BIO: J. C. Lehman, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER LVIII.

    SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS.

555  SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP.

  J. C. LEHMAN, justice of the peace, Boiling Springs, was born in 
Cumberland County, Penn., May 15, 1842, son of Jacob and Catharine 
(Givler) Lehman, also natives of this county and of German origin.  
Jacob Lehman, who was a farmer and stock-dealer, died December 26, 
1870; his widow still survives.  Their family consisted of seven 
children - two sons and five daughters.  The sons are J. C. and D. P., 
a prominent farmer in this township.  Our subject, the second born in 
the family, was reared on the farm, receiving a common school 
education.  His first business transaction was dealing in stock.  In 
1876 he built the business room now occupied by Capt. Derland and 
conducted a store three years.  In 1880 he bought twenty-eight acres of 
land, where he thought he discovered indications of iron ore, developed 
it far enough to find his surmises were correct, and then quietly 
(through an agent) bought more, and at the present time owns 3,000 
acres.  He has an ore lead nearly three miles long on his land, which 
is being extensively developed by wealthy iron companies, among which 
may be mentioned the well known Pine Grove Company (working J. C. 
Lehman, No. 2), and the Crane Iron Company, of which he is land agent 
for Cumberland County, (working J. C. Lehman No. 8).  Mr. Lehman's 
lands bid fair to prove first-class in every particular.  Our subject 
was married, in 1871, to Lyde C. (daughter of Wilson Fleming), a 
graduate of the State Normal School, who lived only one year after 
marriage; she was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Carlisle.  Mr. 
Lehman is a liberal contributor to the church in Boiling Springs and is 
trustee of the Methodist Church in this township.  He is a Democrat in 
politics and is serving as justice of the peace, being elected the 
third time.