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From: "Pamelyn P. Bush" <>
Subject: Bible Records for Haver, Wert
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:17:35 -0400


I came across a Bible, published 1873 for the family of Peter W. Haver and wife, Mary Wert who were married in 1872. It is doubtful that they will be of use to anyone except as lateral lines since both this Haver family and Mary's parents appeared to have died out without heirs. I plan to photocopy these entries for the Hunterdon Co Historical Soc library. First here are the short entries:

"Presented to Mary Haver by her father, John W. Wert."
Marriages:
Peter W. Haver and Mary Wert were married December 13th 1872.
Births:
Peter W. Haver was born September 22nd 1848.
Mary Wert was born March 26th 1847.
Howard Clifton Haver was born February 9th 1877.
Hervery Carlisle Haver was born June 4th 1882.

Deaths:
Howard Clifton Haver Died September 11th 1880.
Mary Wert Haver Died November 6th 1893 Aged 46 years 7 months and 10 days.
John Wilson Wert Died February 19th 1875 Aged 63 years 6 mos. & 25 days.
John William Wert Died June 15th 1866 aged 28 years & 9 days.
Sarah Wert Died October 21st 1892 Aged 78 years 3 months and 7 days.

Peter W. Haver "appears" to be the son of Peter T. Haver and Catherine Haver who are living with his parents, Peter Haver and Rachel Wyckoff Haver in the 1850 federal census of Clinton Township. Peter T. and Catherine have 2 sons: John age 3 and Peter age 1. By 1860 these children include 2 more sons, George V. age 7 and William age 5. In 1860 John A. Haver is age 13 and Peter W. Haver is age 11. In 1900 Peter T. Haver is living with his son George V. Haver and is widowed. In 1880, his son, Peter W. Haver and Mary Wert Haver have Howard C. Haver age 3 who will have died in September. In 1900 Peter W. Haver, widower, is living with his second son Hervey C. Haver, single, but by 1910 Hervery has been married to Margaret for 4 years. In 1920 Peter W. Haver is gone, but Hervey and Margaret still have no children and have taken in two boys "from a home" ages 12 and 16 and are living in Readington Township. There is no notation for Peter W. Haver in the Deaths and no notatio!
n for Hervey and Margaret Haver under marriages or deaths.
In the 1850 federal census, John W. and Sarah Wert are listed with 2 children: John William Wert and Mary Wert. The deaths for all 4 of the Werts are listed in this Bible record, thus this immediate Wert family appears to have ended.
If anyone has further knowledge of this family I would be interested. I know that Peter T. Haver had some brothers, Jacob Eick Haver, William Eick Haver and Elias Haver, plus a sister, Mary Ann Haver, who married Wilson Hoffman. I'm curious to know whether his (Peter T. Haver) other 3 sons had progeny, and why this Bible was given to U.S. Grant Haver who would have been a third cousin several times removed to Hervey C. Haver.
Pamelyn Bush

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