Reuben Leiby

Birth: 1826

Death: 1911

Reuben was the 3rd of 7 children of Daniel Leiby and Susanna Lichty.

He married about 1855 to Elizabeth Schleicher.

They appear in the 1880, 1900 and 1910 census of West Penn Township, Shuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer.

Children of Reuben and Elizabeth:

Daniel Leiby (c.1860-unk)

Jane M. Leiby (1861-unk)

Amandus Leiby (1864-unk)

Milton Leiby (1867-unk)

Rosy Leiby (1872-unk)

Burial:

Unknown

Reuben was the 3rd of 8 children of Daniel Leiby and Susanna Lichty.

Reuben's siblings were: -Jonas Leiby (1819-1832) -Daniel L. (1823-1901) m. 1849 to Maria "Polly" Steigerwalt -Caroline (1829-1905) m. about 1850 to Philip Daubenspeck -Jonas (#2) (about 1832-unknown), had sons with a feed business in Mahanoy City; was buried in cemetery in Upper Mauch Chunk -Jacob L (1835-1918) m. Matilda Gerber -Sarah "Sallie" Leiby (1838-1912) m. abt 1858 to Joshua Riegel -Nathan L (1840-1910) m. Kate Wertman

Reuben married Elizabeth Schleicher. The two had a son named Milton.

Reuben received a serious leg injury while repairing a "snake" fence with his brother Daniel.

(Information (including burial location) from Leiby Genealogy and History 1565-1996)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 1 2019, 0:23:23 UTC