Born in Hanover, Germany, Leidig was a member of Ernst Colony. He was a builder, a merchant & an operator of the Vandalia Hotel. His daughter, Olivia Whiteman, was a friend of the Abraham Lincoln family & unveiled the Madonna of the Trail statue in Vandalia (a tribute at the western terminue of the Cumberland Road as a tribute to pioneer women.)
Born in Hanover, Germany, Leidig was a member of Ernst Colony. He was a builder, a merchant & an operator of the Vandalia Hotel. His daughter, Olivia Whiteman, was a friend of the Abraham Lincoln family & unveiled the Madonna of the Trail statue in Vandalia (a tribute at the western terminue of the Cumberland Road as a tribute to pioneer women.)
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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