George Houser, Sr., the youngest child of John and Mary Hauser was about three years old when his father died in 1763. George was raised by his mother and his older brothers and sisters. He served in the Revolutionary War from 1781 to 1783.
George married Philipina Herleman, daughter of Sebastian Herleman and Mary Magdalena. They had six children:
Barbara Olinger (1783-abt 1832)
Mary Magdalene Deck (1784-1879)
John Houser (1786-AFT 1850)
Henry Houser (1788-1824)
Elizabeth French (1791-1864) {twins}
Catherine "Katy" McKeehan (1791-) {twins}
About 1790, George moved his family down the Great Valley to Augusta County, Virginia. Philipina died there of childbirth complications in March, 1791 after giving birth to twin daughters. George re-married to Hannah Rhinehart on August 13, 1792 in Augusta Co. About 1801, George and Hannah traveled down the Shenandoah Valley to Washington County, Virginia. George purchased land on the TN/VA state line on Back Creek, a few miles west of present-day Bristol in 1802.
George and Hannah had seven children, four in Augusta Co. and three in Washington Co.:
George Houser, Jr. (1793-1846)
David Houser (1795-Abt 1875)
Jonathan "Old Joney" Houser (1797-1892)
Joseph Houser (1801-)
Jacob Houser (1804-1868)
Hannah Arthur Black (1806-AFT 1860)
Lydia Ann Arthur (1807-AFT 1885)
About 1808, they moved on to Knox Co. Tennessee, where they joined George's brother John, Jr. and his family. The families set about establishing a small German speaking community around St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the first meetings of which were held about 1808 in the homes of John and George Houser on land then owned by the Cherokee Indians, in what is the Neubert Community. In 1815, George sold his property and purchased a plantation of 319 acres on Stock Creek, a few miles south of Knoxville, TN. The land is now inundated by Fort Loudon Lake. George, a very successful business man, was a founder of Zion Lutheran Church on Pickens Gap Road near his home. The original log structure was completed in 1823.
George married Philipina Herleman, daughter of Sebastian Herleman and Mary Magdalena. They had six children:
Barbara Olinger (1783-abt 1832)
Mary Magdalene Deck (1784-1879)
John Houser (1786-AFT 1850)
Henry Houser (1788-1824)
Elizabeth French (1791-1864) {twins}
Catherine "Katy" McKeehan (1791-) {twins}
About 1790, George moved his family down the Great Valley to Augusta County, Virginia. Philipina died there of childbirth complications in March, 1791 after giving birth to twin daughters. George re-married to Hannah Rhinehart on August 13, 1792 in Augusta Co. About 1801, George and Hannah traveled down the Shenandoah Valley to Washington County, Virginia. George purchased land on the TN/VA state line on Back Creek, a few miles west of present-day Bristol in 1802.
George and Hannah had seven children, four in Augusta Co. and three in Washington Co.:
George Houser, Jr. (1793-1846)
David Houser (1795-Abt 1875)
Jonathan "Old Joney" Houser (1797-1892)
Joseph Houser (1801-)
Jacob Houser (1804-1868)
Hannah Arthur Black (1806-AFT 1860)
Lydia Ann Arthur (1807-AFT 1885)
About 1808, they moved on to Knox Co. Tennessee, where they joined George's brother John, Jr. and his family. The families set about establishing a small German speaking community around St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the first meetings of which were held about 1808 in the homes of John and George Houser on land then owned by the Cherokee Indians, in what is the Neubert Community. In 1815, George sold his property and purchased a plantation of 319 acres on Stock Creek, a few miles south of Knoxville, TN. The land is now inundated by Fort Loudon Lake. George, a very successful business man, was a founder of Zion Lutheran Church on Pickens Gap Road near his home. The original log structure was completed in 1823.
George Houser, Sr., the youngest child of John and Mary Hauser was about three years old when his father died in 1763. George was raised by his mother and his older brothers and sisters. He served in the Revolutionary War from 1781 to 1783.
George married Philipina Herleman, daughter of Sebastian Herleman and Mary Magdalena. They had six children:
Barbara Olinger (1783-abt 1832)
Mary Magdalene Deck (1784-1879)
John Houser (1786-AFT 1850)
Henry Houser (1788-1824)
Elizabeth French (1791-1864) {twins}
Catherine "Katy" McKeehan (1791-) {twins}
About 1790, George moved his family down the Great Valley to Augusta County, Virginia. Philipina died there of childbirth complications in March, 1791 after giving birth to twin daughters. George re-married to Hannah Rhinehart on August 13, 1792 in Augusta Co. About 1801, George and Hannah traveled down the Shenandoah Valley to Washington County, Virginia. George purchased land on the TN/VA state line on Back Creek, a few miles west of present-day Bristol in 1802.
George and Hannah had seven children, four in Augusta Co. and three in Washington Co.:
George Houser, Jr. (1793-1846)
David Houser (1795-Abt 1875)
Jonathan "Old Joney" Houser (1797-1892)
Joseph Houser (1801-)
Jacob Houser (1804-1868)
Hannah Arthur Black (1806-AFT 1860)
Lydia Ann Arthur (1807-AFT 1885)
About 1808, they moved on to Knox Co. Tennessee, where they joined George's brother John, Jr. and his family. The families set about establishing a small German speaking community around St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the first meetings of which were held about 1808 in the homes of John and George Houser on land then owned by the Cherokee Indians, in what is the Neubert Community. In 1815, George sold his property and purchased a plantation of 319 acres on Stock Creek, a few miles south of Knoxville, TN. The land is now inundated by Fort Loudon Lake. George, a very successful business man, was a founder of Zion Lutheran Church on Pickens Gap Road near his home. The original log structure was completed in 1823.
George married Philipina Herleman, daughter of Sebastian Herleman and Mary Magdalena. They had six children:
Barbara Olinger (1783-abt 1832)
Mary Magdalene Deck (1784-1879)
John Houser (1786-AFT 1850)
Henry Houser (1788-1824)
Elizabeth French (1791-1864) {twins}
Catherine "Katy" McKeehan (1791-) {twins}
About 1790, George moved his family down the Great Valley to Augusta County, Virginia. Philipina died there of childbirth complications in March, 1791 after giving birth to twin daughters. George re-married to Hannah Rhinehart on August 13, 1792 in Augusta Co. About 1801, George and Hannah traveled down the Shenandoah Valley to Washington County, Virginia. George purchased land on the TN/VA state line on Back Creek, a few miles west of present-day Bristol in 1802.
George and Hannah had seven children, four in Augusta Co. and three in Washington Co.:
George Houser, Jr. (1793-1846)
David Houser (1795-Abt 1875)
Jonathan "Old Joney" Houser (1797-1892)
Joseph Houser (1801-)
Jacob Houser (1804-1868)
Hannah Arthur Black (1806-AFT 1860)
Lydia Ann Arthur (1807-AFT 1885)
About 1808, they moved on to Knox Co. Tennessee, where they joined George's brother John, Jr. and his family. The families set about establishing a small German speaking community around St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the first meetings of which were held about 1808 in the homes of John and George Houser on land then owned by the Cherokee Indians, in what is the Neubert Community. In 1815, George sold his property and purchased a plantation of 319 acres on Stock Creek, a few miles south of Knoxville, TN. The land is now inundated by Fort Loudon Lake. George, a very successful business man, was a founder of Zion Lutheran Church on Pickens Gap Road near his home. The original log structure was completed in 1823.
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