BIO:  Daniel L. HOKE, 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, Wrightsville Borough and Hellam Township, Pg 77

DANIEL L. HOKE was born in Hellam Township, August 22, 1849.  His parents were 
George and Jane (Kendrick) Hoke, of York and Philadelphia, respectively, and of 
German descent.  They had five children, of whom Daniel is the youngest.  He was 
brought up in a hotel and has always followed the hotel business.  November 10, 
1875, he was married at Columbia, Penn., to Pauline E. Baker, daughter of Peter 
and Susan C. (Trainer) Baker, of Marietta and Columbia, Penn., and has had born 
to him four children:  Daniel, Helen (deceased), Jane and Teresa.  Mr. Hoke is a 
Master Mason and a very enthusiastic and popular Democrat.  He has thrice been 
elected a member of the council of Wrightsville, and is a member at present.  He 
was one of the organizers of the Wrightsville Hardware Company.  August 1, 1884, 
he purchased and opened the Union Hotel at Wrightsville.