Individual Details
John Hoffman Leisher
(28 Nov 1841 - 11 Feb 1912)
John Hoffman Leisher learned the trade of his father, blacksmith, Sept. 14, 1862 he enlisted in Co. D, 126th Pa. Volunteers, discharged 1864 for disability; reenlisted the same year with the 210th Pa. Volunteer infantry, participated in Five Forks and Gravely Run battles, discharged at Arlington Heights, Va. May 30, 1865
The son of David Minnich & Anna Mary (Burkholder) Lesher, in 1860 he was a blacksmith living in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg September 9, 1864, as a sergeant with Co. D, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
He married Sarah C. Zarger and fathered David E. (b. @1868), John M. D. (b. @1870), Benjamin G. (b. @1872), Bertha M. (b. 03/06/75 - married Peter Corl Ott), Jennett H. (b. @1877), and Martin L. (b. @1879). Sarah died in 1883, and he married Catharine Ann "Kate" Hepfer, fathering Harry Braillier (b. 03/22/86), Charles Clyde (b. 03/01/88), Sarah Rebekah (b. 12/20/91), Samuel Irvin (b. 01/23/93), and Laura Marie (b. 01/31/98 - married Boyd Allen McKee)
The son of David Minnich & Anna Mary (Burkholder) Lesher, in 1860 he was a blacksmith living in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg September 9, 1864, as a sergeant with Co. D, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
He married Sarah C. Zarger and fathered David E. (b. @1868), John M. D. (b. @1870), Benjamin G. (b. @1872), Bertha M. (b. 03/06/75 - married Peter Corl Ott), Jennett H. (b. @1877), and Martin L. (b. @1879). Sarah died in 1883, and he married Catharine Ann "Kate" Hepfer, fathering Harry Braillier (b. 03/22/86), Charles Clyde (b. 03/01/88), Sarah Rebekah (b. 12/20/91), Samuel Irvin (b. 01/23/93), and Laura Marie (b. 01/31/98 - married Boyd Allen McKee)
Events
| Birth | 28 Nov 1841 | Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | 1862 | Co. D. 126th Pennsylvania Volunteers. - Civil War | |||
| Residence | 1880 | Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | 28 May 1885 | Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - Catharine Ann Hepfer | |||
| Pension | 1907 - 1933 | United States | | ||
| Death | 11 Feb 1912 | of a Cerebral hemorrhage - Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Burial | 14 Feb 1912 | Cedar Grove cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Occupation | Blacksmith - Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Catharine Ann Hepfer (1854 - 1931) |
| Child | Harry Braillier Leisher (1886 - 1944) |
| Child | Charles Clyde Leisher (1888 - 1955) |
| Child | Sarah Rebekah Leisher (1891 - 1963) |
| Child | Samuel Irvin Leisher (1893 - 1893) |
| Child | Laura Marie Leisher (1898 - 1997) |
| Spouse | Sarah Zarger (1840 - 1883) |
| Child | David E. Lesher (1868 - ) |
| Child | John M. D. Lesher (1870 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin G. Lesher (1872 - ) |
| Child | Bertha M. Leisher (1875 - 1912) |
| Child | Jennett H. Lesher (1877 - ) |
| Child | Martin L. Lesher (1879 - ) |
| Father | David Minnich Lesher (1808 - 1891) |
| Mother | Anna Mary Burkholder (1812 - 1891) |
| Sibling | George W. Leisher (1837 - 1916) |
| Sibling | David Lesher (1839 - 1909) |
| Sibling | William Lesher (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna May Lesher (1845 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Lesher (1848 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Barton Lesher (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel Lesher (1855 - 1908) |
Endnotes
1. , John Lesher in household of David M Lesher, "United States Census, 1850" (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. , John Lesher in household of David M Lesher, "United States Census, 1850" (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. , "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJDQ-SSW9 : accessed 09 Jul 2014), John H Leisher, 1907-1933. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).