Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameNancy Wertz 
1188
1188Birth Date26 Aug 1836
Birth PlaceCumberland Valley, Bedford Co., PA, USA
Death Date24 Dec 1920 Age: 84
Death PlaceSomerset County, PA, USA
Death MemoMeyersdale Area
Burial Date26 Dec 1920
Burial PlaceUnion Cemetery, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA, USA
FatherNicholas WERTZ (~1783->1875)
MotherDiana WEIRICK (~1799-1866)
Misc. Notes
1900 Census indicates Nancy had thirteen children six living at that time, Charles, Annie, Henry, Emmanuel Emma & George.52
[Eight of these children are identified in this record]
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Nancy was the mother of two illegitimate children; her son George (whose father is unknown) and a daughter Emma, whose father William married Nancy thirteen months after Emma’s birth. William would die eight months later in the Civil War.3167
[Eight of these children are identified in this record]
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Nancy was the mother of two illegitimate children; her son George (whose father is unknown) and a daughter Emma, whose father William married Nancy thirteen months after Emma’s birth. William would die eight months later in the Civil War.3167
Spouses
Family ID5283
Unmarried
ChildrenGeorge (Illegitimate) (~1858-1931)
Birth Date18403166
Birth PlacePennsylvania, USA
Birth Date1839
Birth PlacePennsylvania, USA
Death Date16 Dec 18623166
Death PlaceSuffolk VA, USA
Death Date15 Dec 1862
Death PlaceSuffolk VA, USA
Burial PlaceHampton National Cemetery, Hampton, VA, USA
Burial MemoPlot D; 3281
OccupationFarmer
Cause of DeathDied while in the Civil War
FatherElias S Hook
MotherSophia [HOOK]
Misc. Notes
171 Pa Vol, Civil war, Died in service.
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Civil War Vet 171 Pa Vol. Inf. Co. I., served with brothers George, and Elias HOOK.3166
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A William Hook is listed as a Private in the 171st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I (Drafted Militia).1094
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William and his wife Nancy had an illegitimate daughter Emma. William married Nancy thirteen months after Emma’s birth and would die less than eight months later in the Civil War.3167
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Sometime following William’s death, his brother Elias married William’s widowed wife Nancy.3168
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Civil War Vet 171 Pa Vol. Inf. Co. I., served with brothers George, and Elias HOOK.3166
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A William Hook is listed as a Private in the 171st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I (Drafted Militia).1094
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William and his wife Nancy had an illegitimate daughter Emma. William married Nancy thirteen months after Emma’s birth and would die less than eight months later in the Civil War.3167
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Sometime following William’s death, his brother Elias married William’s widowed wife Nancy.3168
ChildrenEmma W (Illegitimate) (1861-1947)
Birth Dateabt 1840
Birth PlacePennsylvania, USA
Death Date13 Mar 1900
Death PlaceCumberland Valley, Bedford Co., PA, USA
Burial PlaceUnion Cemetery, Centerville, Bedford Co., PA, USA
Burial Date15 Mar 1900
Burial PlaceCenterville, Bedford Co., PA, USA
Burial MemoBody was moved before the construction of the Thomas W Koon Dam in 1931
FatherElias S Hook
MotherSophia [HOOK]
Misc. Notes
Elias was a farmer and belonged to the Grange. He was a Democrat and served in the 171st Pennsylvania Volunteers company I during the Civil War.
Elias married his brothers widow, Nancy Wertz Hook, after William was killed in the Civil War.
He is buried where Koon Dam* is now located. His body was moved to Centerville PA in 1931 when the Koon Dam was built. An etched bone ring he made in the war is in the possession of Paul Edward Hook Jr. his great great Grandson.
*The Thomas W Koon Dam is located in Bedford county, PA. The nearest major town is Hyndman, PA.3216
Elias married his brothers widow, Nancy Wertz Hook, after William was killed in the Civil War.
He is buried where Koon Dam* is now located. His body was moved to Centerville PA in 1931 when the Koon Dam was built. An etched bone ring he made in the war is in the possession of Paul Edward Hook Jr. his great great Grandson.
*The Thomas W Koon Dam is located in Bedford county, PA. The nearest major town is Hyndman, PA.3216
ChildrenEmanuel (1867-)
William Henry (1869->1930)
Ann Catherine (1871-1950)
Florence V (Died as Infant) (1875-)
Charles “Charlie” Martin (1878-1953)
Henry (->1900)