Henry Ginter was born Apr 1839 in Lancaster County and passed away 30 Nov 1901 (aged 68) in Emlenton, Venango County, PA, USA. His parents, Goufsen and Mary Ann (Koons) Ginter immigrated to the US before Henry was born, from Germany. By 1870 census Henry had married Hannah Smith. They had married in 1859. Her parents had immigrated from France and she was born in PA. They had six children and Henry was a laborer. By the 1900 census, Henry had become a stone mason and owned his own home in Venango, PA. It also looks like he served in the Civil War in the PA. Infantry. Hannah passed away in 1907.
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1850 United States Federal Census for Henry E Ginter Pennsylvania Clarion Richland pg 17 of 33.
Name:Henry E Ginter
Age:17 Birth Year:abt 1833 Birthplace:Pennsylvania Home in 1850:Richland, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender:Male Family Number:125
Household Members: Name Age
Godfred Ginter 59 (note: spelled Goufsen on record)
Mary Ginter 48
Henry E Ginter 17
Mary Ginter 15
Samuel Ginter 12
1870 United States Federal Census for Henry Ginter Pennsylvania Venango Emlenton pg. 6 of 13. [1]
1880 United States Federal Census for Henry Ginter Pennsylvania Venango Richland 253. pg 2 of 26 [2]
1900 United States Federal Census for Henry Ginter Pennsylvania Venango Richland District 0162 pg. 19 of 24 [3]
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for Henry E Ginter Gilliam, Primus--Givier, Edwin. pg 3109 of 4237. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.
Name: Henry Edward Ginter Birth Date: Jul 1835 Birth Place:Pennsylvania, United States of America Death Date:1901Cemetery: Emlenton Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA Spouse: Hannah S Ginter Children: Samuel Joseph Ginter, Nellie Ginter, Mary E Ginter, Louise Cornelia Krear, Richard Ginter
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M34K-NB2 : accessed 5 May 2016), Henry Ginter, Richland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,491.
Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 15:34, 5 May 2016 (EDT)
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