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Elizabeth Leyes

Female 1848 - 1926  (77 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Leyes 
    Born 7 Aug 1848  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-107838 
    Died 10 Jun 1926  Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I107838  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Wilhelm "William" Leyes,   b. 15 Oct 1820, , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1908, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bucheit,   b. 15 Aug 1826, Rhenish, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1904, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F12323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mishawaka - When relatives of Mrs. Elizabeth Thallemer went to her room this morning at 8 o'clock to serve her breakfast, they found she had died during the night or morning, in her residence, 517 Forest Avenue. Yesterday she was able to be up and about, although for the last six months she had been ill. Rheumatism and a complication of diseases are given as the cause of death.

      Mrs. Thallemer was 77 years old and had come to this city 55 years ago from Chicago.

      Her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Leyes came to this country from Germany and she was the eldest of 12 children.

      She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 7, 1848, and was married to Alois Thallemer Oct. 15, 1882. He died March 16, 1905.

      Surviving are three sons, Joseph and William of Mishawaka, and Herman of South Bend; three sisters, Mrs Wilhelmina Dosmann, Mishawaka, Miss Anna Leyes, South Bend, Mrs. Lena Hunsberger, St. Clemens, Canada, and two brothers, George Leyes, Hamilton, Canada, and Louis Leyes, Mishawaka.

      The body may be viewed at the residence tomorrow. The funeral will be held from St. Monica's Catholic Church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. John F. Hohl officiating.

      Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.

      Mrs. Thallemer was a member of the Rosary Society of St. Monica's Church.

      South Bend Tribune 6/10/1926

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 17.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., County, S., & Cemetery, S. (1848). Elizabeth Leyes Thallemer (1848-1926) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61094219/elizabeth-thallemer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1848 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 1926 - Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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