Mrs. Elizabeth (Wissinger)
Stutsman
(From the Goshen Democrat, 1878)
From the Goshen Democrat, March 6, 1878
"Mrs. Elizabeth Stutsman, mother of Mrs. Jacob Hahn, died on Saturday, at the ripe old age of 68 years and 33 days. She was one of the pioneer mothers of this county and we hope to be able to give an extended notice of her life next week."
From the Goshen Democrat, April 10, 1878
"Elizabeth Stutsman, the mother of Jacob Stutsman and Mrs. J. Hahn, died Mar 2, 1878 at the age of 88 years and 44 days. The subject of this sketch was born in Middletown, Frederick Co., Maryland 19th of Feb 1790. About the age of nine years she removed with her parents to Cambria Co., Pennsylvania, near where Johnstown is now located. She was married to Stephen Stutsman May 8, 1807 and in the spring of 1808 they, in common with others, took passage on a flatboat down the Ohio River to Cincinnati. They settled in the vicinity of Germantown, Montgomery Co., Ohio. In the fall of 1830 they migrated to this county arriving on the 9th day of October. Her husband died Dec 20, 1832, leaving her in charge of a family of eleven children, the youngest two years old. She endured many of the hardships incident to a pioneer life, but her courage and endurance was equal to them all. She was often called upon to visit the sick, at a distance of 15 to 20 miles through storm and sunshine, heat and cold, and to her it seemed to be only in the line of duty when she engaged in alleviating the sufferings of the sick. She leaves eleven children to survive her. 42 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren, the oldest being 18 years old."