"Hannah was orphaned as an infant and raised by her uncle, Mr. Tyson,in Bridgeport, Ontario, Canada. She married John Wissler on December22, 1835.
They had eight children:
Sarah Ann (1837-1837)
Franklin H. (b. 1838)
Jacob (b. 1841)
Levi (b. 1843)
Aaron (b. 1847)
Hannah (b. 1852)
Anna (1855-1856)
Angeline (b. 1856)
A year after the birth of their youngest, the family moved to ColumbiaFurnace, Virginia. During the Civil War they returned first to Canadaand then to Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, as they had been warned thatthey were not safe in Shenandoah County.
After the war, however, the family once again made their home atColumbia Furnace. As a widow, Hannah continued to reside in the familyhome there with her daughter, Angeline. In winter 1888, however, thehome burnt, and in the transition to a new residence, Hannah tookcold. She died of complications not long after.
Hannah was described as the kindest of women, of small stature andquiet, but a power in her own house.
Source: Source: The Wissler family record, being a brief account ofAndrew Wissler's branch of the Wissler family in the United States ofAmerica and Canada, by Henry Wissler, 1904."
