Beneath that entry is Elizabeth's birth record and it provides us with date and place of her birth. It says, Elizabeth Mulleran was born on the 10th day of February in Williams Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, 1789. That information was significant to documenting the fact that her father was Valentine Miller.
The last entry on the right side is the birth record of Anna Houck. Anna must have become the keeper of this wonderful Family Bible. Hats off to you Anna for preserving your family history!
The
Houck Family Bible was located in the attic of my grandparents, Homer
and Eliza McEwen about 1976. It was stored with a collection of family
Bibles of different branches of the McEwen family.
Elizabeth Muller was 17 years old when she married John Houck on May 2, 1801. Together they had ten children, eight of whom lived to be adults. The records of their births are recorded in the Church records of the Lutheran and Reformed Congregation at Mount Bethel. They were: Johann Jacob, born January 25, 1802, his sponsors were his maternal grandparents. Valentine and Susanna Mueller. He married Sarah. He died in 1887. Next was Susanna, born November 14, 1803, who married Frederick Weaver. Susanna died January 6,1861. Our Anna who was third was born January 12, 1807. She married John McEwen and died about 1874. Then came George, born January 16, 1809, who married Hannah Young and died November 5, 1886. Next is Christian, born October 10, 1813 and died August 25, 1895. He married Sarah Cressman. Maria, born January 24, 1816, died before 1856. Michael, November 25, 1817, married Louisa Hartzell and died September 30, 1909. Johannes died before 1856, he was born December 29, 1820. Catherine who married Reuben Schoch was born March 15, 1823 and died September 30, 1863. And finally Joseph, born December 4, 1824 and died June 20, 1897 was married to Maria Weaver.
The first evidence of the family of John Houck other than this family Bible record, is found on the 1840 census in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. There are a number of people in the family including a young boy living there who was probably his grandson, William McEwen, and a woman aged between 30 and 40 on the census who was probably Anna Houck McEwen, his widowed daughter. It is probable that Anna returned to her parent's home after her husband John died in 1832. The 1850 census record is a little confusing, as ages of all but 18 year old William Houck (McEwen) are incorrect. For one thing it looks like William used the family name Houck at this time. He was probably raised in the Houck household all his life and grew up with his mother's younger brothers. At the age of 18, if he was the person the census taker had spoken to, he may not have known correct ages of the others.
Elizabeth Muller was 17 years old when she married John Houck on May 2, 1801. Together they had ten children, eight of whom lived to be adults. The records of their births are recorded in the Church records of the Lutheran and Reformed Congregation at Mount Bethel. They were: Johann Jacob, born January 25, 1802, his sponsors were his maternal grandparents. Valentine and Susanna Mueller. He married Sarah. He died in 1887. Next was Susanna, born November 14, 1803, who married Frederick Weaver. Susanna died January 6,1861. Our Anna who was third was born January 12, 1807. She married John McEwen and died about 1874. Then came George, born January 16, 1809, who married Hannah Young and died November 5, 1886. Next is Christian, born October 10, 1813 and died August 25, 1895. He married Sarah Cressman. Maria, born January 24, 1816, died before 1856. Michael, November 25, 1817, married Louisa Hartzell and died September 30, 1909. Johannes died before 1856, he was born December 29, 1820. Catherine who married Reuben Schoch was born March 15, 1823 and died September 30, 1863. And finally Joseph, born December 4, 1824 and died June 20, 1897 was married to Maria Weaver.
The first evidence of the family of John Houck other than this family Bible record, is found on the 1840 census in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. There are a number of people in the family including a young boy living there who was probably his grandson, William McEwen, and a woman aged between 30 and 40 on the census who was probably Anna Houck McEwen, his widowed daughter. It is probable that Anna returned to her parent's home after her husband John died in 1832. The 1850 census record is a little confusing, as ages of all but 18 year old William Houck (McEwen) are incorrect. For one thing it looks like William used the family name Houck at this time. He was probably raised in the Houck household all his life and grew up with his mother's younger brothers. At the age of 18, if he was the person the census taker had spoken to, he may not have known correct ages of the others.
John Houck was born March 28, 1779, but I have never
been able to find a birth record for him other than the Bible record. He
died December 29, 1856. Elizabeth
was born February 10, 1784 and died October 12, 1861. Sources:
- Personal family history records of Cynthia H. Smith, Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania
- Houck Family Bible, Biblia - Die Ganza Heilige Schrist, 1844. This is the property of John Houck in the year of our Lord 1856. This Bible is now in the possession of Cynthia H. Smith.
- Miller, Valentine. Notes given to me by Carol Houck Bollenback, July 10, 1991. These notes are dated February, 1940 and were written by Miss L. Victoria Houck, a granddaughter of John Houck. Photocopies are in my file.
- John McEwen Family Bible. The Holy Bible, 1827. This Bible was located in 1976 in the McEwen attic now in my possession.
- Seneca Co. Ohio Court Records. Oct. 10, 1843. Letter of attorney naming Henry McEwen of Seneca Co. Ohio to represent John Houck the guardian of William McEwen, son of John McEwen, deceased.
- Muller Family Descendants, Doris Rizza. Received Oct. 1996. Research located on the IGI at the LDS.
- Church Record of the Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Congregation at Mount Bethel Township, Northampton Co., PA , 1914. Transcribed from the old German Record by the Rev. Dr. Wm. Wackernagel. Containing birth records from 1774 - 1890.
- Find A Grave website was used to locate death dates of the children of John and Elizabeth Houck
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