BIO:  William J. Hake, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 136

WILLIAM J. HAKE, son of Jacob and Cassandria (Neiman) Hake, was born December 14, 
1852, in Manchester Township.  He was the ninth of ten children:  George, Leah, 
Emanuel, Ellen, Mary, Louisa, Jacob (deceased), Henry (deceased), William J., and 
Albert (deceased).  The mother of our subject was Cassandria Neiman, daughter of 
George and Mary (Rupert) Neiman, of Conewago Township.  His father, Jacob Hake, 
was born February 20, 1809, and died May 25, 1875.  Our subject’s grandfather was 
Jacob Hake; he married Mary Copenhafer, of Heidelberg Township; he was a farmer 
and owned the farm now occupied by Daniel Hake, one mile and a half from 
Manchester, on the Harrisburg pike (see history of the Hake or Hock family, page 
187).