George Heisler (1840 - 1925)

Born 3 Apr 1840 in New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 3 Feb 1925 at age 84 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

George is the son of Joseph and Rebecca (Finfrock) Heisler, and the stepson of Sarah (Finfrock) Heisler. In 1860, George was a blacksmith. George was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted 27 August 1864 as a Private, Co. K, 7th PA Calvary (80th PA). During the war, he was admitted to US Hospital #8 in Nashville, Tennessee, transferred the next day to the facility at Gallatin, TN, then later ordered back to Harrisburg PA. George married Elizabeth A. Reese in 1866. They had at least three children. George is buried in the Landisville Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Landisville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

In 1850, the Heisler family lived in Martic Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All members of the household were born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, except as noted. The family included Joseph Heisler, 45, born in Europe, a laborer, with $800 in real estate; his wife, Rebecca, 42; their children, Joseph, 18; Sarah, 19; Benjamin, 15, in school; Albert, 13, in school; Hiram, 5; George, 9, in school; Charles, 2; and Henry, two months. ^[2]

In 1870, George lived in West Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The household included George, 30, a farmer whose father was of foreign birth, and who had $150 in personal assets; his wife Anna E. (Elizabeth), 28; their son Reuben, 2; Annie Shissler (Elizabeth’s daughter), 8, in school, and with $600 in personal assets (probably her father’s Civil War death benefits); Benjamin L. Hempfield, 17, who worked the farm, and Charles Heisler, 22, with $100 in personal assets. Reuben and Ellie/Robert were in school. All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania. ^[3]

In 1880 George lived in East Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The household included George, (40), a stone mason; his wife Lizzie, 39; their children, Reuben, 12; Ellie (Robert), 6; and Alice, 3; George’s father, 69, listed as (no name) Heisler, single; and Annie Shissler, 18, George’s stepdaughter (Elizabeth’s daughter), who was working as a servant. All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania. ^[4] NOTE: George’s father died in 1865. The person listed as (no name) Heisler, 69 is likely his mother. The gender box was originally marked Female, then changed to Male. His mother was born in 1811, which fits.

In 1900 George Heisler, 60, lived at 120 Broad Street, Lancaster City, Pennsylvania. The household included George Shubrooks, 25, born May 1875, a grocery salesman, who rented the family home; his wife Alice, 23, born March 1877, who had had one child, and had been married to George for three years; their infant son George, born May 1900; and Alice’s father, George Heisler, widowed, 60, born April 1840, a stone mason. The adults could all read and write. All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents, according to Cenus data. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86205925
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H2-3JH : 22 December 2020), Joseph Heisler, Martic Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ 1870 US Census, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPJ-1BP)
4. ↑ 1880 US Census, East Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFT-H4G)
5. ↑ 1900 US Census, Lancaster City Ward 2, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33X-1CL)