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Pioneer - LINSEMAN, Thomas
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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LINSEMAN, Thomas
(d.), was b. in Werenberg, Germany, in 1820, and emigrated to Columbus, Ohio,
as a young man, in 1849, and worked there at his trade as a stone cutter. In
1851, he m. Susana Orians, who emigrated in 1847, with her father, Daniel
Orians, from Baden Germany, to the state of New York, and later to Columbus,
Ohio, where the marriage took place in Sept. 1852. He came to Maryborouogh Tp.,
and purchased William Rice's claim to 100 acres, west half lot 16, con. 1,
paying $200. He commenced to clear and improve his farm, and after undergoing
many hardships, in 1862 his health began to fail, from consumption, brought on
by dust from the stones, in working at his trade. He d. in 1864, leaving a
widow with six small children. Mrs. Linseman proved herself to be made of
pioneer material, and carried on the work begun by her husband, despite the
many hardships to which she was subjected. Life under such circumstances was a
hard lot, and it was a great undertaking to work the farm and keep the small
children together. She was called the bravest woman in Maryborough. She gave
her children a good bringing up, leaving them, besides a nice property, an
enviable example of courage and preseverence dying in 1888, age 58 years, much
loved by all her children to this day. The late Thomas Linesman was a Roman
Catholic, and a Liberal. His family were: Joseph, Martin, John, Catharine,
Thomas, and Mary.
Joseph, b. 1852, in Columbus, Ohio, has always lived on the homestead, which he now owns, and is a successful and respected farmer; carrying on mixed farming. He is a Roman Catholic, and a Liberal. In 1898 he m. Elizabeth Berg, who emigrated from Klein Bacskerek, Hungary, Austria, in 1884, to Berlin Ont. Martin, b. 1854, in Maryborough, m. Margaret Logel, in 1880, and started for himself, buying 100 acres, west half lot 10, con. 1, Maryborough, which he still owns, and has increased by purchasing 50 acres, west half lot 8, con.1, also 60 acres in Mornington. He carries on mixed farming. He is highly respected in the community, and for 15 years has been Trustee of the school section. He is a Roman Catholic, and a Liberal. The family are: Mary A., Kate, Thomas, John, Charles, Susana, and Sylvester. John, b. 1857, in Maryborough, m. Mary Moser of Mornington, in 1891. He bought a farm opposite the old homestead in Mornington, where he still lives and carries on mixed farming. The children are: Matilda, Vincent, Lizzie, Amelia, Joseph, and Theodore. Catherine b. 1859, d. 1864, Thomas, b. 1861, d. 1873, Mary, b. 1863, m. Simon Rosenblatt, 1896, moved to Milwaukee, Wis., where she d. 1899. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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