Joseph Leman ( Lehman), Jr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1854

Notes:

Joseph and Catherine had sixteen children. Joseph built a home near Metamora, and was known as the best and richest farmer in Woodford County. They became part of the Apostolic Christian Church, and Joseph, Catherine and Elizabeth are buried in the AC cemetery at Roanoke.

Buried:
Apostolic Christian Cemetery

Joseph married Katherina Smith on 2 Feb 1859 in Woodford Co., IL. Katherina (daughter of Christian Smith and Catharina Baechler) was born on 13 Jun 1840; died on 10 May 1885; was buried in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Catharine Leman was born on 19 Feb 1861 in Metamora, Panola Twp., Woodford Co., IL; died on 7 Jan 1968 in Francesville, IN; was buried on 10 Jan 1968 in Francesville, IN.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Heer Rehg. Elizabeth was born on 10 Aug 1852 in Doylesburg, PA; died on 9 Oct 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Catherine (Catrina) Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley) on 31 Mar 1834 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Catherine (daughter of Christian Pelsy and Catherine Verkler (Wirckler)) was born on 4 Oct 1811 in Azoudange, Moselle, FR; died in 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite, Apostolic Christian
• Immigration: 1853, Woodford Co., IL

Notes:

Catrina and her first husband, Joseph Lehmann lived at Mouckenhoff, near Saarebourg, in Moselle.

After the death of her second husband, Pierre Abresol, Catrina received an invitation (in July 1851) from her brother, “Red Joe” Pelsy living in America, to come live with him and his family. He offered to let her son Joseph help him with a new house he was thinking of building some day. And he would welcome help on the farm, as he only had one son. Before long, Red Joe went back to France (in 1953) and brought his sister and two of her children to America with him. They stayed with Red Joe and his family until Joseph Leman, her son, was married and able to support them.

This was the fate of many women of that time, who found themselves widowed, often several times over, and without resources to live. Catherine was fortunate to have a brother who had been very successful in America and could offer her this help.

Catrina, her third husband Andrew Schertz, her son, Joseph Lehman, Jr. and his family all left the Partridge Creek Amish Mennonite Church to become a part of the Roanoke Apostolic Christian Church.


 

 

Birth:
Date from Christian Belsley’s hymnbook

Immigration:
Stayed with her brother and family until her oldest son married and was able to care for her.

Buried:
Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
By the mayor, Jean Martin Feltin

Christian + Catherine Gerber. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Famille 62 Cultivateur Rhodes 1846 (Ste. Croix)
• Residence: until 1810, Azoudange, Moselle, FR

Notes:

Christian was at Rhodes in 1774. He was mayor of Rhodes from June to September 1819.

Christian and Catherine had a total of ten children, all of whom stayed in Rhodes, except for Joseph, Jean and Catrina.

“At Hellocourt ‘Christianne Belzele’ appeared as a witness on two wedding entries: André Vercler and Barbe Rupp on Feb. 1, 1804 (he was a brother-in-law of the groom), and Jacob Bachman and Barbe Vercler the following day (he was a brother-in-law of the bride). He is described as a worker in Hellocourt. On the second entry, another witness was minister Joseph Engel (son of elder Christian Engel), later to be an Amish Mennonite elder, who was also described as a brother-in-law of the bride.”

In Rhodes Christian was a successful cultivator and served as interim mayor June 9-July 6, 1819, signing four etat civil entries in that capacity. His farm, close to Rhodes, was St. Croix.
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Cimetière Anabaptiste-Mennonite de Rhodes - Moselle Jan 4, 2016 FB post

While their older brothers Joseph (Red Joe), John and Peter, as well as their sister Catherine emigrated to the USA one after the other, Christian, Jacob and Nicolas Pelsy all chose to get married and settle in their hometown. Christian and Nicolas got married to 2 Abresol sisters, Catherine and Barbe, who were both from Rhodes. As for Jacob, he found his wife Madelaine Schertz in Rehere (Meurthe et Moselle), a village near the town of Baccarat. All of them are burried in the cemetery.

It should be noted the existence in the 19th century on the levee of the pond of the mill (Farm of bachats) of a mill operated by the family abresol.
This one is now destroyed, only remain the two wheels in the gardens of the field.
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Residence:
Domaine de Hellocourt-fFour children were born here

Died:
Sources : 1. Maurice hébert 2. Swic ucgl, 12/06/1837: 3. Robert boehm

Christian married Catherine Verkler (Wirckler) before 1802. Catherine (daughter of Joseph Verkler and Marie Abresol) was born on 1 Jan 1778 in Oberstinzel, Fenetrange, Moselle, FR; died on 4 Apr 1860 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
(57)

Died:
(57)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist, as noted on his death record

Notes:

The father of ten.

Birth:
JFL: 29 Mar 1745

Rudolf married Anne Zehr (Zeer, Zorny) in 1772. Anne died on 3 Mar 1782 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Meunier

Notes:

Worked at Sarreck mill at Oberstinzel until about 1790 when the family resettled in Hellocourt. Served as municipal official at Hellocourt for several years, signing documents.

Birth:
??18 Mar 1751, Oberstinzel, Fenetrange, Moselle, FR?

Joseph married Marie Abresol on 3 Apr 1777 in Oberstinzel, Fenetrange, Moselle, FR. Marie (daughter of Jacques Abresol and Anne Lichti) was born in 1757 in Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR; died on 4 Jan 1829 in Azoudange, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Husband Joseph Verkler worked at Sarreck mill at Oberstinzel until about 1790 when the family resettled in Hellocourt. Served as municipal official at Hellocourt for several years, signing documents.

Died:
near Hellocourt

Notes:

Married:
Moulin de Sarreck