Descendants of Charles F. Leitzman
(by Rob Cottrell – )
A note on the “Leitzman” name:
The most common spellings of this name are Lietzman and Leitzman, with the former being preferred in the early 1800s. According to my mother (Helen Kay Alley), the proper pronunciation is Leech’-mun.
First Generation
1.Charles F. Leitzman was born in 1801 in , , Germany. He died in 1840.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Charles married Mary Ann Spangler . Mary was born in 1799 in , , Virginia. She died in 1871. She was buried in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1850 Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana.
Buried in Clayton East Cemetery in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana.
Charles and Mary had the following children:
+2Fi.Susannah Leitzman was born on 30 Jan 1827. She died on 3 Mar 1911.
+3Mii.John Leitzman was born on 18 Sep 1829. He died on 10 Jan 1907.
+4Miii.Theodore D. Leitzman was born on 24 Mar 1831. He died on 4 Apr 1909.
+5Miv.Charles W. Leitzman was born on 7 Jul 1837. He died on 17 Oct 1915.
+6Mv.William F. Leitzman was born calculated 1840. He died after 1914.
7Fvi.Hannah Jane Leitzman was born calculated 1841 in , , Indiana.
Census: in 1850 Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana.
8Fvii.Catherine Leitzman .
9Mviii.James Leitzman .
Second Generation
2.Susannah Leitzman (Charles F.) was born on 30 Jan 1827 in , Wythe, Virginia. She died on 3 Mar 1911.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Susannah married David Reitzel on 4 Mar 1858. David was born on 21 Nov 1806 in , Guilford, North Carolina. He died on 9 Oct 1892.
David and Susannah had the following children:
10Mi.Solomon E. Reitzel was born on 15 Aug 1859.
11Mii.David A. Reitzel was born on 2 Jul 1862.
3.John Leitzman (Charles F.) was born on 18 Sep 1829 in , , Virginia. He died on 10 Jan 1907 in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana. He was buried in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Buried in Crown Center Cemetery (aka Mt. Tabor Cemetery) in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana
John married Amanda Smith daughter of Jonathan Smith and Martha "Patsey" Hackney on 30 May 1852. Amanda was born on 29 Jun 1831 in , , North Carolina. She died in 1898. She was buried in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Buried in Crown Center Cemetery (aka Mt. Tabor Cemetery) in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana
John and Amanda had the following children:
+12Mi.Jonathan Harvey Leitzman was born on 24 Nov 1855. He died on 17 Jan 1921.
+13Fii.Elvira Evaline Leitzman was born on 22 Aug 1860. She died on 16 Mar 1925.
14Miii.William A. Leitzman was born calculated 1862 in , , Indiana. He died after 1907.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
William married Mary Stout on 4 Oct 1885 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
15Fiv.Celia J. Leitzman was born in Dec 1863 in , , Indiana. She died on 15 May 1948. She was buried in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
buried in Crown Center Cemetery in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana.
Celia married James W. Pearce on 11 Oct 1910 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
16Mv.Oliver Edward Leitzman was born calculated 1867 in , , Indiana. He died after 1907.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
17Fvi.Leitzman was buried in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana.
4.Theodore D. Leitzman (Charles F.) was born on 24 Mar 1831 in , , Indiana. He died on 4 Apr 1909 in Franklin Twp, Hendricks, Indiana. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1850 Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana.
Theodore married Martha A. Fisher on 17 Jan 1859 in , Morgan, Indiana. Martha was born in 1839 in , , Indiana. She died on 11 Feb 1909 in Franklin Twp, Hendricks, Indiana. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
They had the following children:
18Fi.Alice Leitzman was born calculated 1861 in , , Indiana.
Alice married Erie B. Halfhill on 26 Aug 1881 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
19Mii.William R. Leitzman was born in 1863 in , , Indiana. He died in 1938. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1870 Franklin Twp., Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Liberty Twp., Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Monroe Twp., Morgan, Indiana.
William married Amanda T. McCloud on 17 Sep 1889 in , Hendricks, Indiana. Amanda was born in 1872. She died in 1943. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
20Fiii.Surelda E. Leitzman was born calculated 1865 in , , Indiana.
Surelda married John Frank Stout on 25 Aug 1889 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
21Miv.Henry Leitzman was born calculated 1869 in , , Indiana.
22Mv.Clarence B. Leitzman was born calculated 1875.
23Fvi.Amanda P. Leitzman was born calculated 1877.
Amanda married Oscar Clark on 3 Jun 1894 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
5.Charles W. Leitzman (Charles F.) was born on 7 Jul 1837 in Danville, Hendricks, Indiana. He died on 17 Oct 1915 in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana. He was buried on 19 Oct 1915 in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1850 Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana.
Charles married Sarah J. Guynn daughter of Elizabeth in 1858. Sarah was born on 16 Dec 1840 in , , Indiana. She died on 20 Jul 1900 in Liberty Twp, Hendricks, Indiana. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
They had the following children:
+24Mi.John Wesley Leitzman was born in Feb 1859. He died on 9 Mar 1894.
25Fii.Mary Elizabeth Leitzman was born calculated 1862 in , , Indiana. She died on 28 May 1883 in Lake Clair, Hendricks, Indiana.
26Miii.Elza Leitzman was born on 23 Feb 1864 in , , Indiana. He died on 18 Jan 1892. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Elza married Mary E. . Mary was born on 7 Feb 1862. She died on 29 Nov 1897. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
+27Miv.Simeon O. Leitzman was born in 1865. He died in 1943.
28Fv.Clara Leitzman was born in 1873. She died in 1934. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
29Fvi.Emma C. Leitzman was born in 1876 in , , Indiana. She died on 9 Aug 1925. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
+30Mvii.Gilbert Leitzman was born in 1878.
31Fviii.Minnie Leitzman was born calculated 1882. She died in 1929. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
6.William F. Leitzman (Charles F.) was born calculated 1840 in , , Indiana. He died after 1914.
Census: in 1840 , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1850 Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana.
William married Mary A. Harman on 3 Mar 1864 in , Hendricks, Indiana. Mary was born calculated 1852 in , , Indiana.
They had the following children:
32Mi.Elmer E. Leitzman was born on 8 May 1865 in , Hendricks, Indiana. He died on 5 Jan 1914 in Crawfordsville, , Indiana.
33Mii.Charles W. Leitzman was born calculated 1867 in , , Indiana.
Charles married Dora B. Barker on 14 Mar 1891 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
34Fiii.Theodosia P. Leitzman was born calculated 1869 in , , Indiana.
Theodosia married Thomas I. Rushton on 6 Mar 1890 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
35Fiv.Lilian A. Leitzman was born calculated 1872 in , , Indiana.
36Mv.David T. Leitzman was born calculated 1874 in , , Indiana.
37Fvi.Ida S. Leitzman was born calculated 1876 in , , Indiana.
38Fvii.Dora C. Leitzman was born calculated 1879 in , , Indiana.
Third Generation
12.Jonathan Harvey Leitzman (John, Charles F.) was born on 24 Nov 1855 in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana. He died on 17 Jan 1921 in Crown Center, Morgan, Indiana. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1920 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Stilesville Cemetery in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana
Jonathan married Martha Elizabeth Donaldson daughter of Jacob Donaldson and Deliah (Delila) Shumaker on 22 Oct 1878 in , Morgan, Indiana. Martha was born on 7 Sep 1859 in , , Indiana. She died on 11 Nov 1914 in , , Indiana. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Stilesville Cemetery in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana
Jonathan and Martha had the following children:
+39Mi.Charles Henry Leitzman was born on 12 Aug 1880. He died on 18 Oct 1958.
40Fii.Hanie "Jane" Leitzman was born on 27 Jun 1882 in , Hendricks, Indiana. She died in Dec 1964.
Hanie married Homer Wilson .
41Miii.Leitzman was born on 17 Jun 1884 in , Hendricks, Indiana. He died before 1900.
42Fiv.Amanda Lear Leitzman was born on 24 Jul 1885 in , , Indiana. She died in Sep 1965.
Census: in 1900 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Amanda married Walter Rice on 21 Aug 1902 in , Morgan, Indiana.
43Mv.Walter Leitzman was born in 1887. He died in 1963. He was buried in
Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1920 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1930 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
13.Elvira Evaline Leitzman (John, Charles F.) was born on 22 Aug 1860 in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana. She died on 16 Mar 1925.
Census: in 1870 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Franklin, Hendricks, Indiana.
Elvira married David E. Simmons son of Josephus Simmons and Virginia Barrow on 16 Apr 1889. David was born on 16 Apr 1859. He died on 28 Jul 1933.
They had the following children:
44Fi.Roxie Ann Simmons was born on 17 Jun 1890. She died on 12 Aug 1926.
Roxie married Willie Rice Hubbard on 20 Aug 1910. Willie was born on 11 Jul 1885. He died on 11 May 1976.
45Fii.Ruth Cosetta Simmons was born on 24 May 1891. She died on 6 Mar 1974 in Coatsville, , Indiana.
46Fiii.Hattie Edna Simmons was born on 1 Mar 1893. She died on 16 Mar 1962.
47Miv.Charles Virgil Simmons was born on 9 Feb 1897. He died on 2 Jul 1969. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Charles married (1) Doris Sawyers on 4 Feb 1916. Doris was born on 16 Apr 1899. She died in 1980. She was buried in Center Valley, Hendricks, Indiana.
Charles married (2) Hertha Huffman on 15 Oct 1924. Hertha was born on 13 Nov 1903.
Charles married (3) Olive L. Miller on 20 Aug 1946. Olive was born on 30 Aug 1902.
24.John Wesley Leitzman (Charles W., Charles F.) was born in Feb 1859 in , , Indiana. He died on 9 Mar 1894. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
John married Eliza Catherine Donaldson daughter of Jacob Donaldson and Deliah (Delila) Shumaker on 31 Aug 1880 in , Morgan, Indiana. Eliza was born on 14 Sep 1862 in , Morgan, Indiana. She died on 31 May 1883. She was buried in Eminence, Morgan, Indiana.
They had the following children:
48Fi.Leitzman was born on 14 Mar 1882.
+49Fii.Ethel Vivian Leitzman was born about 1885.
27.Simeon O. Leitzman (Charles W., Charles F.) was born in 1865 in , , Indiana. He died in 1943. He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Gregg Twp, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1920 Clay Twp., Hendricks, Indiana.
Simeon married Flora A. Duncan on 24 Dec 1890 in , Hendricks, Indiana. Flora was born in 1870. She died on 2 Sep 1920 in Amo, Hendricks, Indiana. She was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
They had the following children:
50Fi.Leitzman was born on 21 Nov 1891.
+51Mii.Carl Duncan Leitzman was born on 13 Jul 1893. He died on 26 Dec 1983.
52Miii.Cyril Leitzman was born on 27 May 1908 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
30.Gilbert Leitzman (Charles W., Charles F.) was born in 1878 in , , Indiana.
Gilbert married Inez Rockwell .
They had the following children:
53Mi.Ernest C. Leitzman was born on 7 Sep 1910.
Fourth Generation
39.Charles Henry Leitzman (Jonathan Harvey, John, Charles F.) was born on 12 Aug 1880 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana. He died on 18 Oct 1958 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana . He was buried in Stilesville, Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Charles married (1) Birtie Horn daughter of J. Nathan Horn and Martha A. Reed on 10 Mar 1901 in , Hendricks, Indiana. Birtie was born on 11 May 1876 in , Putnam, Indiana. She died on 6 Mar 1951 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana. She was buried in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1880 Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 Jefferson, Putnam, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Hilldale Cemetery in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana.
Charles and Birtie had the following children:
+54Fi.Helen Pauline Leitzman was born on 3 Jun 1902. She died on 18 Dec 1958.
55Fii.Dozy Garnet Leitzman was born on 22 Aug 1905 in , Morgan, Indiana. She died in Oct 1983.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Dozy married Carl S. Stanger on 30 Oct 1920 in , Morgan, Indiana. Carl was born on 12 Jun 1889. He died in Jan 1971 in , Morgan, Indiana.
56Miii.David H. Leitzman was born on 2 Aug 1908 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
57Fiv.Kathleen Mae Leitzman was born on 4 May 1912 in , Morgan, Indiana.
Kathleen married Carl Fink on 28 Aug 1929 in , Morgan, Indiana.
58Mv.Nathan Harvey Leitzman was born on 16 Aug 1915 in , Hendricks, Indiana. He died on 9 Mar 1968.
Nathan married Unknown .
59Mvi.Charles Henry Leitzman was born on 1 Jan 1919 in Little Point, Morgan, Indiana. He died on 21 Jan 1996 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana.
Charles married (2) Viola Moore . Viola died in 1955.
Charles married (3) Laura Shellburn . Laura died in Oct 1958.
49.Ethel Vivian Leitzman (John Wesley, Charles W., Charles F.) was born about 1885 in , , Indiana.
Ethel married Albertus G. Lamb on 1 May 1905 in , Hendricks, Indiana. Albertus was born on 21 May 1880.
They had the following children:
60Fi.Olive Irene Lamb was born on 1 Sep 1906.
61Mii.Orville Gerald Lamb .
62Fiii.Elisa Lucille Lamb was born on 19 Mar 1920.
51.Carl Duncan Leitzman (Simeon O., Charles W., Charles F.) was born on 13 Jul 1893 in , Hendricks, Indiana. He died on 26 Dec 1983 in Phoenix, , Arizona.
Carl married Nona Gladys Dawson daughter of George Washington Dawson and Loretta Anders on 2 Jul 1913 in Monrovia, , Indiana. Nona was born on 16 Oct 1896 in , Morgan, Indiana.
They had the following children:
63Fi.Geraldine Glen Leitzman was born on 30 May 1914 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
64Fii.Gladys Carline Leitzman was born on 24 Sep 1915 in , Hendricks, Indiana. She died on 4 Oct 1915.
65Miii.Delbert Ancil Leitzman was born on 21 Aug 1916 in , Hendricks, Indiana. He died on 23 Feb 1972 in Fremont, California.
66Miv.Dean Kenneth Leitzman was born on 30 Aug 1919 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
67Fv.Wanetta Lucille Leitzman was born on 20 Jul 1921 in , Hendricks, Indiana.
68Mvi.Dale Dawson Leitzman was born on 5 Oct 1926 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.
Fifth Generation
54.Helen Pauline Leitzman (Charles Henry, Jonathan Harvey, John, Charles F.) was born on 3 Jun 1902 in , Morgan, Indiana. She died on 18 Dec 1958 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. She was buried in , Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Adams, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1920 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1930 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
Helen married Ellis Lawrence Alley son of Phillip Hiram Alley and Marietta Sturgeon on 15 Oct 1919 in , Morgan, Indiana. Ellis was born on 4 Jul 1892 in Ashland, Morgan, Indiana. He died on 17 Jan 1971 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. He was buried in , Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1900 , Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1910 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1920 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1930 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray Twp., Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
Ellis and Helen had the following children:
69Mi.Lawrence Eugene Alley was born on 16 Jul 1920 in , Morgan, Indiana. He died in Jul 1979 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. He was buried in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1930 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
Lawrence married Helen Frances Clark . Helen was born on 10 Jul 1925.
She died on 2 Sep 1992 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. She was buried on 5 Sep 1992 in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
70Mii.Verlin Earl Alley was born on 30 Jul 1927 in , , Indiana. He died on 25 Dec 1990 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. He was buried in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Census: in 1930 Ashland, Morgan, Indiana.
He graduated Eminence High School in 1946 in Eminence, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
Verlin married Dorothy Garrett on 1 Nov 1969. Dorothy was born on 1 Dec 1929. She died on 25 Aug 1997 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. She was buried in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
71Miii.Herbert Leon Alley was born on 21 Jun 1934. He died on 10 Aug 1995 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. He was buried in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
72Miv.LIVING Alley was born in Nov 1935.
73Fv.LIVING Alley was born on 27 Sep 1936.
74Mvi.James Edward Alley was born on 26 Mar 1938. He died on 11 Jun 2000 in Lexington, , Kentucky. He was buried in Middletown, , Ohio.
James married (1) LIVING. The marriage ended in divorce.
James married (2) LIVING.
75Fvii.LIVING Alley was born on 11 Aug 1939 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana.
76Mviii.Ellis Maurice Alley "Moose" was born in Nov 1941. He died on 1 Aug 2003 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. He was buried in Ray, Morgan, Indiana.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
77Fix.Joy Elizabeth Alley was born on 7 Dec 1948. She died on 7 Dec 1948.
Buried in Olive Cemetery in Ray, Morgan, Indiana (north of Paragon).
According to Helen Kay (Alley) Cottrell, Joy Elizabeth was stillborn.
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