Wow, Charlotte! Most certainly, when you come to PA you will have to come visit our house and we can eat together. Thanks to SAGA for getting us connected! Your ancestors, Jesse and Mary Anne (Jacobs) Hykes were the exact people who lived and built the very Hykes farmstead I was describing. The last person living there, an old lady by the name of Hykes (I forget her first name but will get it again) was a great collector. She had OODLES of things in the large farmhouse, barn and sheds. Just millions of things. It seemed like thousands of pretty dishes, etc. But sad to say, she went to a care home. She wanted to make a sale but never got it done. Then vandals came in and literally trashed EVERYTHING. It was terrible. I was SORELY TEMPTED to go in there and quickly salvage some things. Especially old books, a beautiful old family Bible, etc. But, being a Christian, I did not want to add to the disaster by stealing things. It was simply a screaming disaster. And then, to be sure, when she finally died they brought in a bull dozer, made a huge hole and pushed the entire lot into the bottom and covered it up. Now it looks like nothing was ever there, and a young man, still called Hykes is farming the place. BUT . . . I quickly took a bunch of photos before it happened: This is the Jesse Hykes farm from the west, seeing the Blue Mountain on the north. The Jesse Hykes farm from the west. This was from the south. There were literally oodles of beautiful dishes in large plastic storage boxes. My sister, who lived next door saw them all but no, we did not snitch any of them (too bad). I have many photos of the house, upstairs and down. It was a real tragedy. I cannot imagine how any human being needed to do what they did. I guess they were looking for valuables. This is one of the rooms upstairs. They were all that full of stuff. Even up in the attic. Out to the summer kitchen. I even say valuable tools and the whole barn and sheds were full of things. Just to give you an idea. Notice the large family Bible. This is one sheet of a hand written sheet within the Bible. Oh I was sorely tempted to grab it . . . but, well, one doesn't steal Bibles. Right? One page in the Bible. Well, I am not quite sure if you even want to see all of this, but it is, to be sure, what happened with your ancestors' farm and stuff. It actually made me very sad, but it also vividly reminded me of what the Lord said: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also," (Matthew 6:19-20). If you come to visit us we will be delighted to show you where the Jesse Hykes farm STOOD. Until then! Peter and Susan Hoover On 04/05/2024 12:14, abc@huttocamp.com wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I really don't know anything about the Hykes on Hykes Road. I am sure > they must be at least a distant relative though. I wasn't interested > in family history when I was young. Then I moved away while I was > young and lost most connections to any extended family. I know my > father would have known. I should have asked more questions about > family when I had the opportunity. > > My husband and I are coming up (I live in Alabama) to Waynesboro the > first week of August. Would it be possible for us to get together for > maybe lunch. That way I could get all your "unusual information" on > the Hykes'. > > I come from the Jesse Hykes (1811-1887) line. > > Charlotte > > > > Peter Hoover wrote: >> >> Absolutely, Charlotte, we are related, but if you are a Huber at all, >> of any "plain background," you would have a really hard time NOT >> being related to me! I am a descendant of all three "plain" Hoover >> lines. >> >> You are talking, I think, of Heinrich and Maria (Wenger) Huber >> descendants, who joined the River Brethren. There is some connection >> but I am not quite sure how it goes, off hand. >> >> I was born in Canada but my roots are in York County, Pennsylvania, >> and there were many of us Hoovers south of Waynesboro near Ringgold. >> Several beautiful Hoover farms there. John Hoover there was my >> "great-great-ever so great-uncle" and two of his daughters married >> Stouffers and Weltys and gave them chunks of the old Hoover farm. >> Stouffers Mennonite and Welty's Church of the Brethren stand there, >> side by side. One of those Hoovers moved to Canton, Ohio, William >> Hoover, who's hired man invented the vacuum cleaner. >> >> What is even more intriguing to me is your Hykes name. What do you >> know about the Hykes in Hykes Road south of Greencastle just next to >> the State Line? >> >> I would love to share some "unusual information" about those Hykes. . >> . . >> >> Peter Hoover >> >> > --

So sad to see this significant decline. Did she have any relatives that you could have asked if you could take items? Especially given that you are related as well. This demonstrates the importance of taking care of your earthly possessions before a disaster like this can occur. Soo sad! But thanks for sharing a bit of history of your family. Fran Otto On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 8:01 AM Peter Hoover via List < list@maillist.saga-omii.org> wrote: > Wow, Charlotte! Most certainly, when you come to PA you will have to come > visit our house and we can eat together. Thanks to SAGA for getting us > connected! > > Your ancestors, Jesse and Mary Anne (Jacobs) Hykes were the exact people > who lived and built the very Hykes farmstead I was describing. The last > person living there, an old lady by the name of Hykes (I forget her first > name but will get it again) was a great collector. She had OODLES of things > in the large farmhouse, barn and sheds. Just millions of things. It seemed > like thousands of pretty dishes, etc. > > But sad to say, she went to a care home. She wanted to make a sale but > never got it done. Then vandals came in and literally trashed EVERYTHING. > It was terrible. I was SORELY TEMPTED to go in there and quickly salvage > some things. Especially old books, a beautiful old family Bible, etc. But, > being a Christian, I did not want to add to the disaster by stealing > things. It was simply a screaming disaster. And then, to be sure, when she > finally died they brought in a bull dozer, made a huge hole and pushed the > entire lot into the bottom and covered it up. Now it looks like nothing was > ever there, and a young man, still called Hykes is farming the place. BUT . > . . I quickly took a bunch of photos before it happened: > > This is the Jesse Hykes farm from the west, seeing the Blue Mountain on > the north. > > The Jesse Hykes farm from the west. > > This was from the south. There were literally oodles of beautiful dishes > in large plastic storage boxes. My sister, who lived next door saw them all > but no, we did not snitch any of them (too bad). > > I have many photos of the house, upstairs and down. It was a real tragedy. > I cannot imagine how any human being needed to do what they did. I guess > they were looking for valuables. > > This is one of the rooms upstairs. They were all that full of stuff. Even > up in the attic. > > Out to the summer kitchen. I even say valuable tools and the whole barn > and sheds were full of things. > > Just to give you an idea. > > Notice the large family Bible. > > This is one sheet of a hand written sheet within the Bible. Oh I was > sorely tempted to grab it . . . but, well, one doesn't steal Bibles. Right? > > One page in the Bible. > > Well, I am not quite sure if you even want to see all of this, but it is, > to be sure, what happened with your ancestors' farm and stuff. It actually > made me very sad, but it also vividly reminded me of what the Lord said: > > “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin > destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves > treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where > thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your > heart will be also," (Matthew 6:19-20). > > If you come to visit us we will be delighted to show you where the Jesse > Hykes farm STOOD. > > Until then! > > Peter and Susan Hoover > On 04/05/2024 12:14, abc@huttocamp.com wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > I really don't know anything about the Hykes on Hykes Road. I am sure they > must be at least a distant relative though. I wasn't interested in family > history when I was young. Then I moved away while I was young and lost most > connections to any extended family. I know my father would have known. I > should have asked more questions about family when I had the opportunity. > > My husband and I are coming up (I live in Alabama) to Waynesboro the first > week of August. Would it be possible for us to get together for maybe > lunch. That way I could get all your "unusual information" on the Hykes'. > > I come from the Jesse Hykes (1811-1887) line. > > Charlotte > > > > Peter Hoover wrote: > > Absolutely, Charlotte, we are related, but if you are a Huber at all, of > any "plain background," you would have a really hard time NOT being related > to me! I am a descendant of all three "plain" Hoover lines. > > You are talking, I think, of Heinrich and Maria (Wenger) Huber > descendants, who joined the River Brethren. There is some connection but I > am not quite sure how it goes, off hand. > > I was born in Canada but my roots are in York County, Pennsylvania, and > there were many of us Hoovers south of Waynesboro near Ringgold. Several > beautiful Hoover farms there. John Hoover there was my "great-great-ever so > great-uncle" and two of his daughters married Stouffers and Weltys and gave > them chunks of the old Hoover farm. Stouffers Mennonite and Welty's Church > of the Brethren stand there, side by side. One of those Hoovers moved to > Canton, Ohio, William Hoover, who's hired man invented the vacuum cleaner. > > What is even more intriguing to me is your Hykes name. What do you know > about the Hykes in Hykes Road south of Greencastle just next to the State > Line? > > I would love to share some "unusual information" about those Hykes. . . . > > Peter Hoover > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list -- list@maillist.saga-omii.org > To unsubscribe send an email to list-leave@maillist.saga-omii.org >