14. Elizabeth Hawk (Abraham Hawk , David , Johann George ) was born on 17 Mar 1804 in Montgomery Co, PA. She was christened on 8 Jul 1804 in Wentz Reformed, Worcester twp, Montgomery Co, PA. She died on 1 May 1882 in Noble Co, IN. She was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Swan, Noble Co, IN.

Sponsor was Henry Frick.

Will of Henry Frick, Sr. - Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Filed 6 August 1828, Book 6, p 497

300 pounds to daughter, Catharine Nyce..the share of her daughter Elizabeth Homsher not to be paid in the lifetime of her husband, Samuel Homsher, and to be paid to her children if Elizabeth predeceases Samuel.

They had the following children:

 

	35	F	i	Catherine Homsher was born on 14 Jun 1823. She died in 1865 in Indiana.
				Catherine married Andrew Bushong. Andrew was born in ?. He died in ?.
+	36	M	ii	Joseph Homsher was born on 6 May 1825. He died on 30 Oct 1887.
+	37	F	iii	Abigail Homsher was born on 5 May 1827. She died before 1914.
	38	F	iv	Lydia Homsher was born on 1 Apr 1829 in Pennsylvania. She died before 1914 in Indiana.
				Lydia married Daniel Hendricks.
+	39	F	v	Elizabeth Homsher was born on 1 Sep 1831. She died on 24 Feb 1901.
+	40	M	vi	Albert Homsher was born on 8 May 1834. He died before 1914.
+	41	M	vii	Benjamin Franklin Homsher was born on 8 Apr 1836. He died on 20 Jul 1899.
	42	F	viii	Matilda Homsher was born on 26 Jun 1838 in Ohio. She died after 1914.
				Matilda married Daniel Bixler.
	43	F	ix	Emeline Homsher was born on 6 Sep 1840 in Ohio. She died after 1914.
				Emeline married Conrad Bricker.
+	44	F	x	Lavina Homsher was born on 17 Dec 1842. She died on 9 Apr 1925.
+	45	F	xi	Mary A Homsher was born on 18 Jul 1845. She died on 22 May 1928.

Sponsor for christening was Abraham Faust and Caty.

Great-aunt Mary DeHoff McKee's family documents list an Abram Hawk as the only known sibling of Elizabeth Hawk in 1876. This document by Mrs. Martha Kinsie states the Abram lived about 30 miles away from Philadelphia.

The 1850 census for Perkiomen twp shows Abraham Hawk, age 52 with Catherine age 79 in the household. This is Abraham's mother, Catherine Nice - remarried Jacob Nice 1821 - 1827.

Abraham Hawk Jr is said to have had a terrible temper. This from the notes of Curtis Seibert. He had witnessed the temper of Emmanuel, Abraham's son, himself.

They had the following children:

 

+	46	M	i	Emanuel F. Hawk was born in Mar 1839. He died on 26 May 1916.
+	47	F	ii	Catharine Hawk was born in Jul 1840. She died on 19 Sep 1914.
	48	F	iii	Sarah Hawk was born in Jul 1840. She died on 14 Jan 1912.  1850 census indicates that she is a twin
				Sarah married Garret H. Allebach.
	49	F	iv	Elizabeth Hawk was born in May 1842. She died on 23 Jan 1912 in Skippack, Montgomery Co, PA.
				Elizabeth married (1) Jacob H. Wasser.
				Elizabeth married (2) Jacob G. Tyson.
	50	F	v	Mary Hawk was born in Jan 1847. She died on 5 Jan 1919 in Skippack, Montgomery Co, PA.
				Mary married Abraham C. Kratz.

John KOONS was supposedly one of the first to convert from Kuntz to Koons. He was born in 1770 and died in 1830. He married Elizabeth BOYER, who died in 1851. Their son Frederick KOONS, born 1796, died 1871, married Mary HAWK, born 1794, died 1868. Their son Frederick Augustus KOONS, born 1825, died 1918. (Koons family history)

They had the following children:

 

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Frederick Augustus Koons was born in 1825. He died in 1918.

David married Elisabeth. Elisabeth was born ¹ about 1826 in Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

 

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William Hawk was born 1 about 1849 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania.

Moved to Illinois

They had the following children:

 

	53	M	i	Washington Switzer was born 1 in Illinois.
	54	F	ii	Mary Switzer was born 1 in Illinois.
	55	F	iii	Ann Switzer was born 1 in Illinois.

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