Catherine HOUFSTATER

Father: George HOUFSTATER
Mother: Elizabeth BARRE

Family 1: George SONNANSTINE

(1) 1900 United States Census for Ohio, Richland Co., Blooming Grove Twp.: Supervisor's District 13; Enumeration District 110; Sheet 2B; June 7, 1900.: Catherine is listed as being married to George for 43 years.

  1. Perry SONNANSTINE
  2. Alla M. SONNANSTINE
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                     _Adam HOUFSTATER________|
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 _George HOUFSTATER_|
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|--Catherine HOUFSTATER
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|_Elizabeth BARRE___|
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Notes

Updated May 8, 2021. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio (Chicago, J. H. Beers & co., 1894). Pages 302-303. Entry for JACOB P. HOUFSTATER.

"... Seven children were born to [George HOUFSTATER and Elizabeth BARRE] on the homestead [Niagara County, New York], namely: Almira, Mary, David, Matilda and Fidelia (twins), Jacob and Catherine; Lucy Ann, the eighth child, was born in Huron county, Ohio, October 15, 1836. In 1836 the family moved to Ohio, and settled on the farm which is now the property of Jacob P. HOUFSTATER, which territory was then a complete wilderness."

(2) 1850 United States Census for Ohio, Huron Co., Ripley Twp.: Page 216; November 11, 1850.

Catherine HOUFSTETTER is the daughter of George and Elizabeth [BARRE] HOUFSTETTER. She is 19 years old and born in New York.

(3) 1860 United States Census for Ohio, Richland Co., Shenandoah Blooming Grove Twp. (Shenandoah Post Office): Page 47, June 20, 1860.

Catherine [HOUFSTATER] SONASTINE is married to George SONASTINE (age 27, b., Ohio, a Potter), head of household. Catherine is 27 years old and born in New York. The family has real estate valued at $800 and personal estate valued at $900.

(4) 1870 United States Census for Ohio, Richland Co., Bloomington Grove Twp. (Shanandoah Post Office): page 29; August 10, 1870.

Catherine [HOUFSTATER] SONNANSTINE is married to George SONNANSITINE (age 38, b. Ohio, a Potter), head of household. Catherine is 38 years old, born in New York and is keeping house. The family has real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate valued at $500. Their son Perry (age 5, b. Ohio) is also included in the household.

(5) Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index via Ancestry.com

Alla M. SONNENSTINE is the daughter of Geo. SONNENSTINE and Catherine HOSTETTER, born 8 April 1871 in Shenandoah, Richland Co., Ohio.

(6) 1880 United States Census for Wisconsin, Marathon Co., Wien + Rib Falls: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 90; page 1; June 1, 1880.

Catherine [HOUFSTATER] SONNENSTEIN is married to Georg SONNENSTEIN (age 50., b. Ohio, a farmer), head of household. Catherine is 49 years old and was born in New York, with her parents born in Pennsylvania. Their daughter Alle (age 9, b. Ohio) is also included in the household.

(7) 1900 United States Census for Ohio, Richland Co., Blooming Grove Twp.: Supervisor's District 13; Enumeration District 110; Sheet 2B; June 7, 1900.

Catharine [HOUFSTATER] SONNANSTINE is married to George SONNANSTINE (b. May 1832 in Ohio, a farmer), head of household. Their grandson Archie ROBERTSON (b. Aug. 1896 in Michigan) is also included in the household.

- Birth date: December 1832; age 67
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 43 years
- Motherhood: 1 child; presently living
- Birthplace: New York, with her parents born in Pennsylvania

(8) Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Full Name: Catherine SONNANSTINE
- Place of Death: McKean Co., City of Bradford, Ward 5, 101 E. Main
- Date of Death: September 11, 1911; 12:50 pm
- Cause of Death: Old age and diarrhea
- Date of Birth: December 25, 1832
- Birthplace: N Y State
- Age: 78 years, 7 months, 11 days
- Occupation: Housewife
- Name of Father: Geo HOUFSTATER (b. Pennsylvania)
- Name of Mother: Elizabeth BARRE (b. Pennsylvania)
- Informant: Mrs. Allie SHAW; Bradford, Pa
- Place of Removal: Shenandoah Ohio

(9) Find a Grave

- Name: Catharine HOUFSTATER SONNANSTINE
- Birth: 1832
- Death: 1911 (aged 78–79)
- Burial: Shenandoah Church Cemetery; Shenandoah, Richland County, Ohio, USA
- Memorial ID: 30137983