August 2021
Sophia Brown Bornheft
I wandered through the McComas Cemetery,
Canadensis, Barrett Township last week. Not the first time threw I was looking
for a Price, but I could not stop myself from returning to the stones of Sophia
Brown Bornheft. And her sister Elizabeth
Brown Bornheft.Were they married to the same Bornheft? The name BORNHOEFT is not a usual Barrett name. How intriguing. Sophia actually has 2 stones.
Sophia Brown was born in Pa.1857
daughter of Joseph (1820-1886) and Mary Daudt (1825-1917) Brown. John was a
farmer from Germany. Settled with his family in Barrett Township, Pa. In
June 1880 she is listed living with her family and is age 23. How and where did
she meet Bornhoeft??? Not a local? It’s a guess that she met John Bornhoeft
after June and got married in September or October 1880. Sophia and John had a
son George born in Greene Township, Pike co., Pa. 20 May 1881. Sophia died 8 days later on 28 May 1881.She
is buried at the McComas cemetery near her sister and brother. Her father and
mother are also buried nearby.
Yes, Elizabeth Brown (1857-1934) married
her sister's husband. John J. Bornhoeft born 26 August 1844 N.Y., NY s/o John and Dora Bancker Bornhoeft. John
served with the Union 7th Regiment, N.Y. Militia 1863. The Pike County Dispatch 12 March 1891 tells
us that John lived at Goose pond where he operated a sawmill he died 25 February
1891 Bath Beach Long island. They had
two children Anna and Edna. John is probably buried at the Greenwood Cemetery,
Brooklyn NY. His father was buried there.
I had to laugh at one point I had done some research on Goose Pond. I just went a dug out my information: Bornhoeft - John Bornhoeft, died of Typhoid pneumonia at the residence of his mother, in Bath Beach, Long Island, during the early part of last week. His funeral was held on last Thursday, at the above place, the services being private. Mr. Bornhoeft was about 48 years old and resided at Goose Pond, inPike county, on the border of this county, where he had a saw mill and turningfactory. His father died a few months ago and he was in the city settling up the estate at the time of his death. He had a handsome residence at GoosePond, neatly furnished and everything fitted out in royal fashion. He was a liberal and public-spirited man and very entertaining to his friends, of which he had a large circle in this county. He leaves a widow and several children to mourn his sudden death. Bornhoeft - We are sorry to announce the death of Mr. John Bornhoeft. He went to New York to spend the winter with his wife and children, leaving JohnKrummell as foreman to run his business here at Goose Pond, and died there. He was made wealthy about a year ago by the death of his father. He was a kind, large-hearted neighbor and a good friend to everybody. Goose Pond is one of the best drives for summer boarders and Mr. and Mrs. Bornhoeft always extended to them a welcome hand and made the visits very pleasant to all who came totheir beautiful place. [Canadensis]
Stroudsburg Times, Pub. Date: Thursday, March 5, 1891
Goose Pond Road and Goose pond is gated and long. I did try to
get a look at the area BUTTTT the
property is owned by Skytop Lodge, you would think Skytop was guarding the
bullion depository!!! I found a source and after begging he still refused to
give me a ride on his 4 wheeler, so I could check it out! I did question him
and was told. There are no remnants of the mill or house. There are a number of
hunting cabins on the road. I was also
told there are rattlesnakes everywhere, I can’t imagine him thinking a couple
of snakes would scare this mountain girl?
John Bornhoeft was the brother of Nancy
Bornhoeft Krummell she was the wife of Francis Krummell and they were neighbors
of the Brown family. John Krummell married Irene Brown sister to Sophia and
Elizabeth. They probably also knew each other from their hometowns in Germany.
Thank you to the Pa historical and
Museum Commission for access to George J. Bornheft WWI Veterans file
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2211740/mccomas-chapel-cemetery
