Joseph Leman ( Lehman), Jr. b. 3 Jun 1835 Rhodes, Moselle, FR d. 21 Jul 1926 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Leman ( Lehman), Jr.

Male 1835 - 1926  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Leman ( Lehman)  [1] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 3 Jun 1835  Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1854  [3] 
    Death 21 Jul 1926  Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    Person ID I10032  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2018 

    Father Joseph Lehmann,   b. 12 Oct 1801, Hattigny, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1837, Xouaxange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Catherine (Catrina) Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley),   b. 4 Oct 1811, Azoudange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1834  Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • By the mayor, Jean Martin Feltin
    Family ID F1541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Katherina Smith,   b. 13 Jun 1840   d. 10 May 1885 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1859  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Catharine Leman,   b. 19 Feb 1861, Metamora, Panola Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1968, Francesville, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 106 years)
    Family ID F7068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2010 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Heer Rehg,   b. 10 Aug 1852, Doylesburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1927 (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F8838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jun 1835 - Rhodes, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1859 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jul 1926 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • 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. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S622] Lydia Leman Hohulin, A French Connection.

    2. [S691] Robert Boehn, Histoire et Genealogie, Les Anciennes Populations de Rhodes, (Robert Boehm, Sarrebourg, FR).

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    4. [S227] Steven R. Estes, Living Stones: a History of the Metamora Mennonite Church.


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