Michael
Biography
Named in the phrase 'Michael and Lizzie Lehman.' Pennsylvania Dutch (German-American) and a member of the Church of the Brethren. Migration from Hershey is attributed to one living Lehman relative. Banished Emanuel to a distant farm for hard labor after he attended a dance. Occupation also recorded as “Owner of a large farm with Lizzie Lehman” (History of the Guild Family). Named in the phrase 'Michael and Lizzie Lehman.' Pennsylvania Dutch (German-American) and a member of the Church of the Brethren, known as Dunkers. Migration from Hershey is attributed to one living Lehman relative. Banished Manny to a distant farm for hard labor after he attended a dance.
Timeline
date not given
Michael and Lizzie migrate west
Migration reported by one living Lehman relative.
History of the Guild FamilyAs a teen; the next day
Manny punished for attending a dance
His father banished him to hard farm labor after he danced in defiance of religious rules.
History of the Guild Familydate not given
Michael and Lizzie migrate west
According to one living Lehman relative, they migrated west from Hershey; they owned a large farm in Astoria's Dunkers' community.
History of the Guild FamilyAs a teen
A dance followed by hard labor
After Emanuel attended a forbidden dance, his father banished him to a farm for intensely hard labor.
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Michael
- The Lehman Family's Dunker RootsEdward Williams was born Emanuel (Manny) Lehman near Astoria in 1882, to Pennsylvania Dutch parents Michael and Lizzie Lehman. They owned a large farm in the Dunkers' community and reportedly had migrated from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The passage traces the Church of the Brethren from eight members in Germany in 1708 through persecution, refuge in Holland, and settlement in Pennsylvania, describing its baptismal practice, pacifism, simple living, and opposition to slavery. Emanuel's siblings were Mary, Henry, and Harvey.
- Manny's Forbidden DanceAs a teenager, Emanuel defied his father's religious prohibition on dancing to accompany a girl he admired. His father sent him to a distant farm for intensely hard labor to end his 'dancin’ phase.' The family account says the girl never married.
- Manny's Family and Their Dunker RootsEdward Williams was born Emanuel (Manny) Lehman near Astoria in 1882 to Michael and Lizzie Lehman. The passage describes the Church of the Brethren's origins, persecution, migration, baptismal practices, and simple pacifist beliefs. A living Lehman relative said Manny's parents migrated from Hershey, Pennsylvania to Astoria, where they owned a large farm. Manny had a sister Mary and brothers Henry and Harvey.
- A Dance and a Father's Hard LessonAs a teenager, Manny attended a dance with a girl despite his father's objections and the religious prohibition on dancing. The next day his father sent him to a distant farm for intensely hard labor to end his 'dancin’ phase.' The girl reportedly never married.
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