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                   Information from Ginger Ralston, 1988
Daughter of John & Catherine (Ghost) Hoffman. age 92y, 15d at death

Margaret and Ernest Hovis had 13 children - 6 sons and 7 daughters.  Margaret under Widows Certificate #24846 received a pension issued June 1879 in Venango County, Barkeyville, Pennsylvania from her husbands military service in the War of 1812.  She and Earnest were married by Rev. Reynolds.  After Earnest's death she went to live with her daughter Nancy (Hovis) Fritz.  Margaret came to Venango Co.,Pennsylvania in 1805.

Margaret died at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth Vogus at Barkeyville.  She was 92 years, 15 days old.  Margaret was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa and lived there until she was 12 years old.  She then came to Venango Co., PA with her father John Hoffman.  She married Earnest at the age of 18.
She was a member of the Clintonville Methodist Church for a number of years.