David Baer Hackman^[1]

1827 - 1896  (69 years)

• Name	David Baer Hackman
  Birth	19 Mar 1827	Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1850	California, USA
  	1849 California gold rush
  Death	16 Nov 1896	Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Burial	Manheim Fairview Cemetery, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I933	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Hackman, Baer
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	David Hiestand Hackman,   b. 21 Sep 1801, Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Dec 1831, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Susanna Frantz Baer,   b. 16 Jan 1804, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jan 1886, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	c 1823	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet B Miller,   b. 5 Jul 1829, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Dec 1870 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1855	Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Rev Augustus Miller Hackman,   b. 1 Oct 1855, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 May 1927, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)   2. Edith Hackman,   b. 1880
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Caroline Gabel,   b. 26 Apr 1851, Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Feb 1907, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1875
  Children	+ 1. Franklin Gable Hackman,   b. 20 Aug 1875, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Aug 1950, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)   2. Mabel E Hackman,   b. c 1877, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Harry Baer Hackman,   b. 23 Sep 1878, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Feb 1931 (Age 52 years) + 4. Walter Scott Hackman,   b. 12 Apr 1882, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Nov 1936, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush: The Journal and Letters of David Baer Hackman by Lawrence Knorr (Author) David Baer Hackman (1827-1896) a Mennonite from Millport, Lancaster County, PA, traveled west to California in 1850, seeking his fortune during the great Gold Rush. David wrote many letters home concerning his crossing of the plains by wagon and his many detailed experiences in and around the gold fields of California. A vivid writer for such a young man, David captures images of the mining communities, the boom towns of Sacramento, Hangtown, Mokelumne Hill, Columbia and Sonora and the lawlessness found there. He writes of early San Francisco, the local Indians, trouble with bears, and the great trees of Calaveras County. His journal then captures his return trip in 1854 by steam ship to Panama, across the Isthmus and then to New York City. Lawrence Knorr presents the journal and letters in sequence along with their historical context, providing corroborating accounts where available. In all, an excellent primary source and piece of social history from one of the most exciting times in American history. David B. Hackman Dead A Well-Known Citizen Passes Away He was one of the Pioneers Who Went to California in Search of Gold – Engaged in Various Lines of Business, and For Some Years Followed Shoe making David B. Hackman, one of Manheim’s best-known citizens, died at his home on South Charlotte Street on Tuesday (November 16, 1896) morning about one o’clock. For some time past he had been in ill-health and his illness finally terminated in heart trouble which was the immediate cause of his death. Deceased was sixty-nine years old last March, and is survived by a wife and six children. Mr. Hackman was twice married, a son, Rev. A.M. Hackman, of Lancaster, being by the first wife. The children of the second wife are Frank, telegraph operator and station agent at Marietta Junction, Miss Mabel, Harry, Walter and Edith, all residing at home. Mr. Hackman became a member of the St. Paul Reformed Church before his death, and the funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at two o’clock, from his late residence, with services in the church, and interment at Fairview Cemetery. Rev. Chas. E, Wehler will officiate. Mr. Hackman was born near Clay in this county, and was one of the pioneers who went to California in ’49 in search of gold. Most of the distance was traveled on foot. He subsequently returned to this place, bringing some gold dust with him. Afterward, he engaged in various pursuits, having been engaged in the grocery, clothing and hat business, and more recently in shoe making. He was employed by Geo. H. Danner and Co., and John S. Matter, and before compelled by ill-health to retire, he conducted a repairing establishment in the building next to the post office. Deceased was a member of the Selah Lodge, No. 657, I.O.O.F., of this borough, and enjoyed a wide acquaintanceship in this vicinity. He was a man of kind and genial disposition, and had many friends who will regret to learn of his demise. The family have sympathy of the community in their bereavement. Mr. Hackman had in his possession at the time of his death some very interesting mementos of his trip to and from California. The letters written are preserved, and give in detail the incidents which occurred in that eventful overland trip which was made from Delaware, Ohio, as the starting point. The return from California, five years later, was made by a circuitous route on land and sea, and the various incidents encountered on that trip are also given in detail. The letters indicate that the writer was a close observer, and what is given is couched in language that shows considerable ability. Mr. Hackman also brought with him some nuggets of gold which are still in possession of the family. (His trip to/from California is detailed in the book "A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush" by Lawrence Knorr)

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-566459462/david-baer-hackman-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). David Baer Hackman&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 19 1827 - Millport, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Harriet Miller - Jan 1 1855 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Ellen Caroline Gabel - Circa 1875 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1880 - Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 16 1896 - Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>David Hiestand Hackman</a>, <a>Susanna Frantz Bear</a>&lt;br&gt;Spouses: <a>Harriet Hackman (born Miller)</a>, <a>Ellen Caroline Hackman (born Gabel)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Harry Baer Hackman</a>, <a>Mabel Hackman</a>, <a>Walter Scott Hackman</a>, <a>Franklin Gable Hackman</a>, <a>Augustus Miller Hackman</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Andrew B. Hackman</a>, <a>Jacob Brubaker Hackman</a>, <a>Isaac Brubaker</a>, <a>Mary Rickert (born Brubaker)</a>, <a>Susanna B Brubacher</a>, <a>Fannie Baer Bollinger (born Brubaker)</a> [S3] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 051001-054000 (Reliability: 0). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1358; Page: 236B; Family History Library Film: 552857 (Reliability: 0). [S12] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1141; Page: 206D; Enumeration District: 131 (Reliability: 0). [S138] Ancestry.com, Website: Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S45] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S162] Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsh (Reliability: 0). [S11] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1123; Page: 683; Family History Library Film: 805123 (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174913162/david-baer-hackman. [S5] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 51.1 (Reliability: 0). [S164] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0).