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Benedict Leuschen Sr.

Birth	:	7 Jun 1848 Germany
Death	:	1928 USA
Burial	:	Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8388900, -85.6561130
Description	:	LEUSCHEN, BENEDICT The man who has spent forty years in this county is justly entitled to the honorable title of pioneer, and the historian of this volume is glad to find so many of the early settlers of Shelby county represented in the list of citizens presented in this book. A life of forty years in this county covers practically all the active history of the county, and Benedict Leuschen has been a participant in the various activities here for that length of time. Coming to Westphalia township in 1874, he has had the satisfaction of taking an active part... Read More	LEUSCHEN, BENEDICT The man who has spent forty years in this county is justly entitled to the honorable title of pioneer, and the historian of this volume is glad to find so many of the early settlers of Shelby county represented in the list of citizens presented in this book. A life of forty years in this county covers practically all the active history of the county, and Benedict Leuschen has been a participant in the various activities here for that length of time. Coming to Westphalia township in 1874, he has had the satisfaction of taking an active part in every movement which promised to benefit the county, and that he has done his part well is evidenced in the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens. Benedict Leuschen, the son of Nicholas and Anna Mary (Mullitor) Leuschen, was born June 7, 1848, in Schoenecken, Germany. His father was a school teacher for four or five years and then learned the cabinet maker's trade, following it the remainder of his life. To Nicholas Leuschen and wife were born eight children: Benedict, whose interesting career is here briefly set forth; Elizabeth, the wife of John Schmitz; Valentine; Magdalena, the wife of John Hansen; Katherine, the wife of Nicholas Thielan; Frank; Susan, who is still living in Germany on the old homestead; and Nicholas, who died young. The mother of these children died in 1850 and the father in 1881. Benedict Leuschen attended school in his home town of Schienecken and, being a young man of much more than ordinary ability, taught school for a few years, as his father had done before him. He then learned the cabinet maker's trade with his father and followed this until he was married in the summer of 1875. He decided to come to America in 1871 and with high hopes and enthusiasm he set out on the voyage across the broad Atlantic. That was a memorable June when he came across and first settled in Chicago, where he spent the first eight months working at his trade. Benedict followed his trade of cabinet making in Chicago and then went to Mattoon, Illinois, where he and five other men engaged in the furniture making business, but the panic of 1873 put them out of business. He then came to Shelby county, Iowa, and bought a small farm of forty acres in Westphalia township. There were no improvements upon the land and he put up a rude cabin until such a time as he could afford a better home. That he prospered as the years went by is shown by his present farm of two hundred and eighty acres, which is one of the best improved farms in the county. Not only has Mr. Leuschen prospered materially but he has at the same time taken a prominent part in the various communal activities of his township. For ten years he was a school director and he was one of the organizers of the Westphalia Fire Insurance Company, a mutual company which has been of great benefit to the citizens of this county. He has been the secretary of the company since its incorporation, twelve years ago. Mr. Leuschen was married May 22, 1875, to Anna Mary Nolles, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Mary (Finken) Nolles, and to this union there have been born eight children: Joseph, who married Susan Schweryand has seven children, Beatrice, Benedict, Adelaide, Leonard, Dorothy, Walter, and an infant; Nicholas, who married Elizabeth Thielan, and has three children, Hilda, Henrietta and Mary; Lena, the wife of Henry Thomas (deceased, 1911), and the mother of two children, Benedict and Henrietta; Mary, the wife of William Hargarten, of Saskatchewan, Canada, and the mother of one son, Benedict; Frank, who married Rosa Pulvemacher, of Canada, and has two children, Loretta and Winifred; Matthew and Benedict, both single; Katherine, the wife of Anthony Gosser. The mother of these children died March 16, 1911. Her parents were both natives of Germany, and after the death of her mother in her native land, her father and the children came to this country, arriving here in 1872. He located in Mills county, in this state, with his four children: Lena, John, Valentine and Barbara. The fifth and other child was Mrs. Leuschen. Mr. Nolles died in 1900. Mr. Leuschen has supported the Democratic party since coming to this country. He and all the family are devout Catholics and he is a member of the Knights of Columbus. From "Past and Present of Shelby County Iowa" By Edward S. White ~ ~ Volume II Illustrated ~ ~ 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana: Page 732, 733:

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Benedict Leuschen Sr.'s memorial is located at: Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA.
When did Benedict Leuschen Sr. death?
Benedict Leuschen Sr. death on 1928 in USA
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Latitude: 41.8388900
Longitude: -85.6561130

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Mary Nolles Leuschen

(1850 - 1911)

Children

Catherine D Leuschen Goeser

(1885 - 1953)

Mathias Michael “Math” Leuschen

(1887 - 1960)

Benedict Leuschen Jr.

(1889 - 1941)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Constantine Township Cemetery
Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8388900, -85.6561130

2. White Pigeon Township Cemetery
White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8012772, -85.6460876

3. Chief Wahbememe Burial Site
White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7973590, -85.6629440

4. Peek Cemetery
Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8802986, -85.6382980

5. Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7975006, -85.6299973

6. Broad Street Cemetery
Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8859863, -85.6644363

7. Brick Chapel Cemetery
Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8741989, -85.7022018

8. Thomas Family Cemetery
Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8374977, -85.7314224

9. Stangle Cemetery
Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8182983, -85.7296982

10. Calhoun Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8675003, -85.5849991

11. Morrison Cemetery
Fabius, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -85.6875000

12. Mottville Township Cemetery
Mottville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7941600, -85.7558400

13. Gosling Family Cemetery
Sturgis, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7926010, -85.5570890

14. White Pigeon Cemetery
Union, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8013810, -85.7708281

15. Fellowship Bible Church Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8677530, -85.5367850

16. Thompson Cemetery
Mottville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7775200, -85.7512100

17. Bethel Cemetery
Shipshewana, LaGrange County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7473300, -85.6213530

18. Lockport Pioneer Cemetery
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9331930, -85.6246250

19. Vistula Cemetery
Vistula, Elkhart County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7542992, -85.7274017

20. Sand Hill Cemetery
Newberg Township, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8972240, -85.7743180

21. Aurand Mennonite Cemetery
Mottville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7592020, -85.7505090

22. Ivins Cemetery
Middlebury, Elkhart County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7330000, -85.6839000

23. Long Cemetery
Union, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8205986, -85.7992020

24. Riverside Cemetery
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9444008, -85.6164017