Individual Details

John F. HIMES

(26 Aug 1827 - 26 Mar 1899)

His obituary states "He was the father of 12 children, two of whom died in infancy, the remaining 10, 6 sons and 4 daughters, are still living. Two of his sons, Thomas and Samuel, are ministers of the gospel in the Lutheran church."

Events

Birth26 Aug 1827
BaptismTrinity Reformed Church, Alcola, Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Marriage1849Eliza THRUSH
Miscellaneous26 Aug 1863Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Death26 Mar 1899Rose Township, Jefferson County , Pennsylvania
Burial29 Mar 1899St. John's Cemetery (Windy Hill), Rose Township, Jefferson County , Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseEliza THRUSH ( - 1907)
ChildSeth Peter HIMES (1853 - 1933)
FatherPeter HIMES (1803 - 1884)
MotherEva SHOFFNER (1804 - 1838)
SiblingAdam HIMES (1828 - )
SiblingEsther HIMES (1830 - 1879)
SiblingRegina HIMES (1831 - 1920)
SiblingLidia HIMES (1833 - )
SiblingAdam HIMES (1834 - )
SiblingSolomon HIMES (1836 - 1909)
SiblingAngeline HIMES (1838 - )

Endnotes

1. Cornelius E. Koppenheffer, translator and compiler, Trinity Reformed Church Records (typescript, 1 June 1863, Clarion County Historical Socity, Clarion, Pennsylvania), page 5, Johannes Heim born 26 August 1827, no baptismal date given.

2. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 29 March 1899, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Death notice for John F. Himes.

3. Cornelius E. Koppenheffer, translator and compiler, Trinity Reformed Church Records (typescript, 1 June 1863, Clarion County Historical Socity, Clarion, Pennsylvania), page 5, Johannes Heim born 26 August 1827, no baptismal date given.

4. Kate M. Scott, editor, History of Jefferson County Pennsylvania (Syracuse, N. Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1888; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, Inc., 1990), 535.

5. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 5 April 1899, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Funeral of John Himes.

6. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 15 August 1907, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Death notice for Eliza Himes.

7. Natioanl Archives and Records Administration, "Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2017), John Himes, 1863; exempt since he was over 35 years and married.

8. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 29 March 1899, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Death notice for John F. Himes.

9. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 29 March 1899, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Death notice for John F. Himes.

10. Brookville Republican, (Brookville, Pennsylvania), 5 April 1899, Newspaper clipping in Himes file; Jefferson County History Center, Brookville, Pennsylvania. Funeral of John Himes.