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Henry vs. Herman

Henry vs. Herman

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 4:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 23 Aug 2014 4:35PM GMT
Surnames: Leseberg, Garms, Deeke, Linnemann
Alright, so this research I have been doing has been a doozy for this and other reasons.

My great-great-grandfather was Herman Leseberg (1875 - 1958). I have been trying to find his parents, which has proven extremely difficult, so I went to the Palatine Historical Society for help, since I suspect Herman was also born there. After about an hour of searching through records with out finding any thing we came across a book that listed him as Henry Leseberg. We cannot figure out why he was listed as Henry, since it is known that his name was Herman, and even under Henry he does not appear in the 1880 census, like he should. I was wondering if anyone could help with why the name change at the History center, when in every record on Ancestry he is listed as Herman.

Here is some more information on Herman to help. He married Anna Marie Linnemann (1877 - 1919) on Feb. 9, 1899. After her death he then married Anna Linnemann (1878 - 1963), the widow of Herman Deeke (1873 - 1907) and cousin of Anna Marie Linnemann, on Oct. 6, 1921. His mother was listed as Mary Garms, but with no father at the Palatine history Center, but I have been unable to find her either. It has proven especially difficult to organize a Leseberg family tree, as I think there are several different families likely related.

I asked the only person that I know who could know, Herman's daughter-in-law, and she has no idea, leading me to believe that both his parents were definitely dead by the 1940s and likely before the 1920s. I have attached two picture just in case someone sees them. The wedding photo is of Herman and Anna Marie, and the other photo is of Herman and his second wife.
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Re: Henry vs. Herman

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 9:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Aug 2014 9:35PM GMT
Does this help? Parents names listed, Louis and Marie Garrus Leseberg, spouse Anna.

Illinois deaths:
Name: Henry L. Leseberg
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Sep 1920
Event Place: , Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 09 Apr 1870
Birthplace: Wheeling, Illinois
Burial Date: 06 Sep 1920
Burial Place: Palatine
Father's Name: Louis Leseberg
Father's Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Mother's Name: Marie Garrus
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Spouse's Name: Anna Leseberg

This has to be another Louis Leseberg, dates don't match. But, thought it might be of some importance in your research.
Obituary for Louis Leseberg
Cook County Herald,
Aug. 31, 1936
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