Hugh Hughs VASTINE & Catharine ZIMMERMAN

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Hugh Hughs VASTINE
Catharine ZIMMERMAN

Husband: Hugh Hughs VASTINE
Birth: 27 Jan 1813, PA
Death: 2 Apr 1864
Disposition: buried St. Jacob's Reformed Church Cemetery, Paxinos, Northumberland Co., PA
Father: Jonathan VASTINE
Mother: Nancy Ann HUGHS

Marriage:

Wife: Catharine / Catherine "Kate" ZIMMERMAN
Birth: 9 Apr 1828, PA
Death: 13 Jun 1893
Disposition: buried St. Jacob's Reformed Church Cemetery, Paxinos, Northumberland Co., PA
Father: Michael ZIMMERMAN (1786-1863)
Mother: Catharine REED (1795-1873)

Children:

— born in Northumberland Co., PA, either in Rush Twp. or Shamokin Twp.:
1. Martha Ann VASTINE, b. 1846/7; died unmarried
2. William L. VASTINE, b. 14 Nov 1848
3. Oscar VASTINE, b. Apr 1850; m. Ada GILLASPY

— born in Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA:
4. Mary F. VASTINE, b. 1851/2; m. John K. ERDMAN
5. Jonathan L. VASTINE, b. 1852/3; m. Cora HESS
6. Jacob H. VASTINE, b. 1853/4; m. M. SMITH
7. Lewis H.H. VASTINE, b. 1854/5; m. Mary NUNAMAKER
8. Sarah Catharine VASTINE, b. 1856; m. Elisha CAMPBELL, Jr.
9. Harriet R. VASTINE, b. 1857/8; m. William ARNOLD
10. Ida C. VASTINE, b. Apr 1860; m. Charles HOFFMAN

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Hugh not found, though there are ten VASTINE households in Rush Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, including Jonathan.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 53): Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M432_804, p. 265A, 84/84, enumerated 5 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hugh H Vastine 37 M Merchant Pa

Catherine " 26 F "

Martha     " 3 F "

William    " 1 M "

Oscar      " 1/12 M "

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 55): Paxinos P.O., Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M653_1149, p. 569, PN 186, 1399/1392, enumerated 4 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hugh H Vastine 47 M Merchant 2000 Pa

Catharine 33 F Pa

Martha N 12 F Pa

William 11 M Pa

Oscar 10 M Pa

Mary F 8 F Pa

Jonathan L 7 M Pa

Jacob H 6 M Pa

Lewis H 5 M Pa

Sarah 4 F Pa

Harriet R 2 F Pa

Ida 1/12 F Pa

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 34): Danville & Rushtown P.O., Rush Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll M593_1385, p. 393A, PN 29, 241/238, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Castine Catherine 43 F W Keeping house 1300 Penn

_______ William 21 M W Works on farm "

_______ Martha A 22 F W at home "

_______ Oscar 20 M W Works on farm "

_______ Mary 18 F W "

_______ Jonathan L 17 M W "

_______ Jacob H 16 M W "

_______ Lewis H H 15 M W "

_______ Sarah C 13 F W "

_______ Harriet R 12 F W "

_______ Ida C 10 F W "

Counting this William, who was erroneously enumerated "CASTINE," there were four William VASTINEs indexed in Pennsylvania in 1870: this one, the son of Amos (now age 10), and the third, who has complicated matters by being enumerated twice, on

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 26): Rush Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, Roll T9_1164, p. 397B, PN 22, SD 3, ED 161, enumerated 18 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 24 25 26

238 240 Vastine Kate W F 53 / Keeping ??? Pa Pa Pa

_______ William W M 31 Son / Farmer Pa Pa Pa

_______ Osker W M 29 Son / Farmer Pa Pa Pa

_______ Jacob W M 26 Son / Farmer Pa Pa Pa

_______ Lewis W M 24 Son / Farmer Pa Pa Pa

I can't read what Kate is "keeping," but it isn't "house."

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. Cemetery Records: St. Jacob's Reformed Church Cemetery [a.k.a., Reed's Cemetery], Paxinos, Northumberland Co., PA (online in the archives of PAGenWeb):

Hugh H. Vastine
27 Jan 1813
2 Apr 1864 Catherine (Zimmerman) Vastine
9 Apr 1828
13 Jun 1893

9. Anon. 1911. Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County. J.L. Floyd & Co., Chicago (excerpts online in the archives of PAGenWeb):

p. 132 ELISHA M. CAMPBELL... married Sarah Catherine Vastine, daughter of Hugh Hughs Vastine, and to them was born one child, Elwood, who is now deceased...

p. 133 ...
Hugh Hughs Vastine, son of Jonathan and Nancy Ann (Hughs) Vastine, married Catherine Zimmerman, and to them were born the following children: Martha Ann died single; William L. married Alice Cardell and had children, Blanche, James, Mary and Cora; Oscar married Ada Gillaspy; Mary F. married John K. Erdman and had children, Hattie, Sarah, Nora, Alice, Bert John, Calvin, Kimber, and Frank; Jonathan married Cora Hess and had children, Charles, Katie and Chester; Jacob married M. Smith and had children, Ethel, Hatten and Grethel; Lewis married Mary Nunamaker; Sarah C. married Elisha Campbell, Jr.; Harriet married William Arnold and had children, Bessie and Annie; Ida married Charles Hoffman and had
children, Vergie, Edwin, John, Mary, Wesley, William, Lillie and Frank.

10. Anon. 1915. Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania. J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):

p. 603 VASTINE... [extensive genealogy beginning with the immigrant]

p. 604/5 [genealogy continues]

p. 606 ...
Hugh Hughes Vastine, son of Jonathan and Nancy Ann (Hughes) Vastine, married Catherine Zimmerman and they were the parents oF the following children: Martha Ann died unmarried; William L. married Alice Cardell, and had children, Blanche, Jane, Mary and Cora; Oscar married Ada Gillaspy; Mary married John K. Erdman, and had children, Hattie, Sarah, Nora, Allen, Bert, John, Calvin, Kimber and Frank; Jonathan married Cora Hess, and had children, Charles, Katie and ____; Jacob marrid m. Smith and had children, Ethel, Hattie and Grethel; Lewis married Mary Minamaker; Sarah C. married E. Campbell; Harriet married William Arnold and had children, Bessie and Ann; Ida married Charles Hoffman and had children, Vergie, Edwin, John, Mary, Wesley, William Wellington and Frank.

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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