Davis Hagen ^130,136

  General Notes:

The 1840 Federal Census for Martick [Martic] Township, Lancaster Co., PA, page 274 records Davis Hagan (20-29) with 1 woman (20-29) [his wife, Margaret McCue], 1 male (15-19) [perhaps his brother Elijah], and 1 male (<5) [his son, Henry Bascom Hagan]. Next door is Davis' brother, Joshua, with their mother, Martha, and siblings. Nearby is George Hagen and his family. Near by are Margaret's McCue family ... see research notes on Margaret McCue Hagen.

The 1850 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA page 129B, dated Sept 21, 1850 records Davis Hagen (40 - PA) with wife Margaret (35 - PA) and children Henry B. (12), John (10), Albert (6), Davis (3), and Sarah (1). Davis is a Blacksmith and has real estate valued at $1,000. His brother , Enoch (33 - PA), and his wife or sister, Catherine (39), are living next door. Enoch is a laborer and appears to have no interest in following in the blacksmith / axe maker tradition. Also nearby is Davis' brother Elijah and his family: Elijah (29 - PA) and Sarah Ann (30 - PA) with children Catharine Beales (5) and Jane Mayberry (3). Elijah is listed as an Axe Maker and has real estate valued at $2,500. Next door to Elijah and Davis Hagen is the Thomas Clark family whose daughter, Mary Jane Clark, will marry Samuel C. Stevenson.

The 1860 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, Mt. Nebo P. O., page 511, dated July 13, 1860 records Davis Hagens (50 - Master Axemaker) with wife Margaret (46) and children Henry B. (22 - Axemaker), Jacob [John] (20 - Axemaker Apprentice), Albert (16 - Axemaker Apprentice), Davis (12), Sarah (8), William (8), and Anna N. (6). See general notes on Elijah Hagen regarding 1860 census records for brothers Joshua and Elijah and the Hagen family. Davis has real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate at $500.

U. S. Tax Assessment lists of 1865 & 1866 record Davis' occupation as "Axes & Smith work" in Mt. Nebo.

An 1869 - 1870 Directory for Lancaster Co. lists
Albert Hagen, blacksmith, Mount Nebo
Davis Hagen, blacksmithing, Mount Nebo
Elijah Hagen, farmer, Mount Nebo
John Hagen, blacksmith, Mount Nebo
Joshua Hagen, farmer, Mount Nebo


The 1870 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, Bethesda P. O., dated July 20, 1870, page 23B records Davis Hagen (60 - PA) with wife Margaret (55 - PA) and children Davis (22 - Blacksmith), Sarah (21), William (18), Annie (15), Francis (8), and Eva (5). Davis is a Blacksmith. Next door is Davis' daughter-in-law, Mary J. Hagen (26 - Domestic Servant), and her daughter Emma Hagen (6) in the household of Mortimer (29) and Annie (21) ODonnall. Mary J. Hagen is the widow of Henry Bascom Hagen. Nearby are sons of Davis and Margaret Hagen: Albert (25 - Blacksmith) and John (29 - Blacksmith) Hagen and their families.


A copy of a page from the Hagen Family Bible in the possession of John Wesley Hagen (of Parkesburg, Chester Co., PA April 2008) records the birth of Davis Hagen as November 9, 1809, however, his headstone records his date of birth as November 11, 1809.


Davis Hagen and his wife are buried at the cemetery at Mount Nebo Preysyterian Church in what was called Clark's Family Burying Ground before the church was built. This is most likely where John Hagen and his son George are buried. Several of Davis' siblings, nieces, and nephews are buried there as well. The church was built in 1855 and was torn down ca 1970. As of 2008 the borders of the burying ground are clearly marked and many of the headstones are still standing and readable at the graveyard along West View Rd near Mt. Nebo. It is still well maintained.

From Cemetery Records of Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, by Jenne Renkin
Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Cemetery [Clark Family Burying Ground]
Row 3
David Hagen
11/9/1809 - 5/6/1880, 70y 5m 27d
Margaret M. Hagen w/o Davis H. Sr.
5/4/1816 - 5/15/1887

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Blacksmith.

Davis married Margaret McCue circa 1837 in Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA. (Margaret McCue was born on 4 May 1816 in Pennsylvania, died on 15 May 1887 in Mt. Nebo, Lancaster Co., PA. and was buried on 18 May 1887 in Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Cemetery, Lancaster Co., PA..)