"In 1837 Levi joined his brother John in Bridgeport, Ontario, Canada,where he became a partner in John's tanning business, Eagle Tannery.In 1840 they were joined by the youngest brother, Sem, but theirfather badly wanted one of his sons to come home and take over thefamily farmstead. Levi was induced to return.
Levy married Fanny Hess on Dec. 30, 1845. They had twelve children andlived about three miles from Brunnersville.
Source: Wissler, Whisler and Whistler Families, by Oby Bonawit, 1988."
WISSLER.-July 14th, near Wissler's Mill, Lancaster county, Pa.,Brother Levi Wissler, aged 64 years, 6 months, and 11 days. Funeral onthe 17th. Text, Luke 2: 29-32. Buried at Hammer Creek meeting-house.Brother Wissler was a light to the world.
Ref: Herald of Truth, Vo. XVIII, No. 9, Sept 1881, pp. 161-162.
