Henry Haupt

   Other names for Henry were Henry Hood,^{1 2} Henry Hough ³ and Henry Houpt.⁴

   FamilySearch ID: L6R5-5LZ

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Name:,. It is highly likely that the correct original surname is Haupt (often anglicized to Houpt). Selinsgrove (where Mary Ann was born) and Schuylkill County (where they lived) were heavily populated by Pennsylvania German immigrants and their descendants. The surname Haupt (meaning "head" in German) is a well-established Pennsylvania Dutch name. When spoken with a thick German dialect, "Haupt" or "Houpt" sounds very similar to "Howpt" or "Hopt." Hough: In English, "Hough" is often pronounced "How" or "Huff." If an English-speaking clerk or census taker heard "Howpt" but missed the soft "pt" at the end, they could easily write down "Hough" or "How." The discrepancies on the 1908 death certificates (Hough, Hood, Huth) were provided by Mary Ann's children and grandchildren (like Jacob J. Jacobs and others). Because Mary Ann's husband was of Welsh/French/English extraction (his mother was Welsh), her children were likely English speakers. By the time they were providing information in the early 1900s, they were trying to phonetically spell a grandfather's German name they had rarely seen written down, resulting in a fractured variety of spellings.

2. He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1797 and , , Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴

3. Residence: in Feb 1822 in Selinsgrove, Snyder, PA. ³

4. Census in 1850 in New Castle Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ¹ The 1850 census recorded Henry Hood, laborer, 55, living with Margaret, 51. Also in the home is James Madara, laborer, 36; and Rebecca Madara, 22.
Henry's neighbors are Reuben and Daniel Kline Jr. and Daniel Kline Sr.
Reuben Kline, laborer, 40, was living with wife Hannah, 40; George, 20; Henry, 18; Anna, 17; Charles, laborer, 16; Benjamin, 14; Hannah, 11; Catharine, 8; Isaih, 6; Edmun, 4; Reuben, 2; and Rachel, 1.
Daniel Kline, laborer, 46, was living with wife Mary, 46; Louisa, 18; Peter, laborer, 17; David, laborer, 16; Ann, 13; Mary, 12; George, 11; John, 9; Daniel, 8; and Andrew, 5.
Daniel Kline, laborer, 60, was living with wife Mary, 50; Andrew, teamster, 23; Samuel, laborer, 18; and Rachel, 16.

5. Census in 1860 in New Castle Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁴ The 1860 census recorded Henry Houpt, 63, day laborer, living in the home of James Madara, 35, carpenter, and his wife Margaret, 31. Also in the home is Henrietta Jacobs, age 11, who was not living in her parents' home (William J. Jacobs and Henry's daughter Mary) but rather in this home with her grandfather. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. It is presumed that Margaret is Henry's daughter and James his son-in-law. The post office was Broad Mountain in New Castle Township. The census was recorded on June 6, 1870.

Henry married Margaret Kline. (Margaret Kline was born about 1799 in , , Pennsylvania, USA ¹.)