John William Wotring
(Abt 1738-1778)
Christina Kocher
(1740-1821)
Jacob Wotring
(1764-1836)
Magdalena Elizabeth Hirsch
(Abt 1768-)
Lydia Wotring
(1799-1884)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Johan Jacob George

Lydia Wotring 1 2 3

  • Born: 30 Oct 1799, Whitehall Twp., Lehigh, PA 3 4 5
  • Christened: 23 Mar 1800, South Whitehall Twp.: Jordan Reformed Church, Lehigh, PA 6
  • Marriage (1): Johan Jacob George
  • Died: 5 Oct 1884, Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA at age 84 3 4 5
  • Buried: Leather Corner Post: Morgenland Church Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 3 4 5

   Another name for Lydia was Lydia Woodring.7

   FamilySearch ID: L81L-HTN.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 8 The 1850 census recorded Jacob George, farmer, 68, living with wife Lydia, 50; son Reuben, laborer, 31; Daniel, laborer, 17; Sarah, 24; Elizabeth, 20; Elimina, 15; Jemina, 13; and Lydia, 10. In the left column is written "Hotel". Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.
Next door is Eli George, huckster, 29, with wife Melinda, 30; and daughters Lenia, 2, and Cathenes, 8 months.

2. Census in 1870 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA. 9 The 1870 census recorded Jacob George, innkeeper, 78, living with wife Lydia, 71. They were born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $13,000 and personal estate $1000. In their houshold are Isabella Diehl, 15; Rosa Aucha, 13; and Irvin Aucha, 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Obituary: Morning Call: Deaths: GEORGE. - On Oct. 5, In Lowhill, Lydia, widow of the late Jacob George, aged 86 years. On 7 Oct 1884 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. 10


Lydia married Johan Jacob George, son of Johannes George and Maria Elisabeth. (Johan Jacob George was born on 29 Mar 1792 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA 4 5 11 12, christened on 6 Apr 1792 in Lowhill Twp.: Lowhill Reformed Church, Lehigh, PA,11 died on 14 Apr 1879 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA 5 12 and was buried in Leather Corner Post: Morgenland Church Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 4 5.)

Sources

1 http://www.ancestry.com.

2 Hollenbach, Raymond E., George family : descendants of Johan Jost Gorg (929.2 GEORGE
Scott Andrew Trexler II Memorial Library
Lehigh County Historical Society
PO Box 1548
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105-1548
http://www.users.voicenet.com/~lchs/library/index.html).

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190828347.

4 Morganland Church Cemetery Listing (http://www.grammesgenealogy.com/morganland_cem.htm).

5 Knerr, Katie Isabelle, Notes of Katie Isabelle Knerr (Handwritten notes of her family history, in possession of her daughter, Isabel Beacher.).

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MRTQ-LXS entry for Lydia Wotring.

7 Roberts, Charles Rhodes, History Of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Volume II (Allentown, Pa., Lehigh Valley Pub. Co., 1914. 3 volumes, illustrated, maps. Prepared by a committee appointed by the Lehigh County Historical Society; chapters contributed by various writers.).

8 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HY-BX1.

9 1870 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPL-YYC Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Lowhill Township, Page 13.

10 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 7 Oct 1884, page 1 obituary of Lydia George.

11
Lowhill Reformed Congregation, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1769-1881 (http://www.ancestry.com).

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190828346.


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