Martin Z. Lindemuth
Biography from Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, PA, page 380
Submitted by Wanza CampbellMARTIN Z. LINDEMUTH (deceased) was born in West Donegal township, April 9, 1819, and died in his native township in 1883, on the old farm where he had resided thirty-seven years. He was a son of Jacob and Barbara (ZIEGLER) LINDEMUTH, farming people of East Donegal township. His father died in West Donegal township in 1876 at the age of seventy-nine years, having led a long and useful life as a farmer; his mother died in 1886 when eighty-six years old. They were members of the Lutheran and the Brinser Dunkard Churches, respectfully. The children of Jacob and Barbara LINDEMUTH were as follows: Martin Z.; Martha, who married John ENGLE; Fanny, wife of John BRENNER; Barbara, wife of Christ S. NISSLEY; Elizabeth, wife of John MYERS; Mary, wife of J.W. NISSLEY; Leander, who married Fannie MARTIN; Anna, wife of Christ GARBER. Barbara and Elizabeth were twins, and all the family are dead excepting Mary.
The paternal grandparents of Martin Z LINDEMUTH were Martin and Magdalene (WOLF) LINDEMUTH, both of Lancaster county, both belonging to old and honorable families.
Martin Z LINDEMUTH was married in Lancaster, Nov. 26, 1839, to Miss Elizabeth ENGLE, by whom he became the father of the following family: Fanny, who married Eli HOFFMAN, a farmer in Kansas; Anna, unmarried and at home; Barbara, wife of Frank BISHOP, of Harrisburg, Pa.,; John, married to Kate MECKLY, and engaged in farming in Mt. Joy township; Hiram E., who married Emma GRUSH, and lives in Steelton, Pa; Mary, deceased; Susan, who married David Hoffer, a traveling salesman from Lebanon, Pa.; Elizabeth, wife of Peter BACHMAN, of Lebanon; Martha, who married Christ GOSS, a farmer and school teacher, of Conoy township; Solomon, deceased; Samuel, who married Fanny STONER, and is engaged in farming on the old Engle homestead near Wild Cat station, where that important Lancaster county family was first located in this country; Sarah, unmarried and living at home; Alice, deceased; Martin, who married Annie MC LANACHAN, and is a farmer in Mt. Joy township.
Mrs. Elizabeth (ENGLE) LINDEMUTH was born in Conoy township, December 15, 1821, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (MYERS) ENGLE, natives of Lancaster and Franklin counties, respectively. Her father was a farmer, and had a long and useful life, dying in Conoy township in 1861, at the age of eighty-one years. Her mother died in 1840, at the age of fifty-three years. They were both buried in a private cemetery on their old homestead and were members of the River Brethren Church. They had the following family, all of whom are dead excepting Elizabeth, who became Mrs. LINDEMUTH; Jacob, Henry, Fanny, Daniel, John, Samuel, Susan (who became Mrs. John LONGENECKER), Elizabeth, Martha (who became Mrs. Jacob HOFER) and Hannah (who married Peter HOFFER).
The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Elizabeth LINDEMUTH were Jacob and Frances (SHOCH) ENGLE, farmer people of Lancaster county, where they lived and died. Her maternal grandparents were Henry and Barbara (BRILLHART) MYERS, natives of Lancaster and Franklin counties, respectfully.
Martin Z LINDEMUTH was a life-long farmer, and made a most enviable record for himself as an honest and industrious man. When he attained his majority he left home to make his own way in the world, and by upright character, force of will, unwearied industry and strict integrity, attained a good position for himself. He was a Republican and held the office of school director. In 1884 Mrs. LINDEMUTH with two daughters and a son moved into Elizabethtown and here they have since resided. She is a member of the River Brethren Church, and her daughters of the Church of God. Mrs. LINDEMUTH is still living at an advanced age, and while she is delicate, she is bright and active for her years, notwithstanding the experiences through which she has passed. Her daughters are devoted to her comfort and watch over her health and happiness with tender solicitude.
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