I have a copy of a publication, obtained online, titled "Memoir of David Hoover, A Pioneer of Indiana" that may shed some light on this. It was revised by Isaac H. Julian, a relative of David Hoover. It was published in Richmond, Indiana by James Elder, Publisher in 1857. Reading from part I, it says "...If my information is correct, my grandfather, Andrew Hoover [aka Andreas Huber], left Germany when a boy; married Margaret Founts, in Pennsylvania; and settled on Pipe Creek in Maryland. There my father was born; and from thence, now about one hundred years ago, he removed to North Carolina, then a new country. He left eight sons and five daughters, all of whom had large families...." David Hoover became an associate judge of the Wayne County, Indiana Circuit Court. Of interest, he presided over the trial of his father(Andrew Hoover--aka Andrew of Richmond) and William Bulla-- accused of assisting a slave running from his master. They were found innocent of criminal charges, but later paid $1,000 each in a civil trial. His father, Andrew Hoover, was to the best of my knowledge a Quaker. David Hoover's religion was summed up by "I am afirm believer in the Christian Religion, though ot as lived up to by most of its professors of the present day..." the book further states, however, that "...at an early day in this country, Anti-Slavaery and Peace Societies were formed, of which Judge hoover, Elder David Purviance, and other prominent citizens of various parts of the county, were leading members." I hope this helps, and is of interest. The story of Andrew Hoover/ William Bulla is on line, and can be found at several locations with a Google search. It is quite informative and interesting. Ron On Apr 8, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Wayne Webb wrote: > Morning Friend Merle, > > While I cannot help you directly in regards to the Fouts family I > may be > able to point you in the right direction. I must admit thought that > it will > not take you back any further than you are. However, there may be > clues you > were not aware of. And hopefully Friend Gale will chime in on this. > > We are aware that out in western German township, Montgomery > county, > Ohio there was a church. This church is generally known as the Old > German > Church. That it was of German extraction is not in doubt. But what > religion it was is not documented. At least not to my > satisfaction. There > is an early 20th Century newspaper article printed in an Eaton, Ohio, > newspaper stating that it was a Lutheran church. > > However, research indicates that it was most likely not. So what > religion was this church? I have indications that it was likely > Pietist in > some form or other. I can identify two of the early ministers and > one of > the justices of the peace. The two ministers were Peter Poyner and > Daniel > Troyer (Tryer) In 1850 Peter Poyner is listed in the Preble county, > Ohio, > census as a Baptist preacher from North Carolina. Daniel Tryer is > listed as > a carpenter living in Germantown, Montgomery county. > > Conversations with a person; whom I trust in his judgement, > indicates > that Daniel Troyer was of the Mennonite faith and from Maryland. > Daniel > apparently spent some time in Virginia as his wife was from that > locale. I > have not been able to locate any good documentation on either Peter or > Daniel. I have enough information to indicate that they were likely > of an > Anabaptist background. > > Of the several families out in western German township one of > them a > family of Pfautz and Fouts. They are from North Carolina and appear > to have > Anabaptist heritage. Gale Honeyman and I in several conversations > over the > years have discussed these families as a point of interest. I > believe one > or two of them intermarry into his families. > > So you may want to take a look in western German township. Yes, > you > will not find an answer to your question but you may be able to add > to your > knowledge about the family. In closing I wish to point out that I > believe > it is a son or grandson of Andrew Hoover who was a justice of the > peace in > that region before moving over in to Indiana. His name escapes me > at them > moment but I believe it was either David or Daniel. He moved over, > again if > my memory is correct, into Indiana where he was once again a JP. > > Wayne Webb > Editor: Brethren Roots > >> Don Bowman - or anyone >> >> I am working on my Kentucky Churches - and need some family >> informations. I have received considerable information on the >> several >> generations of the Pfautz/Fouts family, but it does not include >> much on >> Elder Michael Pfautz and Barbara Crumpack - of the Pipe Creek >> Church MD >> >> I would like to have family sheet informations on the Elder Michael >> Pfautz - and on his children >> (info received from Roland Brown -saying that there were 5 children >> -indicating information was from Don Bowman) >> >> I have that Barbara Fouts, daughter of Elder Michael, married in >> 1753 to >> Jacob Stutzman - at Uhwarrie in North Carolina - this cannot be >> true - >> since Michael Pfautz and Barbara Crumpacker were married about that >> same >> time. - I suspect that this Barbara might have been a sister of Elder >> Michael. But information on his father, Johann Michael Pfautz, >> does not >> include a daughter, Barbara. His grandfather, Michael Pfautz, does >> have >> a daughter, Barbara - so the name is in the family. That Michael >> (wife: >> Ursula Muhlenhauser) had sons: Jacob and John. I do not have >> information on them - it could be possible that the Barbara Fouts who >> married Jacob Stutzman was daughter to one of them. >> >> Roger Sappington, in Brethren in the Carolinas, on the Uhwarry/Ewarry >> Congregation, says that September 1, 1764, Jacob Stutzman purchased >> 230 >> Acres. That in the same general area were David Fouts, Jacob Fouts, >> John Fouts, Michael Fouts, and Andrew Hoover. My Fouts information >> indicates that Andrew/Andreas Hoover had married Catherine Pfautz, >> daughter of Johann Michael Pfautz/Catherine Slough - or a sister of >> Elder Michael Pfautz (but as I said above - there is no Barbara >> named as >> a sister of this Catherine). Nor does this family include a David >> Fouts, and its Jacob and John Fouts died in Pennsylvania >> (Westmoreland >> Co and Lancaster Co) >> >> Merle C Rummel > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams > mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message