I have been researching my Ishman family for about the last year. My ancestors are from Jefferson County Pa. As far as I have found so far; everyone with the last name "Ishman" is related.
I am recieving some new software in the next week which I am hoping will get me at a break-through point in my research.
Does your family history sound something like this ?
The first "Ishman" (I believe it was spelled "Eschmann" )( I believe his name may have been Daniel Eschmann) was a German Hessian Soldier who came here during the American Revolution.
(I am trying to substantiate this right now) . The story goes that he was captured by the Americans at one of the battles and became a P.O.W. . After the war he stayed here and started a family.(I believe it may have been in Delaware or N.Jersey)
His offspring moved to a predominately German community in an area of Pa. which is right at the meeting point of 3 counties. Schuylkill, Berks Northumberland. At some point in about the 1830's or 1840's three brothers moved to Jefeerson County Pa.
(David, Moses Joseph) I am a decendant of Joseph. Another family story that you may have heard is that we have some Native American Blood in us by way of either the first or second generation Ishman having married a pure Indian Women. I have not substantiated this yet.
This family research is very time consuming and frustrating and expensive; many times I have ran into dead ends; But I keep sticking with it and I hope I will be able to substantiate a lot of this stuff fairly soon.
If you can figure out your G-Grandfathers name, I might know which branch of the family you are related to. I by no means consider myself an expert on Ishman family research ; So any family History info. you have would be greatly appreciated.