Margaret Zentz Genealogy
Record modified: 2011-10-07
Born: about 1789-00-00
Died: (unknown)
Notes:
She was born between 1784 and 1790. I'm guessing it was the later part based on her parents' birth dates.
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Her mother's will gives her name as Margaret Nosker (which may be some variation on Nofziger).
There were a Jacob Nofsker and a Samuel Nofsker in Huntingdon Co PA, but neither of them is the
one who married Margaret. [They lived in the part which became Blair Co, which is where Margaret's
brother Jacob lived.]
Jacob's wife is given as Margaret Ruggles 1807 d/o William Ruggles + Mary (unknown).
Sam's wife is given as Eve Schuck 1807.
There was also a John Nofsker in Westmoreland Co (between Blair and Washington). His wife was
born between 1780 and 1790. She seems to have been a Mary.
Other possible matches from the 1840 census PA:
Bedford Co p337 Jonathan Nosker 1 M <5, 2 M 15-20, 1 M 20-30, 1 F 20-30
Lancaster Co p119 Jacob Nofsker 1 M 20-30, 1 F <5, 1 F 20-30
Armstrong Co p64 Emanual Nofskor 1 M 5-10, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 30-40, 2 F <5, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 30-40
Centre Co p193 Frederick Noftsinger 1 M 10-15, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 40-50
Perry Co p354 Jacob Noftsinger 2 M <5, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 30-40, 1 F <5, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 30-40
Lebanon Co p63 Joseph Noftzger 1 M 30-40, 1 F 30-40
Lebanon Co p61 Michale Noftzger 1 M 5-10, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 40-50
Note that there is a slight possibility that Margaret was not yet married in 1840. Her mother's will was
written in 1841, and Margaret could conceivably have married that year. However, given that she was
born before 1790, it's pretty unlikely.
The 1830 census has only one match:
Washington Co PA p77 William Noffsinger 1 M 30-40, 1 F <5, 2 F 5-10, 1 F 30-40, 1 F 50-60
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This RootsWeb entry has a Margaret "Sense" who married Heinrich Noftzger and lived in Lancaster Co PA.
However, it shows her born c1771 and died before 1797, so it can't be the right Margaret.
Interestingly, though, Heinrich's mother is given as Elizabeth Meyer.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 39955
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