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Andrew Hoard

Male 1840 - 1906  (66 years)


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  • Name Andrew Hoard 
    Born 7 May 1840  Burton Twp, Geauga Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 1900 
    Died 15 Sep 1906  Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA (Evergreen Cemetery) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40255  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2012 

    Father Justus Hoard,   b. Cal 29 Jun 1806, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1876, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Maria McLean,   b. Cal 4 Jan 1808, New York, USA Or Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1868, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F14902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalene Knecht,   b. 5 May 1852, Bas-Rhin, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936, , Daviess Co, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1873  Amboy, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edna Hoard,   b. 7 Sep 1874, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1875, Reading, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Justus Hoard,   b. 5 Nov 1876, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1893, Noble, Branch Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     3. Caleb Hoard,   b. Abt 1884, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1885, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Fred Hoard,   b. 15 May 1887, Ransom Twp, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1962, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2009 
    Family ID F14927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Groom name: Andrew Hoard
      Groom race or color (on document):
      Groom age: 32 years
      Groom birth year: 1841
      Groom birth place: Ohio
      Bride name: Magdalena Kincht
      Bride race or color (on document):
      Bride age: 20 years
      Bride birth year: 1853
      Bride birth place: France
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      Marriage date: 07 Apr 1873
      Marriage place: Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan
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      Film number: 2342455
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      Digital GS number: 4207564
      Image number: 372
      Reference number: v 1 p 253 rn 1188
      Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mibranch/Military/CivilWar/HoardA.htm
      Andrew Hoard:
      A native of Ohio, was born May 7, 1840, of parents, Justice and Mariah (McClain) Hoard, deceased. He was married March 6, 1873, in Hillsdale county, Mich., to Magdalena Knecht, who was born in France June 30, 1852; her parents, both of whom have been called to their reward, were Christian and Saloma Knecht. One child was the issue of this union, Fred. When the war was declared between the North and South, our subject was engaged in farming; he was 24 years of age when he was enrolled from Detroit, Mich., Sept. 22, 1864, as a private in Co. D, 1st Mich. V.I., 1st Brig., 2d Div., 14th A.C. In the spring of 1865 he was detailed as guard at Brig. Hd. Qtrs. for two weeks. He also took part in the battles of Black Run and Bentonville besides considerable skirmishing, and was honorably discharged July 17, 1865, at Detroit, Mich. His wife had two brothers in service, Christian and Frederick, the latter was wounded at Fredericksburg; her father served in the French army. Comrade Hoard is a member of G.A.R.; he is a farmer by occupation and his address is Bronson, Mich.

      http://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-h.html
      Andrew HOARD
      From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale Co., MI, 1888, p.230.
      Andrew HOARD is a representative farmer and citizen of Hillsdale Co. He is pleasantly located in Ransom Twp. on the 50 acre farm which he has owned and cultivated since his arrival in this State. He was born May 7, 1840, in Burton, Geauga Co., OH. His father, Justus Hoard was born and reared in NY State from whence he moved to Geauga Co. where he rented land and farmed until 1844. In that year he came to Hillsdale Co. and settled in Ransom Twp., purchasing 40 acres of timber land. Seven acres of the tract were cleared and held a log cabin into which the family moved. Over the years Mr. Hoard added 40 more acres to his farm and continued to clear, cultivate and improve the property until the time of his death, Dec. 23, 1876. The wife of Justus Hoard was born Maria McLEAN in PA. She too died at the homestead in Ransom.
      The parental family included eight children. They made the journey from Ohio to Mich. with a pair of horses and a wagon in which the household goods and family were carried. Upon their arrival the father sold the horses and bought oxen with which he did his farmwork, marketing and milling. The log cabin in which they first lived was very primitive. At one end was a mammoth fireplace with a giant chimney. Here the meals were cooked with the aid of a "crane" to which the pots and kettles were attached. They could then be swung into or out of the fire without endangering the cook. Besides giving plenty of heat these large fires also furnished light around which the female members of the household did the knitting for the family while the boys studied their lessons. Mrs. Hoard was a very industrious woman who spun, knit and made all the family clothing and also assisted her husband in farm duties.
      The schools in those days were also very plain log buildings, resembling the homes. The benches were slabs of wood. Other slabs, attached to the walls, made desks. Andrew attended the very first school ever taught in this district and, as soon as he was large enough, was removed from school to work on the farm. In spite of meagre education, young people received in the rugged school of experience those lessons of discipline and self-denial which have given them great strength of character.
      On Mar. 6, 1873, Andrew married Miss Magdalene KNECHT, who was born in France June 30, 1852. She was the daughter of Christien Knecht, also a native of France, who served several years in the French Army. He came to America in 1852 and at once traveled to Amboy Twp., this county, where he bought a tract of timber land and there lived until 1880. Then he sold out and removed to Davis Co., MO, where he made his home until his death Mar. 6, 1884. His wife, Solema ZIMMERMAN, was also a native of France and is still living (1888) with a daughter in KS. Mr. and Mrs Hoard have two children, Justus H. and Fred. They belong to the Free Methodist Church. In politics, Mr. H. is a Republican.

      Cemetery:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hoard&GSiman=1&GScid=464&GRid=38796063&