Anna Maria Arnspiger ²

   Other names for Anna were Anna Maria Arnsberger, Mary Ann Arnsparger, "Polly" Arnspiger,¹ Mary Ann Arnspiger and Mary Anne Arnspiger.

  General Notes:

When Anna Maria "Polly" Arnspiger was born on 12 October 1777, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Paul Arnspiger, was 27 and her mother, Maria Dorothea Bruner, was 27. She married John Henry "Granser" Houser or Howser Sr on 20 January 1800, in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States in 1820 and Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 17 April 1855, in Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Howser Cemetery, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States.
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  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18129127/anna_maria-howser: accessed March 19, 2025), memorial page for Anna Maria Arnspiger Howser (12 Oct 1777\'9617 Apr 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18129127, citing Howser Cemetery, Logan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Debbie (contributor 46911311).
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1780, Washington, Maryland, United States.

2. 1790 US Census, August 1790, Turkeyfoot Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. 1790 U.S. Census
Page 259, Roll 9
Turkeyfoot Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
3 females...(Maria plus any two: Anna, Sally, or Elizabeth)

(If one of the young daughters was Anna, then she was living at home with her parents.)

Anna married John Henry Howser, son of Abraham Houser and Nancy Ann Rohrer, on 21 January 1800 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.¹ (John Henry Howser was born on 25 December 1776 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, died on 11 August 1839 in Logan, Illinois, United States and was buried after 11 August 1839 in Howser Cemetery, Logan, Illinois, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 22 January 1800, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States.

2. Alt. Marriage, 22 January 1801, Washington, Maryland, United States.

  Marriage Notes:

Names on marriage license were "John Howzer" and "Polly Arnsparger". This spelling of "Howzer" instead of "Howser" or "Houser" may be a transcription error when creating the electronic index of marriages for Family Archive #229. Or it may be just a common spelling error when his name was written into the record.
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Jessamine County Book of Marriages, page 36, lists "Houser-Howser, John ( groom)" and "Polly Arnsparger (bride)" on 20 Jan 1800. It also shows "Abram Howser" as the bondsman, and "Powell Arnsparger (FB)" as giving consent. I assume that "Powell" is "Paul Arnsparger" and that "FB" means "Father of Bride".
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Name: John Howser
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Jan 1800
Event Place: Jessamine, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Polly Arnsparger
Spouse's Gender: Female

Citing this Record
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-XYPH : 29 November 2018), John Howser and Polly Arnsparger, 20 Jan 1800; citing Marriage, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,362.
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