Margaret Steinbach
| Birth Name | Margaret Steinbach |
| Gender | female |
| Age at Death | 76 years, 6 months, 15 days |
Narrative
Look again at Adam and Margaret Steinbach of York, PA as possible parents of Margaret Steinbach.
The spelling of Margaret's maiden name as "Steinbaugh" comes from an entry in the family Bible of her daughter Sarah. It was probably Anglicized by the Scots-Irish from Steinbach, or something similar. I have decided to stick with "Steinbach."
In 1880, two of her children said she was born in Pennsylvania, but two said Maryland. There were Steinbachs (various spellings) in Maryland in 1790. Perhaps her family came from Maryland to Pennsylvania.
Jacob S. Royer's Reminiscences of Mary Ann Kiel says that Margaret "descended from German ancestors about two generations back." Also that "Her mother died when she was only nine years old, and she had to raise her younger sister and a mere baby."
Margaret (Steinbaugh) Kern was living with her daughter Eleanor (Kern) Hunt in Conemaugh Township in 1850. (Source: 1850 Census, Conemaugh Township, Cambria Co., PA, Series M432, Roll 761, Page 113B, transcribed at www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri.)
1850 CENSUS, PA, Cambria, Conemaugh Township
Series M432, Roll 761, Page 113B
REFERENCE: Enumerated by Henry Cook, Oct 16-Nov 4, 1850
(transcribed at Cambria County Website)
LN HN FN NAME AGE OCCUP VAL BIRTHPLACE Married
20 205 233 Hunt Timothy 23 M Blacksmith . England X
21 205 233 Hunt Elenor 30 F . 200 Pa X
22 205 233 Kern Margaret 72 F . . Pa .
She died at the home of her son George W. in Johnstown in 1856. (Source: photocopy of her death notice, The Cambria Tribune, Wednesday 23 Apr 1856, received from Cambria County Library.)
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | October 1779 | Pennsylvania, United States | 1a | |
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| Census | 1850 Conemaugh Township Cambria, PA, Series M432, Roll 761, Page 113B | 2 | ||
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| Death | April 16, 1856 | Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States | 1b | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Steinbach | |||
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| Margaret Steinbach | October 1779 | April 16, 1856 |
Families
Family of Joseph Kern and Margaret Steinbach |
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| Married | Husband | Joseph Kern ( b. August 30, 1772 d. May 23, 1846 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| George Washington Kern | October 3, 1800 | May 28, 1881 |
| Jacob S. Kern | about 1802 | September 24, 1829 |
| Sarah Kern | 1805 | between 1864 and 1867 |
| Joseph Funk Kern | October 14, 1806 | May 15, 1884 |
| Sibilla Kern | December 30, 1808 | June 21, 1888 |
| Mary Ann Kern | December 15, 1810 | between 1870 and 1888 |
| Elizabeth Kern | September 22, 1813 | between 1880 and 1888 |
| Catharine Ann Kern | April 22, 1815 | May 26, 1856 |
| Henry Riley Kern | January 26, 1817 | May 26, 1872 |
| Eleanor Margaretta Kern | February 10, 1819 | May 20, 1902 |
| Samuel Mclane Kern | January 16, 1823 | October 14, 1888 |
Pedigree
Source References
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Cambria Tribune
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- Page: 23 Apr 1856
- Confidence: Very High
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- Page: issue of Apr 23, 1856
- Confidence: Very High
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- Transcribed at www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri
