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2. Alex, died young.
3. Samuel, who had a son, William.
4. Daniel M.
5. John Peter, born 1816, died 1875, and had children: Edward G., of Renovo; Emma ; Henry H .; and Charles.
6. Mary Elizabeth.
7. Joseph H., had sons: William, Joseph, John and Robert.
8. Jacob, who had sons: John, William P., and Thomas G.
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9. Henry G., who had a son, Frank, and a daughter, Anna, married Dr. Northrop.
IO. Charles, whose sons are: Harry, Charles and Daniel.
II. Mrs. Rebecca Paul.
12. Christiana, died 1895.
13. Susan, born 1837, now in the Phoebe Dea- coness Home, Allentown.
14. Andrew J., died young.
15. Jane, died aged thirteen.
16. Thomas Sproele, who had a son, Charles.
V. Barbara, born Jan. 1, 1764, died young.
VI. Eva Christina, born Jan. 5, 1766, married Henry Shettel.
VII. Andrew Leisenring, born Feb. 8, 1768, died 1796, in Northumberland county. Andrew and Elizabeth Leisenring had three daughters: Mrs. Hannah Beck; Mary, wife of Jonas Kern; and Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Shindel.
VIII. Peter.
IX. John Jacob, born Sept. 13, 1772, died young.
Peter Leisenring was born Feb. 28, 1770, and died Feb. 25, 1833, at Sunbury. He married Susanna Schad, born May 1, 1774, died May 17, 1837. They had five children:
I. Jacob Leisenring, born July 14, 1794, died May 11, 1878, married Mary Bucher, and had seven children: Lydia; Charles; Henry; Cath- arine; Frank; Mary I .. , married Dr. George Mifflin; and Peter, born 1840, died 1898, and had a son, Jacob.
2. Lydia, born Nov. 2, 1797, married Chris- tian Baldy, and had a son, Peter L., born Sept. 22, 1815.
3. Catharine, born May 13, 1799, died May 23, 1874, married Martin Weaver. Among their children were: Mrs. Eli Bowen, mother of Elizabeth W. Bowen; Lydia, wife of Charles Seagreaves ; and Mary A., wife of Thomas Keck.
4. Gideon Leisenring, born May 29, 1802, married Louisa Shindel and had seven children: Dr. Peter S., of San Diego, Cal., born May 21, 1830, married Emma Sigmund, and had children : Fred G., Dr. H. G., Mrs. S. C. Durnin, Luther M., Mrs. Lizzie H. Kennedy, Loie, and Sara; Susan C., married Frank J. Schoch; George W., married Georgia Morris, and had children : Louisa, John, and Frank; Benjamin F .; Jacob S., Esq., of Altoona; Lydia K., married (first) Dr. Alfred Sigmund, and (second) H. B. Bel- mar, and had children : Rev. F. S. Sigmund, and Rev. W. S. Sigmund; Rev. Edwin H. Leisen- ring, of Chambersburg.
5. Peter Leisenring, youngest son of Peter, was born Aug. 5, 1813, in Sunbury. He engaged in the livery business at Court and Church streets and they ran stage lines to Berwick and to Phila-
delphia. He was one of the organizers of Allen Lodge, No. 71, I. O. O. F., having been a member of the order at Sunbury, and a member of the Lutheran Church. He died Dec. 15, 1849. He married Katharine, daughter of James Seagreaves. She was born May 23, 1815, and died May 21, 1883. They had seven children :
I. Captain Thomas B. Leisenring, the eldest son, was born March 22, 1838. He was edu- cated at the Allentown Academy and learned the printer's trade under Mifflin Hannum on the Allentown Democrat. He was employed for a time in North Carolina, but came North when he saw that hostilities were imminent and was employed on the Carbon County Democrat at Mauch Chunk, where he enlisted April 22, 1861, as a private in Captain John Craig's Company I, of the Sixth Regiment, in the three month's service. At the expiration of the term he en- listed as a sergeant in Company G, 47th Regi- ment, Sept. 18, 1861, at Allentown, and was promoted to First Sergeant, Sept. 19, 1864, and to Captain, Jan. 1, 1865. He was mustered out with the company, Dec. 25, 1865, at Charleston. S. C. For some years he was editor of the Lehigh Valley Daily News, but left journalism and engaged in the insurance and real estate busi- ness. He died at Allentown, June 13, 1887. Captain Leisenring was a member of JAllen Lodge, No. 71, and Unity Encampment, No. 12, I. O. O. F., of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and the Episcopal Church. He mar- ried Annie E., daughter of Nelson and Elemina R. (Massey) Weiser, who has been deputy fac- tory inspector of the state for many years. They had six children: Mary K., died young; Abigail E., married John S. Correll, associate editor of the Easton Call, and has two children : John P., Jr., and Annie R .; Annie S., born 1877, died 1884; Louisa A .; George H. Thomas, a printer, married Esther M. Lutz; and Peter W., business manager of the Morning Call, who married Helen M. Yoder.
2. James Leisenring, deceased, of California. 3. Reuben S.
4. Martin W., born 1842, died Jan. 16, 1901, a printer, and member of the First Defenders, and Company B, 47th Regiment, in the Civil War. He married, Aug. 21, 1869, Mary Mil- ler, who died July 28, 1904, and had an only daughter, Annie L., wife of Edwin D. Meixell.
5. Jacob P., born March 12, 1843, died Feb. 25, 1862.
6. Susan E., born Dec. 15, 1845, who was ac- cidentally killed by horses on the Walnut street bridge, May 12, 1856, aged 10 years.
7. Lydia L., died Oct. 4, 1904, who conducted a private school from 1888 to 1898 in Allen-
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town, and was prior to that many years a primary school teacher, considered one of the best in the city schools.
REUBEN S. LEISENRING, third son of Peter, was born in Allentown, Nov. 16, 1840. He was educated in the local schools, and in 1859 went to Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio, where he learned the printer's trade, which he followed until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted in Company C, 84th Ohio Infantry, and served nine months. He resumed his trade after the war, at Warren, as foreman of the Trumbull Democrat, where he remained until 1866, when he returned East and became salesman for Smith, Kline & French, wholesale druggists, travelling west to the Mississippi and east through the New England states. He then located in Allentown in 1881 and was in the real estate and insurance business with H. B. Yingling, and sales agent for the Lehigh Iron Company. On May 1, 1882, he formed a partnership with Daniel Z. Walker, as Leisenring & Walker, dealing in real estate and fire insurance, in which he continued until his death. The firm was first located on the sec- ond floor of the Second National Bank building, later in the Lawfer building, and in 1890 re- moved to 8 South Seventh street. For many years they had the leading trade in the county and enjoyed a large business. On May 11, 1911, Mr. Leisenring left Allentown with his wife on a trip to California and while driving through the Yosemite Valley, near El Portal, met an ac- cidental death on June 3, 1911. The horses attached to the coach in which he was riding be- came fractious and Mr. Leisenring was hurled from the coach against the bluff and sustained a fractured skull.
Mr. Leisenring served two terms in common council as a Republican, was a school director in the Third ward for ten years, a member of the Board of Control for three years, a trustee of the Allentown Hospital, a member of the Board of Health from 1892, and president of the Allentown Cemetery Association. He married Mrs. Mary E. Heyl, daughter of Allen and Maria (Krause) Appel, and granddaughter of John Appel. They had no children. Mrs. Lei- senring had a son in her first marriage, Allen V. Heyl, of Allentown. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, while Mr. Leisenring was a member of the Reformed Church.
James Seagreaves, father of Mrs. Peter Leisen- ring, was born Nov. 27, 1774, and died March 1, 1861. He married Elizabeth Schade and had ten children : Mrs. Elizabeth Stein; Abigail, born 1801, died 1887; Mrs. Euphemia Ganga- were; Louisa, born 1806, died 1880; Katharine, married Peter Leisenring; Charles, born 1798,
died 1872, married Lydia Weaver and had chil- dren: James W., George W., Elizabeth, Cath- arine, and Charles; William, died in Fostoria, Ohio; Francis; Henry, married Eliza Schwenk and had children: Mrs. David Mattern, Anna, Mrs. W. B. Powell, Miles, Charles, and George ; Reuben, died young. James Seagreaves was com- missioned ensign of the 7th Co., 7th Regt., of Northampton County Militia on Sept. 11, 1798, by Governor Mifflin.
1140688 LIESER (LIESSER, LEASER ) FAMILY.
Samuel Liesser was an early settler in Cole- brookdale township, Berks county. In 1798 he lived near the Colebrookdale Iron Works. He and his wife and two children became members of Rev. Jacob Albright's second class in 1800. In 1803 the first council of. the Evangelical Church met at the home of Samuel Liesser, in Berks county. Tradition states that he was related to Frederick Leaser, of Liberty Bell fame, of Lynn township.
"Father" Liesser was widely known as a man of exemplary piety. He died in the early part of the century. His wife Anna, died in 1838, at the ripe age of 82 years .- Stapleton's Flashlight of Evangelical Church History.
Abraham Liesser, son of Samuel, became Al- bright's second assistant in 1803.
The late W. H. Sallada, of Hereford, Pa., con- tributed an article, "The Graveyards of Here- ford Township," to the Pennsylvania German Magazine, which was published in the January number of 1909. A part of the article germane to this family follows :
"In the southwestern part of the township there is the Lesser (now Oberholtzer) burial ground. Here about 60 graves are marked by common field stones, but unfortunately there is not a single tombstone or marker to desiginate who lie buried here. Seemingly about two-thirds of the graves are those of children. The writer re- members the burial of one person on this ground whose obsequies he attended some 60 odd years ago with his mother, the burial of Joseph Lesser. Short services were held at the house of mourn- ing, after which burial took place on this grave- yard. The mourners then adjourned to the barn where the funeral discourse was held on the thrashing floor. This was in the summer time. The interment was the last or one of the last on this burial ground. The writer found the name Lesser on four different burial lots in the town- ship, showing that the Lessers, were pretty well distributed over the township in earlier days. The Oberholtzer farm is historic in connection with the early history of the Evangelical Association as the place where the Lesser Class was formed."
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Jacob Leaser, a descendant of Samuel, was an early farmer in Weisenberg township. He was a Reformed member of Weisenberg church, where he probably is buried.
He was twice married. The one wife was a widow named Werley. They had two sons, viz. : John, who settled at Bremen, Marshall county, Indiana, and Elias Leaser, born April 14, 1827. He was a carpenter and laborer, and died at his home near Seipstown, February 4, 1885, in his 58th year. He is buried at the Ziegel church.
His wife, Lucy Ann Wagner, died March 23, 1902, aged 72 years, 10 months and 4 days. Their children follow: John; Henry S .; Joshua E. E .;
of the Foresters of America, whose recording sec- retary he has been since 1903.
On January 28, 1882, he married Hannah Haring, daughter of George and Esther (Baer) Haring. Their children are: Charles A., de- ceased ; Stella H., Lizzie A. and Esther R.
Clinton H. D. Leaser, of Allentown, was born May 20, 1869. He was reared on the farm and lived in Weisenberg until in 1886, then came to Allentown. He is a ribbon weaver and was one of the first employees of the old Pioneer Silk Company, now known by the name of Allentown Silk Company, with which he is still employed.
He is a member of the following secret societies :
HOMESTEAD OF FREDERICK LEASER, THE PATRIOT, LYNN TOWNSHIP.
William ( 1861-1886) ; Addison J. M .; Harvin L. W .; Clinton H. D .; Anna, the wife of Mil- ton C. Peter, of Allentown. All these children reside in Allentown.
Joshua E. E. Leaser, of Allentown, was born in Weisenberg, July 6, 1859; was a farmer until 1887, when he removed to Allentown, and began clerking, which he since follows. He was em- ployed by William Lawfer for a period of twenty- one years.
Mr. Leaser is active in Sunday school work. He was elected president of a Bible class in 1887, and serves the honored office to this time. He has been teaching in the Sunday school many years.
He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and was the lodges representative to the Grand Lodge in 1898; member of the Knights of Friendship, and
J. O. U. A. M., A. O. K. of M. C. and the Red Men.
He and family are members of the Reformed Church. He was a deacon eight years and is now an elder in the church. He was one of the first trustees of Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks' Home, in Allentown.
In 1888 he married Amanda C. Haup, a daugh- ter of Adam and Salinda (Straub) Haup. They have an only son, Llewellyn C., who is a pro- fessional window decorator, employed by Hess Brothers, Allentown.
LEISER FAMILY.
Henry Leiser, a descendant of Samuel, con- ducted Albright's Tavern in South Whitehall township, this county, for some years. Later on
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he moved to Allentown, where he is buried in the Union cemetery.
His wife, Sarah, died quite young, the mother of these children, Henry, Alfred, Sarah, James, Benjamin, Helen, and Mrs. Spinner.
Benjamin Leiser was born at Albright's Tavern about 1839, and died at Allentown on June 22, 1899. In partnership with John Bowen and Henry Yingling, he established the West End Brick Company at Allentown. After some years of successful business he withdrew from the com- pany and established a brick yard at Lichtenwal- ner's, near Allentown, and then he was engaged in business until his retirement five years before his death.
Mr. Leiser had supplied the bricks for the erec- tion of the Trinity United Evangelical church edifice; also for a Lutheran church at Bethlehem.
In earlier life he was a member of the Luther- an Church, but later he joined the Trinity United Evangelical church, of which his wife, Emma, a born Scheetz, was a also a member. She died on January 14, 1906, aged 62 years. Their children are: Alfred, William, Frank, Warren G., Edwin, Susan, Annie, Ida, Irwin and Harvey ; the last two are deceased.
WARREN G. LEISER.
The popular wall paper dealer at 239 North Eighth street, Allentown, was born February II, 1882, son of the late Benjamin and Emma (Scheetz) Leiser, of Allentown.
The subject, Warren G. Leiser, was educated in the public schools of his native city, Allentown, and in the American Business College. Like many eminent and successful Pennsylvania sons, he began life at the bottom of the ladder and by persistent and honest effort he has continued to advance. At the age of eleven years he began to work for a news agency and soon had gained such a knowledge of the business that notwithstand- ing the agency changing ownership many times young Leiser continued to go with the business. He was employed with the predecessors and suc- cessors of Reimer's news agency for more than seven years. At the age of nineteen years Mr. Leiser learned the wall paper business, in which he has been engaged as a dealer since 1903. He employs a force of skilled mechanics in the con- duct of the business, having a stock of paper which is both large and varied. He is the inventor of a water motor perferator, a mechanical device of great value used by wall paper dealers generally, not only in this country but also in Germany and Russia. The devise is known as "The Leiser." He also has a half-interest in a combination fold- ing paste table and trimmer which he invented and holds a patent upon it.
Mr. Leiser was one of the organizers of the Lehigh County Wall Paper Dealers Association, which organization has the honor of his member- ship from the beginning to the present time. His identification with any movement, whether com- mercial, social or political, is symbolic of energy and success.
His fraternal connections are with the Green- leaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M., and the Inde- pendent Americans. Politically he is a strong Democrat, not only by inclination but in principle and by inheritance. He is an active member of the Lehigh Democratic Club, of several fire com- panies, and an aspirant for the 1915 election for the office of Register of Wills of Lehigh county.
He married, in 1904, Bertha L. Christman, daughter of Aaron and Amelia (Walbert) Christman, of Macungie. They have the follow- ing children: Amelia, born April 14, 1905; Benjamin, born October 27, 1906, died December II, 1909; Dorothy, born September 15, 1909, died April 6, 1910; Warren G., Jr., born March 31, 1911 ; Irene E., born July 15, 1913.
Mr. Leiser resides with his family at 831 Tilghman street and during the summer months they occupy their cozy cottage, "Amelia," lo- cated in the circle at Waldheim Park. This sum- mer home he built in 1913. They are active members of Salem Reformed church, Macungie, Pa.
CHARLES L. LEHNERT.
Germany has contributed to this country many valuable and enterprising citizens, and among those who reside in Catasauqua, Pennsyl- vania, must be mentioned Charles L. Lehnert, whose birth occurred near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Oct. 21, 1867, son of Albert Lehnert, also a native of Germany, who was a brewer by trade, following in the footsteps of his father, who also engaged in the same line of business.
Charles L. Lehnert, after acquiring a practical education in the common schools of his neighbor- hood, served an apprenticeship at the trade of brewer, and worked as a journeyman in twenty- six breweries in his native land, thoroughly mas- tering all the details of the business. Being of the opinion that the United States offered better opportunities for a successful business career, he accordingly emigrated thither, arriving in New York, May 1, 1895. . His first employment was in Brooklyn, N. Y., from whence he removed to Springfield, Mass. Later he attended the New York Brewing Academy, thus adding to the knowledge previously acquired. He then worked in New York City; Waterbury, Conn .; Troy, N. Y., where he was brewmeister; and at Au- burn, N. Y. At the end of these various experi-
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ences, Mr. Lenhart established a brewery at Sayre, Pa., where he remained two and one-half years, after which he sold his interests to the remaining stockholders, and in 1906 came to Catasauqua, there purchasing the Catasauqua Brewery from a Mr. Rice. He made many valu- able improvements to the property by installing new machinery to take the place of almost all the machinery then in use, and he also erected a bottling works, and engaged in the manufacture of soft drinks. During 1913 and 1914 he built a three and one-half story brick, steel, and concrete addition, which he utilizes for celler and storage purposes. He is conservative in his business methods, honorable in all his transactions, and the success which has attended his efforts is evi- dence of his ability and thorough knowledge of his special line of work. He is a member of the Board of Trade of Catasauqua, the Lehigh Saengerbund, the Lieder Krantz, and the Fra- ternal Order of Eagles, No. 110, all of Allen- town; and the Royal Order of Moose, of Cata- sauqua.
Mr. Lehnert married, in March, 1897, Sera- phina Vogt, daughter of Martin Vogt, of Wan- gen, Canton Schwyz, Switzerland. Children : Hilda, and Elsie. The family are connected both with St. Paul's Lutheran and St. Mary's Catholic church, of Catasauqua.
LENKER FAMILY.
The Lenker family is a large one in the Ger- man or lower section of Northumberland county, : Pa. Adam (or John Adam) Lenker, the an- cestor, hailed from Switzerland, and after lo- cating in what is now Lower Mahanoy town- ship, in Northumberland county, he settled upon a tract of land which in 1910 was owned by David Bohner. He was born Dec. 12, 1765, and died March 24, 1834. He is buried at Zion's church in Stone Valley; also his wife, Anna Maria, who was born June 15, 1764, and died May 12, 1822. Their children were : Michael, John Adam, Jr., Jacob, Polly (mar- ried John Witmer), and Mary (married W. Schaffer ) .
Michael Lenker married Catharine Emerick, and they lived upon a farm in Lower Mahanoy township. She was born in 1791 and died in 1860. Their children were: Abraham, Polly, Isaac (born in 1818 and died in 1881), Sarah, Catharine, Lydia, Elizabeth, and Jacob.
John Adam Lenker, Jr., was born Aug. 14, 1789, and died Oct. 13 1861. He lived in Lower Mahanoy township, and his homestead is now owned by Jacob F. Lenker. He was a farmer and stonemason. He and his wife, Maria M. Bobb, are buried at the Stone-valley
church. Their children were: Rev. Nicholas, Adam, David, John B., Rev. Michael (who died at Lykens, Pa.), Jacob, Elizabeth (mar- ried Joseph Negley), Mary (married David Ditty), Lydia (married John Wetzel) and Catharine (married Jonathan Bonawitz).
Jacob Lenker, son of Adam, was born in Ger- many and after landing at Philadelphia soon afterward settled upon a farm in Mahantango Valley, Northumberland county, Pa., there he built a saw-mill which he operated successfully in connection with farming. He was a Lu- theran and is buried at the Stone-Valley church in Lower Mahanoy township. He was a sol- dier. His wife was Anna Feldy, and they had eight children: Peter, Jacob, Simon, Jonathan, Philip, Mrs. Jacob Hepner Mrs. John Shaffer, and Mrs. Seaman. The son Jacob, obtained the homestead farm and there he lived until his de- cease.
Peter Lenker, son of Jacob, died in the house in which he was born, though he had passed, many years of his life elsewhere. He was a life-long farmer and at one time owned his own property. For thirteen years he lived near Line Mountain postoffice. He was a member of the Stone Valley church. His first wife, Susanna Bobb, and they had twelve children: John, Magdalena, Peter, Nicholas, Adam, Michael and six who died young. He married second, Esther Hetrich, daughter of George Hetrich, and they had six children: Daniel (died nineteen years old) ; Lydia (unmarried) ; Simon (deceased, eleven years old) ; George H .; Benjamin (who lives in Lower Augusta township), and Re- becca (who died aged six years).
George H. Lenker, son of Peter, was born in Upper Mahanoy township. He attended the old subscription school for three months and later the public schools. In 1871 he commenced farming in Washington township and there he has since continued to live. He owns 80 acres of clear land and 15 acres of woodland. He built a substantial house on his property in 1897. He is an energetic and progressive citizen. For twelve years he was auditor. Afterward, in 1895, he was elected a school director and this office he has served continuously to this time. He is a Democrat. He and family are mem- bers of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, of which he was a deacon.
In 1871 Mr. Lenker married Henrietta Carl, daughter of John and Catharine (Diener) Carl, natives of Berks county, and they have seven children: Hiram O. (of Lavelle, Schuylkill county ) ; Charles M. (of Shamokin) ; Alice R. (wife of George Thomas of Jackson township) ;
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Nathan H. (of Mowry, Pa.) ; George C. (men- tioned later) ; Isaac I. (of Washington town- ship) ; and Henrietta R. (married to Monroe Bobb, of Washington township).
GEORGE C. LENKER, of Allentown, was born
in Washington township, Northumberland county, Pa., Sept. 5, 1879. He learned the blacksmith trade in 1900 at Lavelle, in Schuyl- kill county, Pa., and this he followed at various places until in 1907 when he permanently settled at Allentown, having first come to that city in 1900. His place of business is located at Ham- ilton and Front streets. He is a general black- smith and horse-shoer and employs four men. Socially he is a member of the I. O. O. F., and the F. O. E. He and family are members of the Lutheran church. In November, 1907, he married Annie Kostenbader, daughter of John Kostenbader of the Little Gap, in Carbon coun- ty. They have one son, Edwin G.
Benjamin Lenker, son of Jacob. who was son of John Adam, Jr., was born Aug. 29, 1836, where Michael Lenker now lives in Lower Ma- hanoy. He was a stone mason for twenty-four years and also followed farming. By industry, thrift and economy from a humble beginning, he became a substantial and respected citizen of his community. He served his township as school director four years. Politically he is a Repub- lican. He served Zion's church of Stone Val- ley as deacon, elder and trustee. He married Mary Wert in 1863. She died July 31, 1887, aged fifty-eight years. Their children are : Jacob F. (a justice of the peace and prosperous farmer in Northumberland county) ; Irving (school teacher) ; Gertie (married O. J. P. Harter (a grocer at Allentown) ; and Boaz (milk dealer of Allentown).
REV. E. O. LEOPOLD.
Rev. Elmer O. Leopold, a native of South Whitehall township, was educated in the local schools and the Allentown Preparatory school, and Muhlenberg College, where he graduated in 1889. He then entered Mt. Airy Theological Seminary and graduated in 1892. While a stud- ent at the college and seminary he was much in- terested in musical organizations. He was the college organist, played the organ in the First Ward Sunday school for three years, and in the seminary was organist and choir leader. He was ordained to the Lutheran ministry in 1892, and was called as pastor to Girardville, where he served eight years, until 1900. He was elected pastor of the Washingtonville, Monroe county, congregation, but on account of his father's ill health, was compelled to decline and returned to
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