Lines from Adams and York Counties, Pennsylvania

I descend from Elizabeth Bringman and Simon Melhorn.

Elizabeth and Simon's daughter Lydia married John George Weaver in Adams County, PA and moved to Frederick County, MD. John George Weaver was born in Adams County to Samuel and Catherine Weaver. The Melhorns were originally from York County, Pennsylvania.

Lydia and John's daughter Clara married James Luther Suman. James was born to Agnes Spence and John Jacob Suman.



Lines from Frederick County, Maryland

I am interested in information on the Suman, Spence, Haller, Hochwaerter lines, especially the following:

James Luther Suman (25 Oct 1851 - 23 Aug 1919 in Seabrook, Maryland), born to John Jacob Suman (28 Mar 1818, Frederick County - 26 Feb 1884, DC) and Agnes Ann Spence (Abt 1823, NY or Canada - 8 Feb 1905, DC). Per census, Agnes & John were in Frederick County in 1860. Agnes & John married in 1842.

John and Agnes' children (other than James Luther) are:
John Grace Suman (Christened 18 Jun 1845 in Middletown, Frederick County), married Lydia Pitt;
Elizabeth Ann Suman (~1851 - 1921);
Julia Suman (1852 - 1914);
Theresa Ann Suman (b. 1853 in MD, married Charles H. Gonzenbach, ? Barden, John Richardson;
Inlea Suman (b ~1855 in MD);
Mary J. Suman (b ~1856 in PA);
Frederick William Suman (Christened 20 Nov 1859 in Middletown, Frederick County), married Frances Ewig; and,
Theodore Suman (b ~1859 in MD).

Agnes Suman's parents: Frederick Spence (French wine merchant in Canada) and Terise A. Spence (b abt 1797 in Canada) aka Terise A. Grace. Presumably Terise remarried a Mr. Grace after Frederick's death.

John Jacob Suman's parents: Margareth Haller (1 Jan 1793, Frederick County - 7 Aug 1860, Frederick County) and Isaac Suman (1 Jan 1794, Frederick County - 16 Jul 1825, Frederick County)

Isaac and Margareth's children (other than John Jacob Luther) are:
Juliann Catherine Suman (18 Jan 1820, Frederick County - 18 Dec 1887, Frederick County), who married Tobias William Haller (23 Feb 1815, Frederick County - 21 Oct 1883, Frederick County) on 10 May 1838 in Frederick County;
Marian Margareth Suman (b. 9 Sep 1821 in Frederick County);
Sarah Ann Elizabeth Suman (b. 1824 in Frederick County); and,
Isaac Phillip Suman (15 Dec 1825, Frederick County - 1888).

Margareth's parents: Anna Maria Hochwaerter (b Nov 1766, Pennsylvania) who married Jacob Haller 9 May 1790 in Frederick County

These families married into Weaver, Bringman, and Melhorn lines, but I don't think that related persons with those surnames lived in Frederick County. Instead those lines lived in York and Adams Counties, PA and in Washington DC.

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