Dr. Jacob A. Shesler and Elizabeth Overholt

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Husband Dr. Jacob A. Shesler ¹

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           Born: 30 Aug 1836 - Fairfield Co, OH 1
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       Marriage: 15 Mar 1865 1

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Wife Elizabeth Overholt ¹

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           Born: 5 Aug 1842 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Abraham S. Overholt (1813-1896) 2 3
         Mother: Barbara Sherrick (1813-1891) 3

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Children

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1 F Ada Shesler ¹

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           Born: 21 Jan 1867 1
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         Spouse: Edward C. R. Reene (      -      ) 1

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2 F Minnie Shesler ¹

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           Born: 4 Dec 1867 1
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3 M Walter H. Shesler ¹

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           Born: 19 Dec 1876 1
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Jacob A. Shesler

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In 1852 he left home with a company of young men for California, accross the "Plains." Many incidents of his journey for want of space must be passed over, such as cremation of an Indian Chief, war dance by 2000 Indians, murder, capture, trial and execution of murderers, a narrow escape from a pack of wolves, etc., etc. He arrived safe in Butte County, in September, without a dime in his pocket. Here he hired out to a mining company, at $4.00 per day, and subsequently became one of the owners of the mine.
His life struggle now began with its alternation of successes and failures. At one time his mining property in Sierra County, was estimated to be worth from $80,000 to $100,000, but by trusting to the honesty of a "friend," he became involved in a law suit, which cost him over $3000 and the loss of all his mining property.
In 1856 he took an active part in the formation of the republican party in Sierra County, and became its first candidate for the Legislature from the 17th Judicial District, the following year. He was one of the delegates from Sierra County to the First Republican State Convention ever held in California, at Sacramento, Feb 16, 1860, to elect delegates to the National Republican Convention, which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President.
On Aug 11, 1860, he started for his old Ohio home, arriving there in September. In 1863 he enlisted in the 49th, O. V. V. I., and served till after the close of the war.
In 1874 he began the study of medicine, graduated from Physio\emdash Med., College, Cincinatti, Ohio, March, 1877. After marriage they moved to Fostoria, Ohio, and in 1881, to San Jose, California.

1 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 124.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 122.