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February 05, 2013 2:28 pm
Greg Leise
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My grandfather was Hope W. Leise, I was born & raised in northwest PA. Im wondering if there is any relation between myself and the Leisey family. any information is greatly appreciated.
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September 19, 2012 5:14 am
Jeremy Arment
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I wanted to give some info about my line Of Leiseys. I come from William (b. 1828, son of George, son of Joseph). His wife's name was Martha Farst. I was able to obtain a death certificate for her. It gave her name was Magdalena, which might have been a middle name. And her parents were Henry Farst & Mary A Flowers. I still have no marriage date for William & Martha. Possibly 9months to a year before their first child Susanna was born. The 1900 census says they had a total of 10 children, but I can only find or identify 6 of them. That's all I wanted to share.
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September 07, 2012 12:57 pm
Heather E Leisey Miller
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My grandfather is Kenneth E Leisy married to Margaret Reehl. His parents are Martin Garner Leisey Jr and Lizzie M.
I am trying to help my father, David J Leisey, find more out about his parents.
Can you please help?
Thank you
Heather E Leisey Miller
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August 15, 2012 5:34 pm
donna m leisey white
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My grandfather was Kenneth e leisey.his parents were Martin c leisey Jr and lizzy.would like to know more about family.u can reach me on facebook under Donna white.or call 717-386-7350
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June 05, 2012 6:03 pm
Amy Bryan Ridgell
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Greetings! Southern Maryland update.....Katie Elizabeth Ridgell, Great-Granddaughter of Alvin and Mary Helen Leisey graduated from Great Mills High School on June 1,2012. Her plans include college and studying Sign Language and/or Psycology.
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March 19, 2012 6:43 pm
Jeffrey Leisey
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/310325816390
Here a coverlet that Peter Leisey Created
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February 23, 2012 1:50 pm
John Weaver
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Dear Leisey Family,
My name is John Weaver and my great grandmother was Emma Leisey Buch (1856-1938) daughter of Franklin Leisey (1825-1898) and Barbara Zell (1827-1880).
I have several corrections to the information on the Leisey website. The information in James’s biography as published in the Biographical Annuals of Lancaster County contains 2 errors. Emma Leisey (1856 –1938) married Henry Albert Buch, not Book. Secondly, the biography states that James’s maternal grandparents were Nicholas and Barbara (Keel) Zell, but Barbara’s correct maiden name is Kiehl based on Church records – PA, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
My main reason for writing is that I have Emma Leisey Buch’s old photo album, of which most of the photos have no names. I would gladly transmit the scanned photos to this site, in the hope that others could identify these unknown people. I can scan them and either send by email or load them onto a DVD and forward it to your webmaster. If the unidentified photos can be identified, they could then be added to the Leisey web page and I could add the photos to my family tree.
Our genealogy page is All of Our Leaves.
John Weaver
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January 30, 2012 1:30 pm
Don Leisey
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Family Update:
Five Leiseys are buried outside of Honey Brook, PA at the St. Mark's Cemetery on Church Hill along Chestnut Hill Road, just north of Cupola - Amos Martin Leisey, 9/17/1887-8/30/1983 and Estelle F. (Dorlan) Leisey ABT1885-11/20/1961; Alvin Lewis Leisey, Sr., 7/10/94-2/17/73 and Ethel Marie (Leidenberger) Leisey, 2/26/1903-8/31/88; Melvin Thomas Leisey 9/25/1925-5/8/2005; James Robert Leisey 3/28/48-9/20/2001.
I came across an interesting article on the Internet entitled West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania that discusses St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the area around Cupola outside of Honey Brook, PA.
"... The founder of this St. Mark's Episcopal Church was Levi Bull. He was an Englishman and not of Welsh decent. Doctor Bull's family was related to George Washington. There were no Episcopal seminaries in the colonies at this time, consequently Levi Bull studied theology, church history and biblical exegesis with the Reverend Nathan Grier, who was then pastor of the Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian Church (Brandywine Manor). The first Episcopal Church Bishop of Pennsylvania, William White, tested Levi Bull's knowledge and being satisfied, ordained him to the priesthood. One of his first assignments was St. Mary's in Warwick, which was established in 1806. This was Dr. Bull's home base for more than 50 years...
"While at St. Mary's, Doctor Bull founded St. Mark's at Church Hill in 1835 and the following year began another mission at Ludwig's Corner called St. Andrew's. These churches were founded primarily for the benefit of the Englishmen who came into this area for the purpose of mining the iron ore and engaging in the industry of iron manufacture ...
"St. Mark's original charter was granted on August 22, 1887 ... The building is situated on 4.5 acres surrounded by a burial ground at the top of the hill overlooking Cupola ..."
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January 22, 2012 6:45 am
Deborah Leisey
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I am married to Robert David Leisey from Harrisburg, PA. He has little knowledge of his family. His father, Robert Leisey, died when he was 10. His mother's name was Angelina Giallanella from Harrisburg, via Berwick Pa. We have two sons Robert and Nicholas. We would love to know if we are part of this family. Let me know if you need more information. Thank you! It is quite exciting!! I would love to give my boys more family.
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January 06, 2012 8:24 pm
Don Leisey
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Dear Family:
Dwight Finger, our Webmaster, reported the following discoveries to me on Dec. 31, 2011, about the Leisey Family:
Don:
I received a copy of your message to the family about the discussion board update. This got me thinking. In my own Finger family research, I have found a resource of 18 million newspaper pages from New York. I realize your ancestors are mostly from Pennsylvania, but I did a search anyway. I found a few items, here are a couple of examples:
1. Found in "The Oswego Daily Palladium" Tuesday Evening, May 7, 1895:
"There is a family of brothers and sisters in Pennsylvania remarkable alike for their longevity and for the regular sequence of their ages. There has never been a death among them, all live together near the village of Denver.
Their names and ages are Benneville Leisey aged 75;Sophia, widow of Isaac Bechtel, aged 74; Polly, wife of Joseph Folts, aged 73; Sallie Leisey, unmarried, aged 72; Frank Leisey, aged 71; Reuben Leisey, aged 69; Daniel Leisey, aged 67; Susan, wife of Samuel Slabach, aged 62. All the members of this family circle are well preserved and all look much younger than they really are - New York Sun.
2. Train Fare Paid 45 Years Later, "New York Evening Post" Friday, September 2, 1938.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2, (AP) - "The Reading Company was fifty cents richer today through the troubled conscience of an unnamed man from Kansas. E.E. Leisey, station agent at Ephrata, Pa., sent the four bits to the general offices today with the explanation that an elderly man handed it to him yesterday. The stranger said he rode between Ephrata and Lititz, forty-five or fifty years ago without paying his fare."
Note: E.E. Leisey is Elias Evan Leisey
On January 5, 2012, Dwight Finger, our Webmaster, updated the Website based on the information found in those newspaper articles, and some further census record research with the following:
1. added Benneville Leisey (born abt 1820) to the database (child of Joseph Jr.)
2. added Isaac Bechtel, husband of Sophia Leisey
3. added Mary Leisey (born abt 1822) to the database (Polly is a nickname for Mary) (child of Joseph Jr.)
4. added Susan Leisey (born abt 1833) child of Joseph Jr.
5. added Joseph Folts, husband of Susan Leisey
6. added Leah?, wife of Benneville Leisey
7. added children of Benneville Leisey: Jacob, Amelia, Caroline, Henry (1860 census)
8. added children of Benneville Leisey:Jacob, Amelia, Caroline, Genry (1860 census)
9. added Gertrude?, wife of Franklin Leisey (1900 census)
10. added John and Elias Bechtel, children of Isaac Bechtel and Sophia Leisey (1850 census)
11. added Frank Bechtel, son of Isaac and Sophia (1900 census)
12. added Samuel Slaback, husband of Susan Leisey
13. added this note: "In 1855 Samuel Slabach built a large and commodious store-house, which was occupied as a place of general merchandise till about 1870, when Reuben Leisey opened a hotel in the same building." History of Lancaster County
14. added the newspaper text concerning E.E. Leisey to his record.
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