William Thomas Hostetter

Brief Life History of William Thomas

When William Thomas Hostetter was born on 21 December 1862, in Pike, Missouri, United States, his father, William Thomas Hostetter, was 28 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Beshears, was 23. He had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Elsie Francis Griffith Haden. He lived in Vandalia, Audrain, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Cuivre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 31 August 1948, in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Grand View Burial Park, Clay Township, Ralls, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Hostetter
1862–1948
Elsie Francis Griffith Haden
1867–1955
Carl William Hostetter
1889–1965
Anna W. Hostetter
1905–
Clorrene Hostetter
1894–1972
Lida Ruth Hostetter
1902–1997
Naoma Hostetter
1904–1999

Sources (11)

  • William Hostetter, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Thomas Hostetter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Wm Thomas Hostetter in entry for Carl William Hostetter, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Audrain, Missouri, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German and Swiss German Hofstetter or Hoffstetter , and also of German Hochstätter (see Hochstatter ) and Swiss German Hostettler . The surname Hostetter is also found in France (Alsace).

History: This is one of the American variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite (Amish) family, originally spelled Hostettler .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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