Some descendants spell the name Whisler. He was a preacher.
Residences & events in his life:
Lancaster Co, PA
10/9/1806 and 4/4/1808 Ross Co, OH. Newspaper notices listingletter s left at the Chillicothe Post Office included Henry statingthat he li ved 12 miles from Chillicothe.
1824 From the Circuit Rider Database: "
Minister: WISSLER, Henry W. Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1824-1829
Church: Evangelical Association
Village: Strassburg, Township: , County: York, State: PA
Source: Annals of the Evangelical Association, Rev. A. Stapleton, 1900
Additional: Rev. Henry W. WISSLER was from Pickaway County, Ohio. Atth e 17th Conference of the Evangelical Association, June 7-10, 1824,held i n Strassburg, York County, Pennsylvania, Henry Wissler wasaccepted int o the itineracy as a circuit riding preacher. He was thefirst circuit r ider for the Evangelical Association from Ohio. He wasassigned to the Y ork Circuit and his first year's salary was $35.88plus traveling expen ses.. During 1825 he rode the Canton Circuit andin 1826, he was ordain ed a Deacon and rode the Somerset Circuit.Henry continued to be a circ uit rider (Schuykill, 1827; Lancaster,1828...salary $41.76; Somerset, 1 829) until 1830 when he "located".Henry served as secretary to the 182 9 E.A. Conference held on May4th. Additional information is from Histo ry of the EvangelicalAssociation, Volume II, by W. W. Orwig, Cleveland , Ohio, 1858.
Kent Transier Date: Sun Aug 15 14:26:33 1999"
1830 Salt Creek Twp, Pickaway Co, OH. In the census, he was livingal one at 60-70 yrs of age, next door was brother, Samuel, and family.Dow n the road were brothers, John and George, and sister, BarbaraWelty. D aniel Van Gundy was a neighbor.
9/4/1850 Still there. At census time Henry Wisler was a 57 year oldf armer with real estate worth $3000. Mary was 48 and in the familywere C atherine, 16, Jonathan, 14, Fanny, 12, Mary, 11, and Elizabeth,7. Nex t door was brother George. Brothers Jacob, Michael, andSamuel also li ved in that township.
1860 Where was Henry that year at census time? On the road? Maryand E lizabeth were in Montgomery county all alone.
6/22/1870 Jackson Twp, PO Circleville, Pickaway Co, OH. That yearthe c ensus taker found the family living with son Jonathan. Henrywas liste d as a 76 year old preacher, Mary was 67 and daughterElizabeth, 21, wa s a dress maker. Henry had no property at all.
7/12/1880 Webster, Madison Co, IA. Before the next census the familyh ad moved west. Henry was recorded at age 86, Mary was 76.Daughters s till at home were Fanny B, 43, and Elizabeth A, 37.Henry's occupation w as minister and he was crippled and blind.Ephraim Welty lived next do or followed by son Jonathan's family.
The date posted is from LDS record but he was 60-70 yrs old in the184 0 census, making his birth date 1770-1780..
