(John) George Coover, son of Dietrich Kober, Palatine immigrant of 1730, was born Jan 7, 1741 and died in 1820. He was baptized by Rev. Casper Stoever Feb 2, 1741. sponsors: John Egedius Hoffman and his wife. He was born in Lancaster County, PA, moved to Allen township, Cumberland county, PA.
John served as private in the Cumberland County Militia 1781-1782, 6th Company, 3rd Battalion, commanded by Colonel Samuel Irwin and Captain James McCurdy PA Archives 3rd Series.
He married Elizabeth Mohler Oct , 1764 who was born in 1743 and died in 183. The Marriage was performed by Rev. Nicholas Hornell at York, PA, pastor of the German Lutheran Congregation;
The story of their elopement can be found at: https://www.kauffmanancestry.com/elopement/
They had 10 children. George Coover, Jr, Elizabeth Coover, Henry, Susanna, Catharine, Samuel, Anna, Michael, Jacob and John Coover, my gggrandfather.
Both are buried in Barbace cemetery near Mechanicsburg, PA.
Thank you very much. My ancestor was his son, Jacob. I have visited Mechanicsburg and was able to find the Cemetery behind the Mobil Home Park near the railroad tracks. To access, you must pass through a thick thicket. I went through and was cut up pretty badly by the bushes and trees.
Russell W. Coover, Calimesa, California
Glad you found it. I got the Boy Scouts to clean it up twice now. The last time in 2018, they put gravel down and cleaned a path thru on the left adjacent to the train tracks. I fear that it is overgrown again.