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Where was this home and where did this family live in Green?

2/1/2010

Help us identify the location of this home and family in Green. These pictures are labeled 'Levi Leeser Family'. Do you know where this family lived in Green?

Map of Green Township 1910

6 Comments

Pauline Franks

2/26/2010 08:50:23 am

There were LeEser families in Green
Township but I never heard of any
LesSers.

Staci Schweikert

3/9/2010 01:48:55 pm

Pauline, You are correct the family is the Levi Leeser family. From pages 842-843 of the Centennial History of Summit County and Representative Citizens by Simon Perkins:

LEVI MADISON LEESER, who owns and operates a tract of 106 acres of excellent land in Green Township), is a leading agriculturist of this section. He was born on his father's farm in Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, and is a son of Peter and Sarah (Buch
tel) Leeser.

Abraham Leeser,. grandfather of Levi M., came .from Pennsylvania to Stark County, Ohio, and entered a tract of land there in 1815, on which the rest of his life was passed. He was the father of six children : John,
Catherine, Elizabeth, Peter, Samuel and
Nathan. Catherine became the wife of Rev. J. Eby.

Peter Leeser was born in Lawrence Town-
ship, Stark County, Ohio, and like his father, cultivated land during all his active years. He died in Jackson Township in 1892, aged sixty-seven years. Peter Leeser was married to Sarah Buchtel, who was born in Summit
County, Ohio, and is a daughter of John
Buchtel, who was one of the pioneers of this county. Mrs. Leeser resides at Greensburg. Five children were born to Peter Leeser and wife, namely : Catherine, who survives her
husband, Samuel Devies; Eva; Levi Madison; Alma, who married Jasper Fry; and John R.

Levi M. Leeser attended the district schools in his home neighborhood and spent his youth on his father's farm. One year after bis marriage he removed to his present farm, and this property he purchased in 1894, from liLs father-in-law's heirs. He has here engaged in general farming, and has been more than ordinarily successful.

On January 27, 1881, Mr. Leeser was married to Emma Long, who was born on the present Leeser farm, and is a daughter of Christian and Anna (Heiss) Long. Mr. and Mrs. Long, who are now deceased, were married in Pennsylvania, and with two children made the long trip overland to Summit County, Ohio. To Mr. and Mk. Leeser there have been born four children : Maude, who is stenographer at the Mount Pleasant Hos-
pital, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Mamie, who
died in infancy; and Raj' and Wihna.

Mr. Leeser is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. With his family he attends the United Evangelical Church. Like his father, he is a Republican in politics and has been one of tlw nio.st active workers in that party's ranks in Green Township, where he has served as trustee and school director, and fills the latter office at the present time.

Diane Leeser

1/16/2012 05:27:24 am

I know the Leeser family. Levi Leeser would have been my great great great uncle. Any information on the family would be helpful.
Thank you

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