (age 10), Jacob (age 8), Juliann (age 6), Susan (age 5), Mary A (age 3), and George (age 1). [22] [23] [24]

1851 Henry and Lydia Hosler sold lot 12, George Rule's addition, Woodbury, Perry Twp, to George G Nickey, on March 1, for $25. Jesse Hoffman (Lydia's brother) was a witness. [25]

1851 George B and Catherine Hosler, sold land in Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio [section 13 of Twp 18, Range 20] to son Henry R Hosler on March 3, for $800. [26]

1856 Henry Hosler purchased 30 acres in Morrow County, Ohio [section 3, Twp 18] from William and Mary Ruhl. The deed was dated December 1 and was witnessed by Henry and George Ruhl. [27]

1857 Henry R Hosler purchased 80 acres of school lands in Morrow County, Ohio [section 3, twp 18, range 20] from Thomas Barham and his wife Mary Magdalene, on January 17, for $1800. The sale was finalized by George Rule, Justice of the Peace of Morrow County. [28]


1857 Woodford map of Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio
H. R. Hosler owned 130 acres (section 3) and 82 acres (section 13)
of land in Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio [29].
Isaac Ruhl, Henry's brother-in-law, owned land in section 3.
Several other Ruhl and Rule families owned land nearby.

1860 Henry Hosler (age 42) and wife Lydia (age 40) lived by the Whetstone post office in Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio with children Jacob (age 17), J (age 16), Susan (age 15), Mary A (age 13), and Geo. W. (age 11), Catharine (age 8), Joanna (age 6), James H (age 1), and Lydia A (age 1). The estate was valued at $2800+$690. The nearby listings indicated this was the lot of land in section 3 of the township. [30] [31] [32]

1860 Henry Hosler was named on the agricultural census for Congress Twp, Morrow County, Ohio with 75 improved acres and 35 unimproved acres. He had 3 horses and 5 cows. [33]

1861 Henry R. and Lydia Hosler sold 80 acres in school lands in Morrow County, Ohio [section 3, twp 18, see purchase in 1857] to John Garverick on June 18, for $3000. [34]

1863 Henry Hosler's parents, George B Hosler and Catherine, sold 20 acres to Henry R Hosler in Morrow County, Ohio [section 18 in Twp 19] on May 18. No price was named. George died later during the year.

1864 Henry and Lydia Hosler sold 20 acres of land in Morrow County, Ohio [section 18, Twp 19] to Adam Baker for $600. Henry Hosler's brother George made a similar transaction.

1864 Henry R and Lydia Hosler, Catherine Hosler, and George and Elizabeth Hosler sold land in section 18, twp 19, range 19, Morrow County, Ohio, to Henry Sowers, on September 6. [35]

1864 Henry and Lydia Hosler sold land in Morrow County to Henry Coldwell on December 15. [36]

Henry Hosler and family moved from Morrow County, Ohio to Noble County, Indiana. [37]



1859 Map. Railroad from Morrow County, Ohio (Bottom-right) to Noble County, Indiana (Top-left). [38]

1865 An account was made of the estate of father George B Hosler, deceased, of Morrow County, Ohio on December 30, naming widow Catharine Hosler and other heirs: Jacob Steffy, Samuel Hosler, Henry R Hosler, Abraham R Hosler, Isaac Ruhl and wife Leah. [39]

1870 Henry Hosler (age 52, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Green Twp, Noble County, Indiana, in a household with Lydia Hosler (age 51), George Hosler (age 21), Catharine Hosler (age 18), Joanna Hosler (age 15), James Hosler (age 10), and Lydia Hosler (age 10). Henry Hosler was a farmer. [40] [41]

1874 H.R. Hosler was a landowner in Green Township in Noble County.


1874 Map of Noble (Left) and Green (Right)
townships in Noble County, Indiana.
HR Hosler had land in section 19, Green Twp.
Son-in-law Eli Rivir held land in section 13 of Noble Twp. [42]

1880 Henry Hosler (age 62, farmer) and Lydia Hosler (61) lived in Green Twp, Noble County, Indiana with children Joann (age 23), Lydia A. (age 21), and Henry (James?) (age 21), all born in Ohio. Son Henry was working on the farm, Grandson Edward Reed (age 6) was born in Indiana and his parents were born in Indiana and Ohio. No one was listed as having any disability. Edward Reed was Joanna's son. [43] [44] [45]

1887 Henry R Hosler died in Noble County, Indiana on February 17. The records named spouse Lydia and children Levi H, Jacob H, James H, Lydia E Hosler, Julia Rivir, Susanna Huntsman, Mary Rench, Catharine Wirich, Joanna Gaff. [46]

1887 Henry Rohrbach Hosler died on February 17 at age 70y 1m 7d and was buried at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam, Noble County, Indiana. [47] [48]

c 1880 A photo of their daughters:


Joanna Hosler sisters, date unknown.
From the files of iam4icecream-Ancestry.com

1890 An obituary for Lydia Hosler reported: "Mrs Henry Hosler, age 72, widow of the late Henry R. Hosler of Green Twp and mother of L. H. Hosler, formerly proprietor of the railroad saw mill here, Mrs. F. M. Weirich and another son, James H. Hosler of Washington. She died November 7 at the house of Adam Hoffman north of Albion and was buried in the cemetery near Noblesville." [49] [50] The Adam Hoffman named was Lydia's brother, who named her in his will of 1897.

Henry
1887 Henry Hosler gravestone, Merriam, Indiana [51]
Lydia
1890 Lydia Hoffman Hosler gravestone, Merriam, Indiana [52] [53]

1887-1890 Henry and Lydia Hosler were buried in Merriam Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam, Noble County, Indiana. Inscription: Henry R. Hosler Died Feb. 17, 1887. Aged 70 Yrs. 1 Mo. 7 D's. Meet us in heaven. Lydia Hosler Died November 7, 1890, Aged 72y 3m 25d.

1893 Property of L. H. Hosler is shown in section 34 on a map of Green Twp, Noble County, Indiana. [54]


1897 Estate paper for Adam Hosler
The identity of Lydia Hoffman Hosler's parents
were clarified by the probate record of her brother Adam Hoffman,
who died on October 15, 1897 in Noble County, Indiana. The record listed
brothers John Hoffman Sr, Jesse Hoffman, Samuel Hoffman (deceased), Michael Hoffman (resident of Ohio)
and sisters Polly Bowman, and Levi Hosler son of Lydia Hosler deceased.

1904 Susanah Huntsman, married, spouse of George Huntsman, died on January 21, at age 58, in Green Twp, Noble County, Indiana. She was born on March 24, 1845, in Ohio, daughter of Henry R Hosler and Lyda Hoffman. [55] [56]

1909 Julia Ann Rivir, married, spouse of Eli Rivir, died on December 2, at age 66, in Marion Twp, Grant County, Indiana. She was born on August 9, 1843, in Ohio, daughter of Henry Hosler and Lydia Hoffman. [57] [58]

1915 Joanna Green, married, spouse of Oliver Green, died on February 14, at age 60, in Green Twp, Noble County, Indiana. She was born on May 5, 1854, in Ohio, daughter of Henry Hosler and Lydia Hoffman. [59] [60]

1926 Mary A Rench, widowed, died on September 4 in Campbell Twp, Ionia County, Michigan. She was born on December 29, 1846, in Ohio, daughter of Henry Hosseler and Lydia Hoffman. [61] [62]

1930 Lydia Elmira Summers, married, spouse of Nathan Summers, died on July 21, at age 71, in Churubusco, Whitley County, Indiana. She was born on November 15, 1858, in Morrow County, Ohio, daughter of Henry Hosler and Lydia Huffman. [63] [64]


Research Notes:

Another Henry Hosler aquired land in 1832 and was likely born several years before 1817. The notes below are likely a different Henry Hosler, perhaps born about 1795 and married to Rebecca Rauch:

1832 Henry Hassler, perhaps not this one [age 15?], of Wayne County, Ohio was granted 276 acres near Perry Twp, Richland County, Ohio. [65]

1832 President Andrew Jackson granted land to Henry Hosler, perhaps not this one [age 15?], in Morrow County, Ohio. [Photocopy] 1832 Grant to Henry Hosler by President Andrew Jackson.

1834 Henry Hossler of Stark County, perhaps not this one [age 17?], was granted land in Ohio, section 27, township 3 north, range 13(30?) by President Andrew Jackson. [Photocopy, 1834 Ohio land grant for Henry Hosler.] [66]

1834 Henry Hossler and wife Rebecca sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to John Feller, on July 1. Henry Hosler had patented the land on May 1, 1833. [67]

1834 Henry Hossler and wife Rebecca sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to William Bixler, on January 6. Witnessed by David Kilgore and Benjamin Bixler. [68]

1835 Henry Hossler of Stark County, Ohio, perhaps not this one [age 18?], was granted land in Ohio, section 36, township 1 north, range 16 by President Andrew Jackson. [Photocopy] and [Photocopy] 1835 Ohio land grants for Henry Hosler.

1836 Henry Hosler sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to John Loutzenhiser. [69]

1837 Henry Hossler and wife Rebecca sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to George Good, on June 6. [70]

1843 Henry Hassler sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to Christian Held. [71]

1850 Henry Hossler and wife Rebecca sold land in Richland County, Ohio, to Peter Yoochem. [72]


Footnotes:

[1] Helen Hassler Dempsey, Hasler Families and where They Came from (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Company, 1946/97), 187, [GoogleBooks].

[2] Helen Hassler Dempsey, Hasler Families and where They Came from (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Company, 1946/97), 187, [GoogleBooks].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1820, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1830, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1830, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[8] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[9] A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County Ohio (Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902), 260, [HathiTrust].

[10] Amos Lay, Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York (1834), [LibraryOfCongress], [LibraryOfCongressCatalog].

[11] Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, [FamilySearchRecord].

[12] Family Search, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[13] Helen Hassler Dempsey, Hasler Families and where They Came from (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Company, 1946/97), 186, Henry R. Hosler, son of George B. Hosler, married Lydia, [GoogleBooks].

[14] Ohio, Richland County, tax records, 1839-1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[15] United States Federal Census, 1840, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[16] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[17] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 26-330, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[18] D. J. Lake, Atlas of Morrow Co., Ohio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: C. O. Titus, 1871) 10, North Woodbury, [FHLCatalog].

[19] D. J. Lake, Atlas of Morrow Co., Ohio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: C. O. Titus, 1871) 17, Perry Twp, [FHLCatalog].

[20] Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996, Richland, Administration Record 4-332, [FamilySearchImage].

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[23] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[24] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].

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[26] Recorder of Deeds, Morow County, Ohio, Deeds, 1848-1901; index to deeds, 1848-1912, 5-450, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].

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[37] A Centennial Biographical History of Crawford County Ohio (Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1902), 260, [HathiTrust].

[38] George Woolworth Colton, Colton's county & township rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, & Michigan, with parts of adjoining states & Canada; printed by Lang & Laing, 1859 (1859), [LibraryOfCongress Map], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].

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[40] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[41] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].

[42] SW & PA Durant, Illustrated Historical Atlas of Noble County Indiana (Andreas and Baskin, 1874), 30, section 19, [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].

[43] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[44] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

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[47] Find A Grave Memorial 25465039, [FindAGrave].

[48] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

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[51] Find A Grave Memorial 25465039, [FindAGrave].

[52] Find A Grave Memorial 25465049, [FindAGrave].

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[56] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[57] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[58] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[59] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[60] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[61] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[62] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

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[64] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryRecord].

[65] United States Bureau of Land Management Patent, [US_BLM image].

[66] United States Bureau of Land Management Patent, [US_BLM image].

[67] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 11-586, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[68] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 12-391, index for deed not yet digitized, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[69] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 22-407, index for deed not yet digitized, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[70] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 21-193, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[71] Richland County, Ohio, Deed 31-182, index, deed not yet digitized, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[72] Recorder of Deeds, Morow County, Ohio, Deeds, 1848-1901; index to deeds, 1848-1912, 2-427, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].