HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Lehman, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm _______________________________________________________________ Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 131-132. _______________________________________________________________ DAUPHIN COUNTY. 131 THE LEHMAN FAMILY. I. MARTIN LEHMAN was born January 1, 1744, in Wiesbaden, Germany, coming to America with his parents in 1746. The latter located in Berks county, Pa., on a tract of land north of Reading. Martin learned the trade of a carpenter, and after his marriage purchased some fifty acres near where the town of Pinegrove, Schuylkill county, is located. Here he built a log cabin, cut out doors and windows and removed there with his wife. The place was surrounded by wild beasts, and during the absence of Mr. Lehman, his wife would frequently rise from her bed and shoot from a rifle at the wolves to drive them away. Deer and other game were plentiful and supplied their table. Much of the time Mr. Lehman was employed building cabins in Lykens Valley. The soil, however, not being very productive, in the year 1796 he removed to Lancaster county on a farm belonging to James Patterson who was then in his minority and under the guardianship of his brother Arthur. This farm lies on Little Chickies creek one half a mile east of the town of Mount Joy. Here he resided for a number of years. Martin Lehman d. September 13, 1801. Frederica C., his wife, b. March 4, 1751; d. September 8, 1822; both buried in Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa. Their children were: i. Catharine, b. November 23, 1773; d. June 17, 1844; m. Jacob Hiestand, b. November 12, 1767; d. June 27, 1834; both buried in Mount Joy. They had one daughter who became the wife of Christian Heistand, whose farm lies adjoining the village of Landisville, seven miles west of the city of Lancaster, on the pike to Harrisburg. Here they resided long enough to raise a family of ten children to mature age. These children all remained in that and the adjoining counties, except John, the eldest, who went to California and died there. Four are dead, and six survive of the descendants of Catharine. ii. Henry, b. December 19, 1775; d. June 13, 1847; m. Margaret Oberlin; both buried at Salem church, Salem township, Wayne county, O. They had six children, to wit: Mary, David, Catharine, Sarah, John, and Elizabeth. Mary married George Johns, and had two children, when he died. Her second husband was William Beck and they had four children. She is now a widow. Two of her sons are preachers of the Gospel, and one lives in Nevada. The second of Henry's children, David, married Susan Bitner, and their children were Sarah Jacob, Christian, Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, David, Henry, Daniel, and Simon. Henry's daughter Catharine married Benjamin Brubaker, and they had six sons and six daughters, of whom only David and Peter survive of the sons, and of the daughters, Lea, Sarah, and Fanny. Henry's daughter Sarah married S. Zimmerman and they had six sons and five daughters, of whom only Jacob, David, Fanny, Sarah and Martha are living. The fifth member of Henry's family was John, who married Elizabeth Storet. They had five sons and three daughters, of whom John, Daniel, and Catharine are dead - Joseph, Henry, David, and Margaret surviving their parents. Henry's daughter Elizabeth married David Switzer. They raised a family of nine children: Henry-R., Annie, John, Sarah, Harriet, Mary-Ann, Elizabeth, David, and Philena, all now living except Mary-Ann. iii. Christian, b. May 28, 1778; d. August 9, 1847; m. Nancy _____; buried in Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa. They had a large family, but they nearly all died young, Henry-R. and Martin only surviving their parents. iv. George, b. June 11, 1781; d. September 10, 1819; buried in Manheim, Pa.; m. M. Stohler, b. August 19, 1787; d. December 19, 1881; buried at Des Moines, Iowa. Their children were: Henry, m. Miss Hannah; removed to Philadelphia; left children: Louis, George, Alfred, Caroline, Amanda, and Emma; Catharine, and Christianna. v. Mary, b. March 25, 1784; d. December 16, 1860; buried at Salem church; m. Adam Leister, d. April, 132 HISTORICAL REVIEW 1823; buried in old Lutheran graveyard, Middletown, Pa. They had issue (surname Leister): Nancy, m. Benjamin Leib, and they had issue (surname Leib): Daniel, Adam, William, Samuel, Sarah, Eliza, and Mary; Christian, Martin, Henry, and Fanny, m. Levi Strayer, and they had (surname Strayer): Fanny, Mary, Catharine, John, and Samuel; Abraham, and Catharine. vi. Martin, b. August 8, 1787; d. April 14, 1863; m. _____ Martin, b. January 24, 1780; d. October 25, 1861; buried in Napiersville, Dupage county, Ill.; they had issue: John, Henry, d. s. p., Daniel, Fanny, resided in Clarion county, Pa., Catharine, Martha, resided in Lancaster county, Catharine, resided in Progress, Dauphin county, and Eliza, d. s. p. vii. John, b. August 14, 1790; d. July 14, 1886; m., first, Christina Smith, b. January 24, 1790; d. July 13, 1823; buried at Wooster, O.; m., secondly, Nancy _____, b. May 25, 1802; d. August 28, 1867; buried at Salem church, Wayne county, O. By his first wife John Lehman had one son and three daughters. By his second marriage there were twelve children. Of all this number the following survived their father: Benjamin, the eldest, in 1886 residing in Vendura county, Cal., aged 71; Cyrus-E., the youngest, residing in San Bernardino, Cal., aged 40; John-H., residing in St. Clair county, Ill.; Martin-B., residing in St. Clair county, Ill.; Ephraim, George, Maria, m. Albert Miller - these reside in Wayne county, O.; Sarah, m. Mr. Trome, lives in Wooster, O.; Caroline, m. Dr. Foltz, resides in Akron, O.