John Kreamer Hosterman

John Kreamer Hosterman

Male 1826 - 1909  (82 years)

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  • Name John Kreamer Hosterman  [1
    Born 26 Dec 1826  Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Sep 1909  Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1044  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2022 

    Father Henry Smull,   b. 08 May 1799,   d. 02 Feb 1879  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Catherine Kreamer,   b. 26 Oct 1806, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1887, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F1292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Gramley,   b. 15 May 1829, Wolfs Store, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1904, Wolfs Store, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ella C. Hosterman,   b. 12 May 1868, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1956  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 17 May 2018 
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Dec 1826 - Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1909 - Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Hostermand, John and Susanna Gramley
    Hostermand, John and Susanna Gramley

  • Notes 
    • Page 382 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

      JOHN K. HOSTERMAN. A problem which has perplexed every soul conscious of its responsibilities on the earthly plane is the find- ing of a right aim in life, a work to which one may safely and with entire contentment devote one's energies; and it is not strange that amid the disappointing and annoying complications of modern life there are those who regard the simple routine of a farmer's calling as furnishing, for them at least, a satisfactory answer. Like Count Tolstoi, they hold that whatever may be said of the value of the work of the poet, the lawyer, the physician, they can at least be absolutely sure that in raising grain and fruits to feed the hungry they are meeting, and meeting wisely, a vital need of humanity. It is doubtless for the best that each should choose his work according to his inclinations, but it is quite in accordance with reason that we should find among our agri- cultural communities some of the best types of manhood and womanhood, whose lives and speech and manners reveal, in their straightforward adhesion to first principles, a grasp of realities which is not always found in more artificial modes of life.
      The many friends of 'Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hosterman, of Miles township. Centre county, will be gratified to find in this brief history a permanent record of their useful life. Mr. Hosterman is a member of a pioneer family of Miles township, Centre county, where he was born December 26, 1826. His father, George Hosterman, a native of Haines township, was a tanner by trade, and at the time of his death, which occurred when he was aged thirty-three years, he was residing at Millheim. His wife, Catherine Kramer, was born in Berks county, Penn., and was brought to Miles township, Centre county, by her father, Daniel Kramer, who at one time resided in Kramerville. Our subject was the eldest of four children; Sarah died in childhood before her father's death; Amanda married Samuel Wolfe, and died at Tylersville; William, once a merchant at Madisonburg and Rebersburg, died at St. Louis. The mother married a second husband, Henry Smull, of Brush Valley; she died in Rockville when more than seventy-five years of age, and was buried in Rebersburg. By her second marriage she was the mother of six children.
      Mr. Hosterman was but a boy of eight years when his father died, and soon after this event he went to Brush Valley to live with relatives, spending a short time at the home of John Kramer, and then going to an uncle, David Wolfe, near Wolfs Store. He attended the schools of his time, which were decidedly inferior to those of the present day, and was reared as a farmer boy, his work being chiefly clearing land. After several years with Mr. Wolfe he began to learn the tanner's trade under Jeremiah Haines, but the work did not agree with him, and he returned to the farm.
      In 1848, Mr. Hosterman was married in Brush Valley to Miss Margaret Brungart, daughter of George Brungart. She bore one child, but it died in infancy, and she passed to the unseen life in less than a year. Later Mr. Hosterman married his present wife, Susanna Gramley, who was born May 15, 1828, in Rebersburg, daughter of Philip and Barbara (Poorman) Gramley. Eleven children were born of this union- Olevia, February 1, 1850, is now Mrs. Uriah Spangler, of Harvey, Kans.; William A., February 23, 1853, died August 29, 1859; George W., February 22, 1855, took the degreee of D. D. S., and is now practicing dentistry at Centre Hall; Emma J., February 3, 1858, married Washington Shaffer, of Brush Valley; Annie V., April 17, 1860, died October 28, 1864; Mary A., July 27, 1862, died November 4, 1864; Edwin G., May 9, 1865, is a farmer of Brush Valley; Ida M. , .April 14, 1867, died March 25, 1870; Ella A., May 12, 1868, is now Mrs. Wallace Kreider, of Brush Valley; Lizzie V., March 22, 1871, is at home; and Thomas C., April 4, 1873, is a dentist at Rebersburg. Mr. Hosterman has educated his sons well, and is in favor of better schools for all. From 1852 until 1886 he rented a farm from his uncle, David Wolfe, which he bought at the latter's death. He lived on the place until April, 1893, when he purchased his present comfortable home at Wolfs Store, and removed there. Even at his advanced age he can often be seen at work on his farm, the habits of in- dustry, strengthened by more than sixty years of active work at his business, being difficult to lay aside.
      Mr. Hosterman is well known, and by his courteous manners has made many friends. His methods of doing business have always been such as to secure for him a reputation for the strictest integrity. He is a Democrat in politics, but while taking keen interest in the success of his party he is not a politician. He has served as judge of elections, and for twenty-one years was overseer of the poor. He belongs to the Reformed Church, while his estimable wife is a Lutheran in faith. Both are descended from prominent and highly respected families of Centre county, and both do credit to their ancestry. Kind-hearted and hospitable, their home is a most pleasant place, and the serene influence of their lives has done good which cannot be measured by earthly standard.
    • Commemorative Biography of Central Pennsylvania:
      The many friends of Mr. & Mrs. John K Hosterman of Miles Twp will be grateful to find this brief history of them. Mr. Hosterman was a member of a pioneer family of Miles Twp where he was born Dec 26 1826. He was just a boy of 8 when his father died and after this he went to live with relatives spending time with John Kramer & then with his uncle David Wolfe near Wolf's store. After several years he learned the tanners trade but the work did not agree with him so he returned to farming. In 1848 in Brush Valley he married Miss Margaret Brungart daughter of George Brungart. She bore him one child and it died and she died soon after. He then married Susanna Gramley who was born May 15 1829, the daughter of Philip & Barbara (Poorman) Gramley. Eleven children were born of this union: Olivia 2/1/1850 Mrs. Harvey Spangler of Harvey Kansas, William A 2/23/1853-8/29/1859, George W 2/22/1855, a dentist in Centre Hall, Emma J 2/3/1858 married Washington Shaffer, Annie V 4/17/1860-10/28/1864, Mary A 7/27/1862- 11/4/1864, Edwin G 5/9/1865, Ella A 5/12/1868 wife of Wallace Kreider & Thomas C 4/4/1873 a dentist in Rebersburg. Mr. Hosterman educated his sons well favor of better schools for all. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed Church. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Find A Grave database.

    2. [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave.

    3. [S5] Commemorative biographical record of central Pennsylvania, J.H. Beers & Co., (Name: Beers & Co, 1898;).