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John Henry Hoppe

John Henry Hoppe

Male 1801 - 1881  (79 years)

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  • Name John Henry Hoppe  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 17 Feb 1801  Bachman's Valley, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened 6 Apr 1801  Jerusalem Luth. Ch., Jerusalem, Westminster, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Buried Jan 1881  Krider's (St.Benjamin's) Luth. Ch. Cem, Westminster, Carroll Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Died 5 Jan 1881  Carroll Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I1051  SnoufferCampbell
    Last Modified 31 May 2010 

    Father Ferdinand Frederick Hoppe,   b. 28 Jan 1769, Stuttgart, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1819, Westminster Dist, Frederick (Now Carroll) Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Catharine Schnauffer / Snouffer,   b. 14 Jun 1782, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1861, Carroll Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1799  [5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Myerly,   b. 26 Oct 1807, Frederick (now Carroll) Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1884, Carroll Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1829  Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 12, 13, 14] 
    Children 
    +1. Josephus Henry Hoppe,   b. 19 Mar 1830, Westminster, Frederick (Now Carroll) Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1877, Westminster, Carroll Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • J.T.Scharf, HISTORY OF WESTERN MARYLAND, p. 951 (1882), reports:
      "J. Henry Hoppe was born near Bowers' church, now called Bachman's, in Bachman's Valley, Feb. 17, 1801. His father was Ferdinand Frederick Hoppe and was born in Stuttgart, Germany. His mother was Catharine Snouffer, of Frederick County. Mr. Hoppe received a common-school education, after which he taught school for five years, studying surveying in the meanwhile, in which he became very proficient. On attaining his majority he united with the Democratic party....
      "In 1825 he was appointed a magistrate, and, with the exception of a few years, he held the position until twelve months before his death. [See, ibid, pp. 808-809] He became so thoroughly versed in testamentary law that he was frequently appointed to settle the estates of deceased persons, several of which were very large. In 1842 he was elected sheriff of this county [a post he held for only 3 years; ibid, p. 806]....
      "Mr. Hoppe was a charter member of the Western Maryland Railroad, was elected secretary and treasurer, and was also a director in the road. He was for a number of years director of the Union National Bank of Westminster [e.g., ibid, p. 942], and was also a charter member of George Washington Lodge, A.F.A.M., of that city. He was elected county surveyor for four counsecutive terms. Mr. Hoppe always resided in Carroll County, though the place of his birth was then in Baltimore County.... Squire Hoppe was a member of the Lutheran Church for over sixty years. No man in Carroll County was more generally or more favorably known. He died Jan. 5, 1881, after an active and busy career of nearly eighty years."
    • Hoppe was involved in creating Carroll County out of Baltimore & Frederick counties. (See, ibid, p. 794.) He also was on the first board of directors of the Westminster Cemetery Corporation when it was incorporated 17 June 1864. (Ibid, p. 937.) But he is not listed as being buried there. In 1876, during festivities celebrating the Centenary of American Independence, he among others was an "Honorary President" of the celebration. (Ibid, p. 955.)
    • John is buried in Krider's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Westminster, MD, in sec. B, row 12, lot 24. See vol. 5, part 1, CARROLL COUNTY CEMETERIES, p. 98 (Carroll Cnty Genealogical Soc'y, 1999).

  • Sources 
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    2. [S37] Ancestry Tree - Mann|, James D. Hug, "Mann_2011-12-09", (Ancestry.com, Public Member Tree, Online database, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/33020986/listofallpeople).

    3. [S103] FindaGrave|, FindaGrave.com, (www.FindAGrave.com), 34510795.

    4. [S34] MD, Hist of Western|, J. T. Scharf, HISTORY OF WESTERN MARYLAND, (L. H. Everts, Co., Philadelphia, PA : 1882), p.951 (Reliability: 3).

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    6. [S133] German Churches-9|, Maryland German Church Records : The Pipe Creek and Jerusalem Churches, vol. 9, (Historical Society of Carroll County, Westminster, MD (C.T. Zahn & F. S. Weiser, eds) : 1993), p. 85 (Reliability: 3).

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    8. [S33] Hess, Robert M. Hess, "Snouffer Notes", (Robert M. Hess, Houston, TX; Reference # 7501 (29 Apr 1975); Pedigree Charts (10 Sep 1966 & 18 Nov 1970); letter (30 Apr 1975); Chart 7101 (25 Feb 1971); other reports).

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    13. [S39] Carroll Cemeteries 5/1|, Carroll County Cemeteries, Vol. 5, part 1, (Carroll Cnty Genealogical Soc'y, Westminster, MD : 1999), p. 98.

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