OBIT: James V. LEYDIG, 1940, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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JAMES V. LEYDIG

  James V. Leydig, a pioneer of Northern Butler County, Kansas, passed away at 
his home in Newton, Kansas, on January 3, 1940.
  He was born Oct. 24, 1859, in Adamsville, Ohio, to Joseph A. and Winifred 
(Shirer) Leydig, and was 80 years, 2 months and 9 days of age at the time of his 
death.
  His father was killed in action at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on Nov. 
30, 1864, and in 1871 the family, consisting of his mother, step-father, brother 
and himself, left Ohio and moved to the homestead in Butler County where he 
resided until 1920 when he moved to Newton, Kansas.
  He was united in marriage with Grace L. Gauntz on Nov. 17, 1897, to which 
union two children were born, Lula L. Webreck of Berlin, Pa., and James F., who 
preceded his father in death on Jan. 9, 1936.
  Mr. Leydig took an active part in and was a consistent supporter of the 
Y.M.C.A. and the Boy Scouts and was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge in Newton.
  He is survived by his wife, Grace L. Leydig, and his daughter, Mrs. Lula L. 
Webreck, and three grandsons, James R., Richard M., and William F. Webreck, his 
son-in-law, R. D. Webreck, of Berlin, a brother, Bruce R. Leydig, of El Dorado, 
Kansas, and his half-brother, Harry S. Leydig, of Visalia, Calif.
  Funeral services were held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon in the First Methodist 
Church with the Rev. S. W. Keller, of McPherson, Kansas, officiating, assisted 
by the Rev. G. L. Coppedge, of Newton.
  Selections by a male quartet consisting of C. F. Bachmaun, M. R. Stauffer, J. 
L. Napier, and J. O. Getz, were "Faith of Our Fathers" and "Nearer, My God, to 
Thee".
  Newton Lodge No. 132 A. F. and A. M. was in charge of service in Greenwood 
Abby.

Meyersdale Republican, January 25, 1940