Eleanor A Legleiter
1913–1998 (Age 85)
Kansas, United States
The Life of Eleanor A
When Eleanor A Legleiter was born in 1913, in Kansas, United States, her father, Nicholas Legleiter, was 25 and her mother, Catherine Urban, was 27. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Ben Dreitz. She lived in Big Timber Township, Rush, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1998, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 85.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Eleanor A Legleiter
1913–1998
Ben Dreitz
1912–2002
Virginia Dreitz
1934–1991
Merle Dreitz
1941–2004
Spouse & Children
1913–1998Female
1912–2002Male
children
(2)
- Virginia Dreitz
1934–1991Female
1941–2004Male
Parents & Siblings
1888–1959Male
1886–1968Female
siblings
(9)
1908–1979Female
1909–1994Female
1913–1998Female
1914–1967Male
- Irene Legleiter
1916–2002Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 0
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
Age 14
The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 24
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Elenora Legleiter in household of Nick Legleiter, "United States Census, 1920"
Eleanora Legleiter in household of Nicholas Legleiter, "United States Census, 1930"
Eleanor Drietz in entry for Irene Herman, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
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