Husband:
Frederic ALTHOUSE (1783-1852)
Wife:
Susanna SCHLICHTER ( - )
Children:
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA1
Name:
Susanna SCHLICHTER
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Female
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Name:
Thomas ALTHOUSE
Sex:
Male
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Name:
Daniel ALTHOUSE
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Male
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Name:
James ALTHOUSE
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Male
Birth:
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Name:
Andrew ALTHOUSE
Sex:
Male
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Name:
Elizabeth ALTHOUSE
Sex:
Female
Birth:
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Name:
Hannah ALTHOUSE
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Female
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Mary ALTHOUSE
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Female
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Abigal ALTHOUSE4
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Female
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Davis, William W.H., A.M. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania [New York-Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905] Volume III. pages 340-341.
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ELMER E. ALTHOUSE
Elmer E. ALTHOUSE, editor and proprietor of the “Sellersville Herald,” was born in Sellersville, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1874 and is a son of Milton D. and Elizabeth (Nace) Althouse. The pioneer ancestor of the subject of this sketch was Arndt (Andrew) ALTHOUSE, who emigrated from Germany in the ship “Fane” arriving in Philadelphia on October 17, 1749. He located on the Tohickon, near Church Hill, in Haycock township. He and his wife Anna Maria were members of Tohickon Reformed church at Church Hill, and their son Daniel was baptised there March 4, 1753.
Daniel ALTHOUSE was a farmer in Haycock township until 1785, when he located in Bedminster township, where he died in 1795. He was twice married and left the following children: Maria, Frederick, Abraham, Conrad, Michael, Jacob and Rebecca by the first wife, and Isaac, Elizabeth, Daniel, Martin and George by the second wife.*
Frederick ALTHOUSE, born in Haycock in 1783, on attaining manhood located in Rockhill township, where he purchased of Andrew Schlichter a farm of eighty-seven acres on the Bethlehem road, near Sellersville, and lived there the remainder of his life, dying January 26, 1852. He married Susanna SCHLICHTER, of Rockhill township and had nine cildren who survived him, viz: Thomas, Elias, Daniel, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, wife of Enos Sellers; Hannah, wife of Isaac BARNDT; Mary, wife of Noah WEISEL; and Abigail.
Elias ALTHOUSE, second son of Frederick and Susanna (Schlichter) ALTHOUSE, was born and reared in Rockhill township. He was born August 5, 1814 and died in July, 1869. At the death of his father he accepted a portion of the homestead and it was adjudged to him by the orphans’ court, and part of his allotment was a small lot included in the present limits of Sellersville borough. He was a tailor by trade, and probably lived on this lot and followed his calling. He moved back to Rockhill in 1856, and lived there until his death in 1869. He married Maria DIETZ, daughter of Abraham DIETZ, of Rockhill, and they were the parents of nine children, viz: Milton D.; Susanna, wife of Thomas R. LEISTER; Elizabeth, wife of Peter R. ZIEGENFUSS; Henry; John; Thomas; William: Amos; and Emma, wife of Charles HIMMELWRIGHT.
Transcribed August 2000 by Thera Schwenk-Hammond; tsh@harborside.com; http://wc.rootsweb.com/~schwenk of as part of the Bucks Co., Pa., Early Family Project, www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/bucksindex.html
Published September 2000 on the Bucks County, Pa., USGenWeb pages at www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/
NOTE: Corrections posted by Thera Schwenk-Hammond
According to the records of Tohickon Reformed Church, Daniel Althaus married Anna Maria SCHEIB on 28 Sep 1773. She died in childbirth in Dec 1782.He married Julianna SCHWENK on 29 Jun 1783; she was born Sep 1762. Mr. DAVIS was inaccurate in his statement about which children were born to which marriage. Following are the known dates of birth for some children:
Children of Daniel ALTHAUS and Anna SCHEIB are:
Catherine Elizabeth ALTHAUS, b. 20 Apr 1774.
Daniel ALTHAUS, JR, b. 9 Oct 1775.
John Martin ALTHAUS, b. 14 Jun 1778; m. Catherine ZIEGENFUSS, Nov 1802, Tohickon Ref. Ch, Bucks Co., PA; b. abt 1782.
ANNA MARIA ALTHAUS, b. 5 Dec 1782.
Children of Daniel ALTHAUS and Julianna SCHWENK are
Frederick ALTHAUS, b. 16 Jun 1784, Haycock Twp, Bucks Co, PA; d. 26 Jan 1852, Rockhill Twp, Bucks Co, PA.
Abraham ALTHAUS, b. 19 Jan 1786, Bucks Co., PA.
Conard ALTHAUS, b. 27 Jun 1788; m. Barbara DELP, 18 Jun 1815, Tohickon Ref. Ch, Bucks Co., PA; b. Bet. 1788 - 1798
Michael ALTHAUS, b. 20 Feb 1791; d. 17 Dec 1873.
Jacob ALTHAUS, b. 1 Aug 1793, Bucks Co., PA
Magdalena ALTHAUS, b. Feb 1796.
History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Edited by J. H. Battle Philadelphia PA., Chicago Ill.: A. Warner & Co., Publisher 1887.
Frederick Althouse, born in Haycock in 1783, on attaining manhood located in Rockhill township, where he purchased twenty-three acres of land in 1818. In 1824 he purchased of Andrew Schlichter a farm of eighty-seven acres on the Bethlehem road, near Sellersville, and lived there the remainder of his life, •dying January 26, 1852. He married Susanna Schlichter, of Rockhill town- ship, and had nine children who survived him, viz: Thomas, Elias, Daniel, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, wife of Enos Sellers; Hannah, wife of Isaac Barndt; Mary, wife of Noah Weisel, and Abigail.
Bucks County Orphans Records 1685-1852 974.821 MYE Bucks County Historical Society, Mercer Museum, Spruance Library Doylstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. File #6837.
A “guardian” in this sense of the meaning is NOT one who cares for the minor, but looks after the financial aspects as an overseer to ensure there is no squandering of funds by the remaining parent that will hurt the children.
File #6837 Frederic Althouse, Rockhill Twp. Died January 26, 1852
April 26, 1852 daughter Abigail, over 14, petitions for guardian. Henry Troxell appointed. Nine children. Thomas, Elias, Daniel, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, (wife of Enos Sellers), Hannah (wife of Isaac Barndt) Mary, (wife of Noah Weisel), Abigail (minor). Owned 95 acres.
Ibid. File #6837.
A “guardian” in this sense of the meaning is NOT one who cares for the minor, but looks after the financial aspects as an overseer to ensure there is no squandering of funds by the remaining parent that will hurt the children.
File #6837 Frederic Althouse, Rockhill Twp. Died January 26, 1852
April 26, 1852 daughter Abigail, over 14, petitions for guardian. Henry Troxell appointed. Nine children. Thomas, Elias, Daniel, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, (wife of Enos Sellers), Hannah (wife of Isaac Barndt) Mary, (wife of Noah Weisel), Abigail (minor). Owned 95 acres.
Davis, William W.H., A.M. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania [New York-Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905] Volume III. p. 340-341.
ELMER E. ALTHOUSE
Elmer E. ALTHOUSE, editor and proprietor of the “Sellersville Herald,” was born in Sellersville, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1874 and is a son of Milton D. and Elizabeth (Nace) Althouse. The pioneer ancestor of the subject of this sketch was Arndt (Andrew) ALTHOUSE, who emigrated from Germany in the ship “Fane” arriving in Philadelphia on October 17, 1749. He located on the Tohickon, near Church Hill, in Haycock township. He and his wife Anna Maria were members of Tohickon Reformed church at Church Hill, and their son Daniel was baptised there March 4, 1753.
Daniel ALTHOUSE was a farmer in Haycock township until 1785, when he located in Bedminster township, where he died in 1795. He was twice married and left the following children: Maria, Frederick, Abraham, Conrad, Michael, Jacob and Rebecca by the first wife, and Isaac, Elizabeth, Daniel, Martin and George by the second wife.*
Frederick ALTHOUSE, born in Haycock in 1783, on attaining manhood located in Rockhill township, where he purchased of Andrew Schlichter a farm of eighty-seven acres on the Bethlehem road, near Sellersville, and lived there the remainder of his life, dying January 26, 1852. He married Susanna SCHLICHTER, of Rockhill township and had nine cildren who survived him, viz: Thomas, Elias, Daniel, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, wife of Enos Sellers; Hannah, wife of Isaac BARNDT; Mary, wife of Noah WEISEL; and Abigail.
Elias ALTHOUSE, second son of Frederick and Susanna (Schlichter) ALTHOUSE, was born and reared in Rockhill township. He was born August 5, 1814 and died in July, 1869. At the death of his father he accepted a portion of the homestead and it was adjudged to him by the orphans’ court, and part of his allotment was a small lot included in the present limits of Sellersville borough. He was a tailor by trade, and probably lived on this lot and followed his calling. He moved back to Rockhill in 1856, and lived there until his death in 1869. He married Maria DIETZ, daughter of Abraham DIETZ, of Rockhill, and they were the parents of nine children, viz: Milton D.; Susanna, wife of Thomas R. LEISTER; Elizabeth, wife of Peter R. ZIEGENFUSS; Henry; John; Thomas; William: Amos; and Emma, wife of Charles HIMMELWRIGHT.