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Oliver Hake

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Oliver Hake

Birth
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 Oct 1927 (aged 78)
Lewisberry, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Oliver was the son of Andrew Clayton Hake and Rebecca Isaacs. Oliver married Anna Mary Sutton-Grove on 20 March 1897 in West Fairview, Cumberland County Pennsylvania.

"OLIVER HAKE, of Fairview township, is a descendant of the old Hake family of York county, and was born in Manchester township, Feb. 25, 1849.

Jacob Hake, the grandfather of Oliver, was a farmer of Manchester township, where he died. His children were : Jacob, John, Henry, Frederick, Daniel. Elias and Andrew C.

Andrew C. Hake was born in Manchester township, where he received a common-school education. He engaged in farming and distilling in his native township, later moving to Fairview township, where he followed agricultural pursuits. There he died aged seventy-six years. He married Rebecca Isaac, of Bainbridge, and she died at the age of forty-five, the mother of these children : Oliver, Henry, Milton, Webster, John, Emmeline, Jane, Leah and Louisa.

Oliver Hake attended the schools of Manchester township until seventeen years of age and remained at home with his father until his twenty-ninth year, at which time he was married to Annie Hart, daughter of Michael Hart. She died shortly after marriage, at the age of twenty-eight years, leaving one child. Merle B.. who died aged sixteen.

Mr. Hake married (second) Mrs. Anna Mary Grove, the widow of Henry C. Grove, who was drowned in the dam at Lewisberry, Aug. 5, 1882, at the age of twenty-five years.

Mr. and Mrs. Grove had two children : Wagner H., who graduated at Baltimore, March 12, 1900, is in Columbus, Ohio, where he is assistant secretary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and married Alta Ruth Robinson ; Clyde, who married Jennie Anderson, is farming in Fairview township. Mr. Hake is the owner of two fine farms in Fairview township, which compare favorably with any others in the locality.

In politics a Republican, he is influential in township political affairs, and may often be found serving on the election board. In his religious views he is a Lutheran, of which church he is at present a trustee.

Before her first marriage Mrs. Hake's name was Sutton, and her father, Rankin Sutton, came from an old and respected family of Fairview township. He was born May 8, 1823, and is still surviving, making his home on the old Sutton homestead in Fairview township, called Pinetown. He married Lydia Kneisley, a daughter of Anthony Kneisley, and they had these children : Sarah, Matilda, Annie M., John R., Elwood, Hannah and Laura."
Source: History of York County, Pennsylivania. VolumeII. George R. Prowell.

"FALLS DEAD AT HOME YORK. Oct. 11. Oliver Hake. 77. died suddenly yesterday morning in his rooms at Lewisberry, collapsing as he was leaving his room for the bathroom. He is survived by his widow and several brothers and sisters, Mrs. Emma Sloat, of Manchester; Henry Hake, of New Cumberland; Mrs. Leah Bechtel, of the Masonic Home at Elizabethtown, Webb Hake, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Louise Sutton, of Camp Hill."
Source: The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 11 October 1927, Tuesday. Page 17.

The son of Oliver Hake and Annie Hart was:
1. Merle Hake (1875-1892)

The stepchildren of Oliver Hake and children of Anna Mary Sutton (daughter of Rankin Sutton and wife of Henry C. Grove were:
1. Wagner H. /Wayne Grove (1878-1961) (Alta Ruth Robinson)
2. Clyde S. Grove (1890-1965) (Jennie Anderson)
Oliver was the son of Andrew Clayton Hake and Rebecca Isaacs. Oliver married Anna Mary Sutton-Grove on 20 March 1897 in West Fairview, Cumberland County Pennsylvania.

"OLIVER HAKE, of Fairview township, is a descendant of the old Hake family of York county, and was born in Manchester township, Feb. 25, 1849.

Jacob Hake, the grandfather of Oliver, was a farmer of Manchester township, where he died. His children were : Jacob, John, Henry, Frederick, Daniel. Elias and Andrew C.

Andrew C. Hake was born in Manchester township, where he received a common-school education. He engaged in farming and distilling in his native township, later moving to Fairview township, where he followed agricultural pursuits. There he died aged seventy-six years. He married Rebecca Isaac, of Bainbridge, and she died at the age of forty-five, the mother of these children : Oliver, Henry, Milton, Webster, John, Emmeline, Jane, Leah and Louisa.

Oliver Hake attended the schools of Manchester township until seventeen years of age and remained at home with his father until his twenty-ninth year, at which time he was married to Annie Hart, daughter of Michael Hart. She died shortly after marriage, at the age of twenty-eight years, leaving one child. Merle B.. who died aged sixteen.

Mr. Hake married (second) Mrs. Anna Mary Grove, the widow of Henry C. Grove, who was drowned in the dam at Lewisberry, Aug. 5, 1882, at the age of twenty-five years.

Mr. and Mrs. Grove had two children : Wagner H., who graduated at Baltimore, March 12, 1900, is in Columbus, Ohio, where he is assistant secretary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and married Alta Ruth Robinson ; Clyde, who married Jennie Anderson, is farming in Fairview township. Mr. Hake is the owner of two fine farms in Fairview township, which compare favorably with any others in the locality.

In politics a Republican, he is influential in township political affairs, and may often be found serving on the election board. In his religious views he is a Lutheran, of which church he is at present a trustee.

Before her first marriage Mrs. Hake's name was Sutton, and her father, Rankin Sutton, came from an old and respected family of Fairview township. He was born May 8, 1823, and is still surviving, making his home on the old Sutton homestead in Fairview township, called Pinetown. He married Lydia Kneisley, a daughter of Anthony Kneisley, and they had these children : Sarah, Matilda, Annie M., John R., Elwood, Hannah and Laura."
Source: History of York County, Pennsylivania. VolumeII. George R. Prowell.

"FALLS DEAD AT HOME YORK. Oct. 11. Oliver Hake. 77. died suddenly yesterday morning in his rooms at Lewisberry, collapsing as he was leaving his room for the bathroom. He is survived by his widow and several brothers and sisters, Mrs. Emma Sloat, of Manchester; Henry Hake, of New Cumberland; Mrs. Leah Bechtel, of the Masonic Home at Elizabethtown, Webb Hake, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Louise Sutton, of Camp Hill."
Source: The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 11 October 1927, Tuesday. Page 17.

The son of Oliver Hake and Annie Hart was:
1. Merle Hake (1875-1892)

The stepchildren of Oliver Hake and children of Anna Mary Sutton (daughter of Rankin Sutton and wife of Henry C. Grove were:
1. Wagner H. /Wayne Grove (1878-1961) (Alta Ruth Robinson)
2. Clyde S. Grove (1890-1965) (Jennie Anderson)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43808038/oliver-hake: accessed ), memorial page for Oliver Hake (25 Feb 1849–10 Oct 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43808038, citing Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46930290).