Eva Juliana (Schmidt) Hafer (1743 - 1820)

Born 23 Nov 1743 in Leimen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Wife of Matthias Hafer Sr — married 1774 in Schwartzwald Church, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1820 at age 76 in Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Baptism 26 Nov 1743

Possibly arrived Philadelphia, PA 1756 on the Snow Chance, age 13.

Will Abstract - Oley Twp., Berks Co., PA - "Julianna Hofer". Written 4 Feb 1820; proved 14 Feb 1820. Children mentioned: Jacob Hafer, Johannes Hafer, George Hafer, Daniel Hafer, Heinrich Hafer, Matthias Hafer & Maria Hill. Executors: sons: Johannes, George, Daniel, Heinrich & Matthias. Witnesses: Matthias Fuchs & Samuel Sweitch. Inventory filed 23 Feb 1820. Accounting filed 15 Jun 1822 & confirmed by the Orphans Court on 9 Aug 1822. Berks County Will Abstracts from rootsweb.com. Berks County Register of Wills Estate Index.

Note from Sharon Neiman Kleinstuber Family Group Record : "I have a copy of Julianna's estate file. Her will was hand-written in Old German Script. Although I have not translated the entire will, Julianna specifically listed "my six sons: Jacob Hafer, Johannes Hafer, George Hafer, Daniel Hafer, Heinrich Hafer, Matthias Hafer" & "my daughter Maria Hill"

Burial Schwartzwald Union Cemetery, Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Jacksonwald, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

• Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898; Ancestry.com; 2014; Provo, UT, USA; http://www.Ancestry.com

• Year: 1800; Census Place: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 35; Page: 641; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 363338; 1800 United States Federal Census; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group; http://www.Ancestry.com

• Year: 1810; Census Place: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 45; Page: 186; Image: 00227; Family History Library Film: 0193671; 1810 United States Federal Census; Ancestry.com; 2010; Provo, UT, USA; http://www.Ancestry.com

• Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - Extracted from microfilmed transcriptions of the original church records. The microfilmed records are located at the Family History Library; http://www.Ancestry.com

• Estate Files, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993; Ancestry.com; 2015; Provo, UT, USA; http://www.Ancestry.com

• US and PA Find a Grave [Note: there is no tombstone that marks this grave.]

• Death - "Hofer died on the 5th inst the widow Juliana Hofer of Oley Twp. in 75th year". "Reading Adler", 15 Feb 1820 ed.

• Some Source citations from: Sharon Neiman Kleinstuber, snkgenealogy@hotmail.com, Blackwood, NJ, USA