Ancestors of Murray Oltman (b1890) & Ralph Oltman …theoltmans.com/images/Ancestors_of_Murray_Oltman_and_Ralph_Oltman.pdfAncestors of Murray Oltman (b1890) & Ralph Oltman ... Ancestors

Ancestors of Murray Oltman (b1890)& Ralph Oltman (b1893)

by

Murray W. Oltman

1

Table of Contents

Foreword ...............................................................................................................................................................2 Ancestor Tree of Murray Oltman ..........................................................................................................................3 Ahnentafel Report of Murray Oltman....................................................................................................................5 Index....................................................................................................................................................................22

Ancestors of Murray Oltman

2

Foreword

Genealogy research is at best a soft science. It is an effort to compile family anecdotalstories, census records, wills, obituaries, deeds and just about any piece of informationavailable. There often sight variations in the various “official” records. In generalspeculation is documented as such.

There is also considerable questions asked of family members who with patience havehelp fill in many of the blanks. And a special thanks to Kimm Oltman & Marie Moyer, &Jack Oltman. Thank you!

Anyway, enough of the fine print. Enjoy the read and please drop me a note to providean update or a correction.

You can drop me an e-mail at [email protected]


3

Ancestors of Murray and Ralph Oltman

Murray Oltmanb: June 13, 1890d: June 23, 1971

Ralph Emerson Oltmanb: November 16, 1893d: December 28, 1977

John David Oltmanb: March 01, 1837d: August 05, 1909

Rebecca Ann Adamsb: April 14, 1852d: September 27, 1939

Jurgen Oltmanb: November 01, 1790d: 1844

Lucia Schluternb: April 13, 1800

Joseph Adamsb: October 03, 1819

Sarah Ann Hogeb: Abt. 1817d: July 06, 1885

Jacob Oltmannb: December 05, 1763d: August 24, 1836

Anna Catherine Steffensd: 1827

Jurgen Henrich Schlutern

Meta Margrette

Benjamin Adams

Jane Gallimore

George Hoged: September 11, 1872

Rebecca Grahamb: 1788d: February 1868

Jurgen Oltmand: February 11, 1782

Marta

John Gillimore

David Hoge

Jane Scott

Peter Oltmann

Anned: August 30, 1759

Cont. p. 4

Thomas Scott


4


Cont. p. 3

David Hoge

Jonathan Hogeb: July 23, 1725d: 1804

Mary Walkerb: 1730

John Hogeb: 1699d: 1745

Gwenthleen Bowen Davisb: 1700d: 1784

William Hogeb: 1660d: Bet. 1745 - 1750

Barbara Humeb: 1670


5


Generation No. 1

1. Murray Oltman, born June 13, 1890 in Sheridan, PA; died June 23, 1971 inSalisbury, MD. He was the son of 2. John David Oltman and 3. Rebecca AnnAdams. He married (1) Jane Baker Wise April 26, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA. Shewas born December 09, 1887 in Berlin. Md, and died August 12, 1980 in Salisbury,MD. She was the daughter of Mark Willis Wise and Georgiana Marshall.

Notes for Murray Oltman:He took a correspondence course in drafting when he was approximately 17(perhaps from Pittsburgh Civil Engineering School) he then went on to Carnegie Techfor two years. He first came to Berlin, MD around 1908-9, presumably to see thefarm his father had acquired. Murray later purchased the farm in Berlin from hismother and afterwards him and his wife, Jane Wise Oltman, moved there.

He probably met Jane in church in Berlin. He was working at the Presteel CarCompany in Philadelphia, PA (a division of Balwin Locomotive Co.) as a draftsmanwhen they were married. The marriage was witnessed by Mary E. Wise and RebeccaOltman. Jane probably got homesick and they returned to Berlin approximately sixmonths after their marriage. By this time she was pregnant with a boy who was laterstillborn. After arriving in Berlin, Murray tried farming for a while and then worked witha local plumber, Carson Baldwin. Eventually, in 1920, he went into the plumbingbusiness for himself.

Murray was visited at least once by the wife of one of his half brothers, BlanchOltman, who lived in New Jersey. He also had relatives in New York whom he visited.We aren't sure of who they were or how they were related. Murray recalled thatfather was at times a stern man and once or twice pinned Murray 's ears back foravoiding a fight. In his younger years he took violin lessons and worked in a machineshop. He delivered papers as his father had a large paper route.

He was active in the community and the church. Joined the Stevenson MethodistChurch on 1/21/1916 and was President of Epworth League 5/1919, on the Board ofTrustees, Treasurer of the Church and a member of the Methodist Men.

He was extremely well liked and respected by those who knew him. An avidmusician, he sang in the church choir and played a variety of instruments in severalof the local bands. In his later years he maintained an extensive rose and flowergarden.

Murray died on June 23, 1971 while in a Peninsula General Hospital and is buried atEvergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD.


6

More About Murray Oltman:Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD

Notes for Jane Baker Wise:She was only 12 when her father died in 1900. Jane attended Goldy Beacon Collegein Wilmington, Delaware around 1907-08. She worked at Harrison's Nursery andAdkins Company as a book keeper before she married Murray Oltman on 26 April1913.

Jane joined the Stevenson Methodist Church on 8/19/1917

She died after suffering several strokes.

More About Jane Baker Wise:Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD

Marriage Notes for Murray Oltman and Jane Wise:Married at 10th & Green Street Parsonage by Rev. Lorah

More About Murray Oltman and Jane Wise:Marriage: April 26, 1913, Philadelphia, PA

Generation No. 2

2. John David Oltman, born March 01, 1837 in Brooklyn, NY; died August 05,1909 in Pittsburg, PA. He was the son of 4. Jurgen Oltman and 5. Lucia Schlutern.He married 3. Rebecca Ann Adams March 11, 1887.

3. Rebecca Ann Adams, born April 14, 1852 in Pittsburg, PA; died September27, 1939 in Pittsburg, PA. She was the daughter of 6. Joseph Adams and 7. SarahAnn Hoge.

Notes for John David Oltman:He was raised by Matilda, his older sister. Matilda, we think, was married to a DoctorStuttmeister. In a book owned by Rebecca Adams Oltman, there was a newspaperclipping of her death. We have not been able to locate the article at this time. Johnsold papers on street corners and even rattled bones for extra money. He often hadto fight to keep the good locations. We think he fought in the Indian Wars and withWilliam Walker in Central America.

Family stories have it that he was out west somewhere, perhaps California, when hejoined the last Walker expedition to Honduras. He barely escaped with his life andwas able to get on a boat which took him to southern Florida. Appendix F is the finalchapter of a book by James Jamison, a fellow filibuster who also fought with Walker.The last Walker expedition was in 1860, and it wasn't long afterwards that the CivilWar broke out.

He must have been somewhere in Pennsylvania at the time since he enlisted on8/31/1864 for a period on one year in the C Company, 5th Regular Pennsylvania


7

Voluntary Heavy Artillery. His enlistment papers note that he was 5'6" and 119pounds. He was wounded in the battle of Cold Springs (?) in Tennessee. Heprobably re-enlisted since at that time, the period the duration of service would havebeen for a few years only - not the duration.

He was married twice. By his first wife, wife Ann Margaret Murray, he had six sonsand one daughter, several we believe were glassblowers. As we understand it, onlyone of his sons, Walter Oltman, lived beyond young adulthood. Walter was in his 80swhen he died in 1941. John's first marriage must have been prior to the Civil Warsince their oldest son, Andrew, was ~22 years old in 1880. The 1880 census hasthem living in the 4th ward, District 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Margaret's twosisters, Jane Murray and A. Murray were living with them at the time.

At the time of his second marriage to Rebecca Adams, he was listed as being fromAllegheny City, Pa. and Rebecca from Pittsburgh. They were married at Chartiers,PA. Some of the many places John lived during his lifetime include: Brooklyn, NY;Pleasantville, NJ; Chartiers, Allegheny City, and Pittsburgh, PA and Berlin, MD.

John bought a farm in Berlin, MD for about $1,800 from a man he had met on a train -the grandfather of the Abbotts (across the street). The deed was recorded on 21September 1908 and ownership was transferred from Anna J. Godfrey. This farmwas part of the property which was once known as Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasantwas one of the original four tracts which encompassed Berlin and was patented toJohn Emmoll on 10 May 1688. By 1768, Henry Godfrey, who owned a great deal ofthe northern section of this tract built Engleside, the house which still sits across theroad from the Oltman farm.

The family moved to the Berlin home around this time and stayed there at leastoccasionally, until John's death. He often visited Ocean City and with little prompting,would play the fiddle for some of his new friends. John died in 1910 of cancer of thegall bladder or liver. He was buried at Pittsburgh. At the time of his death he had realestate holdings in Pittsburgh whose worth exceeded $50,000.

An interesting side note, his namesake and great-grandson, John David Oltman wasalso born onMarch 1st. This was not realized until the 1980s.

John is Buried at Union Dale Cemetery, 2200 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA, which isjust down the street from (what is now) Highwood Cemetery where his first wife andseveral of their children are buried. The Union Dale plot was bought at Rebecca'srequest by her brother George Adams at the time of her husband's death.

More About John David Oltman:Burial: Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburg, PA

Notes for Rebecca Ann Adams:She joined the Second Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh on 4 March 1870.


8

Rebecca stayed at the Berlin property after her husband's death, at least until 1913,perhaps longer. Rebecca was occasionally visited in Berlin by her brothers - Georgeand John. Rebecca eventually returned to Pittsburgh where she continued tomanage the family's real estate holdings. She often made the trip to Berlin to visitand was usually accompanied by her sister Josephine.

Her son, Murray eventually bought the Berlin property and made it his permanenthome.

Rebecca died in 1939 and is buried at Union Dale Cemetery in Pittsburgh next to herhusband.

More About Rebecca Ann Adams:Burial: Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburg, PA

Marriage Notes for John Oltman and Rebecca Adams:Married at United Pres Church by Rev. Payton.

More About John Oltman and Rebecca Adams:Marriage: March 11, 1887

Children of John Oltman and Rebecca Adams are:1 i. Murray Oltman, born June 13, 1890 in Sheridan, PA; died June

23, 1971 in Salisbury, MD; married Jane Baker Wise April 26,1913 in Philadelphia, PA.

ii. Ralph Emerson Oltman, born November 16, 1893; died December28, 1977; married Marie Keyer Voras January 17, 1916; bornNovember 25, 1893 in Austria; died February 11, 1982.

Notes for Ralph Emerson Oltman:Ralph married a Berlin girl, but was later divorced. He entered intothe service during World War I. Ralph married Marie Keyer Vorasfrom Vienna, Austria in 1916 and resided in Perkasie, PA. Theirchildren included Irene, Ralph Jr., Elmer, David V. and Ann.

More About Ralph Oltman and Marie Voras:Marriage: January 17, 1916

Generation No. 3

4. Jurgen Oltman, born November 01, 1790 in Dornbush, Parish of Drochtersen,Hanover, Germany; died 1844 in At sea?. He was the son of 8. Jacob Oltmann and9. Anna Catherine Steffens. He married 5. Lucia Schlutern November 01, 1824 inRecum, Parish of Neuenkirchen, Germany.


9

5. Lucia Schlutern, born April 13, 1800 in Neuenkirchen, District of Blumenthal,Germany. She was the daughter of 10. Jurgen Henrich Schlutern and 11. MetaMargrette.

Notes for Jurgen Oltman:Born in 1790 in Dornbush, in the parish of Drochtersen, Hanover Province, Germanyto Jacob and Anna Catharina Oltmann. Jurgen (aka George) married Lucie (Lucia)Schluter and eventually moved to the United States.

There seems to be a conflict between George and Lucie's marriage documents andentries in their family bible. The dates in the bible are somewhat blurred but seem toindicate they were married on 1 November 1822. However their marriage documentsindicate that permission wasn't given by his parents or the authorities until the fall of1824.

George and Lucie came to the United States sometime between 1824 and 1829. Hisportraits depict him a a man with piercing blue eyes From what we've heard Georgewas a ship's captain and was lost at sea around 1844. We still have a brasstelescope which belonged to George It hasn't been determined yet whether he owneda ship or exactly where he sailed.

There were many Oltmann (Oltman, Oltmanns and Oldmann) families in HanoverProvince in the 1700 and 1800s. Additionally, there were several Oltmann families atElsberth, which was just across the Weser River from Rekum. We've also foundseveral Oltman(n)s from Germany who were in the US by the 1850's. We aren't surehow, if at all, they were related.

Below is the translation of Jurgen & Lucia's marriage documents.

The "Marriage License"

At the request of my son Jurgen Oltmann, who is willing to engage himselfmatrimonially to the virgin Lucia Schlutern from Neuenkirchen in the district ofBlumenthal, according to the enclosed baptismal certificate, with which he asked usparents to give our consent. Since I as father, Jacob Oltmann, and the mother, AnnaCatharina, born Steffens (?), both born in the parish of Drochtersen, do not object,both of us certify it with our names and signature.

Dornbusch, in the parish of Drochtersen, the 29th of September one thousand eighthundred and twenty-four.

(Signatures)Jacob OltmannAnna Catharina Oltmann

Engel Von Allvorden as captain(?)


10

With this certification Jurgen Oltmann from Dornbusch is granted, the court consentto his marriage with Lucia Schluter from Neuenkirchenf district of Blumenthalf withregard to his _____.

Court of Drochtersen, the 30th of September 1824Seal & Signature

(Other side)

Also, after the father of the bride, Jurgen Hinrich Schluter, at Rekum, has given hisconsent to the intended marriage of his daughter Lucie, the authorities, too, aregiving the consent hereto. - Blumenthal, the 8th of October 1824.

Royal BureauSignatureMupeden (or Wupeden?)

Lucie's Birth Certificate (mentioned above)

Stamp: Kingdom of Hannover

Stamp-Tax 2 GOOD PENNIESConv. (?) Coin

Excerpt from the parish-register at Neuenkirchen in the district of Blumenthal.

That there was born to Jurgen Henrich Schluter, cottager in Recum, by his wife MetaMargrete, born Kuhlken, on the thirteenth of April of the year one thousand eighthundred (1800) a daughter. who received the name Lucie at the holy baptism on thetwentieth of the same month. Such is confirmed by me, according to the truth, sincethe parish-register does not note anything else and no witnesses of the baptism arementioned.

Neuenkirchen,the 21st Of Sept. 1824

Al_Dunsch.Pastor at Schwanewede and Vicar at Neuenkirchen

Notes for Lucia Schlutern:We think Lucie may have died young since one of their sons, John, was raised by anolder sister.

More About Jurgen Oltman and Lucia Schlutern:Marriage: November 01, 1824, Recum, Parish of Neuenkirchen, Germany


11

Children of Jurgen Oltman and Lucia Schlutern are:i. Mary Lousia Oltman, born August 01, 1823 in Recum, Parish of

Neuenkirchen, Germany.ii. Dorthia Matilda Oltman, born September 13, 1829 in New York,

NY; died March 1875.iii. George Oltman, born November 13, 1830 in New York, NY.

Notes for George Oltman:Born in New York, NY on 13 November 1830/31 to George andLucie Oltmann. It is thought he ventured west, sometime around1848, and was never heard from again. Post cards to John DavidOltman from California signed your loving niece have been seen,but they may have been from the Adams side. They featuredpictures of San Francisco and Anaheim, California.

iv. Margrete Oltman, born September 08, 1832 in Brooklyn, NewYork.

2 v. John David Oltman, born March 01, 1837 in Brooklyn, NY; diedAugust 05, 1909 in Pittsburg, PA; married (1) Ann MargaretMurray 1856; married (2) Rebecca Ann Adams March 11, 1887.

6. Joseph Adams, born October 03, 1819 in Parish of Gateshead, DurahanCounty, England. He was the son of 12. Benjamin Adams and 13. Jane Gallimore.He married 7. Sarah Ann Hoge May 02, 1842 in Steubenville, OH.

7. Sarah Ann Hoge, born Abt. 1817; died July 06, 1885 in Allegany City, PA.She was the daughter of 14. George Hoge and 15. Rebecca Graham.

Notes for Joseph Adams:It is not yet known when Joseph moved to the United States, it is thought Joseph wasa doctor and eventually returned to England for reasons unknown.

Joseph's family lived in Gateshead at least from 1812 - 1822 although probablylonger than that. His father, who was a glass cutter, had lived in Staffsford Countybefore moving to Durham County. It's quite possibly his mother also came fromStaffsford County. There were many Gallimores in Staffsford at the time. Although weknow that her father's name was John, we haven't obtained additional data on himyet.

Married by Rev. Commings (or Comminga) of Stunebville, OH.

Notes for Sarah Ann Hoge:Sarah Ann Hoge presents somewhat of a dilemma. While much is know about her,and to some degree her family, it is not yet clear exactly who her parents were.Other documentation clearly points to the Hoge family whose first American occupantwas William Hoge. William Hoge was born about 1660 and came to the Americasbetween 1680 and 1682. For now, the assumption is that George Hoge andRebecca were her parents.


12

She joined the First Presbyterian Church of Steubenville, OH on 17 May 1835.

The 1880 Census, of Allegheny, Allegheny, PA, notes a family unit as follows:" Sarah Adams, widow, age 60 (both parents born in PA)" Emma Hoge, female, age 68" Rosa Adams, daughter, age 25" Josephine Adams, daughter, age 23" George Adams, son, age 20

We speculate that Emma is Evaline whose death was noted in the family bible (seebelow) and presumably Rosa is Rebecca Ann Adams.

Although noted in the census as a widow, family lore has it that her husbandeventually returned to England for reasons unknown.

The following is a partial transcription from the Family pages of a bible owned byRebecca Adams Oltman. It is assumed that the Hoge family members mentioned inthe bible are related to Sarah Hoge Adams - Rebecca's mother.

George Hoge died Wednesday morning September 11th, 1872 (blurred).(on a loose note card) George Hoge died on Wednesday, September the 11th, at 27minutes of four o'clock in the morning and was interred on the 13th of September onFriday at -four o'clock.

Sarah Hoge Adams, Monday morning July 6th/85 - age 68 years(in an attached newspaper article, under the heading - Died) Adams - At her lateresidence, rear of 36 Anderson Street, Allegheny City, PA. Monday morning, July6th, 5:30 o'clock, Mrs. Sarah Hoge Adams, in the 68th year of her age. Funeralservices will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church, corner of Penn and SeventhStreets, Wednesday, July 8th, at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment private.

Mrs. Rebecca Hoge died Wednesday, half past 11 o'clock, 5th of February 1868.Aged 80.

Mordecai Hoge, died March 25th, 1870. Aged 86. Methodist Graveyard, lifted May9th 1871.

Died October 28th 1875, Miss Lizzie Hoge on Thursday.

Died Miss Rebecca Hoge, on Tuesday, November 2nd 1875.

Mifs Evaline Hoge, died Jan 31st on Saturday, 1885.

Marriage Notes for Joseph Adams and Sarah Hoge:Married by Rev. Cummings


13

More About Joseph Adams and Sarah Hoge:Marriage: May 02, 1842, Steubenville, OH

Children of Joseph Adams and Sarah Hoge are:i. Benjamin Adams, born May 18, 1843 in Stubenville, Jefferson Co.,

OH; married Minnie; born Abt. 1850 in PA.

Notes for Benjamin Adams:The 1880 Census, of District 120, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, notesa family unit as follows:Benjamin Adams, husband, age 37Minne Adams, wife, age 30William Adams, son , age 16John Adams, son , age 6

We speculate that Benjamin the son of Sarah Hoge Adams. Thecensus notes that Benjamin was born in Ohio, his father inEngland and his mother in Ohio. It also indicates Benjamin he wasa painter which we know his brother John was.

ii. John Hoge Adams, born June 11, 1846 in Pittsburg, AlleghenyCo., PA; died December; married Emma; born in PA.

Notes for John Hoge Adams:John Adams is remembered for his artistic talent. While walkingdown the streets of Berlin, MD one day, he came upon a group ofblack farm workers. He ended up capturing the scene in a muralhe sketched onto a barn door.

The 1880 Census, of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, notes a familyunit as follows:John Adams, husband, age 33Emma Adams, wife, age 35

We speculate that John the son of Sarah Hoge Adams. Thecensus notes that John was born in PA and his father in England.It also indicates John was a painter which we know. It indicateshis mother was born in England, but this may simply be an error.

iii. Joseph Angelo Adams, born July 15, 1849 in Pittsburg, AlleghenyCo., PA; died September 16, 1854 in Pittsburg, Allegheny Co.,PA.

Notes for Joseph Angelo Adams:Died Saturday morning, age 5 years and 2 months


14

3 iv. Rebecca Ann Adams, born April 14, 1852 in Pittsburg, PA; diedSeptember 27, 1939 in Pittsburg, PA; married John David OltmanMarch 11, 1887.

v. Josephine Adams, born November 02, 1854 in Pittsburg,Allegheny Co., PA; died May 1936 in Berlin, MD.

Notes for Josephine Adams:She joined the Second Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh onMarch 4th, 1881.

Josephine often traveled with her sister Rebecca and was inBerlin, MD for much on the 1930s. She died in Berlin in May 1936and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD.

More About Josephine Adams:Burial: 1936, Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD

vi. George Washington Adams, born February 22, 1859 in Pittsburg,Allegheny Co., PA; died August 13, 1938; married Sarah J.Carson August 13, 1885 in Allegany City, PA.

Notes for George Washington Adams:Married by Rev. Beacom.

George Washington Adams often made the trip to rustic Berlin,Maryland from his home in Wildewood, NJ. George operated alucrative business renting beach chairs and umbrellas. The city ofWildewood didn't realize how profitable the business was until theybegan taxing services like his, suddenly everyone wanted to gointo beach furniture business.

Marriage Notes for George Adams and Sarah Carson:George and Sarah were married by Rev. Beacon

More About George Adams and Sarah Carson:Marriage: August 13, 1885, Allegany City, PA

Generation No. 4

8. Jacob Oltmann, born December 05, 1763 in Parish of Drochtersen, Hanover,Germany; died August 24, 1836. He was the son of 16. Jurgen Oltman and 17.Marta. He married 9. Anna Catherine Steffens November 13, 1789.

9. Anna Catherine Steffens, born in Parish of Drochtersen, Hanover, Germany;died 1827.


15

Notes for Anna Catherine Steffens:Anna was 60 years old upon her death.

More About Jacob Oltmann and Anna Steffens:Marriage: November 13, 1789

Child of Jacob Oltmann and Anna Steffens is:4 i. Jurgen Oltman, born November 01, 1790 in Dornbush, Parish of

Drochtersen, Hanover, Germany; died 1844 in At sea?; marriedLucia Schlutern November 01, 1824 in Recum, Parish ofNeuenkirchen, Germany.

10. Jurgen Henrich Schlutern He married 11. Meta Margrette.11. Meta Margrette

Child of Jurgen Schlutern and Meta Margrette is:5 i. Lucia Schlutern, born April 13, 1800 in Neuenkirchen, District of

Blumenthal, Germany; married Jurgen Oltman November 01, 1824in Recum, Parish of Neuenkirchen, Germany.

12. Benjamin Adams, born in .. He married 13. Jane Gallimore June 15, 1812in Jarrow, Durham, England.

13. Jane Gallimore She was the daughter of 26. John Gillimore.

Marriage Notes for Benjamin Adams and Jane Gallimore:Jane & Benjamin's marriage was witnessed by Samuel and Mary Griffith. Theceremony was perfromed by J. Hodgson (?).

More About Benjamin Adams and Jane Gallimore:Marriage: June 15, 1812, Jarrow, Durham, England

Children of Benjamin Adams and Jane Gallimore are:i. Thomas Adams, born October 22, 1812 in Parish of Gateshead,

Durahan County, England.ii. Jane Adams, born April 28, 1816 in Parish of Gateshead, Durahan

County, England.iii. Maria Adams, born November 05, 1817 in Parish of Gateshead,

Durahan County, England.6 iv. Joseph Adams, born October 03, 1819 in Parish of Gateshead,

Durahan County, England; married Sarah Ann Hoge May 02, 1842in Steubenville, OH.

v. Martha Adams, born April 24, 1822 in Parish of Gateshead,Durahan County, England.

14. George Hoge, died September 11, 1872. He was the son of 28. David Hoge


16

and 29. Jane Scott. He married 15. Rebecca Graham.15. Rebecca Graham, born 1788; died February 1868.

Child of George Hoge and Rebecca Graham is:7 i. Sarah Ann Hoge, born Abt. 1817; died July 06, 1885 in Allegany

City, PA; married Joseph Adams May 02, 1842 in Steubenville,OH.

Generation No. 5

16. Jurgen Oltman, born in Germany; died February 11, 1782. He was the sonof 32. Peter Oltmann and 33. Anne. He married 17. Marta.

17. Marta, born in Germany.

Notes for Jurgen Oltman:Jurgen was 66 years old upon his death.

Child of Jurgen Oltman and Marta is:8 i. Jacob Oltmann, born December 05, 1763 in Parish of

Drochtersen, Hanover, Germany; died August 24, 1836; marriedAnna Catherine Steffens November 13, 1789.

26. John Gillimore

Child of John Gillimore is:13 i. Jane Gallimore, married Benjamin Adams June 15, 1812 in

Jarrow, Durham, England.

28. David Hoge He was the son of 56. Jonathan Hoge and 57. Mary Walker.He married 29. Jane Scott.

29. Jane Scott She was the daughter of 58. Thomas Scott.

Notes for David Hoge:lived in Washington , Pennsylvania for a while but moved to Steubenville, Ohio afterbeing appointed agent for the United States Land Office; married Jane Scott,daughter of Thomas Scott and they had a large family.

As noted under the Sarah Ann Hoge Adams entry, we speculate that David wasGeorge & Mordecai's father and that George was Sarah's father.

Children of David Hoge and Jane Scott are:14 i. George Hoge, died September 11, 1872; married Rebecca

Graham.ii. Mordecai Hoge, born 1784; died 1870.


17

Generation No. 6

32. Peter Oltmann, born in Germany. He married 33. Anne.33. Anne, born in Germany; died August 30, 1759.

Child of Peter Oltmann and Anne is:16 i. Jurgen Oltman, born in Germany; died February 11, 1782; married

(1) Marta; married (2) Alheit.

56. Jonathan Hoge, born July 23, 1725 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died 1804 inHarrisburg. He was the son of 112. John Hoge and 113. Gwenthleen BowenDavis. He married 57. Mary Walker 1755.

57. Mary Walker, born 1730.

Notes for Jonathan Hoge:Judge Hoge led a very influential life which included positions ass Justice of thePeace from 1764 until the Revolution; member of the Constitutional Convention ofJuly 15, 1776; member of the Assembly in 1776 and 1778 to 1783; member of theSupreme Executive Council from March 4, 1777 to November 9, 1778 and fromNovember 3, 1784 to October 20, 1787. In 1755 he married Mary Walker who wasborn in 1730 and died in 1804 at Harrisburg. Their issue is as follows.

1. David ; lived in Washington , Pennsylvania for a while but moved to Steubenville,Ohio after being appointed agent for the United States Land Office; married JaneScott, daughter of Thomas Scott and they had a large family.

2, Mary; married David Reddick who was very active in Pennsylvania's early historyand was Vice-President of the State in 1788.

More About Jonathan Hoge and Mary Walker:Marriage: 1755

Children of Jonathan Hoge and Mary Walker are:28 i. David Hoge, married Jane Scott.

ii. Mary Hoge, married David Reddick.

Notes for Mary Hoge:married David Reddick who was very active in Pennsylvania'searly history and was Vice-President of the State in 1788.

58. Thomas Scott

Child of Thomas Scott is:29 i. Jane Scott, married David Hoge.


18

Generation No. 7

112. John Hoge, born 1699 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey; died 1745. He wasthe son of 224. William Hoge and 225. Barbara Hume. He married 113.Gwenthleen Bowen Davis 1722.

113. Gwenthleen Bowen Davis, born 1700 in Wales; died 1784.

Notes for John Hoge:John Hoge was born in 1699 at Perth Amboy and in 1722 married GwenthleenBowen Davis, from New Jersey or Delaware, who was born in Wales in the year1700. The couple eventually settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where they both died -John on October 11, 1745 and Gwen in 1784. There was issue as follows;

1. Gwenthleen: married Samuel Criswell

2. Abigail: married Joseph Wallace

3. Elizabeth: married William Walker who served as a soldier during the revolution,grandson Robert James Walker was Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk.

4. John of the Huntingdon Presbytery; born 1723, he graduated from Nassau Hall,Princeton, New Jersey in 1748. He was ordained a. Presbyterian minister in 1755and was one of the founding members of the Huntingdon Presbytery. He married andhad issue.

5. Jonathan: was born July 23, 1725 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Judge Hoge led avery influential life which included positions ass Justice of the Peace from 1764 untilthe Revolution; member of the Constitutional Convention of July 15, 1776; member ofthe Assembly in 1776 and 1778 to 1783; member of the Supreme Executive Councilfrom March 4, 1777 to November 9, 1778 and from November 3, 1784 to October 20,1787. In 1755 he married Mary Walker who was born in 1730 and died in 1804 atHarrisburg. Their issue is as follows.

6. David of Washington, Pa.; was born in 1735.

7. Mary; no further knowledge.

9. Sarah; no further knowledge.

9. Rebecca; n o further knowledge.

10. Bunyon; as given name Benjamin, the youngest child died during infancy.

More About John Hoge and Gwenthleen Davis:


19

Marriage: 1722

Children of John Hoge and Gwenthleen Davis are:56 i. Jonathan Hoge, born July 23, 1725 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania;

died 1804 in Harrisburg; married Mary Walker 1755.ii. David Hoge, born 1735; married Martha Walker.

Notes for David Hoge:David Hoge, born in 1735, married Martha Walker, and diedDecember 5, 1804. David took a very active part in the revolutionand was sheriff of Cumberland County. In 1769 he purchasedthree tracts of land in the Chartiers Valley which had belonged tothe Hunter family, David, with the aid of his two sons William andJohn, founded the town of Washington, Pennsylvania.

The town of Washington originally belonged to Sarbane Township,one of the thirteen original townships of the county, erected inJuly, 1781. On the 25th of September, 1785, the Court of QuatrerSessions, upon a petition of the citizens requesting to be formedinto a separate election district, endorsed the application, and theSupreme Executive Council confirmed the proceedings of thecourt on February 6, 1786. From its being originally a portion ofSarbane township, so many have been the changes that itspresent chartered boundaries are Canton and South Sarbane onthe north, South Sarbane on the east, Franklin and South Sarbaneon the south, Canton and Franklin on the west, being now entirelysurrounded by new townships.

The original name of the town was Bassett, which was laid out byDavid Hoge, Esq., of Cumberland County, the survey being madeby David Reddick, Deputy Surveyor, and October 13, 1781. Another plot states that a true copy of the plan remains in the handsof John Lukens, Surveyor General, which was made November 4,1784 by Edward Lynch, Deputy Surveyor. The second plot wasmade prior to the sale by David Hoge to his sons John andWilliam. On October 18th, 1781 (five days after the town was laidout), David Hoge, Esq., the proprietor, conveyed to James Edgar,Hugh Scott, Van Swearington, Daniel Leet, and John Armstrong,as trustees of Washington County, a lot for a court house andprison in the town of Bassett, containing two hundred and fortyfeet square, being bounded by Monongahela (now Market) Streeton the east, Ohio (now Beau) Street on the north, lot number 123on the west, and Johnston's (now Cherry) Alley on the south.

The name of the town was permanently changed to Washingtonon the 4th of November, 1784, the date at which the second plotwas made, although we have the evidence of receipts for lotsbeing given by the proprietor in October, 1781, both a s


20

Bassettown and Washington, for in the deed of David Hoge toJohn and William Hoge, of November 7, 1785, it is stated that thesaid David conveys to his sons, John and William, a tract of landin Washington County, on the waters of Chartiers' Creek, andknown by the name of Catfishes Camp, containing eight hundredacres, which was to include the town of Washington, excepting the southwest forth of said town, which said David reserved forhimself. Subsequently on the 10th of March, 1787, he alsoconveyed the remaining southwest forth of the town to his sons,John and William. The deed also mentions the fact of the name ofthe names of the streets being changed, based upon the secondplot of 1784.

The act of the General Assembly of March 28, 1781, directs theelectors to meet at the house of David Hoge at the place calledCatfishes Camp, to hold their elections and courts until a courthouse shall be built.

To understand the Hoge purchase, we will state that there werethree tracts of land originally surveyed and purchased by DavidHoge, as follows; one from Martha Hunter dated November 4,1769, containing three hundred and thirty nine acres and sixty-nine perches, and called "Martha's Bottom." The second waspurchased from Joseph Hunter, November 11, 1769, containingthree hundred thirty one acres and twenty one perches, called"Grand Cairo." The third purchased from Abraham Hunter,surveyed November 11, 1769, containing three hundred thirty nineacres and twenty one perches, called "Catfishes Camp."

Generation No. 8

224. William Hoge, born 1660 in Musselburgh, Scotland; died Bet. 1745 - 1750.He married 225. Barbara Hume Abt. 1695.

225. Barbara Hume, born 1670 in Paisley, Scotland.

Notes for William Hoge:The year was 1660 and Charles II had just become King of England ending manyyears of civil war. In that same year, William Hoge was born in Musselburgh,Scotland. Some time between i680 and 1682 William boarded a ship, probablyheaded for New York. Also aboard the ship were Barbara Hume who was born in1670 in Paisley, Scotland, and her parents who died during the trip. William tookcharge of Barbara and left her with relatives in New York while he went on toestablish himself in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Around 1695 he married Miss Humeand for a time lived in Perth Amboy.

Accounts vary, but it is possible that William and Barbara moved from New Jersey to


21

Penn's Lower Three Counties (Delaware). What is known is that the family relocatedto Lancaster County Pennsylvania around 1729 and in 1735 the entire family exceptfor their son John (b. 1699) moved to the Valley of Virginia (Kernstown), about threemiles south of Winchester. William died between 1745 and 1750 leaving behind alarge family with issue as follows:

Joseph of Virginia, no further knowledge;

Mary of Virginia, no further knowledge;

George of North Carolina, attorney, judge of the Supreme Court;

John of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, born in 1699;

William of Winchester Virginia married a Quakeress;

Margaret married Dr. Robert White;

Alexander of Winchester, Virginia; attorney, member First Congress USA;

James, first wife was Agnes ----, second wife was Nancy Griffith; descendants includePresident of Hampton College and Reverend Moses D. Hoge Chaplin of theCongress of the Confederate States of America 1861-65;

More About William Hoge and Barbara Hume:Marriage: Abt. 1695

Child of William Hoge and Barbara Hume is:112 i. John Hoge, born 1699 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey; died 1745;

married Gwenthleen Bowen Davis 1722.

22

Index of IndividualsAdams -

Benjamin: 3, 11, 15, 16Benjamin: 13George Washington: 14Jane: 15John Hoge: 13Joseph: 3, 6, 11-13, 15, 16Joseph Angelo: 13Josephine: 14Maria: 15Martha: 15Rebecca Ann: 3, 5-8, 11, 14Thomas: 15

Alheit -Unnamed: 17

Anne -Unnamed: 3, 16, 17

Carson -Sarah J.: 14

Davis -Gwenthleen Bowen: 4, 17-19, 21

Emma -Unnamed: 13

Gallimore -Jane: 3, 11, 15, 16

Gillimore -John: 3, 15, 16

Graham -Rebecca: 3, 11, 16

Hoge -David: 3, 15-17David: 19George: 3, 11, 15, 16John: 4, 17-19, 21Jonathan: 4, 16, 17, 19Mary: 17Mordecai: 16Sarah Ann: 3, 6, 11-13, 15, 16William: 4, 18, 20, 21

Hume -Barbara: 4, 18, 20, 21

Margrette -Meta: 3, 9, 15

Marshall -Georgiana: 5

Marta -Unnamed: 3, 14, 16, 17

Minnie -Unnamed: 13

Murray -Ann Margaret: 11

Oltman -Dorthia Matilda: 11George: 11John David: 3, 5-8, 11, 14Jurgen: 3, 14, 16, 17Jurgen (aka: George Oltmann): 3, 6, 8-11, 15Margrete: 11Mary Lousia: 11Murray: 3, 5, 6, 8Ralph Emerson: 3, 8

Oltmann -George (name: Jurgen Oltman): 3, 6, 8-11, 15Jacob: 3, 8, 14-16Peter: 3, 16, 17

Reddick -David: 17

Schlutern -Jurgen Henrich: 3, 9, 15Lucia: 3, 6, 8-11, 15

Scott -Jane: 3, 16, 17Thomas: 3, 16, 17

Steffens -Anna Catherine: 3, 8, 14-16

Voras -Marie Keyer: 8

Walker -Martha: 19Mary: 4, 16, 17, 19

Wise -Jane Baker: 5, 6, 8Mark Willis: 5

Documents

Ancestors of Murray Oltman (b1890) & Ralph Oltman …theoltmans.com/images/Ancestors_of_Murray_Oltman_and_Ralph_Oltman.pdfAncestors of Murray Oltman (b1890) & Ralph Oltman ... Ancestors