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From: "Brian Rounsavill" <>
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Bible Records for Haver, Wert
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:10:48 -0400


Here is an interesting link to this bible:

There are three letters from Isaac W. Rounsaville to his friend, William
E. Haver, brother of Peter W. Haver, that were originally published in
the Hunterdon County Democrat and later in the Civil War Times. The
following was said of the letters: "Isaac W. Rounsaville was a
high-spirited observant youth who signed up to fight with the Sixth New
Jersey Regiment in 1861. He served with two other teen-aged buddies from
Hunterdon. Letters from these three youths recently were discovered in a
secret compartment of an old blanket chest purchased at an auction by
Mrs. E. K. Olssen. They have been turned over to the Hunterdon County
Historical Society. The letters were written to William E. Haver,
one-time owner of the trunk. The Rounsaville letters are of particular
interest, for he wrote with a combination of keen-eyed observation and
light humor. Rounsaville's letters show him as an intelligent and
plainspoken man. This is a fortunate combination, especially for the
historian weary of the affected and overly formal style of writing so
common during the 19th century. Rounsaville's humor was the kind usually
associated with youth; buoyant, irreverent and at times facetious. He
often looked upon his fellow human beings and their frailties with an
amused and superior eye. For example, he writes of a visit to a southern
home. Only the three letters by Rounsaville were found in the trunk.
They were all written during the winter of 1861-62 while Rounsaville's
outfit, the Sixth new Jersey Infantry Regiment, was camped near
Washington, D.C. The war was still young when Rounsaville wrote. The
curtain was just ringing up on what was to prove to be the greatest war
in the world up to that time. Rounsaville's letters reflect the
excitement and enthusiasm with which he and his buddies viewed the war.
To them it was a great adventure. 'What bully times we have,' wrote
Rounsaville on one occasion. Rounsaville didn't get to see much of the
war. But he saw enough to kill him. He died of fever in an army hospital
in Yorktown, Va., May 11, 1862." Excerpt from "Civil War Times, Vol. 1,
No. 9, January, 1960, p. 8. Article entitled, "Letters From the 6th New
Jersey - What Bully Times We Have" by Donald Crane.

It should also be noted that Jacob W. Haver, brother of Peter W. Haver,
signed Isaac's will, dated September 9, 1861, the day before Isaac left
for Washington, DC.

Just thought it was an interesting tidbit...


-----Original Message-----
From: Pamelyn P. Bush [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:18 PM
To:
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Bible Records for Haver, Wert


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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