ANNA EVA LOY

Anna Eva chose to be called "Eve". She was born in Greenwich, Berks County, Pennsylvania to Michael and Maria Lampert Loy, on the 9th of June in 1782.  Some of the facts of her life were discussed in her first husband's story last week. There is some controversy about how Henry and Eve and their family traveled to Ohio. I had the idea that they walked that long distance from Loysville, and  the two youngest children rode on a horse. Other descendants say that Henry and Eve came to Ohio in a covered wagon, bringing with them a blanket chest, called a 'mule' chest. It stands to reason, then, that since large chests and other historic treasures were brought from Pennsylvania, they would need a wagon to carry them. They probably rode when they could, and walked aplenty, too.

Here is the list of Henry and Eve's children:
Martin Barnhisel (1799-1875) Our ancestor 
John Barnhisel (1803-1859)
Henry B. Barnhisel (1803-1872) The original owner of the Barnhisel House built in 1840, in Girard, Ohio
Catherine Barnhisel (1806-1888)
David Barnhisel (1809-1859)
Elizabeth Barnhisel (1811-1899)
Jacob Barnhisel (1813-1854)
Margaretta Ana Barnhisel (1815-1889)
Mary Barnhisel (1817-  ?    )
Samuel Loy Barnhisel (1820-1860)

Most of the children were born in Pennsylvania. It's probable, at least, that Mary and Samuel were born in Ohio.

In 1831, Eve married James Jonathan Truesdell (1774-1851) and they lived in a log house close to McKinley Heights, in Trumbull County. Eve's step-son, Julius Truesdell, was living with the couple in 1850 in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio. Eve died on the 5th day of September 1854 and was buried next to her first husband, Henry Barnhisel, at the Union Cemetery in Girard, Trumbull, Ohio.

Anna Eva Loy
Born: 9 Jun 1782 Greenwich, Berks, PA
Married: 1)  1798 
               2) 1 Feb 1831 Girard, Trumbull, OH
Died: 5 Sep 1854  Vienna, Trumbull, OH
Sources: Census Records: 1800-1850; Connie Boyer's B/B book;
Hysell/Hisel Newsletter, editor, Phil Hysell, added a source citation of the Truesdell marriage record.