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Leis, Johann BERNARD Herman Leus \
1830 - 1904 (73 years)
Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Leis, Johann BERNARD Herman Leus \ Born 2 Sep 1830 Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Gender Male 
Baptism2 Sep 1830 Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Emigration11 May 1860 Immigration30 Jul 1860 New York, New York, New York, USA Family History DocumentBef 1866 [1] Military ServiceBef 1866 1870 Census1870 Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA Land Record1 Oct 1872 Land Record30 Jan 1877 1880 Census1880 Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census1900 Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA BiographyLeis family History Information Died26 Apr 1904 Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA ObituaryAft 26 Apr 1904 Buried 28 Apr 1904 Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA Biography2007 Family History Researcher - From Donna Dibble Lies Family History;Bernard and Katherine were natives of Germany. They moved to this country in the 1850's and settled at Pinnacle Rock outside of Melvina in Monroe County, Wisconsin. The farmed a small track of land until 1863 when Bernard enlisted in the Army to serve in the Civil War. After the war, he returned and bought 300 more acres. He cleared 100 acres for farming. Part of that track is now Pinnacle Rock Pond. The old homestead was moved when the trout pond was created.Bernard was hard working, sociable and good-natured. He and his wife were Catholic and helped build a small church on the present site of Pine Hollow Cemetery. That church was destroyed by a tornado.
(This information found in Sparta Library in the book "History of Monroe County, Wisconsin".Bernard and Catherine Leis were both natives of Germany, came to Ameri ca in the early sixties and located on the ridge in the town of Jefferson. They had a family of five children. When he first settled in Jefferson he purchased a small tract of land and there lived until Sept. 19, 1864, when he enlisted for the service in the Civil War, and with his regiment served in the Army of Tennessee until the close of the war, and with receiving his honorable discharge he returned to the old homestead and purchased 200 acres of wild land and with his own hands cleared and grubbed 100 acres and converted it from a wild state to a highly productive farm. In those early days settlers were few and wild game of bear and deer were plentiful, with Indians roaming over the country. Mr. Leis was a hard working man and always sociable and good-natured and held the confidence and esteem of his acquaintances. His work was considered as good as his bond. He and his wife were both members of the Catholic Church and Mr. Leis assisted in building a little church at the cemetery where they worshipped, which has since been destroyed by a cyclone. He was an advocate of pure democracy and was a loyal supporter of this party, all his life.
Bernard died of myologenous leukemia and was buried at Pine Hollow.
Delia tells that Bernard was named "Lamphere" in Germany. He came over here at the age of 21. He lived with a family named Leis-soon was kno wn as "old Leis's kid". After he was here 50 years, he went back to Germany to visit brothers and sisters there.Delia also told of Anton's Aunt Mary-said she had one tooth-very dirty-spoke no English-married a Leis.
Bernard and Catherine were married on October 16, 1860 in Fussville-Granville in Milwaukee by Pastor Martin Weis
Person ID I10022 1FamilyTree Last Modified 25 Jul 2017
Father Dulker, Antonius, b. 11 Sep 1791, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 18 Sep 1841, Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 50 years) Mother Liesner, Maria Gertrude, b. 28 Oct 1796, Beikelort, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. Aft 1844, , , , Germany (Age 48 years) Family ID F1911 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Roters, Catherine, b. 28 Feb 1829, , , , Germany , d. 7 Nov 1908, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 79 years) Married 16 Oct 1860 Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Children + 1. Leis, Johann ANTON Sr., b. 4 Jul 1861, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA , d. 31 Mar 1925, Pinehollow, Jefferson, Monroe, Wisconsin (Age 63 years)+ 2. Leis, Bernard Peter, b. 29 May 1863, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA , d. 5 Jun 1937, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)+ 3. 
Leis, Anna Christina, b. 2 Feb 1867, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA , d. 23 Mar 1922, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years)+ 4. Leis, Joseph Theodore, b. 6 Feb 1869, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA , d. 13 Oct 1947, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)+ 5. Leis, Herman Hubert, b. 17 Feb 1871, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA , d. 7 Nov 1954, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years)Last Modified 1 May 2010 Family ID F1668 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- From Donna Dibble Lies Family History;Bernard and Katherine were natives of Germany. They moved to this country in the 1850's and settled at Pinnacle Rock outside of Melvina in Monroe County, Wisconsin. The farmed a small track of land until 1863 when Bernard enlisted in the Army to serve in the Civil War. After the war, he returned and bought 300 more acres. He cleared 100 acres for farming. Part of that track is now Pinnacle Rock Pond. The old homestead was moved when the trout pond was created.Bernard was hard working, sociable and good-natured. He and his wife were Catholic and helped build a small church on the present site of Pine Hollow Cemetery. That church was destroyed by a tornado.
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Born - 2 Sep 1830 - Legden, Wehr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Baptism - 2 Sep 1830 - Legden, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Immigration - on the ss Helene from Bremerhaven - 30 Jul 1860 - New York, New York, New York, USA 
Married - 16 Oct 1860 - Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 
1870 Census - 1870 - Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - ED 148, page 20 - 1880 - Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - page 12b - 1900 - Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA 
Died - Cause: Lung Fever - Aged 73 Years - 26 Apr 1904 - Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA 
Buried - 28 Apr 1904 - Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S888] St. Mary' Ridge Heritage Histories of Our Pioneers, St. Mary's Ridge Heritage Project - Michelle Leis Brown, (2007, Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, Iowa), Page 295-306, by Michelle Leis Brown.
- [S888] St. Mary' Ridge Heritage Histories of Our Pioneers, St. Mary's Ridge Heritage Project - Michelle Leis Brown, (2007, Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, Iowa), Page 295-306, by Michelle Leis Brown.
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