This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lusher, Hemminger, Clement Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/303.1 Message Board Post: This is what I know so far: George F. Lusher b. 3/18/1882 in Sac City, Sac Co., IA d. 5/20/1910 in Elkhart Co, IN m. 12/24/1904 in Elkhart Co., IN Lulu E. Hemminger b. 8/30/1890 in Elkhart, IN m. 11/8/1915 in Elkhart Co., IN Louis W. Clement b. 4/18/1890 in IN The parents of George Lusher are: Samuel Fred Lusher b. 10/11/1844 in Switzerland d. 1/26/1920 Gary, Lake Co., IN m. 2/22/1866 in Marshall Co., IN Sarah Ann Garrett b. 5/31/1849 in IN d. 4/10/1887 in Sac City, Sac Co., IA George has 8 siblings.

Actually, I live in Salt Lake City. I have been to her grave, but know nothing about her parents. I don't get to the library as often as I would like to (as in, maybe a couple of times a year............) Thanks for the encouragement, Nancy On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:16:13 EDT [email protected] writes: > Nancy, I have nothing to help you with your research except > encouragement. > > You mention that Catherine was buried in Salt Lake City - and I > would hope > you can visit there someday if you haven't done so already. I spent > a week > long period of research there for two years in a row and had > remarkable success > breaking through a couple of research walls. > > It's not just the data bases, but their non-electronic materials are > highly > focused and relevant to research. On top of that their staff is so > well > trained and helpful. Hope you can do that. > > Roy Lesher, Camano Island WA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Nancy, I have nothing to help you with your research except encouragement. You mention that Catherine was buried in Salt Lake City - and I would hope you can visit there someday if you haven't done so already. I spent a week long period of research there for two years in a row and had remarkable success breaking through a couple of research walls. It's not just the data bases, but their non-electronic materials are highly focused and relevant to research. On top of that their staff is so well trained and helpful. Hope you can do that. Roy Lesher, Camano Island WA

I don't think I am related to any of these Leshers, but are you sure about the France thing? My ancestor, Catherine Lesher, was from Coblenz, Rhineland, Prussia. We know the names and birth dates of two brothers, both of which to the USA also. We have not found her parents. I haven't been able to find them in any German immigrants records either. I read microfilms until I was crosseyed and could not find any Leshers at all in Coblenz, let alone her family. Someone told me they may have come from France originally, as you suggested. The likelihood is greater because the family were Catholic, not Lutheran. Does anyone have any suggestions for finding her (and her siblings') birth records from Coblenz? (Catherine was born in 1835.) These people never went to Pennsylvania or Maryland. Catherine probably arrived in New Orleans, though we aren't sure of that. She is buried in Salt Lake City and her brothers moved to California. I expect their descendants are still there. Thanks, Nancy Cropper On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:35:01 -0400 [email protected] writes: > Have been working genealogy for maybe 30 years. All the Leshers, of > > various spellings, originated in that Alsace-Lorraine area of > France, > sometimes of Germany, also called the Palatines for its little > sub-duchies. We apparently had a pretty big presence in that small > > area of Europe. Who were we? > > At 02:15 AM 9/21/2006, you wrote: > > > >In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:13:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, > >[email protected] writes: > > > >Jacob Lesher that was a brother to your John Lesher? > > > > > >Nick, I have to apologize, but my Lesher file was trashed a few > months ago > >and I haven't gotten around to working on it. It was the first > file > >I worked > >on with outside help and it went click,click finished and I learned > very > >little. > > > >So, since then I've been working on my mother's side (Willing) > without help > >and it's full of challenges and rewards too. So my Lesher file is > hurting. > > > >My Jakob Loescher (umlaut over the "o") lived in the Alsace area of > France. > >I'm not sure he ever made it to America. His son was my John > Lesher. > > > >Very best, Roy > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Robert G Lesher > 200 Ryan's Lane > Clayton NC 27520-5553 > Home - 919-553-0801 > Fax - 919-553-0212 > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I don't know who we were there, but from what I've discovered the location seems correct. Unfortunately my Jacob just appeared when he got married in Maryland and not a clue exists as to whence he came. Do you have any dates regarding either your first Jacob (perhaps in American, perhaps not) or his son John which you listed as your ancestor. That would be a little help in accepting or rejecting your line for further exploration. As of now all the Jacob Lesher are all simply maybe lines which gives little direction. Thank you. Nick Sturm > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 9/21/2006 7:34:50 AM > Subject: Re: [LESHER] Lesher > > Have been working genealogy for maybe 30 years. All the Leshers, of > various spellings, originated in that Alsace-Lorraine area of France, > sometimes of Germany, also called the Palatines for its little > sub-duchies. We apparently had a pretty big presence in that small > area of Europe. Who were we? > > At 02:15 AM 9/21/2006, you wrote: > > > >In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:13:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, > >[email protected] writes: > > > >Jacob Lesher that was a brother to your John Lesher? > > > > > >Nick, I have to apologize, but my Lesher file was trashed a few months ago > >and I haven't gotten around to working on it. It was the first file > >I worked > >on with outside help and it went click,click finished and I learned very > >little. > > > >So, since then I've been working on my mother's side (Willing) without help > >and it's full of challenges and rewards too. So my Lesher file is hurting. > > > >My Jakob Loescher (umlaut over the "o") lived in the Alsace area of France. > >I'm not sure he ever made it to America. His son was my John Lesher. > > > >Very best, Roy > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Robert G Lesher > 200 Ryan's Lane > Clayton NC 27520-5553 > Home - 919-553-0801 > Fax - 919-553-0212 > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Have been working genealogy for maybe 30 years. All the Leshers, of various spellings, originated in that Alsace-Lorraine area of France, sometimes of Germany, also called the Palatines for its little sub-duchies. We apparently had a pretty big presence in that small area of Europe. Who were we? At 02:15 AM 9/21/2006, you wrote: > >In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:13:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > >Jacob Lesher that was a brother to your John Lesher? > > >Nick, I have to apologize, but my Lesher file was trashed a few months ago >and I haven't gotten around to working on it. It was the first file >I worked >on with outside help and it went click,click finished and I learned very >little. > >So, since then I've been working on my mother's side (Willing) without help >and it's full of challenges and rewards too. So my Lesher file is hurting. > >My Jakob Loescher (umlaut over the "o") lived in the Alsace area of France. >I'm not sure he ever made it to America. His son was my John Lesher. > >Very best, Roy > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Robert G Lesher 200 Ryan's Lane Clayton NC 27520-5553 Home - 919-553-0801 Fax - 919-553-0212 [email protected]

In a message dated 9/20/2006 1:13:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Jacob Lesher that was a brother to your John Lesher? Nick, I have to apologize, but my Lesher file was trashed a few months ago and I haven't gotten around to working on it. It was the first file I worked on with outside help and it went click,click finished and I learned very little. So, since then I've been working on my mother's side (Willing) without help and it's full of challenges and rewards too. So my Lesher file is hurting. My Jakob Loescher (umlaut over the "o") lived in the Alsace area of France. I'm not sure he ever made it to America. His son was my John Lesher. Very best, Roy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher, Coffman/Kaufman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/51.106.132.182 Message Board Post: The recent reply to your old message attracted my attention to your message. Do you have any information regarding the Jacob Lesher that was a brother to your John Lesher? There were many Jacob Leshers in Pennsylvania and it would not be unlikely that one first found (when he married) in Frederick Co., Maryland would have been from Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania as that was in line with a route of travel of many who disembarked in Philadelphia. But my Jacob has remained unconnected for far as my evidence demonstrates. His wife, Mary Ann or Anna Maria Coffman/Kaufmann, however was from eastern Pennsylvania and their marriage might have resulted from his following her to Maryland. Thanks for any information. Nick Sturm

Different Jacob, different John, I'm afraid. My folks were in the Hudson River Valley of New York. No, I have not solved that missing persons problem. Thanks. -Bob At 05:44 PM 9/18/2006, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Lesher >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/51.106.132.181 > >Message Board Post: > >I noticed that your message was posted in 2000, so I am wondering if >you have found any information since then. I am also a descendent of >Jacob's son, John. I would really appreciate sharing any >information with you. My grandmother is Muriel Lesher, daughter of >Henry Judson Lesher. I hope to hear from you soon. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Robert G Lesher 200 Ryan's Lane Clayton NC 27520-5553 Home - 919-553-0801 Fax - 919-553-0212 [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/51.106.132.181 Message Board Post: I noticed that your message was posted in 2000, so I am wondering if you have found any information since then. I am also a descendent of Jacob's son, John. I would really appreciate sharing any information with you. My grandmother is Muriel Lesher, daughter of Henry Judson Lesher. I hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks very much, but I need one about that period in the Hudson River Valley. -Bob At 10:48 PM 9/13/2006, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Lesher, Lusher, Lasher, Lisher, Kaufmann, Coffman >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/308.1.1 > >Message Board Post: > > The name is familiar, but I cannot find the connection in my > notes at this time. But I do have some knowledge of the Lesher > (Lusher, Lisher) family in West Virginia. There may be more than one line. > > A Jacob Lesher/Lusher married a Mary Ann Coffman/Kaufmann in > Frederick Co., Maryland and appears to have come to Randolph Co., > Va (now WV) in the first decade of the 1800s, probably at the time > George Kaufman/Coffman and some others made the same > relocation.. George & Mary Ann may have been siblings. > >Jacob had only two sons as far as I know, the first and older was >George and is said to have moved to Greenbriar Co., VA (now WV) >before 1820. There are later census records of a George Lusher in >Greenbriar or counties formed from Greenbriar. Henry Lesher, a >younger brother of George, and perhaps the youngest child of the >family left Barbour Co. after the death of his father. Henry seems >to have lived for a while in Calhoun or an adjacent county. I >suggest you explore these two areas. One investigator of this >family found some difficulties when visiting the area and inquiring >about the Lesher or Lushers. Apparently they were not too popular >in their area. > >Jacob did have several daughters and many of them remained near the >homestead around the location of Mt. Morris church and in adjacent >Taylor Co., Va (now WV). Jacob's wife was living in 1850 with a >family that was recorded adjacent to three of her married >daughters. No certain connection to the family with which she lived >has been demonstrated yet. > >Best of luck with your search. > >All of this family appears to be on a branch of my family >tree. Mary Ann's father appears to have died in 1793, his estate >was under dispute in 1810-1813 at a time when her youngest >half-brother was under an apprenticeship to a hat maker to which he >had been bound by his widowed mother. At least one other brother >was bound out to learn a trade soon after the father's death. > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Robert G Lesher 200 Ryan's Lane Clayton NC 27520-5553 Home - 919-553-0801 Fax - 919-553-0212 [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher, Lusher, Lasher, Lisher, Kaufmann, Coffman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/308.1.1 Message Board Post: The name is familiar, but I cannot find the connection in my notes at this time. But I do have some knowledge of the Lesher (Lusher, Lisher) family in West Virginia. There may be more than one line. A Jacob Lesher/Lusher married a Mary Ann Coffman/Kaufmann in Frederick Co., Maryland and appears to have come to Randolph Co., Va (now WV) in the first decade of the 1800s, probably at the time George Kaufman/Coffman and some others made the same relocation.. George & Mary Ann may have been siblings. Jacob had only two sons as far as I know, the first and older was George and is said to have moved to Greenbriar Co., VA (now WV) before 1820. There are later census records of a George Lusher in Greenbriar or counties formed from Greenbriar. Henry Lesher, a younger brother of George, and perhaps the youngest child of the family left Barbour Co. after the death of his father. Henry seems to have lived for a while in Calhoun or an adjacent county. I suggest you explore these two areas. One investigator of this family found some difficulties when visiting the area and inquiring about the Lesher or Lushers. Apparently they were not too popular in their area. Jacob did have several daughters and many of them remained near the homestead around the location of Mt. Morris church and in adjacent Taylor Co., Va (now WV). Jacob's wife was living in 1850 with a family that was recorded adjacent to three of her married daughters. No certain connection to the family with which she lived has been demonstrated yet. Best of luck with your search. All of this family appears to be on a branch of my family tree. Mary Ann's father appears to have died in 1793, his estate was under dispute in 1810-1813 at a time when her youngest half-brother was under an apprenticeship to a hat maker to which he had been bound by his widowed mother. At least one other brother was bound out to learn a trade soon after the father's death.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coffman, Lesher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/313.1.1.1 Message Board Post: If my message has been posted, assuming it has been or eventually is, the case appears to be a challenge of the estate of John Coffman, in which several children including Mary Lisher and presumably her husband Jacob Lisher are challenging the claim of Frederick Coffman. Frederick Coffman is given as probably the youngest son of John Coffman in theCharles F. Kauffman history of the Kauffman-Coffman family. The abstract does not explicitly state these are children of John Coffman, but it does reference the estate of John Coffman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/313.1.1 Message Board Post: Is Jacobs name in with the list of children?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher, Coffman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/313.1 Message Board Post: Please see my post of Sept. 11, 2006 regarding a new source for Jacob Lesher & wife.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher, Coffman, Brunner, Wissinger, Filker or Frelder, Branum Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/315 Message Board Post: The following appeared on another message list and supports the association of Jacob Lesher to Mary Kaufman to Frederick Co., MD. The name Kauffman here was Coffman in other records. The name Lisher was Lusher and Lesher in other records. Some of these given names appear to match the children of John Coffman of Maryland 1810 Census or those of Jacob Coffman of Virginia 1810 census. >From Bob Wissinger: Any Kauffman researchers out there ? My George Wissinger married Mary Margaretha Kaufman in 1800 at Frederick Cnty, Maryland in her home. I would love to learn more about the Kauffman family. Regards, Bob Wissinger CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) 1813/03/15 240: John Brunner, Jacob Kauffman, Catherine Kauffman, John Kauffman, George Kauffman, Conrad Kauffman, Henry Kauffman, Philip Kauffman, Michael Kauffman, Jacob Filker, Catherine Frelder, Jacob Lisher, Mary Lisher, George Wissinger, Peggy Wissinger, Thomas Branum, and Elizabeth Branum vs. Frederick Kauffman. FR. Estate of John Kauffman. Recorded (Chancery Record) 88, p. 486. Accession No: 17,898-240. MSA S512-279 1/35/5/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher Mcginnis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/308.1 Message Board Post: Hi Don’t know of any connection but let me tell you a bit and see what you think. My in-laws are deceased but my father in-law was always a mystery seem like a man with no past. My father in-law was Holly Forest Lesher claimed to be born in WV but was unable to get a birth certificate from there and he moved here to Michigan when my husband was only 6 years old. He never would talk about his past I have found he had a brother Everett, Benjamin and Rufus(I believe Benjamin and Rufus died in Californa Everett unknown) and their parents were a John Lesher and Ollie Lane. Holly’s first wife was a Lillian McGinnis whom I believe was from Canada or at least her folks were. Anything here familiar? Thanks Rosemary Purvis-Lesher [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesher, Zimmerman, Fackler,Chensky Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TGw.2ACEB/314 Message Board Post: Does anyone know if there is a Lesher DNA project? Having trouble tracking down my husbands Grandfather and thought we might try dna tracking. Searching for a John Lesher b. Missouri. In Wayne co., Iowa around 1904. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Marsha

Following note received from Jane Read ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ). My name is Jane Read and my great grand mother was Mary Lesher from Phila. Pa. She married Crissy Riley in Frankfort, Pa., they had 4 children. They moved to NJ a few years after they were married. Jane Best regards, Roy Lesher, ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ), Camano Is WA

Dear Lani MacAniff, Copy to Lesher List members, and other posters who have been actively involved in Lesher research. Thanks to help from Mary Scott of Murieta CA, I was able to gather about 90% of the published Lesher Newsletters. After a trip to the wonderful Family History Library in Salt Lake City and my own Seattle Public Library, I have been able to fill in almost all of the missing elements. The index below is probably a complete listing. The publisher, Don Lesher, did a great job with this project, but his works were early in the age of automation and his page numbering failed him on occasions. In addition to a few missing numbers he also had a few extra page numbers thrown in too. Lani, would you please extend this index to the Philly List and any other Lesher researchers in your area? I would simply like to know if I do hold the complete listing now, or if any of these missing pages really do exist. As soon as I can clarify that and get republishing approval, I'll be printing the complete listing and offering it to anyone who would like to share in this fine publication. Charges will be at cost only with no profit included. The rest of the "hook" may be an invitation to help with the downstream work in contacting original subscribers, preparing updated extracts for web site posting, and any further research work in the Lesher family line and the other variations. Very best to all, Roy Lesher, Camano Island, Washington Lesher List Administrator The Lesher Newsletters Volume, Issue, Pages, Holdings I 1 Pages 0-5 Complete I 2 Pages 5-10 Complete I 3 Pages 13-20 Complete I 4 Pages 21-30 Complete II 1 Pages 30-42 Complete II 2 Pages 43-52 Complete II 3 Pages 53-70 Complete III 1 Pages 71-79 Missing pg 80. III 2 Pages 81-96 Complete III 3 Pages 97-108 Complete III 4 Pages 109-122 Complete IV 1 Pages 122-134 Complete IV 2 Pages 135-144 Complete IV 3 Pages 145-154 Complete IV 4 Pages 155-164 Complete V 1 Pages 164-174 Missing pg 166. V 2 Pages 175-184 Complete V 3 Pages 185-194 Complete V 4 Pages 195-204 Complete VI 1 Pages 204-214 Missing pp 207. VI 2 Pages 216-225 Complete VI 3 Pages 225-236 Complete VI 4 Pages 236-249 Complete VII 1 Pages 249-282 Final issue (?)