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Jan Farrenburg is designated as Branch Historian for the Rev. John Hoobler Family Branch.
If you have questions or comments about the Rev. John Family email Jan; jfarrenburg@yahoo.com

Rev. John Hoobler was born August 2, 1801 in Perry County, PA and died April 16, 1886 in Newton Township, Livingston County, PA. John was the eldest son of Jacob and Margaret Brown Hoobler. John married Rebecca Fetterhoff also a native of PA in the spring of 1821.  Rebecca was born June 5, 1796 in Littlestown, Adams County, PA and died 6 Aug 1871 in Livingston County, IL (buried in New Michigan Cemetery). At the age of 22, John migrated to Montgomery County, OH. Then moved to Fountain County, IN and in 1826 changed his residence to Vermillion County.  In 1836 he was elected to represent Vermillion County in the Indiana Legislature, of which he was a member for several years.  In 1847 he relocated first in Vermilion County, IL, then to Livingston County in 1851. John Hoobler was a preacher of the United Brethren denomination and the pioneer of that church.  He organized many classes in Indiana and Illinois. While not riding circuit in his ministerial duties, John was a successful farmer owning 1,480 acres in Newtown Township, IL.

In his early life he was a strong Prohibitionist and during the agitation of the Fugitive Slave Law, he was most radically on the side of the oppressed.  John owned a "picture of Owen Lovejoy, which that gentleman gave him in 1860, which he prized for its associations beyond price."   John was described as a man of great force of character and kindly impulses.   After Rebecca’s death, John married Miss Lydia A. Hulick on 17 Feb 1872.   John and Rebecca had eleven children. (Rev. Richard A. Chrisman is currently publishing a book about the life of John Hoobler.)

Children of Rev. John Hoobler and Rebecca Fetterhoff are:

Jeremiah Hoobler was born about 1822 in PA and died in Livingston County, IL. He married Elizabeth Lowe March 25, 1847 in Vermillion County, IN. She was born about 1828 in PA and died in IL. He married Frances M. Connor January 22, 1854. She was born January 2, 1830 and died June 15, 1857 in IL. He married Mary Ann Longnecker November 12, 1858 in Polk County, IA. She was born about 1824 in KY and died in IL.

Jemima Hoobler was born January 10, 1824 in Fulton County, OH and died March 22, 1921. She is buried in Phillips Cemetery, Livingston County, IL. She married Jacob Kuns October 20, 1849 in North Fork, Vermillion County, IL. Her father was a minister of the United Brethren denomination, "whose kind forceful character was a wonderful example for his children." In those days a ministers pay was little and the work required that he cover much territory. Consequently, the family was often alone and in dire circumstances. This they bore with great courage, aiding the minister wherever they could.1824

Catherine Hoobler was was born November 6, 1825 in Montgomery County, OH and died January 6, 1915 in Gessie, Vermillion County, IN. She married William Villars November 13, 1845 in Vermillion County, IN. She married Thomas Gouty about 1849 in Vermillion County, IN. He was born November 17, 1807 in Pickaway County, OH and died June 10, 1863. She married David Gouty about 1867. He was born December 9, 1828 in Highland Township, Vermillion County, IN and died about 1888.