The
Family of Henry Mehring
Henry Mehring was born in 1746, whether he was born in the United
States is not known at this time. On August 4 ,1786 he married Catherine
Hauser. Catherine was born in Lancaster County in 1758. Henry and Catherine had
four known children, all born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Henry
died in 1823 in New Holland , Lancaster County. His wife died in
1848 in Lancaster County. Their daughter Catherine is my direct
ancestor.
The Children Of Henry Mehring and
Catherine Hauser:
1) Catherine was
born March 28, 1791 in Lancaster Pennsylvania. She was baptised on January 5,
1799 in the Trinity Evangelical Church, New Holland, Lancaster County. She
married
George Bolich/ Boley
on March 30, 1820 at the Mudd Creek
Church in New Holland. George and Catherine had five known children. John,
Henry, Catherine, Susanna and one unknown. Catherine died on October 18, 1837 in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and is buried in Kurtz Cemetary. For more
information on her children please use the above link.
2) Eva was born in New Holland,
Lancaster County on December 23, 1788. She was baptized om August 20, 1789. Eva
married George Ranck.
3) John was born March 8, 1794 in Earl
Township, Lancaster County and baptized the same day as his sister Catherine. He
married Barbara Petrie. John had at least two children Elijah and Frederick.
Elijah was born May 20, 1825 in Lancaster and died December 3, 1916 in Chicago,
Illinois. Frederick was born in 1826. John died on March 27, 1864 in Covington,
Kentucky.
4) Henry Mehring Junior was born on May
6, 1796 in New Holland and baptized January 5, 1799. He was twice married. His
first marriage was to Anna Hurst, who died April 27, 1834. They had three
children together: Luciana, Catherine Elizabeth, and Anna. Henry then married
Lydia Stougerd on February 24, 1842. Henry died on May 12, 1860.
May 1, 2005