Extended Family Histories
Henry Leitheiser
1858 - 1924 (66 years)-
Name Henry Leitheiser Born 8 Mar 1858 West Bend, WI 
[1] Gender Male _UID 7E2D4C996C204D1CB68928918E0FB896687D Died 31 May 1924 Bridgewater, SD Buried 5 Jun 1924 St. Stephen's Cemetary. Block 2, lot 27, grave 2. Person ID I977 Gary and Connie Genealogy Last Modified 7 Apr 2013
Father Franz Joseph Leitheiser, b. 1819, Germany , d. 11 Oct 1884, Bridgewater, SD (Age 65 years) Mother Mary Catherine Kircher, b. May 1825, Ireland , d. 15 Apr 1908, Goodrick, ND (Age ~ 82 years) Married 1843 Buffalo, NY _UID 0E1EAE172BB141E5BA7F6563414E097F0B9C Family ID F148 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife Elizabeth Clara Neher, b. 12 Aug 1874, Augusta, WI , d. 7 Dec 1958, Bridgewater, SD (Age 84 years) Married 26 Sep 1893 St. Stephen's in Bridgewater [2] _UID 0096FCA02B1F4808A4C8F200EC836B2E32A4 Children 1. Mary Leitheiser, b. 26 Jul 1894, Bridgewater, SD , d. 6 Feb 1972, Freeman, SD (Age 77 years)2. Clara Barbara Leitheiser, b. 1896, Bridgewater, SD , d. Died at 2 months old. 3. Casper Leitheiser, b. 30 Jul 1897, Bridgewater, SD , d. 22 Aug 1986, Emory, SD (Age 89 years)4. Albert William Leitheiser, b. 17 May 1899, Bridgewater, SD , d. 23 Apr 1965, Mitchell, SD (Age 65 years)5. Joseph Frank Leitheiser, b. 26 Mar 1901, Bridgewater, SD , d. 1 Jun 1973, Emory, SD (Age 72 years)6. Leo Otto Leitheiser, b. 14 May 1903, Bridgewater, SD , d. 5 Jul 1970 (Age 67 years)7. Louise Mary Leitheiser, b. 15 Jan 1905, Bridgewater, SD , d. 11 Mar 1992, Salem, SD (Age 87 years)8. Florence (St. Michael) Leitheiser, b. 5 Apr 1907, Bridgewater, SD , d. 23 Sep 2002, Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD (Age 95 years)9. Bernadette L. Leitheiser, b. 11 May 1909, Bridgewater, SD , d. 26 Mar 1987, Sioux Falls, SD (Age 77 years)10. Margaret Leitheiser, b. 9 Sep 1911, Bridgewater, SD , d. 9 Jan 1996, Bridgewater, SD (Age 84 years)11. Stephen George Leitheiser, b. 18 May 1914, Bridgewater, SD , d. 7 Feb 1980, Bridgewater, SD (Age 65 years)Last Modified 7 Jul 2017 Family ID F147 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Came west in 1879 with his brother Adam. Adam and Henry laid claim to land next to one another. They built a shack on Henry's land and helped Adam build his farm. He got a job working on the Milwaukee Road railroad.
The winter of 1880 was bad. The rail lines, mainly bridges, needed repair. When the railroad was running again, Henry's parents, Franz and Mary Catherine, loaded up all their belongings and went to Bridgewater to join the rest of the family. They came in 1881.
Henry sold his rights to his claim to a new homesteader for his goldwatch and took out a claim to a different quarter and tree claim, a couple of miles further east and north of his brother's farms. His brothers helped him build up his place.
He had found a girl he wanted to marry. He was going on 35 and shewas 19. Elizabeth Neher.
Henry and Elizabeth had 10 children that survived. Clara died at 2 months of whooping cough.
Died:
- stroke
- Came west in 1879 with his brother Adam. Adam and Henry laid claim to land next to one another. They built a shack on Henry's land and helped Adam build his farm. He got a job working on the Milwaukee Road railroad.
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Event Map 
Born - 8 Mar 1858 - West Bend, WI 
Married - 26 Sep 1893 - St. Stephen's in Bridgewater 
Died - 31 May 1924 - Bridgewater, SD = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Henry Leitheiser Family Mary Elizabeth Albert Henry Caspar 1900.jpg
Parents are Elizabeth and Henry; children L-R are Mary, Albert, and Casper. Photo taken in 1900.
Leitheiser Mary Catherine sons
Front row: Adam, Mary Catherine, John
Back row: Charles, Will, Frank, Martin, Henry
(Frank and Martin are twins)
Henry Leitheiser and Elizabeth Nehr Wedding.....great grandma 1.jpg
1893
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