Andrew Mouk

As printed in 1881

ANDREW MOUK. Henry Mouk, the father of our subject, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 12, 1809, and was married to Esther Herrshy (whose genealogy forms an appendix to this sketch) on the 16th of November, 1832. He came to Ohio in the fall of 1851; made arrangements for his family's coming, and returned to Pennsylvania, but came to Ohio again with his wife and little ones in the spring following, and settled in Bethel Township, where he resided until his demise, which occurred February 13, 1875, at the advanced age of 65 years 11 months and 1 day. His family consisted of the following nine children: Andrew, born Aug. 11, 1833; Henry, born July 12, 1835; died July 16, 1864; Barbara, July 4, 1837, died Feb. 3, 1847; Auna, April 18, 1839; Mary, Aug. 1. 1841, died Aug. 1, 1842; Mary H., Oct. 12, 1843, died June 23, 1848; John, Dec. 8, 1845; Esther and Catharine, Feb. 12, 1848. Catharine died Sept. 1, 1848, and Esther died June 3, 1851. Andrew, the subject hereof, was educated in the common schools of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Oct. 29, 1854, he married Susan Zeller, who was born Sept. 23, 1837, the daughter of Henry S. Zeller, a native of Lancaster Co., Penn., who came to Ohio in 1850, and settled in Bethel Township. Our subject's family consisted of the following twelve children: Maria Viola, born Aug. 4, 1855; Anna, June 8, 1857; Henry, July 26, 1858; Margaret, Dee. 12, 1859; Esther, July 22, 1861; Charlie, June 15, 1863, died Oct. 26, 1864; George, Sept. 20, 1865; Mary, Feb. 14, 1868; Samuel, Jan. 11, 1870, died Jan. 25, 1870; Edith, Feb. 7, 1874; Oscar, Dec. 21, 1876, died March. 4, 1877; John, Apri 7, 1878. The following genealogical record of the Herrshy family, who were among the early settlers of Pennsylvania, and obtained their land from William Penn, and who is the material ancestor of our subject, has been preserved perfect to the present time; Andrew Herrshy, great-grandfather, was born in Switzerland in the year 1702, whence his father removed to the Palatinate, at the Court of Friedensheim. In the year 1719, he, with his father and brother, Benjamin, came to America and settled in Lancaster Co., Penn. His brother, Christian, was obliged to remain at the Court until 1739, when he also came to America. These three brothers—Andrew, Benjamin, and Christian— were chosen preachers of the Mennonite Church. Andrew died in the year 1792, aged 90 years. He began twelve children, viz.: Christian, Andrew, John, Benjamin, J acob, Abraham, Isaac, Henry, Peter, Catharine, Maria and Odti. Andrew Herrshy, grandfather and second son of the above Andrew, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in the year 1734, and died on the 16th of July, 1806, aged 72 years. He began with Magdalina (his first wife, a born Bachman) a daughter, Catharine, who was born in 1760, and died in 1833, Sept. 10, aged 73 years; and with Maria (his second wife, a born v AUS a a

Acker, who was born Sept. 26, 1743, and died Sept. 13, 1831, aged 87 years 10 months and 17 days) he began the following children: Anna, born Feb. 27, 1762, died March 5, 1855; Jacob, born Oct. 2, 1765, died May 30, 1821; Maria, born May 23, 1768, died Dec. 5. 1849; Andrew, born Sept. 14, 1770, died Aug. 1, 1835; Henry, born Dec. 19, 1772, died April 24, 1838; Elizabeth, born Dec. 5, 1775, died Aug. 17, 1870; John, born March 31, 1783, died July 16, 1831. Andrew began with Esther (a born Kauffman, who was born May 31, 1776, and died March 3, 1829, aged 52 years 9 months and 3 days) the following children, viz.: Christian, born Dec. 28, 1796, died Sept 5, 1834; Anna, born July 15, 1799, died June 27, 1874! Andrew, born Jan. 15, 1802, died Dec. 31, 1839; Maria, born Dec. 9, 1804; Catharine, born Jan. 15, 1809, died Jan. 15, 1872; Esther, born Sept. 11, 1811, died March 9, 1848; Barbara and Elizabeth, born Dec. 9, 1814; Elizabeth died Dec. 30, 1825; John, born March 14, 1818, died Oct. 7, 1821; Magdalina, born March 20, 1821, died Nov. 1, 1861. A

As printed in The History of Clark County Ohio, (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.