Magdalena Hochstetler

Moses J. Hostetler Find a Grave

Name is also spelled Hochstetler. Husband of Elizabeth Mast m. 7 Jan 1838 PA.

HOSTETLER. Moses J. Hostetler was born in Somerset county, Penna., June 9, 1812. He was one of eleven children born to John and Magdalena Hochstetler, and with his parents came to Ohio. After a lapse of two years he returned to Pennsylvania and was married, January 7, 1838, to Elizabeth Mast. After residing three years in Pennsylvania he moved to Holmes Co., Ohio. Here he resided twenty-three years, and 1864 moved to Lagrange Co., Ind. where he lived until his death, April 17, 1894. He lived in the marriage relation fifty-one years when he was separated by the death of his companion, August 9, 1889. The deceased has been a member of the Amish church since 1838, living a faithful and exemplary Christian life until his death. He left a bright testimony, a few days before his death, of the assurance of an eternal home in heaven. He is the father of thirteen children, ten sons and three daughters, four of which, one son and three daughters, have preceded him to the spirit world. He has seventy-three grand-children, fifty-two are still living, and has thirty-nine great-grandchildren, four of whom are dead, making an offspring of 125 souls. Funeral services wee held at the old home on April 19. Preachers Eli Borntrager, and David Kauffman of Lagrange Co. and preacher Yoder of Nebraska conducted the services from John 5:19-31, 1 Cor. 15:20-58 and 1 Thes. 4:13-18. His remains were laid at rest in the Yoder cemetery. J.J.H. Source: HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XXXI, No. 9, May 1, 1894.

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Spouse:

 Elizabeth Mast Hostetler (1822 - 1889)

Children:

 Eva Hostetler Miller (1846 - 1885)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Yoder Cemetery Shipshewana Lagrange County Indiana, USA

Created by: Brenda Horton Record added: Nov 04, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22663621