Abraham Christlieb
1828–1857
Abraham Christlieb, born January 1828, in Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio; died 1857, in Indiana; burial in Fairview Cemetery, Huntertown, Allen County, Indiana; married, 6 February 1851, Lydia Horner (1833–1907). In the 1850s, Abraham and Lydia removed to Indiana, along with Abraham’s brothers, Samuel, John Charles, and Isaac. Abraham died there in October 1857. Abraham’s widow, Lydia, returned to Ohio with her children. She remarried in 1867 to Jacob Neisz, who died 10 months later.
The Ohio County Marriage Record for Stark County was interpreted to contain the names of Abraham Chusttiel and Lidia Hamer on Ancestry.com. The image is shown here:
Marriage Record, Stark County, Ohio for Abraham Christlieb and Lydia Horner.
In 1869, Lydia married Sam Myers and became step-mother of his eleven children. Lydia died 10 February 1907 in Portage County, Ohio.
Of Abraham and Lydia Christlieb, the following has been written:
“In the 1850s, Abraham and Lydia removed to Indiana, along with Abraham’s brothers, Samuel, John Charles, and Isaac and their wives. Abraham died there in October 1857, before the birth of his daughter, Ella. Abraham’s father, John Christlieb, who remained in Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio, died in Pike Township in 1858.”
Abraham Christlieb's Grave Marker, Noble County, Indiana.
The following has been written about Lydia Horner Christlieb’s remarkable life:
"From the time she was orphaned by the death of her father, Lydia Horner’s life was filled with tragedy and hardship. At the age of nine, she was put to work for others and was unable to attend school as did other children of her age. At age seventeen she married Abraham Christlieb, who was then working on his father’s farm in Stark County, near Canton, Ohio. [Abraham Christlieb’s father was John (Johannes) Christlieb, son of Carl Christlieb.”
“Whether it was because of discord in Abraham’s family home or because of the spirit of adventure or possibly both, Lydia and Abraham, along with their daughter, Angeline, decided to pioneer in the area near Goshen, Indiana. Here was born to them a son, William Jefferson Christlieb. For them this new land seemed to offer prosperity and happiness. However, it was to be short-lived as Abraham died suddenly at the age of twenty-nine.”
“Lydia Christlieb, now twenty-four with two small children and a baby daughter, Ella, born several months after the death of Abraham, was just beginning to cope with the problems of survival when, upon the death of her father-in-law, John Christlieb, she was called back to Stark County, Ohio, for the settlement of the Christlieb estate. Because Lydia had never learned to read and write, an unscrupulous lawyer took advantage of her at the settlement. She signed her name where she was told, thereby signing away her fair share of a fairly ample estate. For the next ten years, Lydia did whatever work came her way to support her three children. She worked in the fields and in the homes of her neighbors. She became very skilled in the art of butchering and caring for meat. For this service, the farmers saw to it that her woodbox was filled and that there was food on her table.”
“The Reverend Miller of Stark County was concerned about Lydia’s plight and arranged for her a marriage whereby she would have security. Therefore, in 1867, she married Jacob Neisz (Neez), a man of considerable wealth.”
“Unfortunately, Lydia’s marriage to Jacob Neisz did not provide her with the promised security, for Jacob died ten months later and before he had time to make a new will. Consequently, the entire inheritance went to Jacob’s children.”
“Lydia was now thirty-six when Sam Myers, a 64-year-old widower came courting. Again and again he sought her hand in marriage, but Lydia resolutely refused. Finally, upon despairing of gaining Lydia as his wife on his own, he enlisted the help of the local minister who succeeded in persuading her that it would give her security. Therefore, in 1869, Lydia became Sam Myers’ third wife and step-mother to his eleven children. With her son, William, now sixteen and her daughter, Ella, now eleven, she moved from Stark County to Millheim, where Sam’s 140 acre farm was located. By this time, Lydia’s daughter, Angeline Christlieb, had married Jefferson Hoover and had gone with him to homestead in North Dakota.”
“Soon after their marriage, there was born to Lydia and Sam Myers two sons, Albert in 1870 and Sam Jr. in 1872. Although her health had been greatly impaired by the birth of her last child, Lydia did a great share of the hard farm work as well as making a home for Sam and her children. In 1883, upon the death of Sam Myers, Lydia was once again a widow with a family to care for.”
“Grandchildren loved spending joyful vacations with their Grandma Myers. Granddaughters, Almeda Coleman Wise and Beatrice Christlieb Stoddard, remembered her as a tall, beautiful lady, very warm, refined, and gracious. Although Lydia had suffered all kinds of adversity, an inner strength and faith had always sustained her.” Wright Ward Christlieb, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Children of Abraham Christlieb and Lydia Horner
Angeline Christlieb (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Carl Christlieb2, John Christlieb3, Abraham Christlieb4) [907], born 2 April 1852 in Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio (Other purported dates of her birth are 3 April 1852, 28 May 1851, and 28 May 1853); married, 29 or 31 December 1868, Jefferson Hoover in Stark County, Ohio; died 7 November 1930, Ravenna, Ohio. Angeline and Jefferson divorced, 7 March 1895, in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Angeline married, 3 October 1895, John B. Stands in Dawson, North Dakota. After two years the couple divorced, 28 October 1897, at Steele, North Dakota. Angeline and Jefferson remarried, 9 December 1897, at Dawson, North Dakota. Jefferson and Angeline purchased 30 acres of land near Ferndale, Washington in January 1904. After Jefferson Hoover’s death, Angeline returned to Ohio, ca. 1918. She reportedly spent part of her last years with her mother and sister in Ohio. She died at Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio on November 7, 1930. Angeline was buried in Ravenna’s Maple Grove Cemetery.” Jerrine Jordan Behrens, Port Angeles, Washington.
William Jefferson Christlieb (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Carl Christlieb2, John Christlieb3, Abraham Christlieb4) [907], born 25 October 1853 in Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio married, 27 February 1879 in Summit County, Ohio, Martha Melissa Garl/Gerl; died December 17, 1925, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Ella Christlieb (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Carl Christlieb2, John Christlieb3, Abraham Christlieb4) [913], married, 31 January 1878, in Summit County, Ohio, Adam F. Coleman (Kuhlman), born 21 January 1855; died 26 September 1935, Portage County, Ohio. “After the death of her father in Swan Township near Kendallville, Indiana, Ella died 6 May 1923 in Portage County, Ohio and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio.” Ibid.
