George Washington Van Fossen b. 1840 Hyners Run, Duncannon Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Jan 1897 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

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1840 - 1897

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Born	1840	Hyners Run, Duncannon Co., Pennsylvania
Gender	Male
Died	1 Jan 1897	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Person ID	I6256	Johnson Hindin Tree
Last Modified	26 Dec 2013

Family Margaret Ann BARNDOLLAR, b. Abt 1841, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Married Abt 1864 Emporium, Cameron Co., Pennsylvania

Children

	1. Mary Barndollar Van Fossen, b. 31 Jul 1865, Emporium, Cameron Co., Pennsylvania , d. 29 Jan 1947, Contra Costa, California
	2. Rev. George Washington Van Fossen, b. 12 Apr 1867, Hyners Run, Duncannon Co., Pennsylvania , d. 21 Feb 1934, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
	3. Hannah Van Fossen, b. Mar 1870, d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F2539 Group Sheet

Notes

All information regarding George Washington Van Fossen and his family and descendants was obtained in November 2010 from Peter J. Schwab (pschwab@rcgarchitects.com), Baltimore, Maryland. This source will not be repeated.

According to Mr. Schwab, George was named after George Washington because of an Ashcom family connection to George Mason, who was a close friend of George Washington. He probably moved to Wheeling, West Virginia with his brothers and helped operate a nail foundry there.

He was a Methodist Episcopal minister in 1868 to 1870, serving numerous parishes in Pennsylvania, including Bloody Run (later Everett) M.E. Church in 1868.

In 1873, he left the church and began reading the law under I.X. Grier. He formed a partnership with Mr. Grier for a brief period. He later became a lawyer in a law firm with William Jennings Bryan in Denver, Colorado. He was listed as George W. Van Fossen, Lawyer in the City Directory for Tacoma, Washington in 1889-1890. He became a Police Judge in 1890.