Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Leisering, Dayton K. 1859 - 

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DAYTON K. LEISERING, the popular and genial proprietor of the Elysburg Hotel,

and one of the best known citizens of Elysburg, Pa., is a son of Henry B. and

Mary A. (Echrote) Leisering, and was born at Bear Gap, Shamokin township,

Northumberland County, Pa., August 16, 1859.



  Henry B. Leisering, the father of our subject, was born March 20, 1824, in

Sunbury, Pa. The greater part of his life was spent at Bear Gap, but in 1884 he

moved to Elysburg, Pa. He was a miller by trade and beside following that

occupation had charge of and worked on the turnpike for many years. He was a

stanch Democrat and, while he did not aspire to office, he was a prominent

worker in politics. He was a hard working man and by honesty and integrity won

for himself a large circle of friends, being widely known. Mr. Leisering married

Mary A. Echrote of Allentown, Pa., who was born July 15, 1819, and lived to

reach the age of seventy-nine years. Our subject's father passed away February

22, 1895, at the age of seventy-one years. He left several children, namely:

Annie, who died at the age of twenty-nine; Herbert, a liveryman of Shamokin,

Pa., who married Kate Lanciscus, and has two children, Malcolm and Lena; Stella,

who married Clark Creasy, a farmer in Briarcreek township, Columbia County, by

whom she has three children, Dayton, Clara, and Grace; Tacie, who married

Theodore Heck, a butcher and proprietor of a feed store at Shamokin,—they have

three children, Irene, Millie, and Harry; and Dayton K., the subject of this

biography. The children were all educated in the public schools at Elysburg, Pa.



  On October 14, 1879, Dayton K. Leisering married Mary E. Richard of Shamokin

township, a daughter of John and Catherine (Ostricher) Richard. Mr. Richard's

wife was born in Germany, but he was born in Shamokin township, where he lived

all of his life working at farming and as a butcher. They were the parents of

three children, as follows: William A., who is in the lumber business at

Elysburg, and the father of five children, Harry, Dayton, Florence, Mabel, and

Walter; Mary E., the wife of our subject; and Eugene, who is living with his

father, who married Ella Lindermute of New Media, Columbia County, and has one

son, Earl.



  Dayton K. Leisering lived at home, working for his father until he was twenty

years old, when he married, and he continued to reside with him for five years

longer. Then he removed to Bear Gap and followed lumbering for one year, when he

moved to Elysburg, where he is now engaged in farming and threshing. In 1887 he

rented the hotel which he now owns and in 1895 purchased it. He has made many

improvements on the building and it presents a fine appearance, being modern in

every respect. The Elysburg Hotel is well-patronized and bears a flattering

reputation, as it sets an excellent table; a bar is also run in connection with

the house. The guests are given every attention and it is always with a feeling

of regret that they take their departure from this well-known hostelry.



  For the past seven years Mr. Leisering has carried on an extensive timber

business, getting out mine supplies. He is an unswerving Democrat and takes an

active interest in politics. In 1898 he was elected school director for three

years. With years of hard work has come success to our subject, and he is spoken

of by all as a man deserving of great prosperity. Religiously he is a member of

the German Lutheran Church, while his wife is a member of the German Reformed

Church. His marriage has been blessed by one child, John H., who was born June

8, 1881.





Additional Comments:

  Extracted from:

    

    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

    Published by 

    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)





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