Re: WILLIAM C. HAUSAFUS
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Re: WILLIAM C. HAUSAFUS
Margaret Seegmiller 5/09/05
Hi Margaret,
I found this information while looking for information about my grandmother Hossafous' family.Spellings have varied considerably...Hossafous Hosafoose Hausafus and see below for yet another spelling for William.In Darke Co Ohio his name was spelled Hosafoose when he married Joannah Ives but later spelled Hawsafas in 1880 US Census.You wanted to know names of children...here it is.He was divorced at this point and a farmer in Sheridan Kansas.
Household Members: Name Age
William Hawsafas
53
Grant Hawsafas
16
Margaret Hawsafas
11
Carrie Hawsafas
8
My research continues as follows.Our line of Hossafous stopped with my great grandfather Henry as his only son had no children.I am uncertain if all listed children are John's at this point.
In the 1840 census there is a John Houseofouse in German, Darke Co., OH
In 1860 Lewis Hossafus (25) and his wife, Catherine (23), daughter Isabell (1) are in Lawrence, Marion Co., Indiana, right next to them are John Hossafus (63) Margaret (60) and Elizabeth (18).
John and Margaret show that they were born in Wirtemberg (sp?) Lewis in Ohio as is Elizabeth and Catherine was born in Indiana.
JOHN HOSSAFOUS/HOUSEOFOUSE/HOSAFOOSE/HOSAFOSSE/?? Possible HAUSAFUS?
b. about 1797 in Prussia/Germany/Wuerttemberg
d.
m. Margaret _____________
Possible children:
1.William b. abt 1829 d.m. Joanna (sp) Ives 12/19/1850
-William Hausafous (sp) and Joanna (sp-Joanah)both born in OH but in Iowa in 1856(Divorced in 1880 census spelling is Hawsafas).
2.George b. 1823 Germantown Ohio d 1895 Glendale CA
m. Wealthy Jaqua March 31, 1854 b. 1823 d. 04-25-1961 produced one son, HENRY C. HOSSAFOUS
(2nd wife Rachel Norris)
3. Margaret Rebecca (probably went by Rebecca because her mother was Margaret) b.1826 Ohio, m. 04-14-1843 Joseph Bollinger had daughter Malinda Bollinger Metzcar
4. Lewis b. 1835m. Catherine had Isabell in Marion Co. Indiana
5.Elizabeth b. 1842
So far I feel that John and Margaret Hossafous had the following:William, George, Rebecca, Lewis, and Elizabeth. However, John Hausafus in Iowa thinks a John Michael Hausafus had only 4 children...so some of these may be cousins and should not be included here...research continues.
George and Wealthy (Jaqua) Hossafous
1.Henry
2.Mary
3.Wealthy
4.Myrtle - died 8-22-1874 at 7 months
4.Elsie
5.Curence/Currance - female
(children 3, 4&5 by wife Rachel Morris)
Heny C Hossafous
b. April 1855
d. April 5, 1927 age 72
m. Belle C. Emmons age 71
b.
d.May 12, 1930
Children of Henry and Belle
1.Margaret
b.
d. January 30, 1918 age 29.7 after goiter surgery
2.Charles E. Hossafous - only boy
b.
d.
m. Cecelia
3. Maude C. Hossafous Dickey b.m. Homer Dickey had Paul Dickey (Marabelle Dickey ?sib)
4.Edna Hossafous Downs
5.Wealthy A. Hossafous Alter
6.Elsie Hossafous Hanson
Wealthy Ann Hossafous Alter (My grandmother)
b.
d.
m.Leroy Franklin Alter
If you have any further info on the Hossafous/Hausafus line, please email me.