Daniel William Hauck and Family
My Grandfather, Daniel William Hauck, raised
his family of four boys and three girls just a few
miles south of Dubois, Pennsylvania, near a village
called Luthersburg. As this history is being written,
the house on the Daniel W. Hauck Homestead still
stands. Louise, granddaughter of Daniel, and her
husband, Wendell Hartzfeld, took a picture of the
homestead in 1940. I took a picture of the home in
about 1998, and talked to the owner. It appears that
only two families owned the home since it belonged
to Daniel William Hauck. The current owner showed
me the location where Daniel Hauck had his black-
smith shop.
Daniel William died in 1919 from the influenza
epidemic that struck the world at the same time as
The World War. Chauncey, his third son, was in the
army at the time, guarding German prisoners in
France. Mary Jane lived until 1933.
Louis and Florence lived with Mary Jane Hauck
at the homestead for a few months after they were
married. My sister, Louise, was born in the room
above the kitchen.
On a page to follow, there is a picture of the
Daniel Hauck family on the front porch. Louis
Hauck, standing in the back row appears to be about
fourteen years old, which would date the picture at
about 1912.
During the influenza epidemic, Clara Francis
Hauck was caring for the Kramers who were suffer-
ing from the virus. Later, she married Perry Kramer.
While Chauncey was in the army, many letters were
written to and from home, and because he was not in
a war zone, he was able to save all the letters. After
Chauncey died, his wife, Allie Korb Hauck gave the
letters to Joe and Lorraine Shaw, who loaned them
to Fred Hauck. Those letters were scanned and saved
in computer files for later publication. Through
those letters, many of the events that happened at
the Daniel Hauck home were preserved for family
records. The letters are to be made a part of this his-
tory, so interested descendents of Daniel William
and Mary Jane Hauck may enjoy meeting the fam-
ily through words written so many years ago.
The picture of Daniel Hauck and family was in
the possession of my cousin, Lorraine Shaffer
Shaw, daughter of Alice Hauck in the picture.
While searching for family information, Lorraine
gave me a copy of the picture. The picture was
folded at one time and had a ragged white fold line
down the center. The line went down the right
cheek of Wesley, standing in the center of the pic-
ture. Computer software was used to cover up the
damage. The repair on Wesley's cheek was not very
successful and his right eye and cheek show the im-
perfection. Time permitting, I may be able to cor-
rect this by copying Chauncey's or Louis' eye and
copying it to Wesley. Louis Hauck was about 14
years old at the time of the photo. Matthew Hauck,
Mary Jane and Daniel Hauck Wedding
Daniel Hauck Homestead; picture taken 1940
great grandson of Louis, at
the age of 14 had a resem-
blance to Louis at age 14.
Inset is from the original
photo.
Mahoning Creek is on
the boundary of the Hauck
Homestead where Louis
Hauck was photographed
in the fall of 1919 on his
horse, Pearl. Louis was 21
at the time. He looked like
a cowboy from a western
movie. He would have
looked right at home riding
with Tom Mix of western
movie fame who lived
nearby in Dubois, PA, at
one time.
Chauncey Dean
Hauck was the third
child of Daniel
Hauck's family. He
joined the army in
time to serve in
France in 1918. He
was a guard at a
German prisoner of
war camp. Daniel
Hauck died before
Chauncey returned
from Europe.
Chauncey had
re turned f rom
France in the fall of
1919, and he and
Louis were living
with their widowed
mother. Louis had a
horse named Pearl.
The brothers were pictured in
Mahoning Creek with a friend,
Boyd Kramer.
The picture taken in 1920
with Pearl may have been beside
Daniel Hauck's blacksmith shop.
Louis Hauck never tired of own-
ing a horse. He used a horse to
farm until buying a tractor in
1946, and raised a colt after that.
Picture taken about 1912 on front porch of Daniel Hauck home
Back Row: Louis Hobson Hauck, Chauncey Dean Hauck
Third row: Bill Beck, Sam Hice, Wesley Hauck, Daniel William Hauck
Second Row: Lucy Blose Beck, Geraldine Beck, Sarah Beck Hice, Grand-
mother Beck, Velma Beck, Mary Jane Hauck, Clara Francis Hauck
Front Row: Clarence Beck, Iva Hauck, Bill Beck, Charles Hauck, Alice Hauck
The original photo was folded
Louis on Pearl
Chauncey
Louis on Pearl, Boyd
Kramer, Chauncey Hauck,
in Mahoning Creek
There will be more to write on the subject of
horses.
Daniel William Hauck died in the Spring of
1919 from the influenza epidemic that killed
thousands. Mary Jane Hauck died in 1933 and
Margaret Way died when Jim was three years
old.
Louis and Florence went to Vermont some-
time after the picture was taken. In Vermont,
Louis worked on a tunnel construction job, and
Florence used a Gearhart Knitting Machine to
make socks for sale.
Louis never shared much about his days at
home. Most of the information for this history
came from Florence and letters written by Uncle
Chauncey. Louis and Pearl
Probably by the blacksmith shop
Standing: Mary Jane Hauck (widow of Daniel), Roy Beck, Iva Hauck Beck, Lloyd Shaffer, Alice Hauck
Shaffer, Louis Hauck, Florence Way Hauck.
Front row: Wesley Hauck (holding Danny), Caroline Hauck (holding Billy), Grandmother Beck (holding
Louise), Grandfather Beck, Margaret Beck Way (Margaret Way holding Jim Way) The picture was taken
at the Weisgerber place in 1923. Louis and Florence both had a mother with the maiden name Beck, but
they were not related.