Georg "George" (Leis) Leyes, school teacher, machinist, a clerk at Dodge Company

We need his middle name. And, a picture of him, please!

Baptism -

24 Oct 1852 • Most Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Researcher in 2016 "Book 2A, Page 49, Entry 17. Witnesses: George Leis, Anna Maria German."

Birth year from Lorraine Hinsberger, Sep 2013. Old Find A Grave Memorial #116945340 that was made to be removed. New - Find A Grave Memorial #181718278. He died in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

On his daughter Laura's Marriage Record it says that he was a school teacher.

One of eleven children!

Parents:

Wilhelm "William" Leyes, Sr. #74562201 (1820–1908)

Elizabeth(a) Bucheit Leyes Leyes #74562234 (our line; 1st cousins married; moved to Indiana!) (1826–1904)

Spouse & Ten Children

Elizabeth "Elisa" Dahlinger Dellinger #116945632 (1856–1907)

1.) Herbert "Herb" George Leyes, WWI, a Millwright #112163666 (1877–1955)

2.) Father Alban Joseph Leyes #199906685 (1879–1937)

3.) Norbert Leyes, a barber #140892407 (1881–1910)

4.) Laura Mary Leyes (1884–1887) - cemetery?

5.) Stillborn infant female Leyes (1886–1886) - cemetery?

6.) Johanna Mary "Sister Mary Alban" Leyes #197579145 (1887-1960)

7.) Oswald Stephen Leyes #140888640 (1889–1971) - need help with their four children!

8.) Leo Alexander Leyes (1890–1890) - cemetery?

9.) Leo Dionysius Dennis Leyes #161736434 (1891–1952)

10.) Laura Elizabeth Leyes Brick # 199437211 (1895–1966) - need their two children's names, dates, spouses, children and cemeteries, please! Paul Curtis's line. We need him to contact us. We would like a copy of his genealogy papers. It is reported that he moved to China and then back to Ontario!

We have a four generation photograph on ancestry.com. We need family help to identify if the third generation is Herbert and his son Alban. The original photo must have been taken before 1908 in possibly Hanover. Thank you Lorraine Hinschberger for sharing this very clear photo of our family!

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29 Apr 2024: Research by family member, Wendy Leyes Corcoran, # 47387872. Gifting my completed memorials to the next generation of direct line family, when I offer these memorials to the "editors #8".