Johannes Eisenhard
(1777-1836)
Maria Magdalena Knerr
(1779-1839)
Andraes Geist Sr.
(1755-1849)
Maria Christina Schneider
(1778-1859)
Jonas Eisenhart
(1803-1881)
Anna Maria Geist
(1807-1868)
William Eisenhart
(1827-1906)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Pauline Dobson
2. Chesta Bussard

William Eisenhart 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 29 Nov 1827, Leck Kill, Northumberland, PA 4 5 6
  • Christened: 30 Dec 1827, Upper Mahanoy Twp.: Howerter's Church, Northumberland, PA 6
  • Marriage (1): Pauline Dobson
  • Marriage (2): Chesta Bussard on 6 Aug 1891 in Worthville, Jefferson, PA 1
  • Died: 26 May 1906, Sprankle Mills, Jefferson, PA at age 78 4 5
  • Buried: Punxsutawney: Saint Johns Reformed UCC Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 4 5

   Another name for William was Wilhelm Eisenhart.6 7

   FamilySearch ID: KCY6-VSQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Evening Herald: William Eisenhart and wife, of Jefferson, are visiting their brother-in-law, William S. Snder, of West Coal street., 14 Nov 1893, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 8

2. Book: The Geist Relation, 1940. 9
William Eisenhart (3-4) a son of Mary Geist-Eisenhart (11-3) was born at Leck Kill, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1827 and died at Sprangles Mills, Jefferson County on May 26, 1908. He is buried in the St. Johns Church cemetery near Grange, Jefferson County and a tombstone marks his grave. He had some German and some English education. He was a farmer. He married Polly Dobson-Eisenhart (3-4) on ___ and they had twelve children. He was a Civil War veteran.
1- Catherine Eisenhart
2- Amelia Eisenhart
3- Mary Eisenhart
4- Daniel Eisenhart
5- William Eisenhart
6- John F. Eisenhart
7- Sarah Eisenhart
8- Elizabeth Eisenhart
9- Ida Eisenhart
10- Jemina Eisenhart
11- James Eisenhart
12- Laura May Eisenhart

Polly Dobson-Eisenhart (3-4) the wife of William Eisenhart (3-4) was born at Jefferson County, Pennsylvania on June 5, 1831 and died at Sprangles Mills, Jefferson County on October 3, 1890. She is buried in the St. Johns Church cemetery and a tombstone marks her grave. She was a housewife and had the public school education. She married William Eisenhart (3-4) on ___ and their twelve children are given under his name.


William married Pauline Dobson. (Pauline Dobson was born on 5 Jun 1831 in , Jefferson, PA,5 10 died on 3 Oct 1890 in Sprankle Mills, Jefferson, PA 5 10 and was buried in Punxsutawney: Saint Johns Reformed UCC Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 5 10.)


William next married Chesta Bussard on 6 Aug 1891 in Worthville, Jefferson, PA.1 (Chesta Bussard was born in Mar 1844 in , Schuylkill, PA,11 died in 1937 in Worthville, Jefferson, PA 11 and was buried in Worthville: Worthville Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 11.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9C-8ZB William Eisenhart and Jesta Or Justa Stormer, 06 Aug 1891; citing Worthville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States, v 6 p 472 rn 251; FHL microfilm 927548.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 11, 2002), Film #: 455397.

3 Floyd, J.L., Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (1911 online at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberp/floyd.html), Page 645.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35235827.

5 Geist, A. Frank, The Geist Relation, 200 years in America (Valley View, Pa.: 1940, 925 pgs.), page 278.

6 Conrad, Tim, Genealogists Guide to Howerter's Church, Northumberland County (including early Himmel Church records) (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberland/church/howert2.txt
Mahantongo Roots #1.0, 3 Dec 1996 Copyright 1996, Tim Conrad Distribute Freely at no charge, intact.).

7 John Richard Knarr, Ph.D, Abraham Knoerr and Maria Eva Faess: European Roots & the New Land (Copyright 1998
John Richard Knarr, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 306
N. Manchester, IN 46962
email: jknarr@hoosierlink.net
phone: 219/982-7219; 982-2678 fax: 219/982-6129
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/n/a/John-Richard-Knarr).

8 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 14 Nov 1893, page 1.

9 Geist, A. Frank, The Geist Relation, 200 years in America (Valley View, Pa.: 1940, 925 pgs.), page 279.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35235936.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35025834.



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