Leichtnam Family Tree

This I found on the internet:

From: WarnerTree@aol.com

St Gregory Church death record:

Victoria Leichtnam

06-22-1880/80 yrs

* Leichtnam / Internet 1999

Emilia Leichtnam

10-27-1889/23 yrs

Michel Roux =

Mi.Roux@wanadoo.fr

Johannes Leichtnam

12-02-1893/81 yrs

I'd be very interested in finding the name of Joseph Leichtnam's father. My ascendant is Conrad Leichtnam

John Leichtnam

12-19-1916/48 yrs

He was born in 1823 in Breidenbach (Alsace - Eastern France) and died in 1900 in Saint-Dizier (France).

Evergree Cemetery Manitowac WI:

Joseph Leichtnam

1882-1957

Leichtnam is a german name which could come from "Alsace" (Eastern France near Germany).

Margaret Leichtnam

1882-1937

Magdalena Leichtnam

Geb. 22 Juli 1838-Gest. 09 Marz 1920

John Leichtnam

Geb. 12 Apr 1837-Gest. 17 Feb 1931

1. Joseph Leichtnam

1. John Leichtnam

John P Leichtnam

09-19-1868-12-19-1916

06-??-1839/06-??-1925

1863/

(I am not sure where these people fit into the family tree. I wrote all info down I found. Victoria Firnstahl)

Ontario Canada/

MO/

1880 Census 41 years old

1880 Census 17 years old

Married 1860

2. Mary Elizabeth Leichtnam

1. Frances Warner

1. Bill Sturgis

1. Pam Sturgis

1. Brian Austin

Ed & Mary's daughter Frances married Ben Sturgis. This is

09-19-1864/09-22-1955

11-29-1977/06-17-1996

their gr-grandson:

Celestine "Mary" Gamache

St Joseph MO/Spokane WA

Brian Austin "Crossing The Goal Line" Brian William Austin

09-??-1843

(Gamche)

1880 Census 15 years old

Married

Married

Married

was born Nov 29, 1977 in Tacoma WA. He passed away June

St Genevieve MO

Married

04-26-1883 Little Black WI

Ben Sturgis

Dorothy

Bill Austin

17, 1996 while in his mother's arms. Brian had 3 great loves

1880 Census 37 years old

Edward Warner

family, friends, and fun! Brian was very open and very vocal

(Both her parents born in MO)

02-05-1858/01-21-1921

about his love for his family. His father Bill and half-brother

NY/Portland OR

Donny were very special to him. With his grandparents and

2. Nellie Susan Warner

many aunts, Brian shared a special closeness. Brian adored

09-06-1884/08-1949

his younger brother Kevin. He proved this daily by teasing

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him, older brother would do, and by loving him. He would go

Married 04-12-1904

to his brother's games and brag about his athletic abilities.

Arthur D Prosser

Brian had a deep love for his mother. Giant bear hugs in his

in his huge, muscular arms will be missed. He was not

embarrassed to express his feelings and was often heard

annoucing, "I love you, mom." Brian had many friends. He

3. Edward Joseph Warner

had an engaging smile and a contagious laugh. He found ways

05-19-1886/06-25-1912

to make everyone happy. He made friends easily and kept

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them. No one like to have more fun than Brian. If he had to

*Edward Leichtnam's father with his Uncle Joseph, carried the first corpse for burial

do something that wasn't already fun, he would make it fun.

in the Colby Cemetery in a coffin he made himself. It was carried by hand through

4. Laura Elizabeth Warner

Brian was a fabulous athlete. When the coach needed extra

the woods. (This was pre 1882)

06-01-1988/11-21-1958

yardage, the ball was Brian's. It wasn't uncommon to see him

*Ed & Mary were married in Colby WI. All 10 chilren were born there or in Medford

Little Black WI/Yakima WA

moving upfield with two opposing players clinging to his

two chldrend died in Little Black due to influenza that was epedemic at the time.

Married 09-28-1909 Medford WI

ankles. Give Brian a ball and a bat and it wasn't long before

They are buried side by side in Little Balck in 1898. Also lost a son Henry of diptheria

Peter Bontin

that ball would be soaring through the air. His natural

at the age of 1 year. They must have left WI around 1912 Reportedly Ed went from

Married

athletic ability allowed him to play any position. His co-

MN to MT eventually shippng cattle by train to the west. Edward died in Portland

Louis Buss

operative attitude made him a coach's dream. Brian loved

from acute dialation of the heart and Mary died in Spokane

school, not always the academic part of it, but the social

part. He enjoyed being around his friends. He like his

5. William Frank Warner

teachers and admired his coaches. He brought fun to every

06-16-1890/04-14-1912

activity. Brian was injured the day before he would have

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graduated from Bethel High School. It was his mother's wish

that his diploma be accepted by his longtime best friend,

Tony Becktold. Survivors include: his mother Pam and brother

6. Charles Walter Warner

Kevin Austin, Spanaway; his father, Bill Tacoma; his half

08-11-1892/11-09-1975

brother Donny Austin, Auburn; grandparents, Bill and Dorothy

Little Black WI/Keizer Marion Co OR

Sturgis, Federal Way; aunts, Sandy Babcock (Scott), Federal

Married

Way, Connie Sturgis Marysville, and Gail Schmidt(Bert),

Dorothy ?

Tacoma; great-grandma, Myrtle Homan, Federal Way.

Viewing at Fir Lane Funeral Home will be held Thurs., June

10, 1996 from 3-7 p.m. Services will be held 11 a.m. Fri.,

Married

June 21, 1996 at Spanaway Assembly of God Church on 176th

Ruby Christina Dennis

St Graveside to follow at Fir Lane Memorial Park, Spanaway.

All are welcome. In lieu fo flowers donations may be made

to the "Brian, We Love You Fund", at any Key Bank. The

Married

family wishes to extend their thanks to the doctors and nurses

Antonia ?

at Harborview Hospital in Seattle for their care and com-

passion. Fir Lane Funeral Home in charge.

7. George Peter Warner

12-12-1892/12-02-1959

Little Black WI/Spokane WA

Married

Grace ?

Married

Ellen ?

8. Henry Arthur Warner

09-15-1897/09-25-1898

Little Black WI/Little Black WI

9. Mary L Warner

3. Donny Austin 1/2 Brother

3. William Frank Leichtnam

1. DeLacy Leichtnam

1. Robert LeRoy Leichtnam

1. Twin

1866/

01-03-1892/09-08-1954

St Louis MO/

Ironwood MI

1880 Census 15 years old

Married 1938 Hurley WI

Married

Married 05-29-1890 Colby WI

Maude Seely

?

2. Twin

Barbara Kaudy

08-16-1870/02-06-1936

Neosho WI Hurley WI

Separated 10-05-1908

2. Arthur LeRoy Leichtnam

Divorced 05-17-1909 Phillips WI

03-28-1894/11-15-1949

Married

Lelia Gardiner

(Lived in Little Fork, MN)

3. Vivienne Leichtnam

WILLIAM FRANK LEICHTNAM, Barbara Kaudy, daughter of Mathias and Marie (Botey) Kaudy, was born on 16, August 1870 in Neosho, WI

and died on 6, Feb. 1936 in Hurley, WI of cerebral sclerosis. She is buried in Ironwood, MI. She was married on 29, May 1890 in Colby

WI (town of Hull, Marathon county side) to William Frank Leichtnam who was born in St Louis, MO. They were separated on 5, Oct 1908

and divorced on 17, May 1909 in Phillips, WI. The divorce papers charge Will with cruel and inhuman treatment. She was awarded the

custody of their tow infant children, LeRoy and Vivenne, DeLacey being seventeen years old at that time. Their marriage license shows

Will to be the son of Joseph and Barbary. In both the 1880 US census and the 1881 History of Northern WI, she is listed by the name of

Barbary, which is Alsatian origin. According to one relative, she changed her name to Belle when se left Uncle Will to live with her girl

friend Hattie. However, the record of marriage, mis-filed in the town of Colby, Clark county side, shows her name as Belle. Will was a

a logger. Will and his brothers went to Montana to be ranchers. They put up fences and reputedly got the local ranchers upset, because

they wished it to remain open range. Will was charged with manslaughter and sentence to less than five years for shooting an under-

Sheriff. He was supposedly framed to stop the brothers from putting up fences. Will was reputedly of Luxembourg ancestry.

4. Amanda Gertrude Leichtnam

05-22-1867 St Genevieve MO/

05-16-1925 Chicago IL

1880 Census 12 years old

1. Hazel Mary Scott

1. Lorrayne Scott Plagge

Married Circa 1884

01-14-1897 Perkinstown WI/

02-23-1922 West Duluth MN/

Robert William Scott

01-15-1965 ?IL

Married 09-04-1943 San Diego CA

05-18-1854 ? WI/

Married 06-02-1920 Ashland WI

02-09-1908 Minocqua WI

Auston George Plagge

Kenneth Lawrence Wick

05-30-1895 Northfield IL/

05-17-1920 Plymouth WI/

04-02-1994 Bay Pines FL

10-01-1972 ?IL

Later married

Later married

Peter McAusian

Michael Baudin

05-02-1919?/

07-??-1986 Maywood IL

2. Joseph Scott

3. Myrtle Scott

4. Pearl Scott

5. Mayme Scott

Robert W Scott, husband of Amanda Gertrude Leitchnam was a surveyor by trade.

He began surveying in Taylor County, moved to Clark County, and eventually to Oneida County.

6. Mabel Scott

He was shot and killed on 14 February 1909 in the basement of his home. A Coroner's inquiry

was held and the conclusion was that he committed suicide…no evidence of a crime or involvement

of others was presented. However, the medical examiner's report on his death revealed that he

had been shot in the back of the head, by a rifle and from some distance. Of course in those days,

the law enforcement personnel weren't very well trained or equipped on evidence gathering and clues.

So, the cause of death was officially declared to be suicide. Family members and many friends

knew otherwise and were outraged at the ruling; but were unsuccessful in presenting evidence and

convincing anyone of foul play or a crime. What is know now is that Robert Scott had surveyed some

land for a client and the client wasn't happy with where the survey property lines were drawn; and

demanded that they be changed. Robert was supposedly offered a bribe and he refused to change

the survey. That refusal is what the family believes led to his untimely death. The property owner was

a local business man who had ties to the sheriff and local lawyer.

Following Robert's untimely death, his wife Amanda, raised the children (Joseph, Hazel, Myrtle, Pearl,

Mayme and Mabel) alone and after the last child had left home, she moved to Chicago and re-married

a Michael Baudin (no further information).

Joseph Leichtnam who was last know to be living with his son, Peter, in or near Iron

or Vilas County, Wisconsin. Persumably, that is where he died. Peter was a carpenter or

builder, and he had a family.

A fishing story told by Joseph Scott (son of Robert & Amanda) and Austin Plagge (husband of Hazel Scott)

both talked of the Gamache family and the Frenceh connections, including references to wealthy land

owner from the Louisiana Territory, and the Leichtnam's as being from Belgium or Luxemborg. However

in later years, Austin Plagge insisted the surname of Leichtnam was Alsatian (Alsace region of France).

5. Germain Leichtnam

1871/

IL

1880 Census 9 years old

6. Celestine Leichtnam

1874/

IL

1880 Census 6 years old

7. Peter Leichtnam

1876/

IL/

1880 Census 4 years old

8. Lilly Leichtnam

1878/

WI/

1880 Census 2 years old

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Martin & Caroline had 11 children-seven still living in 02-28-1928

1. Martin Leichtnam

10-20-1840/02-02-1928

Born: Ontario Canada

2. John Leichtnam

Died: Mayville WI

1. Edward Leichtnam

1. Arthur Leichtnam

1811/

Married 1864

08-30-1912/

Alsace Region France

Caroline Strasberg

1880 Census 69 years old

(Carrie (Strausberg)

Married 10-11-1911

Married

1842/1890

Rose Tischendorf

2. Elmer Leichtnam

?

Badan Saxony Germany/

08-13-1889/

08-14-1914/12-1965

Clark County WI

Married/Divorced

Gusta Bushmann

MARTIN LEICHTNAM, died 2, Feb. 1928 in Mayville

township, Clark county, WI at the age of 87 years, 3 months

and 13 days. He was a retired farmer and his marital

status was divorced-his ex-wife being Gusta Bushmann.

He was born in Ontario, Canada on 20, Oct. 1840, the

son of John and - Leichtnam (both parents born in Germany).

The informant of this death was Ed Leichtnam of Abbotsford.

No place of burial stated.

1880 Census from another article says John was from France not Germany

Thursday, February 9th, 1928 - page one - The Colby Phonograph Colby WI

AGED PIONEER CALLED BY DEATH - Martin Leichtnam Died at the Home

of His Son, Ed., at Abbotsford.

Martin Leichtnam, one of the first settlers of this vicinity, died Feb. 2, 1928,

at the home of his son, Ed., at Abbotsford, epilepsy of the heart being the cause

of his demise. Funeral services were held at the home at Abbotsford Sunday

afternoon, Rev. Lachnitt officiating, and interment made in the Colby cemetery.

The deceased was born in Canada in 1841 and came to Colby with his parents

when ten years old. He was married to Caroline Strasberg in 1864. This union

was blessed with 11 children, seven of whom are still living. His wife died thirty-

eight years ago. The children still living are Mrs. Mike Firnstahl of Colby, Mrs.

Rose Simons of Milwaukee, Mrs. W. W. Fisher of Chicago, Mrs. W. Herman of

Curtiss, Mr. Albert Leichtnam of Dorchester, Mr. Joe Leichtnam of Colby and

Mr. Ed Leichtnam of Abbotsford.

The deceased was one of the early pioneers of Colby, and when this was still

a vast wilderness, homesteaded here. It was he who roamed the woods in search

of suitable burial grounds and located the present Colby cemetery. He helped bury

the first person to be laid at rest here. He was a kind and loving husband and father

and had the respect and esteem of all who knew him.

EDWARD J LEICHTNAM, a well-know and prosperous citizen of Mayville Township, engaged in

dairy farming in section 34, was born on the homestead on which he now lives, June 24, 1885, son of

Martin and Carrie (Strausberg) Leichtnam. The father, Martin , was born in Canada in 1840 and

came to Clark County in 1872. He had been for several years a copper miner in the district around

Superior, WI. On arriving in this county he homesteaded forty acres of land in Colby Township,

which he proved up and sold, moving onto the farm now owned by his son Edward J., which later

place he had bought some time before, paying $1.25 and acre for it. Its present value is $100 an acre.

This tract he cleared up, using oxen, and building a log house for his first residence. This latter

task he was well fitted to perform, being a carpenter by trade, as well as a logger by occasional

occupation. The country around was wild when he came and he often killed deer on the site of the

present village of Abbotsford. In early days he bought several pieces of land, some for as low as

$1.99 an acre. For many years he served on the Mayville township board and also on the school board

of Abbotsford, in politics being a Democrat. He was one of the organizers of the Abbotsford

Creamery and Cheese Factory. On his farm he bred full-blooded Holstein cattle, milking as many as

twenty-eight cows and giving special attention to his dairying interests,. He also raised many hogs,

horses and sheep. He is still living and resides on an adjoining farm. MARTIN LEICHTNAM was

twice married, Carrie Strausberg being his first wife. By her he had nine children. Of his second

marriage, with Gusta Bushman, no children were born. Martin Leichtnam, with his brother

Joseph, carried the first corpse for burial in Colby Cemetery, making the coffin himself. It was

carried by hand through the woods. Edward J. Leichtnam finished his schooling in Abbotsford and

resided during his youth on his father's farm, where he gained a good knowledge of agriculture and

dairying. In 1908 he bought the farm on which his father now lives, and which adjoins the one he is

operating himself, the latter being purchased by his father in 1911. Like the latter he has made

dairying a specialty. He owns a full-blooded Holstein bull, and is grading up his cattle, milking

from ten to twelve cows. He was a former stockholder in the Abbotsford Creamery and the

Farmers' Co-operative Mercantile Company of that place. In 1913 he organized the Farmers'

Cattle Shipping Association of Mayville, and while he had to work hard at first to arouse interest,