Margaret J. (Householder) Enyeart (1789 - 1857)

Born 12 Dec 1789 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States

Wife of David Enyeart — married 10 Sep 1812 in McConnellstown, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1857 at age 67 in Orbisonia, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Margaret Householder (1789-1857) (Householder-232)

The basis for Margaret's maiden name being Householder is the death certificate of her son, David, which states that his parents were David Enyart and Margarete Householder.^[1] She was born 12 December 1789, based on her death date and age at death on her gravestone.^[2] No birth record was found. The records giving her birth place as PA are the above cited death certificate and the 1850 and 1880 US censuses.^[3] Based on my analysis of available information I conclude that: (1) the father of Margaret should be considered unknown; (2) her father was probably John Householder, Sr., who served in the War of 1812, was born by about 1765, and was probably living in or near McConnellstown in 1812, but this cannot be proven; and (3) the only things certain about her father are that his surname was Householder or a variant and that he was probably living in PA in 1775-1789. Margaret's mother is unknown.

Margaret married David Enyeart on 10 September 1812 in McConnellstown. ^[4]

Margaret died 1 March 1857 at the age of 67 years, 2 months and 17 days and is buried in the Orbisonia Cemetery. ^[5] Her will was dated 10 February 1857 and probated 9 March 1857. ^[6]

For more information about Margaret's family and the search for her father see the Biography of her husband, David Enyeart (1787-1857) (Enyeart-53) .

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana State Board of Health, Certificate of Death for Davis Enyart: born 16 July 1829; died 22 Dec 1907 in Pulaski County, Monroe Township, town of Winamac; farmer; widowed; age at death 78 years 5 months 1 day; father David Enyart, mother Margarete Householder, both born in PA.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 65496819 for Margaret J. Householder Enyeart: Birth: Dec. 12, 1789 in Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, PA; Death: Mar. 1, 1857 in Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, PA. (I copied the gravestone photo from this memorial, and the death date can only be March 1, AD 1857. The birth place stated in this memorial is wrong, as there was no Householder or variant in Huntingdon County in the 1790 and 1800 US censuses.)
3. ↑ 1850 US census for PA/Huntingdon/Porter/image 9 and 1880 US census for PA/Huntingdon/Cromwell/District 202/image 7 (4 June 1880): Isaac Enyeart. (The 1880 census states the birth place of Isaac's mother was PA.)
4. ↑ International Genealogical Index (IGI): Margaret Householder: Sex Female, Marriages (1), Spouse David Enyeart, Marriage 10 September 1812 in McConnellstown, Huntingdon County, PA. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M8VV-6FX (no source given).
5. ↑ Orbisonia, PA cemetery gravestone inscription read by the author on 13 October 2006: MARGARET ENYEART/DIED MARCH ? day of 1857/AGED 67 YEARS 2 MONTHS & 17 DAYS.
6. ↑ Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Huntingdon Wills, Vol 5-6, 1847-1869, page 328, for Margaret Enyeart, widow of David Enyeart.