This book provides an in-depth look at the history of the Hostetter family, one of the most prominent families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hugh Bingley Hostetter provides detailed portraits of each member of the family, tracing their lives from the 18th century up to the present day. Along the way, readers gain insights into the history of Pennsylvania and the many contributions of the Hostetter family to the state's culture and society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Jacob Hostetter (d.1761), a Mennonite and a bishop, immigrated in 1712 from Switzerland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Oswald Hostetter (1702-1749), also a Mennonite, immigrated in 1732 from Switzerland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and elsewhere.

A genealogy and a history of the ancestors and descendants of Abraham Hostetter (1818-1873) and his wife Catherine Bowman (1822-1872). The families lived in New York, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.