Genealogy of the Hand Family Nathan Hand (M) b. 13 November 1781, d. 18 September 1845 Nathan Hand was born on 13 November 1781 in Morris, NJ. He married Margaret Crandelmire on 15 July 1803 in Wantage, Sussex Co. NJ. He died on 18 September 1845 in Virgil Township, Cortland NY. Children of Nathan Hand and Margaret Crandelmire: Peter Hand b. 24 November 1804 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. He died 12 May 1855 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa. Robert Hand b. 26 November 1806 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. He married Susannah Goble in 1827 and died on 19 May 1854 in Hawley, Wayne Co. PA. Henry Hand b. 15 March 1808 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. Sarah Hand b. 23 May 1810 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. Horace Hand b. 6 May 1812 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. In the 1880 Census he is listed as a Widower, Carpenter, living in Bradford, Mckean Co. PA with his son Rufus Hand, b. 1843, daughter-in-law Helen b. 1847 and grandson Harry, b. 1876. Horace Hand married a second wife, Nancy, after 1880, who died 19 November 1896. Horace Hand died on 8 February 1901 at Whitney Point, NY. Joseph Hand b. 6 October 1814 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. Andrew Hand b. 13 February 1818 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. John Finch, in a letter written from his home in Damascus, Wayne Co., PA to cousin, William Jackson Hand on 18 March 1859, mentions uncles Horace, Nathan and Andrew as well as Susan. Nathan Hand b. 15 February 1819 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. In the 1850 Census, he is listed as a shoemaker, 32 years old, born in NJ. His wife Roxey was 31 and born in PA. They were living in Damascus Township with no children. Roxey Hand died 16 February 1867. In the 1880 Census he is living with his second wife Mary in Bainbridge, Chenango Co. NY. Nathan Hand died after 2 February 1900, since a photograph with that date exists of Nathan and Horace together in Broome Co. NY. William Hand b. 18 August 1820 in Wantage, Sussex NJ Mary Elizabeth Hand b. 19 January 1823 in Wantage, Sussex NJ. She married Dr. Mosier. Arminda Hand b. 23 June 1833. d. 29 February 1856 Robert Hand (M) b. 26 November 1806, d. 19 May 1854, #12317 Robert Hand was born on 26 November 1806 in Wantage, Sussex, NJ. He was the son of Nathan Hand and Margaret Crandelmire. He married Susannah Goble, daughter of Nathan Goble and Azubah Price, in 1827 at Milford, Pike, PA. Robert Hand appeared in the census of 3 October 1850 of an unknown place. He died on 19 May 1854 at Hawley, Wayne, NJ. Children of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble:
Nathan G. Hand+ b. Apr 1829, d. 6 Apr 1863 Charles F. Hand b. 1831, d. 19 Dec 1864 Elizabeth L. Hand+ b. 1837, d. 1909 Melissa A. Hand+ b. 1840 William Jackson Hand+ b. 19 Jan 1842, d. 23 Oct 1911 Dr. David Bishop Hand+ b. 31 Mar 1848, d. 1 Apr 1923 Sarah Ann Hand b. 27 Apr 1850, d. 9 Feb 1915 Azubah Price (F) b. 15 May 1770, #12303 Azubah Price was born on 15 May 1770 in Frankford, Sussex, NJ. She died at Pike, PA. She married Nathan Goble, son of Matthias Goble and Rachael Roy, in 7 June 1792. Children of Azubah Price and Nathan Goble: Francis Goble b. b 1794 John Goble b. b 1794 Elizabeth Roy Goble+ b. 1805, d. 1881, married Louis Longstreet (1795-1870) Anna Goble b. 1807, married John Dewitt of Elmira NY Susannah Goble+ b. 2 May 1811, d. 17 Sep 1891, married Robert Hand in 1827 Elizabeth L. Hand (F) b. 1837, d. 1909, #12348 Elizabeth L. Hand was born in 1837 in Wayne, PA. She was the daughter of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Elizabeth L. Hand married George M. Rohne ~September 1857. Elizabeth L. Hand married Dr. Henry B. Stephens in 1882. Elizabeth L. Hand died in 1909. Children of Elizabeth L. Hand and George M. Rohne: Susan M. Rohne b. 29 Aug 1859, d. 23 Nov 1861 Carrie S. Rohne+ b. 1861, d. 1938 Nathan G. Hand (M) b. April 1829, d. 6 April 1863, #12346 Nathan G. Hand was born in April 1829 in Pike, PA. He was the son of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Nathan G. Hand married Leah Crone on 27 December 1851 at Milford Pike, Pennsylvania. Nathan G. Hand died on 6 April 1863 at Philadelphia, PA. Children of Nathan G. Hand and Leah Crone: William R. Hand b 14 September 1853 at Purdyville, Wayne Co. Susan Hand b 20 May 1858 at Purdyville, Wayne Co., d 19 November 1861 at Middle Creek, Wayne Co.
Anna Lee Hand b 26 July 1859 at Purdyville, Wayne Co. Alida Hand b 14 June 1861 at Middle Creek, Wayne Co. Leah Crone b. 1830 Leah Crone was born in 1830 in Pike Co. PA. She was the daughter of Lewis Crone, b. 1781 NJ and Mercy, b. 1789 NJ. She married Nathan G Hand on 27 December 1851 at Milford Pike, Pennsylvania. Charles F. Hand (M) b. 1831, d. 19 December 1864, #12347 Charles F. Hand was born in 1831 in Pike (or Wayne), PA. He was the son of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Charles F. Hand married Hannah Truesdell in 1856 at Carleton, Thayer Co., Nebraska Territory. Charles F. Hand died on 19 December 1864. Hannah Truesdell b. 1834, d. 1902 Hannah Truesdell was born 1834 in Union Township, Broome Co., New York. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Truesdell and Chloe Bardeen. She married Charles F. Hand in 1856 at Carleton, Thayer Co., Nebraska Territory and died in 1902. They had no children. Ebenezer Truesdell b. 1792, d. 1876 Ebenezer Truesdell was born 1792 in Suffield, Hartford Connecticut. He was the son of Asa Truesdell and Sybil Carrington. He married Chloe Bardeen 24 November 1816 in Union, Broome Co. New York and died 12 January 1876. Children of Ebenezer Truesdell and Chloe Bardeen: Merritt Truesdell b. 19 September 1817 Asa Carrington Truesdell b. 1820 Emory Truesdell b. 1826 Hannah Truesdell b. 1834 Horace Truesdell b. 1836 Martha Truesdell b. 1838 Chloe Truesdell b. 1841 William Truesdell b. 1844
Melissa A. Hand (F) b. 1840, #12349 Melissa A. Hand was born in 1840 in Hawley, Wayne, PA. She was the daughter of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Melissa A. Hand died at Wellsboro, Tioga, PA. She married Nelson Wilbur on 24 August 1859 in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. Melissa A. Hand married Albert Smith. Children of Melissa A. Hand and Nelson Wilbur: William H. Wilbur b. 1858 Angeline Wilbur b. 1860 Charles Judd Wilbur b. 1864 Nelson Wilbur b. 1834, d. 1865 Nelson Wilbur was born in 1836 in Jefferson Township, Luzerne Co. PA. He was the son of Christopher and Abba Wilbur. He married Melissa A. Hand on 24 August 1859 in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. Nelson Wilbur died in Hospital in Washington on 6 April 1865 from wounds sustained in the war. William Jackson Hand (M) b. 19 January 1842, d. 23 October 1911, #12350 William Jackson Hand was born on 19 January 1842 in Hawley, Wayne, PA. He was the son of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. William Jackson Hand married Catherine Treslar in 14 September 1865 at Waymart, PA. William Jackson Hand appeared in the census of 1880 of Lake Township, Wayne, PA. He died on 23 October 1911 at Dunmore, Wayne, PA. Children of William Jackson Hand and Catherine Treslar: David Treslar Hand+ b. 24 Aug 1866, d. 18 Dec 1947 Jeremiah William Hand b. 6 Aug 1868, d. 19 Jun 1937 Charles Allen Hand b. 2 Jan 1874, d. 4 Mar 1887 Floyd Bethuel Hand+ b. 25 Feb 1879, d. 28 Jan 1958 Homer Bayard Hand+ b. 25 Feb 1882, d. 6 May 1966 Sarah Ann Hand (F) b. 27 April 1850, d. 9 February 1915, #12352 Sarah Ann Hand was born on 27 April 1850. She was the daughter of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Sarah Ann Hand married Jonathan Brown in 18 May 1880. Sarah Ann Hand died on 9 February 1915 at Scranton, PA
Dr. David Bishop Hand (M) b. 31 March 1848, d. 1 April 1923, #12351 Dr. David Bishop Hand was born on 31 March 1848 in Hawley, Wayne, PA. He was the son of Robert Hand and Susannah Goble. Dr. David Bishop Hand married Sarah T. Cromwell in 1870. Dr. David Bishop Hand married Charlotte W. Wilcox in before 1923. Dr. David Bishop Hand died on 1 April 1923 at Scranton, PA. Children of Dr. David Bishop Hand and Sarah T. Cromwell: Frederick Cromwell Hand+ b. 1876, d. 16 Mar 1953 Elizabeth Longstreet Hand+ b. 1880, d. 17 Nov 1956 Mary Isabella Hand b. b 1903 Floyd Bethuel Hand (M) b. 25 February 1879, d. 28 January 1958, #12373 Floyd Bethuel Hand was born on 25 February 1879 in Ariel (now Lake Ariel), Wayne, PA. He was the son of William Jackson Hand and Catherine Treslar. Floyd Bethuel Hand married Anna Miller in 23 December 1903 at Dunmore, Wayne, PA. Floyd Bethuel Hand died on 28 January 1958 at Scranton, PA. Children of Floyd Bethuel Hand and Anna Miller: Ralph William Hand b. 7 May 1905, d. 4 Feb 1966 Dorothy Christina Hand b. 19 Jul 1911 Dr. Robert Floyd Hand+ (living) Dr. Robert Floyd Hand (M) #12452 Dr. Robert Floyd Hand is the son of Floyd Bethuel Hand and Anna Miller. Dr. Robert Floyd Hand married Mary Edna Griffiths in 21 June 1947 at Taylor, PA. Child of Dr. Robert Floyd Hand and Mary Edna Griffiths: Dr. Robert William Hand (living) Dr. Robert William Hand (M) #12455 Dr. Robert William Hand is the son of Dr. Robert Floyd Hand and Mary Edna Griffiths. Dr. Robert William Hand married Lesley Lynn Weichsel in 18 October 1975
at Bristol, Bristol, RI. Homer Bayard Hand (M) b. 25 February 1882, d. 6 May 1966, #12379 Homer Bayard Hand was born on 25 February 1882 in Ariel (now Lake Ariel), Wayne, PA. He was the son of William Jackson Hand and Catherine Treslar. Homer Bayard Hand married Bessie May Powell in 1 March 1906 at Dunmore, Wayne, PA. Homer Bayard Hand married Flora A. Smail in 25 June 1913 at Scranton, PA. Homer Bayard Hand died on 6 May 1966 at Wyckoff, NJ. Child of Homer Bayard Hand and Bessie May Powell: Homer Powell Hand+ (living) Children of Homer Bayard Hand and Flora A. Smail: Betty Hand+ b. 9 Apr 1914, d. 12 Oct 1977 Natalie Dolores Hand+ b. 15 Jun 1916, d. 13 Jun 1972 Homer Powell Hand (M) #12410 Homer Powell Hand is the son of Homer Bayard Hand and Bessie May Powell. Homer Powell Hand married Anna May Lewis in before August 1940. Children of Homer Powell Hand and Anna May Lewis: Judith Carol Hand+ (living) Donald Lewis Hand+ (living) Dorothy Christina Hand (F) b. 19 July 1911, #12451 Dorothy Christina Hand was born on 19 July 1911 in Scranton, PA. She was the daughter of Floyd Bethuel Hand and Anna Miller. Dorothy Christina Hand married Robert Herschel Dymond in 26 March 1971 at Clarks Summit, Wayne, PA. Donald Lewis Hand (M) #12413 Donald Lewis Hand is the son of Homer Powell Hand and Anna May Lewis. Donald Lewis Hand married Nancy Louis Keck in 30 November 1963.
Children of Donald Lewis Hand and Nancy Louis Keck: David Brewster Hand (living) Jonathan Britton Hand (living) Mark Andrew Hand (living Genealogy of other persons mentioned in the Letters Eli Butler Mitchell b. 1797, d. October 1857 Eli Butler Mitchell was born 1797 in Salem Township, Wayne Co. PA. He was the son of Michael Mitchell Jr., b. 1775 CT, d. 1858, and Lucy Munson, b. 17 November 1775. He married Mary Mott, in 1836 in Salem Township and died in Hollisterville in October 1857, just after a visit of Elizabeth Hand, as related in her letter to William Jackson Hand, dated 26 September 1857. Mary Mott was born in 1806 and died in 1898. Children of Eli Butler Mitchell and Mary Mott, as listed in the 1850 Census of Salem Township, Wayne Co. PA: Elvira Mitchell b. 1833 Butler E Mitchell b. 12 June 1837, Salem, d. 8 December 1925. John M Mitchell b. 20 August 1839, Salem, d. 2 July 1917. Jane Mitchell b. 1843 Emma Mitchell b. 1845 Mary Mott Mitchell b. 1806, d. 1898 Mary Mott Mitchell was the wife of Eli Butler Mitchell. He died soon after Elizabeth Hand s visit, as related in the letter dated 9/25/57. In the 1850 Census, Mary is living in Salem Township, Wayne Co, listed with her husband Eli, 2 sons Butler E. b 1837, John b 1839 and 3 daughters Elvira b 1833, Jane b 1843 and Emma b 1845. In the 1880 Census she is living with her son Butler E. Mitchell in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna Co. John P. Mitchell b. 1810 John Mitchell, brother of Eli Butler Mitchell, is living in Salem Township, Wayne Co., in 1880, with wife Lucy and several children, including Eugene Mitchell b 1839
David Bishop b. 1802 David Bishop b. 1802 New Jersey, is listed in the 1850 Census, living in Palmyra Township, Wayne Co with his wife, Mariha (Mrs. Bishop, referred to in several letters) b. 1804 New Jersey. Seven children are also listed. Mary Bishop b. 1834, the person Azubah wanted to marry William Emmet Bishop b. 1836, the deserter referred to in William s letter dated 8/21/63 Marcus Bishop b. 1839 David Bishop b. 1842, the PVRC colleague who was hospitalized and then returned to the army, as referred to in William s letter dated 8/9/63. John Bishop b. 1846 Ellen Bishop b. 1847 Juley Bishop b. 1849 Louis Longstreet b. 1795 d. 1870 Louis Longstreet b. 1795 New Jersey, married Elizabeth Roy Goble in 1821. They had 11 children by 1845. However, by 1850 they seem to be estranged. He is listed in the 1850 Census as a Farmer, living in Salem Township. His wife, Elizabeth, and 7 children are found living in Palmyra Township. Children of Louis Longstreet and Elizabeth Goble, as listed in the 1850 Census of Palmyra Township, Wayne Co. PA: Nathan Longstreet b. 1822 Ketura Longstreet b. 2 November 1824, married James Rodman 26 December 1860 Margaret Longstreet b. 1833, married William Bernstein Susan H. Longstreet b. 1838, d. 1867. She was married to George Teeter. William asked about her poor health in a letter dated 25 February 1862 Lucy Longstreet b. 1839, married Charles Shelp of East Hawley Francis P Longstreet b. 1842, an attorney, d. 1880. He is the Frank Longstreet mentioned in a letter dated 11 August 1863.