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                   HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY, PENN...PG. 1059
Subject: Ellie on Friday Aug. 3, 2002
To: "Doris Law"  
       Dear Doris,
      Did you get all my emails last night  I'm telling you, I keep finding things in my research notebook on Law family.  THIS WILL THRILL YOU and give you lots of leads to check on 
I believe this book would be in the Mercer County Historical Society and maybe in your local library.  There is a separate index to it now as I don't believe this old book had an index unless it has been republished.....

SOURCE: History of Mercer County (PA)  p. 1059

A.G. Hoovler was educated in the common shcool, and was married May 13, 1862, to Mary U. Law, born May 3, 1841, in Sandy Lake Township, daughter of William E. and Julia A. (McClain) Law, natives of Ohio and Cool Spring Twp. respectively, and the parents of ten children: Ephraim, married Sarah E. Denwoody Thomas M., married Elizabeth Grove; Mary U. (see above...md. Hoovler);  Eveline, married Solomon Zedaker
Minnie J., married David B. Wilhelm; Caroline, died small; Amelia  and Amanda (twins), the former lives with her mother and the latter is dead.
Julia A. married James H. Gilliland 
And an infant...deceased. 
William Law owned 200 acres of good land at his death February 29, 1876.  He was a Presbyterian, to which organization his widow is attached.  Our subject settled at marriage on his farm in Sandy Lake Twp., composed now of 130 ares.  He is also the owner of two houses and three lots the brick block partially occupied by Scott's hardward store, all in Sandy Lake Borough, and a house the value of a colt, the gift of his father.  He is a member of the I.O.O.F., A.O.U.W., K.& L of H; is a stockholder of the Stoneboro Fair and a director of the Mercer County Livestock Association.  He is a Republican and he and wife belong to the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a deacon.   His brother Jacob M., died, leaving two children;  Blanch and Catharine, of whom our subject is guardian, and they with their mother reside on his farm in Sandy Lake Township.

This will hopefully give you more than you had.  These histories of counties are good but not proof and can contain errors.  So, you'll need to back it up with other sources when you can.

It seems they are saying that William E. Law originated in OHIO???? But, that doesn't coincide with the information in letter from Albert O. Law.  I think it would be an excellent idea to find them in the 1850, 1860 census and see where he says he was born.
I do have a source on Ephraim M. Law and Sarah E. Dewoody. Venango County, Penn  VHC  P500 ci  from Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Marriage:  1861 Her parents: William and Mary Foster Dewoody (Denwoody in Mercer Co.History).
If you go after the census records please send me copies....Hope all of this has "made your day."  Will keep digging....this so intriques me that there may be a connection somewhere.
With love, Ellie

PS I have a note that I couldn't locate them on the census records...Perhaps they were missed or I was asleep at the wheel. ha  Or maybe they were in Venango Co.....but I'd try again anyway and see if it was just missed.  They have to be there somewhere unless the census taker missed them completely.  If not in one census perhaps in another...worth a try.  Some county historical societies have even published books on the census....so that would really help too.
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1880 Census.............Maybe a Hoovler relative.......same area
Household:
Name 	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace	
Jacob HOOVLER  	Self 	M 	Male 	W 	76 	PA 	Ret. Farmer 	PA 	PA 	
Nancy HOOVLER 	Wife 	M 	Female 	W 	65 	PA 	Keeps House 	PA 	PA 	
Mary HOOVLER 	Dau 	S 	Female 	W 	40 	PA 	At Home 	PA 	PA 	
Nancy L. HOOVLER  	Dau 	S 	Female 	W 	30 	PA 	At Home 	PA 	PA 	
Margaret HOOVLER 	GDau 	S 	Female 	W 	13 	PA 	At Home 	PA 	PA 	

Source Information:
	Census Place	Sandy Lake, Mercer, Pennsylvania	
	Family History Library Film 	1255155  
	NA Film Number 	T9-1155