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1854 ca.: Born in Ohio to George and Liesetta Schmidt of Bavaria, Germany. (7-9)
1870 Jun 9: The US census (7) shows 22 year old Leroy living on a farm
in Batavia Twp. of Clermont Co. OH, with who appear to be his sister
Ella and their grandparents David and Mary. David's first wife Judith
has died (1), so Mary probably is his second. A short way down the
same census page is 16-year-old Liesetta M., the oldest of George and
Liesetta Schmidt's nine children.
1878 Feb 26: Leroy Allen Kirgan marries
Liesetta M. Schmidt. (1-3) (10, Lelah)
(11, Fifth child)
1879 Jul 29: Emmet Dane b. OH
1881 Sep 14: Edward Frederick OH
1883-4 ____: Lelah M. b. OH
?___ ___ __: ________
1888 Aug 29: Edith L. b. KS
1880 Jun 10: The US census (8) shows Leroy and Liesetta married and still living in Batavia Twp. with their new son Emmet and "GrandM" Mary.
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1885 Mar 1: The Kansas census (10) shows Leroy and Liesetta Kirk living in
Florence, KS
with their children Emmet, Edward, and Lelah, along with Loisa and
Edward Schmit. Although the family name is Kirk, the table below
shows how the names and ages of the family match closely those of the
Kirgan family on the US census for 1870, 1880, and 1900. Loisa and Edward
also match two of Liesetta's siblings. Census takers are not
precision instruments!
1900 Jun 5: The US census shows Leroy A., Liesette M., Emmet D.,
Edward F., and Edith Kirgan living in Cincinnati, OH. (11) It also
says that two of their five children have died. Lelah would be one of
those.
1918 Dec 12: Liesetta M. Schmidt Kirgan dies in Cincinnati, OH;
buried Spring Grove Cemetery. (12)
1934 Aug 9: Leroy Allen Kirgan dies in Cincinnati, OH;
buried Spring Grove Cemetery. (13)
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