Anna Maria Bush1

F, b. 22 January 1834, d. 14 May 1911
ChartsGottfried Hartenstein descendant chart
Michael Hardenstine descendant chart
Birth*22 January 1834Anna Maria Bush was born on 22 January 1834 at PA; Her birth date was listed as 27 Feb 1834 on her death certificate.2,3 
She was the daughter of Sarah Bush. 
Marriage*circa 1853She married Jacob Hardenstine, son of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, circa 1853.4 
LandS15 August 1853She and Jacob Hardenstine sold 20 acres and 148 perches of land at Paradise Twp., Monroe Co., PA, to Godfrey Hardenstine on 15 August 1853.5 
LandS*28 November 1900She and Jacob Hardenstine sold 135 acres and 38 perches of land at Paradise Twp., Monroe Co., PA, to Theodore Hardenstine on 28 November 1900.5 
Death*14 May 1911She died on 14 May 1911 at Paradise Twp., Monroe Co., PA, at age 77.2,3 
Burial*17 May 1911She was buried on 17 May 1911 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Swiftwater, Monroe Co., PA.3,2 
Anecdote*According to the 1900 census of Paradise Township, Jacob immigrated in 1833. He would have been 10 years old at the time. The ship passenger list discovered for the Michael Hartenstein family does not list a child Jacob. It is possible that Jacob immigrated at a later date with other family or friends, as was fairly common at the time. But I have not found him elsewhere in the passenger lists.
     Analysis of the 1840 Stroud Township federal census entry for Michael Hardenstine includes a male between 15 and 20 years old. Jacob would have been 17 years old at the time. However, there is also evidence that Jacob returned to New York City in the 1840s. There is record of his confirmation there in 1843 and he sponsored the baptism of one of his brother Godfrey's children in 1846. By the time of the 1850 census Jacob had relocated to Paradise Township in Monroe County.
     Jacob purchased 130 acres of land in Paradise Township in 1849. This property is located about three miles east of Swiftwater on Swiftwater Road, which turns into Bush Road. He purchased it at a public sale from the Monroe County sheriff (deed #25-160, 27 Apr 1849). According to the deed, the property contained "30 acres cleared, 25 acres ploughed and 5 acres of meadow". It also included a "log house, 1 1/2 stories high, a log cooper shop, fruit trees and a stream of water passing through the land". My wife and I located the property on Bush Road in 1991 and photographed what is probably the original house. It is just down the road from St. Paul's United Church of Christ (originally Reformed), where Jacob and his wife are buried. The identity of the house was proven by tracing deeds down to the present owner.
     In 1853 Jacob conveyed 20 acres of this land to his brother Godfrey. It was quickly sold to an adjoining landowner (deed #6-523, 24 Aug 1853). Jacob is found as a property owner at this location on an 1875 Beers map of Paradise Township. Jacob and Anna Maria sold their land for one dollar to their son Theodore in 1900 (deed #53-465, 28 Nov 1900). In consideration for the property, Theodore was to take care of his parents for the remainder of their lives. Theodore and his siblings sold some of the land in 1916 (deeds #77-584 and #78-121). The remainder was sold in 1923 (deed #90-118).
     Jacob and his wife Anna Maria were found in every census of Paradise Township from 1860 through 1900. Anna Maria was still living there in 1910 with her son Theodore and his family. Theodore apparently remained there for the rest of his life.
     I have never discovered a record of the maiden name of Jacob's wife Anna Maria. However, by careful analysis of the 1850 census, a hypothesis can be made. There were only two young women named Anna Maria of the appropriate age in Paradise Township in 1850. One was Anna Maria Boyer and the other Anna Maria Larence (sic). The latter was enumerated only eight houses away from where Jacob lived at the time. She would seem to be the most likely choice. She was the only child living with Nicholas Bush, aged 82, and his wife Hannah, 81. There is a strong possibility that she was a grandchild, although the 1850 census did not specify relationships. It would be difficult to prove that, or to determine who her parents were, without additional research. I could not find anybody with the surname similar to Lawrence in the 1840 or 1860 census. 

Family

 Jacob Hardenstine b. 27 May 1823, d. 14 Sep 1906
Marriage*circa 1853She married Jacob Hardenstine, son of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, circa 1853.4 
Children 1.Theodore Hardenstine+ b. 20 Dec 1853, d. 7 Sep 1930
 2.Michael Hardenstine b. 17 Jul 1856, d. 24 Mar 1938
 3.Charles Hardenstine+ b. 20 Dec 1861, d. 3 May 1919
 4.Hannah Hardenstine b. 5 Feb 1871, d. 8 Feb 1871
 5.Milton Louis Hardenstine+ b. 7 Mar 1875, d. 29 Jul 1959

Citations

  1. 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Paradise, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Anna Mariah Hardenstine, #53172.
  3. [S362] St. Paul's UCC Cemetery, Anna Maria Hardenstine tombstone.
  4. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  5. [S727] Monroe County Deeds, Volume 53, p. 465.

Davis Walton Bush1

M, b. 23 December 1844, d. 11 May 1918
Occupation*Davis Walton Bush was a farmer. 
Birth*23 December 1844He was born on 23 December 1844 at Marshalls Creek, Monroe Co., PA.2,3,4,5,6 
He was the son of Michael Bush and Rachael Transue. 
Marriage*circa 1866He married Helen J. Brown, daughter of George H. Brown and Martha E. Salsich, circa 1866.6,5,7 
Death*11 May 1918He died on 11 May 1918 at Middle Smithfield Twp., Monroe Co., PA, at age 73.2,4,3,8 
Burial*15 May 1918He was buried on 15 May 1918 at Wooddale Union Church Cemetery, Middle Smithfield Twp., Monroe Co., PA.2,4 

Family

 Helen J. Brown b. 3 Feb 1851, d. 6 Jan 1928
Children 1.Martha Elizabeth Bush+ b. 25 Oct 1866, d. 26 Jun 1951
 2.Meltha Bush b. 25 Apr 1868, d. 5 Jun 1872
 3.Bertha Bush b. Mar 1870, d. 3 Nov 1936
 4.Calvin Samuel Bush b. Mar 1872, d. 1938

Citations

  1. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Davis W Bush, #57101.
  3. [S638] Davis W. Bush Bible.
  4. [S617] Wooddale Union Church Cemetery, Davis W. Bush tombstone.
  5. [S618] Monroe County marriage records: entry for William H. Hardenstine and Martha Elizabeth Bush, 6 Nov 1885, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.
  6. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  7. [S619] Monroe County marriage records: marriage application for Edward Kays and Martha Hardenstine, 28 Dec 1916, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.
  8. [S637] Monroe County (PA) estate records: I-2169, Davis W. Bush.

Ella Bush

F, b. 18 March 1872, d. 8 January 1952
Marriage*Ella Bush married William H. Transue, son of George W. Transue and Louisa Hardenstine. 
Birth*18 March 1872She was born on 18 March 1872 at Analomink, Monroe Co., PA.1 
Death*8 January 1952She died on 8 January 1952 at Monroe County General Hospital, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA, at age 79.1 
Burial*11 January 1952She was buried on 11 January 1952 at Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.1 

Family

 William H. Transue b. 9 Dec 1866, d. 29 Jun 1941

Citations

  1. [S1059] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death entry, Ella Bush Transue, #5868.

Martha Elizabeth Bush1

F, b. 25 October 1866, d. 26 June 1951
ChartsMichael Hardenstine descendant chart
Birth*25 October 1866Martha Elizabeth Bush was born on 25 October 1866 at NY; Her birth place was recorded as Wyoming County, PA on her death certificate.2,3,4,5 
She was the daughter of Davis Walton Bush and Helen J. Brown. 
Marriage License6 November 1885She and William Henry Hardenstine obtained a marriage license on 6 November 1885 at Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.4 
Marriage*14 November 1885She married William Henry Hardenstine, son of Godfrey Hardenstine and Odella Schaefer, on 14 November 1885 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA. Rev. Franklin Pierce conducted the ceremony.4 
Baptism26 March 1899She was baptized on 26 March 1899 at Grace Lutheran Church, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.6 
Confirmation*26 March 1899She was confirmed on 26 March 1899 at Grace Lutheran Church, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.7 
Marriage*28 December 1916She married Edward Kays, son of John L. Kays and Odella Hardenstine, on 28 December 1916 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA. Rev. J. S. Kistler conducted the ceremony; The marriage license says the marriage occurred on 29 December.8,9,10 
Death*26 June 1951She died on 26 June 1951 at Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA, at age 84.11,3,12 
Burial*29 June 1951She was buried on 29 June 1951 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.3,2 
Anecdote*William was listed with his parents in the 1870 and 1880 census of Smithfield Township. I believe that he lived on his father's farm in Smithfield Township after his marriage, and after his father and mother moved to Paradise Township about 1887. When his father's estate was settled in 1893, William and Martha probably had to leave the farm. William bought two lots in East Stroudsburg in 1895, which is where they lived until his death. (Deed #47-622, 8 Oct 1895, Monroe County courthouse.) The 1900 census of East Stroudsburg lists his occupation as a tannery laborer. His widow Martha bought another lot in East Stroudsburg in 1911, after his death. (Deed #69-461, 1 Apr 1911.)
     After William's death Martha married Edward Kays, who was a nephew of William. William's oldest sister Odella was Edward's mother. Edward and Martha became caretakers at the Broadhead Fish and Game Preserve along Route 191 at Stitesbridge, north of Analomink. Her second husband, Edward Kays, died on 18 Sep 1941 and is buried with her in Prospect Cemetery. After Edward died, she lived for a while with her invalid daughter Grace in Sophie Hardenstine's house at 1230 West Main Street in Stroudsburg. Later Martha lived with her daughter Mayme Fisher until her death.
     Most sources list Martha's birthplace (as well as her mother's) as Michigan. Although her mother lived there when she was young, by the time of her marriage to Davis Bush she had returned to Monroe County. Martha's death certificate states her place of birth as Wyoming County, PA, but that information was supplied by her daughter-in-law, Mayme Fisher. Census sources suggest that she might have been born in New York. By 1870, when Martha was four, the family was living in Smithfield Township. 

Family 1

 William Henry Hardenstine b. 8 Apr 1861, d. 29 Mar 1909
Marriage License6 November 1885She and William Henry Hardenstine obtained a marriage license on 6 November 1885 at Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.4 
Marriage*14 November 1885She married William Henry Hardenstine, son of Godfrey Hardenstine and Odella Schaefer, on 14 November 1885 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA. Rev. Franklin Pierce conducted the ceremony.4 
Children 1.Grace Hardenstine b. 23 Oct 1886, d. 24 May 1971
 2.Mayme Hardenstine+ b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 20 Mar 1956
 3.Frederick Hardenstine+ b. 2 May 1890, d. 7 Feb 1976
 4.Sadie H. Hardenstine13 b. 7 Feb 1892, d. 12 Sep 1892
 5.David Henry Hardenstine+ b. 27 Jan 1895, d. 30 Mar 1952

Family 2

 Edward Kays b. 1 May 1866, d. 24 Aug 1941
Marriage*28 December 1916She married Edward Kays, son of John L. Kays and Odella Hardenstine, on 28 December 1916 at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA. Rev. J. S. Kistler conducted the ceremony; The marriage license says the marriage occurred on 29 December.8,9,10 

Citations

  1. 1870, 1880, Middle Smithfield, Monroe, PA; 1900, 1910, 1920 East Stroudsburg, Monroe, PA; 1930 Stroudsburg, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S413] Martha Elizabeth Kays, Death Certificate.
  3. [S411] Prospect Cemetery, Martha E. Bush Hardenstine Kays tombstone.
  4. [S618] Monroe County marriage records: entry for William H. Hardenstine and Martha Elizabeth Bush, 6 Nov 1885, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.
  5. [S382] U.S. census record, Individual entry.
  6. [S407] Grace Lutheran Church baptisms.
  7. [S410] Grace Lutheran Church membership rolls.
  8. [S408] Grace Lutheran Church marriages.
  9. [S41] Monroe County (PA) marriages: Vol. 15, p. 455, license #4686.
  10. [S619] Monroe County marriage records: marriage application for Edward Kays and Martha Hardenstine, 28 Dec 1916, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA.
  11. [S413] Martha Elizabeth Kays, Death Certificate, cause of death was chronic myocardial failure.
  12. [S637] Monroe County (PA) estate records: I-4327, Martha E. Kays.
  13. [S360] Strunk Family Bible.

Emma Jane Butler1

F, b. 24 February 1866, d. 13 August 1950
Birth*24 February 1866Emma Jane Butler was born on 24 February 1866 at Bedford Twp., Monroe Co., MI.1 
Marriage*25 December 1882She married Solomon Ansted, son of Jacob Ansted and Elizabeth Welker, on 25 December 1882 at Bedford, Monroe Co., MI.2,1 
Death*13 August 1950She died on 13 August 1950 at Bedford Twp., Monroe Co., MI, at age 84.1 

Family

 Solomon Ansted b. 29 Jul 1859, d. 13 Feb 1923

Citations

  1. [S1278] Hitchcock Cemetery, Emma Jane Butler Ansted tombstone.
  2. [S889] Michigan Marriages, Marriage entry, Culeman Ansted and Emma J. Butler.