BIO:  Solomon Eisenhur, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 133

SOLOMON EISENHUR was born in Conewago Township, August 15, 1834.  His parents 
were George and Magdalena (Wire) Eisenhur, of Pennsylvania, but of German 
descent, who reared a family of nine sons and eight daughters, of whom Solomon 
was the thirteenth child.  He remained on the farm up to his manhood, and has 
followed farming ever since.  His education he received at public schools.  At 
the age of twenty-three he was married in Minnesota to Sarah Wilhelm, of 
Manchester Township, and a daughter of John Wilhelm.  She bore him eleven 
children, one died in infancy:  Frances, wife of Jacob Lautz; Ida Belle, wife of 
Jacob Bair; James, a farmer; Della, Laura, Wesley, Charles, Minnie, Eli and 
William H.  Mr. Eisenhur is one of the deacons of the United Brethren Church, and 
also vice-president of the Sabbath-school.  He is also a member of the Easton 
Building Association at York.  In politics he is a Republican.  While in 
Shakopee, Minn., he enlisted, in 1862, in Company A, Fourth Minnesota Volunteer 
Infantry, and served one year’s term of enlistment.  With his command he was in 
the campaign along the Mississippi River, in the battle of Iuka, Miss., and at 
Corinth.  In 1863 he returned to Pennsylvania, and lived three years at 
Williamsport, where he was engaged in the planning-mill.  From there he moved to 
Manchester Township, and now lives on his fine farm of eight-five acres.