if you have the us has census records you look for william g, fischer born
in 1832 and frederick fischer born in 1841, in prussia germany ann derner
donannd(a)shentel.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter(a)comcast.net
To:
<pagenweb(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 1:48
PM
Subject: Re: [PAGENWEB] LESLIE, MC CLELLAN(D), MATHEWS, MENOHER, HUSTON, RAY
Hi Lorraine,
Contact me off list and I'll send you the data that I have from the U.S.
Census Returns.
Leslie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lorraine Besmer" <lorrainebesmer(a)ctr.midco.net
To: <pagenweb(a)rootsweb.com>;
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Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 11:19 PM
Subject: [PAGENWEB] LESLIE, MC CLELLAN(D), MATHEWS, MENOHER, HUSTON, RAY
>I am trying to breakdown brick walls and get some information on the
family
> of my great-great-great grandfather. His name was John
Leslie, he
came
> to
> PA by way of Ireland from Scotland.
> He married Ann Huston, somewhere along the line. He was born about 1779
> and
> was married about 1793. His oldest son, Jacob Leslie was born in 1794.
> The
> book my aunt filled out shows Jacob born in Westmoreland, Lancaster
> County,
> PA. Was there ever a Westmoreland in Lancaster County?
> His sister, Elizabeth and 5 other children were born at Armagh, Indiana
> County, PA. We have no idea what the other siblings names were or even
> their genders. We also do not know if they all grew to maturity.
> Jacob married Janette McClellan. They had Joseph Scroggs Leslie born
> 1819,
> Eliza Ann Leslie born about 1821, James Leslie born 1822, William
Leslie
> about 1824 or 1825, John Leslie born about 1826, Samuel Leslie
about
1828
> or
> 1829, Janette died.
> I have not yet found the family on the 1830 census. I am looking!
> Jacob then married Mary Mathews Menoher in about 1832. Mary was a widow
> of
> John Menoher. She had two children, James Gordon Menoher born Aug.
31,
> 1831, and Elizabeth Menoher, born about 1830. Jacob and Mary
moved to
> Ohio
> with his children. Her children remained with Mary's parents for about
12
> years according to a family record. Jacob and Mary had three
living
> daughters, Sarah Isabel Leslie born August 1840, Mary Logue Leslie
born
> Oct. 1843 and Martha Janette Leslie born Sept 1845. These girls
were
born
> in Ohio.
>>From the 1840 census report in OH, in the household next to Jacob was a
> Samuel Leslie probably the 20-30 male, another male age 10 to 15, and
an
> older female 60 to 70 years old. . I wonder if these were two
brothers
> and
> possibly his mother. Unfortunately, this was a census with no names
> except
> the head of household!
> The Samuel Leslie( my great grandfather), who was the son of Jacob
Leslie,
> was 10 years younger than the other Samuel. Eliza Ann Leslie
married
John
> C. Ray. The LDS site shows that John C. Ray was the son of
Mary
Mathews!
> Whether it is the same Mary Mathews is a question that I can not
find an
> answer to! If so, perhaps Mary was married to a Ray before her marriage
> to
> John Menoher. Either that or someone put in some wrong information! I
> would love to get documentation on all the information, but even a hint
> may
> help me break down a brick wall!
> If anyone has anything on these families, please let me know! I will be
> attempting to get marriage licenses, death certificates, etc. but first
I
> have to know which counties to order them from.
> Blessings, Lorraine Leslie Besmer
>
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