Son of Hans Jacob Honaker & Maria Goetz of Hiwil, Zurich, Switerland. Married Sarah Ann Cline of Montgomery Co. Virginia in 1803. Occupation: Gun Maker∼Abraham Honaker, son of Hans Jacob Honaker and Marie Goetz, was born 1774 Dunmore County, Virginia. He married Sarah Ann Cline, sometimes seen as Kline, daughter of Peter Cline and Elizabeth Riffe, sometimes seen as Rife. She was born 1784 in Montgomery County, Viginia. She died after 1870 when she was listed in the census living with her son, Andrew Jackson Honaker.
They settled in Pulaski County, near Page's Meeting House. Family tradition has it that Abraham was a large man but Sarah was small, weighing less than 100 pounds. Sarah's nephew, Perry Cline, was a principal figure in the Hatfield and McCoy Feud.
Abraham was a fine gunmaker. A number of Honakers, including a number of Abraham's descendants were gun smiths.
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Son of Hans Jacob Honaker & Maria Goetz of Hiwil, Zurich, Switerland. Married Sarah Ann Cline of Montgomery Co. Virginia in 1803. Occupation: Gun Maker∼Abraham Honaker, son of Hans Jacob Honaker and Marie Goetz, was born 1774 Dunmore County, Virginia. He married Sarah Ann Cline, sometimes seen as Kline, daughter of Peter Cline and Elizabeth Riffe, sometimes seen as Rife. She was born 1784 in Montgomery County, Viginia. She died after 1870 when she was listed in the census living with her son, Andrew Jackson Honaker.
They settled in Pulaski County, near Page's Meeting House. Family tradition has it that Abraham was a large man but Sarah was small, weighing less than 100 pounds. Sarah's nephew, Perry Cline, was a principal figure in the Hatfield and McCoy Feud.
Abraham was a fine gunmaker. A number of Honakers, including a number of Abraham's descendants were gun smiths.
-Family Tree Legends
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