Rev. Martin Leatherman

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A Brief History of Jacob Wismer and a Complete Genealogical Family Register With Biographies of His Descendants from the Earliest Available Records to the Present Time By A J Fretz, Eli Wismer

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I. Jacob Wismer, (...) was born in Germany about 1684, and died in Bedminster Township, Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1787 in his one hundred and third year.

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The children of Jacob and Nanny Wismer, as near in the order of birth as could be placed were: ---Jacob, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Henry, Mark, Daniel, John, Christian, Nanny, Abraham.

II. Elizabeth Wismer, bn. Apr. 29, 1725; died ---. Mrd. Jacob Angeny, Nov. 11, 1762. He was bn. in 1740; died ---. Farmer and miller. Children: Elizabeth, Mary, Barbara, Jacob.

III. Mary Angeny, bn. Mar. 12, 1765; died ---. Mrd. Jacob Oberholtzer, May 17, 1791. He was born Mar. 12, 1767. Farmer. Menn. Children: Jacob, Elizabeth, Martin, Barbara, Infant, Anna, Maria, Sarah.

IV. Barbara Oberholtzer, bn. Aug. 8, 1798; died ---. Mrd. John Leatherman (known as "thick John") ---. Farmer. Menn. Children: Jacob, Martin, Mary, Elizabeth, Barbara, Nancy.

V. Jacob O. Leatherman, bn. ---; died ---. Mrd. Elizabeth Myers. Farmer. Menn. Children: John, Martin, Samuel, Elizabeth, Abraham, David, Anna, Jacob, &c.

V. Martin Leatherman, bn. ---. Mrd. Nancy Myers, ---. P.O., Bedminster, Pa. Farmer. Menn. Children:

VI. John M. Leatherman, bn. ---. Mrd. --- Kulp. P.O., Bedminster, Pa.

VI. Eli Leatherman, bn ---; died ---. S.

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V. Nancy Meyers, bn. ---. Mrd. Martin Leatherman. (See Index of References No. 30.)

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I. Jacob Wismer, (...) was born in Germany about 1684, and died in Bedminster Township, Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1787 in his one hundred and third year.

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The children of Jacob and Nanny Wismer, as near in the order of birth as could be placed were: ---Jacob, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Henry, Mark, Daniel, John, Christian, Nanny, Abraham.

II. Jacob Wismer,* bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., about 1721. Mrd. Margaret ---. The dates of death of himself and wife are not known. He received his portion of his father's estate in 1783. Lived in Plumstead Twp. at what is known as the burnt mill, where he followed the occupation of miller. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Anna, Mary, Elizabeth, Jacob, Mary, Barbara, Hannah, Margaret.

III. Rev. Abraham Wismer, bn. in Bucks Co., Aug. 21, 1746. Mrd. ---. He was familiarly known as Abraham Wismer, the "long-beard." Children: Barbara, Margaret, Elizabeth, Hannah, Magdalena.

IV. Elizabeth Wismer, bn. —; died—. Mrd. Joseph Overholt,—. Children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Martin, Joseph, Margaret.

V. Sarah Overholt, bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., in 1800; died 1886. Mrd. John Leatherman in 1819. Farmer. Menn. Children: Elizabeth, Martin, Jacob, Margaret, Joseph, Mary, Sarah, John.

VI. Rev. Martin Leatherman, born Dec. 9, 1823. Mrd. Susanna Meyers, Feb. 8, 1848. P. O., Wadsworth, Ohio. Retired farmer and minister. He was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite church in Medina Co., Ohio, Oct. 2, 1880, and preaches in the Guilford and Wadsworth churches. Children: Alfred, Elias, Melinda, Levi, Sarah, Elmer, Mary.

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VI. Susanna Meyers, bn.—. Mrd. Rev. Martin Leatherman. (See Index of References No. 8.)