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Female Margaret Smeal Click to view Margaret Smeal in the family tree

Margaret was born on November 8th, 1785 in Berks Co., PA.  Margaret's father was Nicholas Schmehl and her mother was Elizabeth Volck.  Her paternal grandfather is Nicholas Schmehl; her maternal grandfather was George Hieronymous Volck and her maternal grandmother is Dorthea Davis. She had two brothers and a sister, named Benjamin S, George G and Mary Magdalene.  She was the second oldest of the four children. She had three half-brothers and five half-sisters, named John B, Henry, Jacob, Susannah, Rebecca, Catherine, Christina and Elizabeth.  She died at the age of 46 in 1831 in Bradford Township., Clearfield Co., PA.  She was buried in 1831 in Bigler Cemetery, Bradford Township., Clfd. Co., PA.


Margaret's family with Jacob Hoover

‌Margaret and Jacob were married in a religious ceremony about 1806 in PA.  They had six sons and eight daughters, named William, Abraham, Jacob, George W, James, Julian, Catherine, Hannah, Elizabeth Betsy, Susan, Rebecca, Mary Elizabeth, Leah and Sarah.


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