LEGEER, Jacob

Killed in a Mine.
This morning about 9 o'clock Mr. Jacob Legeer, aged about fifty years, and an old miner in the Georges Creek region, was instantly killed by the fall of a roof of coal in Hoffman mine, and John Muray[sic], who was working in the same room with Mr. Legeer, was dangerously, if not fatally, injured, having been caught under the ponderous mass of coal. Mr. Legeer and Mr. Murray both entered the mine this morning in bright spirits, and were engaged in cutting out the side of the room in the mine, when to the amazement of Mr. Murray the roof gave way, completely burying Mr. Legeer and partly burying Mr. Murray. An alarm was sounded as speedily as possible and willing hands soon moved the coal from off the imprisoned men. Mr. Murray was removed first and was found to be in a dangerous condition. When the body of Mr. Legeer was recovered, life was extinct, showing that his death must have been instantaneous. He leaves a wife, three boys and two girls, who reside in Vale Summit.
Published Monday, June 15, 1891 in THE DAILY TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 4, col. 5.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 18 2015

LEGEER, Jacob

Killed
Jacob Lageer was instantly killed Monday by the fall of a "horseback" in Hoffman mine. The same unfortunate fall injured John Murray, but not seriously.
Published Saturday, June 20, 1891 in the MINING JOURNAL, Frostburg, Maryland on page 3, col. 3.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 18 2015

LEGGE, Charles Richard

PIEDMONT, W. Va. - A funeral service for Charles Richard Legge who died Sunday was held yesterday afternoon at the Piedmont Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Rev. James Taylor, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. Active pall bearers were T. C. Tichnell, Fred Green, Paul Randell, Herman Broadwater, George Whiteman and Robert Walker. Honorary pall bearers included Charles McKenzie, Earl Halterman, James Loy, J. W. Rosier, William Russell, Don McDowell, Don McIntyre, Russell Reeves, George McDowell, Francis Moorehead, Jack Smith and Frank Moyer.
Published Thursday, January 10, 1952 in THE CUMBERLAND NEWS, Cumberland, Maryland on page 5, col. 4.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 17, 2015

LEGGE, John W.

Piedmont, W. Va., Jan. 7 - John W. Legge, 87, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 108 West Hampshire street. He was a son of the  late Bushrod and Sally Legge and a native of Front Royal, Va. He  was 18 when he came to  Piedmont, and was employed at various mining and railroad jobs, the last being as a watchman for the Baltimore and Ohio from which he retired, however, nearly 20 years ago. His wife, who  was Nancy E. Beall, died last September after a married life of 64 years. Surviving children are Mrs. Gertrude Ravenscroft, Luke; Mrs. Harry Richard, Mrs. John McGreevy and Mrs. Sadie Lewis, Westernport; Mrs. James Allen, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ralph Harrison, Keyser, and Mrs. James Naughton, and Charles Legge, Piedmont. Mr. Legge was a member of Trinity Methodist Church.
Published Thursday, January 7, 1943 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 11, col. 2.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 17, 2015

LEGGE, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Beall

Piedmont, W. Va., Sept. 28 — Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Legge, wife of John W. Legge, 108 West Hampshire street, died at home last night. A native of this place, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Margaret Beall. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, of the R. Daughters of America, Calanthe Temple No. 8, Pythian Sisters, Miriam Rebekah Lodge, and of the Degree of Pocahontas, an auxiliary or the Improved Order of Red Men. Mr. and Mrs. Legge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1938. Besides her husband, she is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Ravenscroft, Luke; Mrs. Harry Richards, Mrs. John McGreavy and Mrs. Sadie Lewis, all of Westernport; Mrs. James Allen, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ralph Harrison, Keyser, W. Va.: and Mrs. James Naughton, this place; one Charles R. Legge this place; fifteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Published Monday, September 28, 1942 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 9, col. 3.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 17, 2015

LEHMAN, D. W.

D. W. Lehman, chief car inspector, died Tuesday night of acute indigestion. He was unmarried, and his home was at Buffalo Falls, Pa.
Mineral Daily News, July 18, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 8, 2010

LEHMAN, Mrs Elizabeth McMahon

Mrs Elizabeth Lehman, 77 years of age, widow of Espy A Lehman, died suddenly of a heart attack last night.  She is survived by these children: Mrs William Barley, Mrs Frank H Barley, Mrs Frank Moran, Mrs John Lindner, Miss Rose Lehman, Edward and James, all of this city: Joseph Lehman, Lima, Ohio;  Mrs O J Logsdon, Baltimore and Mrs Gertrude Wilson, Uniontown, Pa.  She was a member of St Patrick's Catholic church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, January 14, 1925 - pg 9, col 2
Find A Grave Memorial# 129830645
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 4, 2017

LEHMAN, Floyd

Floyd Lehman, a molding room foreman at the General Refractories Plant, died at his home in the Appleby Apartments, Mount Union, on Saturday, June 30, after an illness of several months. He was born in Hyndman on February 17, 1889, the son of George and Anna Wolford Lehman, both of whom preceded him in death. He was twice married. His first wife, the former Minnie Burket of Bedford County, died twenty-five years ago. His second wife, the former Cora Walter of Claysburg, survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. M. R. Burkett, Hagerstown, Md., and a son, Paul Lehman, United States Army, recently returned from England. Four grandchildren survive as do one brother, George Lehman, Claysburg, and a half-sister, Mrs. Carl Gross, Altoona. The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at the John Cam funeral home in Claysburg. Interment was in the Cemetery at Madley, near Hyndman.
The Bedford Gazette, July 6, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 15, 2015

Killed- Pfc. George E. Lehman, 27, of 227 Pear street, in Germany, April 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lehman, 227 Pear street, Pfc. Lehman's death marks the second time in two months that tragedy has struck that household. On March 2, Pfc. Lehman's wife, Mrs. Naomi (Greene) Lehman, died, and it was not until almost a month later that he learned of her death. Pfc. Lehman, who was serving with the 37th Infantry Division of General Patton's Third Army, was in the service more than two years. He was inducted April 15, 1943, and trained as a pilot in the Air Forces. Last September he was transferred to the infantry, and the following month he went overseas. He was graduated from Allegany High in 1935 and was employed by the Queen City Brewing Company before entering the Army. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Pfc.
William Lehman, with the Army Air Force at Robbins Field, Macon, Ga.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 9, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

Meyersdale- Humphrey D. Lehman, 82, former burgess of Garrett, died unexpectedly at his home. A resident there for 52 years, he was burgess for 20 years and justice of the peace for four years. An employee of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, he retired 12 years ago. His death broke a marriage union of 61 years with the former Mary Lucinda Harden.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, February 27, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

LEHMAN, James

James Lehman, 78, of 211 Downes Street, Hampden, Va., died Tuesday in the Hampden Veterans Hospital. Born in Cumberland, he was the son of the late G. Espy and Elizabeth (McMahon) Lehman. A former employe of the Footer Dye Works here, he was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Rose Lindner, Cumberland, and a number of nieces and nephews. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a. m. Saturday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with interment in the parish cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be James Lindner, Philip Lindner, Bernard Logsdon, William Lehman, Espy Barley and Francis Barley.

The Cumberland News, September 29, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

Hyndman, Pa., Sept. 22 — John Luman Lehman, 67, of Madley, Pa., died today at his home after becoming ill at work at the Leap Ganister Rock Quarry near here. He was a son of the late William and Emma Luman Lehman. Lehman is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Pearl Sherman Lehman, and the following sons and daughters: Sherman, Madley; Reuel, Hyndman; Regis, Baltimore; Mrs. Thomas Shuck, Cumberland, Md.; Mrs. Randolph Wills, Madley; Mrs. Morris Albritton, Washington, D. C.; Miss Vivian Lehman, Cumberland; Mrs. S. R. Black, Pittsburgh; Miss Gloria Lehman, Miss Faye Lehman, and Miss Anna Lehman, all of Madley; a brother, Humphrey Lehman, Garrett, Pa.; and three sisters, Mrs. John Leonard, Bedford, Pa.; Mrs. Charles Miller, Fostoria, O., and Mrs. Emma Gaither, Swanton, Md. Eleven grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Zeigler's funeral home with the Rev. H. M. Petrea, pastor of the Somerset, Pa., Lutheran church officiating. Interment will be in the Hyndman cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, September 23, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

Mrs. Lillian V. Lehman, 87, of 227 Pear Street, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Eckhart, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary C. Werner Horchler. Her husband, William E. Lehman, preceded her in death. Mrs. Lehman was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and Gold Star Mothers. Surviving are a son, William E. Lehman, city, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, April 13, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Hyndman- Mrs. Mary L. Lehman, 87, widow of Humphrey D. Lehman, died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Hyndman, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mary E. Harden. Surviving are two sons, Lloyd Harden, Lakewood, Ohio, and Paul Lehman, Cleveland; three daughters, Mrs. Archie ontieth, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mrs. Russell Brant, Cumberland; and Mrs. Roy Henderson, Washington; a brother, Ernest Harden, Cleveland; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Thomas, Meyersdale; and 16 grandchildren. The body isat the Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m.at the funeral home by Rev. Fred H. Seese. Burial will be in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, September 25, 1964; (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Funeral service for Melvin Lehman, 31, of Hyndman, who died Friday at the Memorial hospital, Cumberland, was held at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon at the Church of the Brethren, Hyndman, with interment in Hyndman cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Lehman, of Berlin, Pa., also by his daughter, Louise, and the following brothers and sisters, Walter, of Detroit; Mrs. Miles Brant, Berlin; Mrs. Guy Maphes and Mrs. Russell Brant, of Cumberland; Paul, Leroy, Lloyd and Bill Lehman, all at home.
The Bedford Gazette, January 6, 1933
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

Mrs. Naomi (Greene) Lehman, 25, 425 Franklin street, wife of Pfc. George E. Lehman, died early this morning at a hospital in Waukegan, Illinois, where she had been a patient since last October. Her husband is at the front in Germany. Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Greene, 425 Franklin street, who were with her when she died. The body will be brought to the Hafer Funeral Home here. Arrangements are incomplete.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 2, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Samuel B. Lehman, who was born in this county February 12, 1838, died at his home in Greensburg Tuesday morning. Mr. Lehman, formerly proprietor of a hotel at Hyndman, moved to Greensburg about 19 years ago and for the past 16 years has conducted a hotel at that place. Mr. Lehman was twice married, his first wife being Miss Mary Reininger, and to this union 12 children were born, three of whom survive - Mrs. Kate Glasstetter of Allegheny county, Mrs. E. C. Mathews of Greensburg, and Mrs. John Potter of Monessen. He is also survived by his second wife and one son to that union, and the following brothers and sister: John P. of Mann's Choice, Espy of Cumberland, Henry of Cresaptown, Md., William of Hyndman, and Michael Thomas of Meyersdale.
The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, Pennsylvania, Friday, February 7, 1908
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

Somerset, Pa., July 3 (U.P.) — Her curiosity concerning a kettle of boiling potatoes proved fatal yesterday for 3-year-old Shirley Fay Lehman. The child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lehman, of R.D. 2 Somerset, was burned in her home Sunday when she tipped the scalding liquid upon herself from the stove. A physician here treated the burns, and the child was removed to her home, where she died.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 3, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

William Lehman, 19, of Garrett, killed Wednesday while hunting squirrel in Summit township about two miles north of Meyersdale, became the second Somerset county hunting fatality since the season opened Monday. Lehman was with a hunting party composed of Marne Boden and Glen Lohr of Garrett, and George Walters of Berlin. Lehman and Boden paired off and were about 300 yards from the others when the accident occurred. Boden told police that both sighted a squirrel at the same time. Accordng to Boden's story, Lehman fired first but missed. Boden then threw gun to his shoulder and fired. Boden told police that Lehman stepped directly into the line of fire. Lehman was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Humphries Lehman and was graduated from Meyersdale High School with the class of 1935. Beside his parents, he leaves these brothers and sisters: Walter of Detroit, Paul of Corrigansville, Md., Lloyd and Leroy Lehman, both at home, Mrs. Miles Brant and Mrs. Russell Brant, both of Cumberland, Md., and Mrs. Evelyn Nathan, Washington, D. C.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 5, 1938
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

A requiem mass for William Edward Lehman, 53, of 227 Pear Street, who died yesterday at his home, will be celebrated Friday at 9 a. m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Lehman, who had been seriously ill some time, was employed as a painter foreman at the Celanese plant and previously held the same position with the Western Maryland Railway a number of years. Born in Cumberland, Mr. Lehman was a member of St. Patrick's Church and the Holy Name Society of the parish. His parents were the late Espy and Elizabeth Lehman. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lillian (Horchler) Lehman; a son, William Lehman, this city; two brothers, James Lehman, Veterans' Hospital, Quantico, Va., and Joseph Lehman, Bowling Green; and five sisters, Mrs. Rose Lindner, Mrs. Anna Barley, Mrs. Ellie Moran, and Mrs. Agnes Barley, all of this city; and Mrs. Katie Logsdon, Baltimore. Another son, George Espy Lehman was killed in action in Germany on May 2, 1945, a few days before the end of World War II in Europe.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 31, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009

LEHR, Charles

Frostburg, Md, Jan 21
Funeral of Charles Lehr
The funeral of Charles Lehr, who died at his home in Zihlman, aged 59, took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.  Rev C C Archer of the M E Church, Eckhart conducted the service and interment was in Allegany Cemetery.  The following nephews were pall-bearers: George Lehr, Robert Lehr, Myron Lehr, Philip Lehr, Anthony Kaefer and Henry Miller.  Mr Lehr's first wife was Miss Laura E Workman, who is deceased.  He is survived by the following children: Charles, Clarence of Akron, O; Joseph of Roscoe, Pa; Mrs John Miller of Zihlman and Miss Bertha Lehr of Baltimore, the following children of his second wife, who was Miss Minnie Duvall: Paul, James, Nora, Flossie and Martha at home.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, January 21, 1920 - pg 10, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted August 15, 2015

Charlotte F. "Dodie" Lehr, 67, of Market Street, Hyndman, died Tuesday, July 4, 2000, at WMHS Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. She was born Oct. 21, 1932, in Fairhope, Somerset County, a daughter of the late Sue Alice (Merkel) and Howard R. Shaffer Sr. On Nov. 17, 1948, she married Stanley A. Lehr, who survives along with a son, Richard A. and wife, Nancy, Virginia Beach, Va.; two daughters: Charlotte L. Smith and husband, Robert, of Hyndman; and Cathy E. Richardson and husband, Mark, of York; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Howard R. Shaffer Jr. and wife, Margaret, of Hyndman; and three sisters: Virginia Snyder of Manns Choice; Lois J. Whitacre of Short Gap, W.Va.; and Maxine L. Keel of Hyndman. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Mrs. Lehr was a homemaker who had worked as a nurse's aide at Cumberland Memorial Hospital and as a pediatrician's assistant to the late Dr. Reiter of Cumberland. She operated a ceramics shop in Hyndman for a short time. She was a faithful member of First United Church of Christ, Hyndman, and participated in the Hyndman Senior Citizens. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, with the Rev. Steven L. Craft officiating. Burial in Cooks Mills Cemetery.
The Bedford County Inquirer, July 14, 2000
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 19, 2010

HYNDMAN, PA - Christian Albert Lehr, 58, husband of Mrs. Dorothy (Everline) Lehr, died last night at home. Born in Midland, he was a son of the late Charles and Araminta (Duvall) Lehr. He was a veteran of World War 1 and had been employed as a millwright at the Amcelle plant of the Celanese Corporation, Cumberland. Surviving, besides his widow, are a son, Stanley Lehr, Hyndman; a daughter, Mrs. Helen G. Klink, RD 6, Cumberland; three brothers, William H. Lehr, Barberton, Ohio; Clarence Lehr, of Ohio; and Joseph Lehr, Charleroi, Pa.; four sisters; Mrs. Helen Staup, Lonaconing, Md.; Mrs. Walter Fleegle, Frostburg; Mrs. Emma Miller, Mt. Savage; and Miss Bertha Lehr, Baltimore; and four grandchildren. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home, Hyndman, until 1 p.m. Friday when it will be taken to the Wellersburg Evangelical United Brethren Church for services at 2 p.m. Rev. Harvey Williams, pastor, will officiate, and interment will be in Cook Cemetery, here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 26, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 13, 2009

LEHR, Mrs. Dorothy Minerva Everline

Dorothy Minerva Lehr, 73, Wellersburg postmaster who had served for a number of years, died October 10, 1982 at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. She was born in Southampton Township near Hyndman Aug. 27, 1909, and was a daughter of the late Daniel Philip Everline and Bertha Lucretia (Logsdon) Everline. Her husband Christian Albert Lehr, died in 1957. She was a member of Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church and the Senior Citizens, Wellersburg. She is survived by one son, Stanley Lehr, Hyndman; one daughter, Mrs. Helen L. Klink, Mercer RD 1; three brothers, Harold Everline, LaVale, Md.; Frank Everline, Walla Walla, Wash.; Paul Everline, Winchester, Va.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Zeigler Funeral home in Hyndman. Services were held at Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allyn L. Ricketts officiating. Interment will be in Cook Cemetery.
The Republic, October 14, 1982
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 9, 2017

John Anthony Lehr, aged 10 months, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lehr, formerly of Cumberland, died at Pittsburgh where burial will be made tomorrow.
26 February 1920, Cumberland Evening Times
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted November 26, 2009

FROSTBURG- Mrs. Minnie Lehr, 77, widow of George Lehr, died yesterday in Miners Hospital where she had been a patient four days. She had been in failing health several years. A daughter of the late Daniel and Wilhelmina (Miller) Brode, Mrs. Lehr was a member of Salem Evangelical Reformed Church and the Helping Hands Society of the Church. Surviving are three sons, Myron T. Lehr, with whom she resided; Philip Lehr, Frostburg, and Fred Lehr, Sharpsburg, Pa.; two daughters. Mrs. Lena Hill, Frostburg, and Mrs. John Muir, Eckhart; a brother, Philip Brode, Steubenville, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Lena Close, Frostburg; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held Friday at 3 p. m. at the Hafer Funeral Home by Rev. George WehIer, pastor of Salem Church. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 4, 1953
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

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