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Michael LEHMANN |
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1860 United States Federal Census: Farmer |
9. August 1860 |
Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States nach diesem Ort suchen |
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Religionszugehörigkeit
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When the Lehmann family arrived in Ohio in 1845 there was a Mennonite Church in the county, composed of Bavarian-Palatinate imigrants. Some from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, had settled in Ashland County before 1820. A short time later Swiss imigrants came and settled in the area. Then, in 1832 John Risser, a minister whith his family, from the Palatinate came and settled. Risser favored an educated ministry and did not appreciate the uneducated of the Lancaster, Pennsylyvania, Mennonites. The congregation separated and in 1847, a brick church was erected six miles south of Ashland. Thus the Michael Lehmann family was about eighteen miles form the church where thier friends and relatives worshipped. Due to the distance and the stormy temperament of minister John Risser, the Lehmann family attended a Presbyterian Church. Most of the family, if not all, united with this congregation. Several of Michael's children attended Wooster College along with other cousins. Among those who graduated were T. William, C.K., Adolph and Mary Elizabeth. The Lehmann name, our branch, continues to the present. Doris Lehmann Reynolds, great granddaughter of David, graduated there and her children , Thomas Lee and Mary Katherine, are presently enrolled there. Adolph and Christian K. became Presbyterian ministers, the latter was the first minister in Halstead Presbyterian Church, organized in 1885. Some of Michael's children did not move from Ohio. The Michael Lehmann family kept in touch with Mennonites who were thier realtives in West Point, Iowa, and Summerfield, Illinois. Barbara Lehmann married Daniel Hege, a Mennonite minister; Tobias W. married Selma Baer and David (our grandfather) married Barbara Ruth of Donnelson, Lee County, Iowa. After Michael and Sussanna moved to Summerfield, Illinois, she died-December 3, 1867-and is buried there. Subsequently, Michael married Katherine Strohm Ruth, the widow of Rev. David Ruth and mother of our grandmother, Barbara Ruth Lehmann. They had known each other for many years and were companionable. They followed thier children to Halstead, Kansas, in 1879. Michael became ill enroute and died March 24, 1879, and Katherine died October 26, 1892. They rest in the Halstead Cemetery. Source: The Lehmann Family of Heppenhein (auf der Wiese) Germany compiled by Lois Lehmann May, 1981. Excert from page 6. Michael and Susanna Lehmann lived in Ohio from 1845 to 1858, but some of their family, namely T.W. and Selma B. Lehmann and Barbara Lehmann Hege, had followed friends and relatives who migrated to the United States in 1852 and went on to Iowa and Illinois where land was cheaper and more accessible than in Ohio. Source: The Lehmann family of Heppenhein (auf der Wiese) Germany compiled by Lois Lehmann May, 1981. excert page 8. |
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Halstead Mennonite Church: Several of the Michael Lehmann family did not join the Halstead Mennonite Church. The interests of the Christian Krehbiel family and the David Lehmann family were different, this, in spite of the fact the men were cousins, the two women sisters. It took until 1882 for David and Barbara with three of thier children--C.A., David B. and Katherine--to unite with the church. Two more children, August H. and Susan (Sue) joined within a year. Michael Lehmann passed away soon after his arrival in Halstead so he did not become a member of the congregation. His widow is not listed as a member although she did not die until 1892. One of the reasons for Michael Lehmann's children in not wanting to join with the Kansas Mennonites was they had grown up in a Presbyterian Church. Another reason appears to have been the more conservative character of the Mennonite Church and especially of the pastor, Christian Krehbiel. Albert J. Ruth, writing in 1963, reported that Daniel C. Lehmann and Henry B. Rtuh used to play violin and guitar at social events where there was dancing. C. Krehbiel was srong in his opposition to this worldliness and spoke against it. The church held no small place in the lives of the David Lehmann. They drove six miles every Sunday to Halstead in a spring wagon where the 'stair step' row of brothers and sisters went to Sunday School in the old Opera House. But as the older boys in the family grew up they did not want to intermarry or have a wife selected as was then the custom in the Mennonite Church. It is interesting to note that of the married children of David and Barbara none of them married Mennonites. But in this year, 1981, practically every denomination of the Chirstian faith is represented among the descendants. Father and Mother Lehmann, thinking a home should not be divided, brought thier family into the Presbyterian Church in 1887. In 1884, because of differences, several members of the Lehmann family began thinking of forming a Presbyterian Church. The opportunity came when thier brother, C.K., now a Presbyterian minister in Ohio, visited them. He was open to serving a new congregation that might be form in the fall. So in 1884, Mary Elizabeth Lehmann, along with another woman, canvassed the Halstead people to determine thier interest. Since there was sufficient, a church was formed with people signing as charter memembers on January 18, 1885. Among those who joined at that time were Tobias W. Lehmann, Daniel C. Lehmann, and Mary Elizabeth Lehmann. Others with a Mennonite background were Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Ruth and Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Hege. G.A. was the sone of Barbara Lehmann Hege and Daniel Hege. Rev. C.K. Lehmann served as first minister from 1885-1887. The original church building was built in 1886-1887. This builiding was located on the southwest corner of the 200 block on Main Street. It served until 1923, when the present brick building was erected. A new manse to the east of the structure was completed in 1940. Sometime between the years 1886-1891, the year of his death, T.W. Lehmann planted a pine tree in front of the church and north of the present entrance. In 1981, it still stands, stately and tall, its proud branches turning ever upward, a symbol of faith. "Men call the Church the House of God.... An there God dwells, but it is man Who builds that House, and draws its plan; Pays for mortar and stone That none must seek God alone....God sends no churches from the skies Out of our hearts they must arise." Poem by Edgar A. Guest. After the David Lehmann Family made the switch in 1887, David was soon elected to the Session of the Church and served in that capacity for twenty-nine years. Following in his footsteps and serving as officers on the Session were his sons Christian A., David B., August H., John M., and our father, William T. (Billy) who served long periods and during the time the second house of worship was being built. After that generation passes, grandsons and granddaughters followed and served in different capacities. The Lehmann descendants who still live near call this thier church home and still retain membership there. David Lehmann, Sr., knew his Bible and really was a Biblical scholar. His nephew, Eugene S. Lehmann, once told me "Uncle David knew and loved his Bible as well as any minister I've ever known." That teaching and example carried on to his sons. Our father, William T., always said, "A true Christian strives to live each day as if it was the Sabbath." How well I recall after Grandfather Lehmann had moved into Halstead. I was a little girl, probably three or four years. We came into Halstead weekly by horse and buggy, six miles, more or less, to visit. Grandfather was always sitting in his rocking chair by his reading table in the diding room. There was a groobe in the wood where his left heal would be propped up on the chari seat, with a pipe in his mouth. The weekly request was always the same. "Get the little stool over in the corner, sit over by me and sing "Beulah Land'." I still remember--it became my un-favorite song. When I finished there was a kindly twinkle in his eye, and a gentle tap of affection on my head. There was no permissive parents n those days, children obeyed thier elders. In these modern times, we realize the wisdom and sense of security that thier teaching gave. Source: The Lehmann Family of (auf der Wiese) Germany compiled by Lois Lehmann May, 1981. Excert pages 16-18. |
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Nationalität
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The Lehmann Family originally lived in Switzerland in the Emmetal of the Canton of Bern. Lehmann families have been living there for centuries. Langnau is a major city of the Emmetal (Emmet Valley). The valley gets its name from the beautiful Emmet River that flows through the Valley. Langnau is located in the Canton (county) of Bern. A the crow flies it appears fifteen or twenty miles to the north of Bern, Switzerland. The first record we have of the Lehmann name appears on stones in a cemetery on the outskirts of Langnau. The cemetery which lies across the street from the church is very lovely. It has flowers everywhere neatly and artistically arranged and carefully nurtured. Other family names there, exactly as they are spelled are Gerber, Schwartz, Habegger, Stucki, Webber, Krehbul, Meyer, Yost, Muller, Schrag, Bumgartner, Liechti, Bachmann and Fliickner (Flickner). Though the Mennonite movement began in Zurich in 1525 this church was not called Mennonite. Its correct name was "Alt Evangelische Taufer Gemeinde." Faith which emphasized believers in baptism, priesthood for all believers, non-resistance and non-swearing of the oath were seen as dangerous to society. Beginning in 1671, persecution in the Canton of Bern became severe. Mennonites were permitted in the Palatinate, Germany beginning in 1650. In 1664, August 4, Karl Ludwig granted 'Concession' permitting settlement in his territory under certain conditions. Tribute was paid an dfrequent consuses were taken. The early census lists of Mennonites in the Palatinate do not contain the names of any Lehmann families. There is no mention until 1759. Records show a Johannes Lehmann family in 1859 living in Heppenheim-auf der Wiese. In this family were two adults and seven children. The Johannes Lehmann who is listed in the 1759 census probably arrived in Heppenheim 'auf der Wiese' about 1750. The designation 'auf der Wiese' means 'by the willows'. Heppenehim is now a sizeable villabe seven kilometers southwest of Worms, lying in an area noted for its fruits and grains. While the government of the Palatinate tolerated 'this daily increasing condemned sect' in thier territory they recognized thier value as farmers. An official report said of them in 1794--"They are exemplary, industrious and intelligent farmers. It would be desireable that every farmer should appropriate thier good knowledge of agriculture and stock raising." By 1769, the elder Jakob Hirschler could report "We are permitted to meet openly for worship wherever we wish, also observe baptism, communion and are held, often with many hearers, as in other religions." In 1783 a church building was erected. The address of the church in Heppenheim is No. 2 Untere Bahnhofstrasse. Heinrich Oswald was the person responsible for building in 1980. The church building is small and unpretentious. For a long time Heppenheim was the center of the combined Heppenheim,--Obersulzen-Gerolsheim congregation. Ministers were selected from among members of the congregation. With the migration of many members in the 1800's the chuch declined in strength and no services have been held by Mennonites in this building in Heppenheim since about 1950 (M. E. "Palatinate''). We do not have exact records about the first Lehmann family in Heppenheim. Records were not kept until 1799. We have fairly accurate information form then on. Hte records for Heppenheim have been p;aced in the archives in Worms. These are in the Kultureinstitute, located on corner of Marketplatz and Hagen Strasse (date, 1980). We assume that the descendents listed are from the Johannes Lehmann family of the 1759 census. 1. Johannes Lehmann auf der Woese abpit 1850. He is recorded in the 1759 census of Mennonites in the Palatinate. 2. Johannes Heinrick Lehmann B. ca 1750, lived in Heppenheim auf der Wiese D. 1799 M. Katherina Krehbiel-left a widow in 1799 when she was 44 years old. Johannes was a minister in the Heppenheim congregation. He became an elder in 1782. 3. Johannes Lehmann birth and death is unknown. He married Bergthold (BergDohl, Berdott: various spellings are given in records. 3.1 Johannes Jacob Lehmann B. January 2, 1801 3.2 Tobias Lehmann B. April 9, 1802 3.3. Michael Lehmann (our great grandfather) B. January 29, 1804 (February 8, 1804)? 3.4 Christian Lehmann B. November 14, 1806 3.5. Abraham Lehmann B. 1806 (also listed as Hans. No reason for date given.) In the Heppenheim of Worms record, Michael (3.3) follows right in line with other sons of Johannes. Then Michael's children follow in the lists. Information kept in America give Michael's birthdate as February 8, 1804. One researcher believes his mother was a Frey. (In German lists, often daughters were not included.) There is no way of resolving these discrepancies with the information we have thus far. Following a direct family line of Michael Lehmann: 3.3 Michael Lehmann B. February 8, 1804--Heppenheim, Germany D. March 24, 1897--Halstead, Kansas M. Susanna Krehbiel-January, 1829 B. December 3, 1867-Summerfiel, Illinois. Source: The Lehmann Family of Heppenhein (auf der Wiese) Germany compiled by Lois Lehmann May, 1981. This is an excert covering 2 pages. |
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