Christian Legleiter

1873–1946 (Age 72)
Saratov Oblast, Russia

The Life of Christian

When Christian Legleiter was born on 26 November 1873, in Saratov Oblast, Russia, his father, John Legleiter, was 43 and his mother, Agnes Weirich, was 44. He had at least 4 sons and 9 daughters with Rosa Miller. He lived in Wheatland Township, Ellis, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Big Timber Township, Rush, Kansas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 4 October 1946, in Liebenthal, Rush, Kansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Liebenthal, Rush, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Legleiter
1873–1946
Rosa Miller
1876–1968
Mary Legleiter
1894–1987
Rosalia Legleiter
1896–1929
Catherine M. Legleiter
1897–1986
Joseph Martin Legleiter
1898–1975
Frank A. Legleiter
1900–1986
Veronica Legleiter
1901–1975
Clara Legleiter
1902–1981
Ursula Legleiter
1903–2004
Anna Elizabeth Legleiter
1905–1906
Anthony Leo Legleiter
1906–1993
Rosa Legleiter
1908–1908
John B. Legleiter
1908–1980
Agnes Legleiter
1911–1982

Spouse & Children

children

(13)

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Parents & Siblings

  • John Legleiter

    Male1830–1896Male

  • Agnes Weirich

    Female1829–1906Female

siblings

(6)

  • Margaret Legleiter

    Female1851–1906Female

  • Michael Legleiter

    Male1854–1928Male

  • John Legleiter

    Male1860–1929Male

  • Rosa Legleiter

    Female1864–1948Female

  • Christian Legleiter

    Male1873–1946Male

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 2

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

Age 4

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 23

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

German (Austrian): status name for a feudal tenant whose land lay on sloping ground, from Middle High German lēgen (southern dialect variant of lēhen ‘to hold land as a feudal tenant’) + līte ‘slope’. Compare Legner , Lechner .

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Christian Leigeiter, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Christ Legleiter, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Christian Legleiter, "United States Census, 1930"

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