Casper Booher & Phoebe Shaver Family


Welcome! On this page you will find information on the Booher family of Huntingdon Co., PA. The focus is on the children and grandchildren of Casper Booher and Phoebe Shaver. I'd like to add material contributed by others that will help fill in some of the pieces to this puzzle. If you can help, please send me an e-mail. Be sure to include the word "Genealogy" in the e-mail subject line.


A special word of thanks to all of the descendants of Casper and Phoebe who have contributed pictures, family bibles, and other material for this webpage.


These Worksheets (updated 09 Jan 2013 to Rev. 13) contain all the event information about the children and grandchildren of Casper Booher & Phoebe Shaver that I know, I think I know, I might know, and even that I don't know. They are guaranteed to contain errors, but hopefully not too many.

This Census Document (updated 09 Jan 2013 to Rev. 14) is a best guess attempt to show the children and grandchildren of Casper Booher & Phoebe Shaver in the federal census records.

These Mercer Co. Deed Records are among the most important documents relating to the Casper Booher family and the family of his brother, Daniel. The highlighted portions identify the known adult children and heirs of both Casper and Daniel.

These Research Notes (updated 29 Jun 2010) identify and attempt to prove various relationships involving the children and grandchildren of Casper Booher & Phoebe Shaver that have been lost or forgotten over the years.

This Nicholas Shaver Document (updated 20 Oct 2010) contains a detailed study on the family of Phoebe (Shaver) Booher's father, Nicholas Shaver.

This Daniel Booher Document (updated 05 May 2009) contains notes and census information for the family of Casper's brother, Daniel Booher.


Casper Booher & Phoebe Shaver

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 Casper/John Booher Sr. Family Bible.

Estate Records:

Casper Booher: Transcription of Will (.pdf File).

Miscellaneous:

The Booher Homestead


Elizabeth (Booher) Roberts Family

Published Bios:

George Hillberry & Catharine Roberts (daughter of Elizabeth), 1884
James Linn & Hannah Roberts (daughter of Elizabeth), 1905

Cemetery Info:

Daniel Roberts (son of Elizabeth) & Abigail (Rhodes) Roberts: Sugar Run Brethren Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA (Pictures at findagrave.com).
Catharine (Roberts) Hillberry (daughter of Elizabeth) & George Hillberry: Greenwood Cem. in Richwood Twp., Richland Co., WI (Picture at US Genweb).
Elizabeth (Roberts) Rhodes (daughter of Elizabeth) & Joseph Rhodes: Sugar Run Brethren Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA (Pictures at findagrave.com).
Barbara (Bosler) Roberts Alexander (wife of Henry, Jr.): Caldwell (aka Middle Creek) Cem. in Homewood Twp., Franklin Co., KS.

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page2 Elizabeth (Booher) Roberts & Rhodes Family Bible Transcription.

Estate Records:

Henry Roberts (husband of Elizabeth): Transcription of Will (.pdf File).

Miscellaneous:

Page 1, Page 2 An autobiographical sketch by the Rev. John Wesley Buckley (son of Jacob Buckley & Elizabeth Booher). On page 2, Rev. Buckley makes reference to his Uncle Jacob Roberts (son of Elizabeth) which helps establish that Jacob Roberts was married to Rev. Buckley's Aunt Nancy (daughter of John) Booher. See Issue #6 in the Research Notes.


John Booher Family

Cemetery Info:

Samuel Booher/Booker (son of John): Lanark City Cem. in Lanark, IL (replacement stone).
John Booher (son of John) & Eliza J. (Ricketts) Booher: Mt. Union Cem. in Mt. Union, PA. (JOHN BOOHER | DIED SEP. 2, 1893 | AGED 75 Y. 2 M. | 23 D. | ELIZA JANE | HIS WIFE | DIED AUG. 5, 1858 | AGED 31 Y. 5 M. 9D.).
Casper Booher/Bucher (son of John): Mt. Union Cem. in Mt. Union, PA.
Daniel Booher (son of John): Old Methodist Church Cem. near Maddensville, PA. (DANIEL W. BOOHER | DIED | May 25, 1868 | AGED | 43 ys. 3 ms. 3 Ds. | Precious in the sight of the | Lord is the death of his saints.).

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 Casper/John Booher Sr. Family Bible.
Notes of Rev. John Wesley Buckley, son of Jacob Buckley & Elizabeth Booher (daughter of John).

Obits & Death Notices:

John Booher: Death Notice from the 25 Sep 1833 issue of the Huntingdon Gazette.
John Booher (son of John): Transcription of Obituary from unknown source (at genealogy.com).

Estate Records:

John Booher: Transcription of Will (.pdf File).

Pictures:

Jacob Buckley (husband of John's daughter, Elizabeth)

Miscellaneous:

Illinois Marriage Return: This document was completed in 1885 at the time of the marriage of Edward Breen and Jennie Booker. It shows that Jennie was the daughter of Samuel Booker and Mary Linn. Other records show that this Samuel Booker (who changed his name from Booher to Booker) was the son of John Booher Sr. who was the son of Casper. Mary Linn was Samuel's wife at the time of Jennie's birth in approximately 1855.

Page 1, Page 2 An autobiographical sketch by the Rev. John Wesley Buckley (son of Jacob Buckley & Elizabeth Booher). On page 2, Rev. Buckley makes reference to his Uncle Jacob Roberts (son of Elizabeth) which helps establish that Jacob Roberts was married to Rev. Buckley's Aunt Nancy (daughter of John) Booher. See Issue #6 in the Research Notes.


Henry Booher Family

Cemetery Info:

Henry Booher & Nancy (???) Booher: Booher Cem. in Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).
John Booher (son of Henry) & Matilda (McConahy) Booher: Savannah Cem. in Shenango Twp., Lawrence Co., PA (Picture at findagrave.com).
Samuel Booher (son of Henry) & Rachel (???) Booher: Chewton Cem. in Wayne Twp., Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).
Phoebe Booher (daughter of Henry): Booher Cem. in Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).
Elizabeth (Booher) Gunsaulis (daughter of Henry): Emerson Cem., Emerson, Mills Co., IA.
Catharine Booher (daughter of Henry): Booher Cem. in Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).
Henry Booher (son of Henry) & Margaret (May) Booher: Booher Cem. in Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).
Foster Booher (son? of Henry): Booher Cem. in Lawrence Co., PA (Info at findagrave.com).


Catharine (Booher) Beatty Family

Cemetery Info:

Elizabeth (Booher) Snyder (daughter of Catharine): Snyder Cem. in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (ELIZABETH | Wife of | Simon Snyder | Died Nov. 11, 1873 | Aged 59 yrs 2m ...).

Estate Records:

Catharine (Booher) Beatty: Transcription of Estate Documents (at Rootsweb).


Samuel Booher Family

Published Bios:

Henry Miller (3rd husband of Catherine, daughter of Samuel), 1887

Cemetery Info:

Samuel Booher Sr. & Hannah (Morrison) Booher: Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (SAMUEL BOOHER SR. | DIED | Sept. 14, 1858 | Aged | ...) & (HANNAH | Wife of | S. BOOHER | died | Feb. 14, 1876 | aged | ...).
Rachel M. (Booher) Madden (daughter of Samuel) & William Madden: Old School Baptist Cem. in Springfield Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA.
Phoebe (Booher) Rutter (daughter of Samuel) & Jesse Rutter: Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (JESSE RUTTER | Died | July 29, 1888 | Aged 79 yrs. 1 mo. 19ds.).
John W. Booher (son of Samuel) & M. Jane (Duffey) Booher: Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (JOHN | BOOHER | DIED | FEB. 17, 1896 | Aged 77 yrs. | 7 mo. 29ds. | JANE | BOOHER | DIED | JAN. 3, 1897 | Aged 76 yrs. | 10 mo. 21 ds.).
Catherine (Booher) Miller (daughter of Samuel) & Hance Campbell (1st Husband) & Jacob Seibert (2nd Husband) & Henry Miller (3rd Husband): Concord Union Cem. in Concord, PA. Miller stone reads: (HENRY MILLER | DIED | APR. 11, 1915 | AGED | 93Y ...).
Joshua M. Booher (son of Samuel) & Caroline M. (Giles) Booher: Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (JOSHUA M. | BOOHER | BORN | Aug. 18, 1823 | DIED | Nov. 29, 1888 | CAROLINE M. | his Wife | BORN | Nov. 23, 1827 | DIED | Sep. 13, 1889).
Elizabeth J. (Booher) Gorsuch (daughter of Samuel) & William H. Gorsuch: Ottumwa Cem. in Ottumwa, IA. (ELIZA J. | WIFE OF | W. H. GORSUCH | DIED | SEPT. 7, 1888 | AGED | 62 YEARS) & (W. H. GORSUCH | DIED | SEPT. 9, 1890 | AGED | 68 YEARS).
Samuel C. Booher (son of Samuel): Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (SAMUEL BOOHER | of ... K ... | Died Dec. 11, 1864 | aged 36 yrs 5 mmo 22 d | He died at his post. | Peace be to his dust. | ...) & Elizabeth (Snyder) Booher: Oak Hill Cem. in Oak Creek Twp., Johnson Co., IA. (ELIZABETH | WIFE OF | SAMUEL BOOHER | DIED | FEB. 28, 1878 | AGED | 47Ys. 6Ds.).
Hannah M. Booher (daughter of Samuel): Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (HANNAH M. | Daughter ...).
Lucinda R. Booher (daughter of Samuel) & Jacob Booher (son of Jacob): Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (JACOB M. BOOHER | DIED | Apr. 21, 1881 | Aged 48 yrs. | LUCINDA R. | BOOHER | DIED | Oct. 19, 1878 | Aged 44 yrs. | & 4 mo.).

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 Joshua M. Booher (son of Samuel) Family Bible.

Obits & Death Notices:

Hannah M. Booher (daughter of Samuel): Article on drowning from the 13 Nov 1844 issue of the Huntingdon Journal.

Estate Records:

Samuel Curren Booher (son of Samuel): Transcription of Will (at Rootsweb).

Pictures:

Joshua & Evaline (Wharton) Booher: Joshua was a son of John & Jane (Duffey) Booher.

Miscellaneous:

Samuel Booher & Hannah Morrison: Marriage Notice from the 7 Jun 1810 issue of the Huntingdon Gazette.
Hance Campbell & Catherine Booher (daughter of Samuel): Marriage Notice from the 27 Feb 1839 issue of the Huntingdon Journal.
William H. Gorsuch & Eliza J. Booher (daughter of Samuel): Marriage Notice from the 11 Mar 1846 issue of the Huntingdon Journal.
Samuel Curren Booher (son of Samuel): Page from History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5 by Samuel P. Bates (at University of Michigan Digital Library website).


Jacob Booher Family

Cemetery Info:

Mary (Booher) Brown (daughter of Jacob): Orbisonia Cem. in Orbisonia, PA. (MARY BROWN | DIED | ... 1897 | AGED | ... | ... days) & David W. Stevens (1st Husband): Fredericksburg National Cem. near Fredericksburg, VA. (Corpl. D. W. Stevens | PA) & Cyrus J. Brown (2nd Husband): Old School Baptist Cem. in Springfield Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA.
Jacob Booher (son of Jacob) & Lucinda R. Booher (daughter of Samuel): Jordan Cem. in Cromwell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. (JACOB M. BOOHER | DIED | Apr. 21, 1881 | Aged 48 yrs. | LUCINDA R. | BOOHER | DIED | Oct. 19, 1878 | Aged 44 yrs. | & 4 mo.).
William T. Booher (son of Jacob) & Rachel M. (Rutter) Booher: Mt. Vernon Cem. in Alfalfa Twp., Grant Co., OK.
Phoebe A. (Booher) McWilliams (daughter of Jacob) & Andrew J. McWilliams: Parker Cem. in East Creswell Twp., Cowley Co., KS (Picture at findagrave.com).
John W. Booher (son of Jacob) & Emma A. (Bowles) Booher: Greenwood Cem. in Waco Twp., Sedgwick Co., KS (Picture at findagrave.com).

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4 John & Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob) Duffey Family Bible.

Obits & Death Notices:

John W. Booher (son of Jacob): Obituary from the 03 Apr 1946 issue of the Wichita Eagle.

Estate Records:

Jacob Booher: Transcription of Will (.pdf File).
Elizabeth (Booher) Duffey (daughter of Jacob): Date of Death statement in Huntingdon Co., PA Will Book Vol. 15, Page 81 showing a death date of 20 Apr 1897.
Samuel Booher (son of Jacob): Renunciation by sisters to administer their brother's estate in Huntingdon Co., PA Will Book Vol. 7, Page 161.

Pictures:

Mary (Booher) Brown (daughter of Jacob) & David W. Stevens (1st husband).


Nancy (Booher) Linn Family

Published Bios:

James Linn & Nancy Booher, 1905
James W. Linn (son of Nancy) & Sarah Chilcoat, 1905
Hugh Linn (son of Nancy), 1905
Samuel B. Linn (son of Nancy), 1889
Jacob B. Linn (son of Nancy), 1889

Cemetery Info:

Nancy (Booher) Linn: Old Methodist Church Cem. near Maddensville, PA & James Linn: Old Charles Evans Farm near Maddensville, PA. (JAMES LYNN | DIED | APR. 20th AD | 1848 A ... PM | AGED 55Y. 8M. | 26 DAYS).
John Linn (son of Nancy): Old Methodist Church Cem. near Maddensville, PA.
Elizabeth J. Linn (daughter of Nancy): Old Charles Evans Farm near Maddensville, PA. (ELIZABETH J. | Wife of | CHAS. W. EVANS | Died | Nov. 16, 1859 | Aged | 29 yrs. 4 mo. & | 20 dys.) & Charles W. Evans: Old Methodist Church Cem. near Maddensville, PA.
Hugh Linn (son of Nancy) & Caroline (Feight) Linn Stevens: Shelby Cem. just south of Shelby, IA (Hugh's picture at Iowa Genweb).
Samuel B. Linn (son of Nancy) & Jane G. (Keagy) Linn: Shelby Cem. just south of Shelby, IA.
Jacob B. Linn (son of Nancy) & Hester A. R. (Chilcoat) Linn: Shelby Cem. just south of Shelby, IA.

Family Bibles:

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5 Samuel B. Linn (son of Nancy) Family Bible.

Obits & Death Notices:

Hugh Linn (son of Nancy): Obituary from the 01 Jun 1894 issue of the Shelby News.
Carrie Feight: Obituary from the 01 Jan 1914 issue of the Shelby News.

Samuel B. Linn (son of Nancy): Obituary from the 19 Mar 1920 issue of the Shelby News.
Jane G. Keagy: Short obituary from the 30 Dec 1908 issue of the Harlan Tribune.

Hester (Chilcoat) Linn (wife of Jacob): Obituary from the 22 Dec 1927 issue of the Harlan Republican.

Pictures:

Nancy (Booher) Linn
Samuel B. Linn (son of Nancy)
Jane G. (Keagy) Linn (wife of Samuel)
Jacob B. Linn (son of Nancy)
Hester A. R. (Chilcoat) Linn (wife of Jacob)



Last updated on 09 Jan 2013

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