BIOGRAPHY:
J. FRANCIS MOELLER and MARY MAGDALENA5 LEHMANN
daughter of Martin Michael4 LEHMANN & Katharina REICHERT
(Michel/Michael3, Michel2, Johannes/Jean/John1 Lehmann)
by
Audrey7 (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock [ASH]
(Rita6 [nee Lehmann] Shields, John5, Martin4, Michel3, Michel2, Johannes1 Lehmann)
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MARY MAGDALENA ELIZABETH5 LEHMANN, was the eldest of the children of Martin Michael Lehmann and Katharina/Katharine/Catherine REICHERT. She was born March or August 1850 in McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio just outside of Berlin1 (aka Village of Loramies, Loramie, and finally Ft. Loramie).
In this 1850 United States Federal Census we find Mary listed as "Maria Lahman" and indicated as born in France which is incorrect. She and her parents, Martin and Katharina were residing with her paternal grandparents, Michel/Michael Lehmann and Marie Madeleine/Mary Magdelena Biam; and her paternal uncle, Joseph Christian Lehmann. Also, residing with the family were members of the SCHABEL/SCHEBEL/SCHABLE/SCHEBLE/etc. family who according to an oral Lehmann family story were orphaned and thus came to live with the Lehmanns. Typhoid fever and cholera were prevalent in Berlin (later Ft. Loramie) in this time period, which was the cause of death for many of its inhabitants.
1850 United States Federal Census
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Township
21 October 1850
#17-17
Miguel (sic-Michael) Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 60, male, farmer, Real Estate $700, b France
Malinda (sic-Madeleine) Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 59, female, b France
Martin Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 30, male, farmer, b France
Catherine (sic-Catharine) Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 21, female, b Germany [nee Reichert]
Frederick Schayer (sic-Schabel), 17, male, operative, b Germany
Joseph Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 16, male, operative, b France [s/o Michael & Madeleine]
John Schayer (sic-Schabel), 3, male, b France
Maria Lahman (sic-Lehmann), 3/12, female, b France (sic) [dau/o Martin & Catharine]
Maria Schayer (sic-Schabel), 9, female, b France
(Internet, Heritage Quest: Pages 2 & 3)
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At the time of the 1860 United States Federal Census we find the Martin Lehmann family recorded as LAMON. Daughter Maria is listed now as Mary and she has been joined by three younger siblings. Also, still residing with the family is John Schebel (sic) Her grandparents, Michel/Michael and Marie Madeleine/Mary Magdelena, moved to Dayton sometime after 1850 to reside with their daughters. Here they died in 1853 and 1859 respectively.
1860 Federal Census
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Twp.
2 July 186
#549-549
Martin Lamon [sic], 44, farmer, $2,000, $300, Elsace, Germany
Catharine Lamon [sic], 32, Elsas, Germany
Mary Lamon [sic], 14, Ohio
Clara Lamon [sic], 9, Ohio
Joseph Lamon [sic], 7, Ohio
Catharine Lamon [sic], 6/12, Ohio
John Schebel, 14, Ohio
(Ancestry.com: Page 73 of 452) |
Mary was not been found enumerated at the time of the 1870 United States Federal Census. Her whereabouts are unknown.
On 14 April 1871, Maria Magdelena Elizabeth Lehmann probably married at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Berlin (later Ft. Loramie) to J. FRANCIS "FRANK" MOELLER, son of unknown MOELLER3 parents. He was born in March of 1849 in Ohio, and in the earlier years worked as a blacksmith.
It appears that during this time period, J. Francis Moeller went into business with his father-in-law, Martin Michael Lehmann, in what became known as The Lehman (sic) and Moller (sic) Tile Yard in Ft. Loramie, Ohio.4
By 1880 Census, Frank and Mary were the parents of three young children, 2 daughters (Elizabeth and Catharina) and a son (Joseph). In 1900 the couple have two more children (Martin and Nora) to their family.
1880 United States Federal Census
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Township
Berlin
23 June 1880
#52-54
Moller (sic), Frank, white, male, 40, married, blacksmith, b OH; father b Prussia; mother b Prussia
Moller (sic), Mary, white, female, 30, wife, keeping house, b OH; father b France; mother b Baden
Moller (sic), Elizabeth, white, female, 5, daughter, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Moller (sic), Catherina, white, female, 4, daughter, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Moller (sic), Joseph, white, male, 3, daughter, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
(Ancestry.com: Page 32 of 35) |
1900 United States Federal Census
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Township
Farmer's Pike
District 101
1 June 1900
Miller (sic), Frank, head, white, male, Mar 1849, 51, married 27y, b OH; father b Germany; mother b Germany; blacksmith
Miller (sic), Mary, wife, white, female, Aug 1850, 49, married 27y, 7 children/7 living; b OH; father b Germany; mother b Germany
Miller(sic), Joseph, son, white, male, Feb 1878, 22, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH; farm laborer
Miller (sic), Martin, son, white, male, Nov 1886, 13, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Miller (sic), Nora, daughter, white, female, June 1889, 10, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
(Ancestry.com: Page 2 of 33) |
Sometime between the 1900 United States Federal Census and the 1910 United States Federal Census the MOELLER family left Ft. Loramie and moved to the area of Dayton, Ohio
1910 United States Federal Census
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton Township
Precinct F
Clay Street
20 April 1910
#322-108-118
Moller, Frank, Head, male, white, 59, married once, married 38y, b OH; father b Germany; mother b Germany, blacksmith, car shop
Moller, Lehmann (sic), wife, female, white, 58, married once, married 38y, 7 children/7 living, b OH; father b France; mother b Germany
Moller, Joe, son, male, white, 32, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH, sewing machine factory
Moller, Martin, son, male, white, 23, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH, polisher, Cash Register
Moller, Ellen (sic), daughter, female, white, 21, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH, cigar maker, factory
(Ancestry.com: Page 10 of 27) |
1920 United States Federal Census
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton Township
Dayton
Clay Street
2-3 January 1920
#318-35-39
Moeller, Frank, head, owner, with mortgage, male, white, 70, married, b OH; father b Prussia, mother b Germany; polisher, Brass Factory
Moeller, Mary, wife, female, white, 68, married, b OH; father b Alsace-Lorraine (French); mother b Baden (German)
Moeller, Martin, son, male, white, 38, single, b OH, father b OH; mother b OH; paint mixer, paint factory
(Ancestry.com: Page 3 of 30) |
Maria Magdelena Elizabeth (nee Lehmann) died in given as dying in 1925 and/or 1927. She is buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Five years later, Frank was found residing with his daughter, Eleanora "Nora" and her husband, Leo F. Graham.
1930 United States Federal Census
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton
District 96
318 Clay Street
5 April 1930
#318-110-141
Graham, Leo F., Head, rents, $25 monthly; male, white, 36, first married at age 22, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH; welder, electric; electric refrigeration
Graham, Elenore F., wife, female, white, 41, married, 27, first married at age 27, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Graham, Evelyn M., daughter, female, white, 12, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Graham, Ruth M., daughter, female, white, 9, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Graham, Virginia M., daughter, female, white, 8/12, single, b OH; father b OH; mother b OH
Moeller, Frank, father-in-law, male, white, 81, widowed, b OH; father b Germany; mother b Germany
(Ancestry.com: Page 14 of 33) |
J. Francis "Frank" Moeller died 24 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He is said to have been buried in Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ohio.
J. Francis Moeller & Maria Magdelena Elizabeth5 Lehmann
(Martin Michael4, Michel/Michael3, Michel2, Johannes1 Lehmann)
Fifth Generation Descendants |
Marie Elizabeth6
Moeller |
Catherine "Kate" "Katie"6
Moeller |
Joseph6
Moeller |
Albert6
Moeller |
Clara6
Moeller |
Martin6
Moeller |
Eleanora6 "Nora"
Moeller |
Oct 2009, Courtesy of: Karen (Holthaus) Anthony
Undated Photo
Front: L>R: Nora (wf/o Leo Graham); Frank & Maria Magdelena; Katherine "Katy" (wf/o John Albers) and perhaps Joseph Moeller
Back: L>R: Clara (wf/o Fischer/Fisher), perhaps Albert Moeller, Elizabeth (wf/o John Anthony), and perhaps Martin Moeller
J. Francis Moeller & Maria Magdelena Elizabeth5 Lehmann
(Martin Michael4, Michel/Michael3, Michel2, Johannes1 Lehmann)
Fifth Generation Descendants |
Marie Elizabeth6
Moeller |
Catherine "Kate" "Katie"6
Moeller |
Joseph6
Moeller |
Albert6
Moeller |
Clara6
Moeller |
Martin6
Moeller |
Eleanora6 "Nora"
Moeller |
SOURCES & ENDNOTES
1. Known as Berlin, 1837 until Spring of 1889; Village of Loramies, Spring of 1889-1890; Loramie, 1890-1910; and finally Ft. Loramie, January 1911 to present
("Early History of Ft. Loramie, Sesquicentennial, 1837-1987," Fort Loramie Historical Assn., 1987, pp. 65, 71)
2. The LEHMANN surname has been found in records spelled as LEHMANN, LEHMAN, LAHMAN, LAYMAN, LAYMON, LAMAN, LAMON, etc.
3. MOELLER has been found spelled in records a variety of ways: MULLER, MOEHLER, MILLER, & MUELLER.
4. Early History of Ft. Loramie, Sesquicentennial, 1837-1987, Fort Loramie Historical Association: TILES, ca 1987, p. 30:
"Three predecessors at Gregor Fleckenstein location: Klinehens and Vocke; J. H. Holthous, Lehman and Moller; Ferdinand Raterman, three and a half miles east of Berlin. The latter went into business in the late 1850s and continued in operation until 1893..."
[Note: In this paragraph it appears to indicate that J. H. Holthous was associated with the the Lehmann and Moeller Tile Yard, but it is believed that Holthous (sic) was associated with Raterman later in time.
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