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Source:
A Centennial Biographical History
of
Richland and Ashland County, Ohio
- ILLUSTRATED -
A. J. Baughman, Editor
Chicago
The Lewis Publishing Co.
1901
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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SAMUEL B.
LEITER, a son of David and Mary
(Bell) Leiter, was born on the old Leiter
homestead in Monroe township May 8, 1846, and there
grew to manhood, aiding his brother in its cultivation
and attending the district schools when his services
were not needed at home. On the 2d of May, 1864,
he joined the "boys in blue" of Company C, One Hundred
and Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and shortly
after his enlistment was sent to Marlow's Division,
Tenth Army Corps, under the command of General Terry.
He was in the reserve force during the engagement on the
Weldon Railroad, and was discharged at Columbus Sept.
15, 1864.
Mr. Leiter was married Dec. 8, 1870, to Miss
Anna Charles, a native of Monroe township this
county, Her father, John S. Charles was
born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and when a child
came to Ohio with his parents. He is now a
hardware dealer of Lucas, and served as postmaster at
that place under President Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Leiter have two children, Mott W.
and Star Hoyt, both at home.
After his marriage Mr. Leiter located
upon his present farm of eighty acres in Monroe
township, and in 1900 also purchased the old Cunning
place of sixty-five acres, while his sons own the
thirty-five acres lying between the two farms. As
a tiller of the soil he has met with success, and is now
quite well-to-do. He is a stanch Republican in
politics and a member of Venus Lodge, No. 152, F. & A.
M., and Chapter No. 28, R. A. M., of Mansfield.
Source: A
Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland
County, Ohio - Publ. 1901 - Page 478 |
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