When Leah Kieffer was born on 13 March 1833, in Knox Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Jacob Kieffer Jr, was 42 and her mother, Maria Sara Best, was 35. She had at least 5 sons and 4 daughters with John Marsh. She lived in Washington Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 25 September 1902, in New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Brownville Cemetery, New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Historical Boundaries 1839: Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
German, Luxembourgish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kiefer . The surname Kieffer is also found in the province of Luxembourg and elsewhere in Wallonia (Belgium).
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