Hannah Long Waldsmith, about 1785 - 1835

Hannah's background is an ongoing mystery.  Once I went to a medium and asked about her.  The psychic said she pictured a woman at the door of a farmhouse, waving, but that's all she saw.  Big disappointment!

One great thing that's been found is a short bio in a town history in Kansas of Hannah's sister, Elizabeth Long McCoy.  From it, we know that Hannah's family went from Pennsylvania to Butler County, Ohio by river, I think, with sister Elizabeth's husband, and they settled about five miles south of Hamilton in southwestern Ohio.  Mr. McCoy said they were of "Dutch" descent, so perhaps they originally were Langs.  Hannah married Peter Waldsmith whose father had a mill in the area, and they had many daughters born between 1806 and 1824, who were named on a deed from Peter.  No record has been found of Hannah's mother, so perhaps she died before they traveled from Pennyslvania down the Ohio.

I've been searching for information about Hannah for 30 years.  Maybe someday someone will find more clues from her dad, James, sister Elizabeth McCoy, or brother Minor(d).  In the meantime, I think of her as standing at the front door of an old farmhouse, smiling and waving.


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