The Reverend Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver on 10 Jan 1806 in Franklin Co., PA. They had 2 children they named: Letta A. and Elizabeth Huber.
After Nancy died he married Susan (Crider) Grove (b.1794, d.1868) who was the daughter of George and Sarah Crider (was Kreider).
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From "History of the Pennsylvania conference of the Church" by Holdcraft, Paul Ellsworth, pub. Fayetteville, Pa., The Craft Press, 1938.
Huber. Rev. Samuel Huber was born January 31, 1782, in Franklin County, PA., and died July 12, 1868. His remains rest in the Salem church cemetery, near Rocky Springs, Penna.
Mr. Huber's parents were Mennonites, but opened their hospitable home at Rocky Springs to the pioneer United Brethren preachers, including Otterbein Boehm, Geeting, Newcomer and Hoffman. At first it was the only preaching place of the United Brethren between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver June 10, 1806. Both were converted after marriage. In 1816 Mr. Huber became a member of the conference, was ordained in 1819, and became one of the truly outstanding ministers of the conference for a half century.
He was elected presiding elder the year he was ordained and served a total of twelve years in that office. Samuel Huber was a great promoter of camp meetings in which thousands of souls were brought to Christ.
He was the first U. B. preacher from Franklin County and established te preaching appointment in CVhambersburg in 1818 which developed into the formal organization of First Church in 1823. See the history of Chambersburg First Church.
After Nancy died he married Susan (Crider) Grove (b.1794, d.1868) who was the daughter of George and Sarah Crider (was Kreider).
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From "History of the Pennsylvania conference of the Church" by Holdcraft, Paul Ellsworth, pub. Fayetteville, Pa., The Craft Press, 1938.
Huber. Rev. Samuel Huber was born January 31, 1782, in Franklin County, PA., and died July 12, 1868. His remains rest in the Salem church cemetery, near Rocky Springs, Penna.
Mr. Huber's parents were Mennonites, but opened their hospitable home at Rocky Springs to the pioneer United Brethren preachers, including Otterbein Boehm, Geeting, Newcomer and Hoffman. At first it was the only preaching place of the United Brethren between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver June 10, 1806. Both were converted after marriage. In 1816 Mr. Huber became a member of the conference, was ordained in 1819, and became one of the truly outstanding ministers of the conference for a half century.
He was elected presiding elder the year he was ordained and served a total of twelve years in that office. Samuel Huber was a great promoter of camp meetings in which thousands of souls were brought to Christ.
He was the first U. B. preacher from Franklin County and established te preaching appointment in CVhambersburg in 1818 which developed into the formal organization of First Church in 1823. See the history of Chambersburg First Church.
The Reverend Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver on 10 Jan 1806 in Franklin Co., PA. They had 2 children they named: Letta A. and Elizabeth Huber.
After Nancy died he married Susan (Crider) Grove (b.1794, d.1868) who was the daughter of George and Sarah Crider (was Kreider).
*****
From "History of the Pennsylvania conference of the Church" by Holdcraft, Paul Ellsworth, pub. Fayetteville, Pa., The Craft Press, 1938.
Huber. Rev. Samuel Huber was born January 31, 1782, in Franklin County, PA., and died July 12, 1868. His remains rest in the Salem church cemetery, near Rocky Springs, Penna.
Mr. Huber's parents were Mennonites, but opened their hospitable home at Rocky Springs to the pioneer United Brethren preachers, including Otterbein Boehm, Geeting, Newcomer and Hoffman. At first it was the only preaching place of the United Brethren between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver June 10, 1806. Both were converted after marriage. In 1816 Mr. Huber became a member of the conference, was ordained in 1819, and became one of the truly outstanding ministers of the conference for a half century.
He was elected presiding elder the year he was ordained and served a total of twelve years in that office. Samuel Huber was a great promoter of camp meetings in which thousands of souls were brought to Christ.
He was the first U. B. preacher from Franklin County and established te preaching appointment in CVhambersburg in 1818 which developed into the formal organization of First Church in 1823. See the history of Chambersburg First Church.
After Nancy died he married Susan (Crider) Grove (b.1794, d.1868) who was the daughter of George and Sarah Crider (was Kreider).
*****
From "History of the Pennsylvania conference of the Church" by Holdcraft, Paul Ellsworth, pub. Fayetteville, Pa., The Craft Press, 1938.
Huber. Rev. Samuel Huber was born January 31, 1782, in Franklin County, PA., and died July 12, 1868. His remains rest in the Salem church cemetery, near Rocky Springs, Penna.
Mr. Huber's parents were Mennonites, but opened their hospitable home at Rocky Springs to the pioneer United Brethren preachers, including Otterbein Boehm, Geeting, Newcomer and Hoffman. At first it was the only preaching place of the United Brethren between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
Samuel Huber married Nancy Weaver June 10, 1806. Both were converted after marriage. In 1816 Mr. Huber became a member of the conference, was ordained in 1819, and became one of the truly outstanding ministers of the conference for a half century.
He was elected presiding elder the year he was ordained and served a total of twelve years in that office. Samuel Huber was a great promoter of camp meetings in which thousands of souls were brought to Christ.
He was the first U. B. preacher from Franklin County and established te preaching appointment in CVhambersburg in 1818 which developed into the formal organization of First Church in 1823. See the history of Chambersburg First Church.
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Samuel Huber Died July 12, 1868 Aged 86 Years 5 Mo. & 11 Days.
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