Mom

Barbara Jean Lehman Harris Lynn

Just some pictures of Mom that I found and scanned while sorting for this blog.  I can't say enough good about Mom - or what she gave to my sister and I.  So, I'll just leave these here for everyone to enjoy.  :)

From L to R: Barb, Anna May, and Cathy Lehman

From L to R:  Art, Cathy, Florida Williams, Barb Lehman

Barbara Jean Lehman's First Communion - second row, middle

Cathy Lehman on left, Barbara Lehman on right

Cathy Lehman (left), Barbara Lehman (right), Tony Miller (front center), Stacy Miller on shoulders of David Lehman

From left clockwise to right: Art Lehman, Sue Lehman, Cathy Lehman, Anna May Lehman, Barbara Lehman, Victor Jr. Lehman, and Mary Lehman.

Barbara and Anita (me!) - 1975

Barbara and both daughters, Anita and Angela (with bottle)

Barbara and Ellen Harris (2nd wife of Francis Earl Harris)

Barbara and her mother, Juanita "Pat" Lehman, Barbara's wedding day, January 18, 1975

Barbara and oldest daughter, Anita (me again!) - 1975

Barbara Lehman and her sister Ruth's oldest baby,  Tony, 1964.

Barbara - 1990-ish

Dick - Rickelmann Pictures

Anna (Dick) Lehman on left, unknown Dick relative in middle - may be Anna's sister, Catharina/e or Mary?), and Harry Lehman (h/o Anna) on right.

August Bernard Dick and wife Philomina (Rickelmann) Dick, parents of Anna Marie Dick.

Unknown on left (maybe husband of Catherine?), Catherine Dick middle, and August Bernard Dick on right.

From L to R: John Lehman, Anna (Dick) Lehman, James Lehman, Victor Sr. Lehman, and Juanita "Pat" Lehman, at Dick Family Reunion in Evansville, Indiana, possibly 1985.

Lehman Pictures

Going through pictures....

And I've come across a gold mine of pictures.  When I was a young kid, Grandma Pat kept all of her pictures in a box in her pantry.  It wasn't the most organized system, but it worked, lol.  I would drag that box out to the living room and pull every single one of those pictures out and go through them one by one - asking questions, identifying people, and as I got older, even writing names and dates if possible on the backs with Grandma instructing me who was who.  She would always ask, "Why do you want to go through all that crap?"  lol 

I had no answer then, and have none now - other than, I'm fascinated by it.  I'm fascinated with looking at our family story, who was part of it, what their part was, hearing stories about them and how we came to be, well, US.  I loved finding physical similarities in our ancestors and us, pointing out who had the Lehman blue eyes, or the ears or the cheeks.  Grandma thought it was silly, but she humored me - even as she looked at me as if I was the weirdest kid she'd ever known!  lol

So, in trying to get everything uploaded so that I can share what I know with everyone, here are a few gems I've found along the way.  I call this "Lehman" history, but of course, there will be some Hatfield stuff too - considering our Lehmans are a combo of the two!  Much love to you all!  ~Anita

Anna (Dick) Lehman and two youngest sons, Art (lt) and Vic (rt)

Juanita "Pat" (Hatfield) Lehman with all siblings - Thomas (middle) Billy (lt), Jim (kneeling), Betty and Wilma (not sure which is which in this picture, I think Wilma is on the right)

Harry and Anna on their wedding day.

Harry and Anna dancing - may have been an anniversary?

Anna and Harry Lehman, and all three daughters-in-law, Pat, Lucille, and Becky.

John Edward Lehman

John Edward Lehman

Victor Sr. and Pat Lehman with all five Lehman children.

Roosevelt Connection through Harris Family

Yep, we are related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States.  :)  He is far removed, but we share common ancestors from fairly close back, which in genealogy, can be within a hundred to a couple of hundred of years.  :)  He is my 5th Cousin 4x Removed.  But, to make a visual of it, I will chart out ours and his ancestry here so you can see the connections.  We are obviously related to Theodore Roosevelt too, as the two are 5th cousins.  I will chart out Teddy's links to us in a bit.  :)  Enjoy!

Lieutenant Jonathan Delano (our earliest common ancestor with the Roosevelts)

1.  Lt. Jonathan Delano b. abt 1648 (my 8th Great Grandfather and FDRs 3rd Great Grandfather), m.
     Mercy Warren 1657.  *Off of his two sons is ours and FDRs ancestry, Jabez and Thomas Sr.

     2.  Jabez Delano (ours) b. 8 Nov 1682 in Massachusetts, his brother Thomas Sr. b. 1704.  Jabez
          married Mary Spooner and Thomas Sr. (Roosevelts) married Jean Peckham.

          3.  Jonathan Delano (second Jonathan, grandson of Lt. Jonathan, ours) b. 13 Feb 1734 in
               Massachusetts, his first cousin Capt. Ephriam Delano (son of Thomas Sr., Roosevelts) b.
               1733.

                4.  Stephen Delano Sr. (Jonathan, Jabez, Lt. Jonathan) b. 1748, and his 2nd cousin Capt.
                    Warren Delano Sr. (Ephriam, Thomas Sr., Lt. Jonathan) b. 1779.

                       5.  Stephen Delano Jr. (Stephen Sr., Jonathan, Jabez, Lt. Jonathan) b. 1775, and his 3rd
                            cousin, Warren Delano Jr. (Capt. Warren Sr., Ephriam, Thomas Sr., Lt. Jonathan) b.
                            1809.

                              6.  Almira Delano (Stephen Jr., Stephen Sr., Jonathan, Jabez, Lt. Jonathan) b. 4 Oct
                                   1817, and her 4th cousin, Sara Ann Delano (Warren Jr., Capt. Warren Sr.,
                                   Ephriam, Thomas Sr., Lt. Jonathan) b. 1854.

                                       7.  John Wesley Harris (Almira, Stephen Jr. Stephen Sr., Jonathan, Jabez, Lt.
                                            Jonathan) b. 1842 and his 5th cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Sara Ann,
                                            Warren Jr., Capt. Warren Sr., Ephriam, Thomas Sr., Lt. Jonathan) b. 1882.

And of course, from John Wesley Harris comes Frederick Harris, then Francis Harris, and then Earl Harris and all of his brothers and sisters.  So, Earl's Great Grandfather was 5th cousins with FDR.  :)  Making FDR my 5th cousin 4x removed (4 generations removed from me through my link, which is my Dad, Earl).

Our Connection to the First Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving

I know that Thanksgiving has already passed this year, but this is one of those ancestor links that I really, really enjoy.  :)  Despite my uneasiness and sadness about the fact that the Native Americans were treated so poorly, I do realize that without these historical events, many (if not most) of us would not be here today.  It's one of those things that bring pride and sadness mixed together for me.

In all of my research, not only do I do everything in my power to be accurate, but I also strive to get as far back on the lines as humanly possible.  Some lines are easier than others (see the Rickelmann line, holy cow are those folks elusive!), but the feeling of putting in that last jigsaw puzzle piece when I hit that goal is awesome!  And this is one of those lines!

The first link I found back to the Mayflower in my line is on my Dad's side, through the Harris line, to the Delano line and then to the Warren side.  Richard Warren was on the Mayflower and is my 10th Great Grandfather.  The Delano line is also a link to the Roosevelt line (two presidents!), but that's for another post. :)

So, let's start with the line, and then the stories.  History comes alive sometimes!  :)

The genealogy of this line is on the page titled "Richard Warren - Pilgrim" (on the right hand side bar, you can find that link)

The fun stuff first - what was on the menu for that first meal that happened in 1621?  Find the details here!
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/first-thanksgiving-meal

And here is some serious history: 

In early autumn of 1621, the 53 surviving Pilgrims celebrated their successful harvest, as was the English custom. During this time, "many of the Indians coming... amongst the rest their great king Massasoit, with some ninety men."

That 1621 celebration is remembered as the "First Thanksgiving in Plymouth." There are two (and only two) primary source descriptions of the events of the fall of 1621. In Mourt’s Relation, Edward Winslow writes:

              "our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a
               special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one
               day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at
               which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming
               amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom
               for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they
               brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And
               although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God,
               we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty."

In Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford writes:

               "They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses and dwellings
                against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty.
                For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod
                and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion.
                All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl, as winter
                approached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by
                degrees). And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took
                many, besides venison, etc. Besides, they had about a peck of meal a week to a person, or now
                since harvest, Indian corn to that proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largely of
                their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned but true reports."

Detail from Brownscombe's
First Thanksgiving at Plymouth

The Pilgrims did not call this harvest festival a "Thanksgiving," although they did give thanks to God. To them, a Day of Thanksgiving was purely religious. The first recorded religious Day of Thanksgiving was held in 1623 in response to a providential rainfall.

LATER SIGNIFICANCE OF THANKSGIVING

"The Pilgrim Fathers incorporated an early thanksgiving day among [their] moral influences... it blessed and beautified the homes it reached."

- Sarah Josepha Hale, 1865

"Thanksgiving is celebrated at the expense of Native Peoples who had to give up their lands and culture for America to become what it is today."

- Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag, 1997

The religious day of thanksgiving and the harvest festival evolved into a single event: a yearly Thanksgiving, proclaimed by individual governors for a Thursday in November. The custom of an annual Thanksgiving celebrating abundance and family spread across America.

Some presidents proclaimed Thanksgivings, others did not. Abraham Lincoln began the tradition of an annual national Thanksgiving in 1863.

Thanksgiving is an enduring symbol from which millions of immigrants have learned "Americanism." While not all Native Peoples celebrate the day, the story of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag sharing a harvest celebration remains an inspiration to many.

For more about the evolution and significance of the modern Thanksgiving, visit the Thanksgiving section of this site.  Taken from Pilgrim Hall Museum.

Who was there?

I haven't been able to find an exact list of who was at that very first Thanksgiving, but historical documents report that we know that the Wampanoag Indians were there.  Find more about them here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag_people

As for the Pilgrims - we know that there were 53 of them who had survived that first year at the New World.  They had mostly been living on the Mayflower, docked nearby, due to their fear of the Natives and the rapid rate at which they were dying from unfamiliar diseases and malnutrition and exposure.  The feast that took place that three days was in celebration of their survival and their first successful harvest (with help of the Natives of course).  And my 10 Great Grandfather, Richard Warren, was among them, having survived.  :)

Harris Line & First Civil War Discovery

Harris Line

1. John W. Harris b. 17 Apr 1815, Virginia, d. 23 Dec 1868 age 53 years, Union, Ohio, m. Almira Delano 24 Nov 1835.  Almira b. 4 Oct 1817, Knox, Ohio, d. 13 Sep 1906 age 88 years, Argos, Marshall, Indiana.

            2.  John Wesley Harris b. 15 Apr 1842, Knox Ohio, d. 27 Dec 1921 age 79 years, Marshall  
                 County, Indiana.  m. Ellen Sophia Killpatrick 1868.  Ellen Sophia b. 10 Mar 1847 Indiana, d. 28                  Jan 1927 Indiana.
 
*U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about John W Harris
Name:  John W Harris
Age at enlistment:  19
Enlistment Date:  9 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment:  Private
State Served:  Ohio
Survived the War?:  Yes
Service Record:  Enlisted in Company B, Ohio 35th Infantry Regiment on 20 Aug 1861.Mustered out on 26 Aug 1864.
Birth Date:  abt 1842
Sources:  Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio

                      3.  Frederick Azariah Harris b. 27 Aug 1883 Argos, Indiana, d. Mar 1983 age 99 years,
                           Saskatchewan, Canada, m. Maude May Savage 1906.  Maude May b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 1 Aug                            1938 age 50 years, Argos, Indiana.

                             4.  Francis "Fuzzy" Earl Harris b. 15 Aug 1911 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, d. 14
                                  May 1984 age 72 years, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, m. Rosalia "Rose" Agnes Bellock
                                  24 Nov 1938, Rose Agnes b. 21 Dec 1916,  Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, d. 25 Oct
                                  1972 age 55, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana.

First Revolutionary War Discovery

Mary Polly Runyon Hatfield

Mary Polly was the wife of Preacher Anse (Anderson C.) Hatfield - mentioned on earlier pages.  But, she has some interesting ancestry of her own to discuss!  So, let's get to it!

Mary Polly was born Jan 25, 1839 in Kentucky to Adron Runyon and Jane "Jennie" Maynard.  She was the 7th child of a total of 14.  Yeah, you read that right - FOURTEEN children!  Of course, in those days, that wasn't uncommon.  Many families had many children because unfortunately, you were never quite sure how many would live to adulthood.

Mary Polly's Dad, Adron, was born June 14, 1801 in Tazewell County, Virginia.  He married Jane "Jennie" on Dec 23, 1824 in Pike County, Kentucky.  In July of 1859, he went bear hunting and upon returning home (I don't think he got a bear, at least not that day!) complained of severe stomach pains and shortly after, died.  It could have been appendicitis, but nothing is verified.

Adron was the son of John G. Runyon and Elizabeth Runner Runyon.  John G. Runyon is interesting because he actually fought in the Revolutionary War - alongside his father (Isaac Runyon) and several brothers.  John G. was born about 1761 in Maryland, and died in 1840 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky age 79 years.  He has some interesting history too, which I have documents on to post at a later date.  :) 

But, what I'm really trying to trace back to on this post is we hit the 1500s in our ancestry line.  That is NOT an easy task to do - and a lot of these ancestors have interesting stories.  But, I've been at this for hours now, and I'm tired and starting to see double.  So, to make it clear, I'm just going to do the line from our earliest known ancestor down - and I can post their individual stories and documents and pictures later.

1.  Henrick Hageman b. 1595 Elburg, Gelderland, Holland d. 1637 age 42 years Vorchten, Holland.  m. Unknown.

     2.  Adriaen Hageman b. 1625 Vorchten Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands d. 1672 age 47 years, Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Emigrated from Holland to New Netherlands in 1650.  m. Catherina/Catherine Margetts Mar 7, 1649 Sloten, Amsterdam, Holland.

** and another aside- Catherine Margetts dad, Joseph Margetts (my 11th Great Grandfather) is the one buried under the slabs in the Noordkerken (North Church) in Amsterdam, Holland.  People have been walking on the graves for hundreds of years - seriously - creepy.

 NoorderKerk in Amsterdam, Holland

 - looks peaceful, eh?

But inside - people walk on the graves....

Yeah, there are people buried under these slabs that make up the floor.  Um...

          *Now, it gets tricky here, because Adriaen has two sons that have grandchildren that marry later on - ew, I know!  But, they are at least 2nd cousins (and not 1st!).  In this time period, people were living in villages and would often marry the same families over and over (think brothers and sisters marrying brothers and sisters of other families, repeatedly) - and sometimes, within their own family.  This particular family was also of the religion Dutch Reformed, which was very strict and required that you only marry others in the same religion.  So, it made it slim pickins for our ancestors - and they did the best they could!

          3.  Hendricus "Hendrick" Hageman b. Apr 13, 1649 Netherlands d. 1732 age 82 years New York.  m. Adriaentje Bloetgoet Apr 26, 1685 Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Adriaentje dates unknown.

               4.  Adriaen Hegeman (yep, another one, but not a Jr.) b. Mar 4, 1686 New York d. Aug 8, 1754 age 68 years, Six-Mile Run, Somerset, New York. m. Maria Van Der Vliet May 1, 1713 Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Maria b. 1685 Flatbush, Long Island, New York, d. 1740 age 55 years, unknown place.

                    5.  Mary Hageman b. unknown d. unknown.  (But, what I DO know about her is that she married her 2nd cousin Adrian Hegeman - yet ANOTHER one - and had at least a daughter together!)  Her husband, Adrian Hegeman is the son of Dollius Hageman and Geertruy/Gertrude.  Dollius is the son of Denuyse/Dennis Hageman and Grace Lucretia Dollen.  And Denuyse is the brother of good old #3 up there, Hendricus.  So, I don't have any dates for Mary Hageman and Adrian Hegeman - 2nd cousins extrordinairre, but they led to our #6 down below.

                           6.  Geertje/Charity Hageman b. 1740 Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey d. 1819 Pike County, Kentucky. m. Isaac Runyon 1754.  Isaac b. 1738 Middlesex County, New Jersey d. 1820 age 82 years, place unknown.

                                7.   John G. Runyon b. abt 1761 Maryland, d. 1840 age 79 years, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, m. Elizabeth Runner d. unknown, Elizabeth b. 1761 Montgomery County, Virigina, d. 1849 age 88 years Pike County, Kentucky.

                                      8.  Adron Runyon b. 14 Jun 1801 Tazewell County, Virginia, d. 14 Jul 1859 age 58 years, Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, m. Jane "Jennie" Maynard 23 Dec. 1824 Pike County, Kentucky, Jane "Jennie" b. 25 Feb 1810 Pike County, Kentucky, d. 30 May 1880 age 70 years.

                                            9.  Mary Polly Runyon b. 25 Jan 1839 Kentucky, d. 15 Mar 1920 age 81 years, m. Preacher Anderson C. "Preacher Anse" Hatfield 2 Aug 1855 Pike County, Kentucky, Preacher Anderson b. 25 Sep 1835 Kentucky, d. 6 Mar 1920 age 84 years, Kentucky.

                                                  10.  Anderson "Bud" B. Hatfield b. 6 May 1878 Pike County, Kentucky, d. 19 Mar 1926 age 47 years, Pike County, Kentucky, m. Malissa Q. Alley 2 Jul 1896 Mingo County, West Virginia, Malissa Q. b. 4 Mar 1874 Logan County, West Virginia, d. 13 Jun 1913 age 39 years Mingo County, West Virginia.

                                                        11.  Thomas Carl Hatfield b. 13 Feb 1902 Kentucky, d. 2 Feb 1972 age 69 years, Kentucky, m. Thelma Irene Adams d. unknown, Thelma Irene b. 7 May 1904 Kentucky, d. 7 Jan 1934 age 29 years, Boyd County, Kentucky.

                                                              12.  Juanita "Pat" Kathleen Hatfield b. 26 Jan 1927 Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, d. 10 Feb 2000 age 73 years, Urbana, Wabash, Indiana, m. Victor Bernard Lehman Sr. 18 Dec 1950, Victor Bernard b. 2 Aug 1927 Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana.



Yeah, I know this isn't a "direct line" list that follows one surname or side - but this Mary Polly Runyon has some seriously interesting ancestors - which are our ancestors too obviously - and I wanted to chart it out a bit.

One day, I will make an entire genealogy chart that takes up like 1500 pages, but today is not that day, lol.

Much love, Anita :)