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John Leyendecker

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John Leyendecker

Birth
Kadenbach, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death
19 Jun 1876 (aged 81)
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.2893333, Longitude: -98.8858337
Plot
A 12 01
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John LEYENDECKER was born on 12 Oct 1794 in Kadenbach, HN, Preussen, Germany. He died on 19 Jun 1876 and is interred in Saint Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas A 12 01.

A former School Teacher in Germany, he participated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Conducted the first school in Fredericksburg through Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

Served as Gillespie Countie's first Treasurer. Also served for a short time as Justice of the Peace.

He was married to Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS on 18 May 1825. Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS1 was born on 19 Jun 1804 in Niederelbert. She died on 2 Jul 1873 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. She is interred in St Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas. John LEYENDECKER and Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS had the following children:

i. Anna Maria LEYENDECKER1 was born in 1826.
ii. John Zefrus LEYENDECKER.
iii. Franz Joseph LEYENDECKER.
iv. Mathias Jacob LEYENDECKER.
v. John Carl LEYENDECKER.
vi. Maria Magdalina LEYENDECKER.
John LEYENDECKER was born on 12 Oct 1794 in Kadenbach, HN, Preussen, Germany. He died on 19 Jun 1876 and is interred in Saint Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas A 12 01.

A former School Teacher in Germany, he participated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Conducted the first school in Fredericksburg through Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

Served as Gillespie Countie's first Treasurer. Also served for a short time as Justice of the Peace.

He was married to Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS on 18 May 1825. Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS1 was born on 19 Jun 1804 in Niederelbert. She died on 2 Jul 1873 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. She is interred in St Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Texas. John LEYENDECKER and Maria Magdalena ZIRVAS had the following children:

i. Anna Maria LEYENDECKER1 was born in 1826.
ii. John Zefrus LEYENDECKER.
iii. Franz Joseph LEYENDECKER.
iv. Mathias Jacob LEYENDECKER.
v. John Carl LEYENDECKER.
vi. Maria Magdalina LEYENDECKER.

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