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Subject: Re: [PaCambri] Lemon House
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 08:19:00 EDT

According to the the history, "The Lemon Family, The Lemon House" published
by the Eastern nathional Park and Monument Association, Samuel Lemon was the
founder of the Lemon House.

"Born in 1793 of Scotch-Irish stock, youn Sam Lemon remained with his
family in eastern Pennsylvania until the age of nineteen when he enlisted to
fight in the War of 1812. Sam's relatives had also patriotically served in
previous wars. The young soldier's grandfaather, John after arriving in America
from Ireland in 1775, fought under George Washington in seven battles in the
Revolutionaary War. Sam's father, Neal served in a militia company in 1778 and
was paid $5.49 for thenty-three days of service.
"Soldier Sam's military stint led him to the central part of the state
where he served in a Huntingdon County Regiment. He must have liked this
part of the state. After being discharged from the Army, he remained in
Huntingdon County for a number of years. Various tax records from 1814 -1820 show him
to be in the area, and in 1816 list him as the landlord of a local tavern, J.
Simpson Africa's History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties tells even more
about Lemon:
'later another inn was opened on the site of the Colonel Cresswell
mansion, the building known as the "barracks." There, Samuel Lemon was an early
keeper.'

"Thus, at age twenty-seven, he was well on his way to a bright future.
Sometime during the early 1820's, Sam married a local girl, Jean Moore. She
lived in Manor Hill, a village over the hill from the tavern......"



I got this copy of the booklet on a visit to the Lemon House. My
step-father's family at one time lived in the house. (1943 to 1961) (James and Zella
Gailey)

Betty M.

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