I have noticed that there is a Leiter road in Miamisburg. Do you know who this road is named for?
Here are some families associated with Miami Township. In all probability it was named for one of these.
1. HENRY LEITER/LIGHTER
This one seems like the most likely answer because his land was where Sycamore Hospital is today and Leiter Road is today. Leiter Road is southeast of the Great Miami.
Head of Household in the 1850 census in Miami Township: Henry Leiter/Lighter.
See also #6. He appears to be the son of that couple, which also leads me to believe this is the right answer.
1851 Montgomery County Atlas shows Henry Lighter owned a large tract of land in range 24 in Miami Township. This is southeast of the oldest part of Miamisburg (where the Great Miami River and Bear Creek join). His land was south of Sycamore Creek.
1850 United States Federal Census
name:
Henry Liter/[Henry Leiter]
Age:44
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1850: Miami, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 460
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Liter
44
Anna Liter
38
John Liter
15
Rebecca Liter
12
Edmund Liter
10
George Liter
8
William Liter
5
Lewis Cass Liter
2
2. DAVID LEITER. Served for Montgomery County Ohio in the Civil War=David Leiter.
Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Name: David Leiter
State: OH
County: Montgomery County
Township: Miami Township
Year: 1860
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 67
Database: OH 1860 Federal Census Index
3. JACOB LEITER. Served for Montgomery County Ohio in the Civil War=Jacob Leiter.
This list of men from Montgomery County, Ohio was taken from the book "Military History of Ohio", published in 1887. ROLL OF HONOR OHIO’S RANK AND FILE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WAR OF THE REBELLION Leiter, David, e. Feb. 1865, co. D, 184th O.V.I.; dis. Sept. 26, 1865.Leiter, Jacob, e. Sept. 1863, bat. G, 2d O.V.H.A.; dis. Sept. 1865. http://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/roll_of_honor_h__p.html
4. ANNA LEITER. Head of the household in Miami Township, 1860=Anna Leiter
1860 United States Federal Census
Name:
Anna Lester
[Anna Leiter]
Age:
48
Birth Year:
abt 1812
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Pennsylvania
Home in 1860:
Miami, Montgomery, Ohio
Post Office:
Miamisburg
Dwelling Number:
1100
Family Number:
1090
Occupation:
Widow
Real Estate Value:
10700
Personal Estate Value:
1000
Household Members:
Name
Age
Anna Lester
48
Emanuel G Lester
20
William A Lester
15
Lewis C Lester
12
Elizabeth Lester
10
Albert J Lester
7
Noah D Lester
3
5. JOHN B. LEITER. Head of Household in the 1860 census in Miami Township: John B. Leiter
Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Name:
John B. Leiter
State:
OH
County:
Montgomery County
Township:
Miami Township
Year:
1860
Record Type:
Federal Population Schedule
Page:
162
6. JOHN AND ELIZABETH LEITER. One of the First Families in Miami Township: John and Elizabeth (Fox) Leiter
John Leiter
Birth: 1779
Death: 16 Sep 1825 (aged 45–46)
Burial: Gebhart Church Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 37478326
Family Members Spouse
Elizabeth Fox Leiter 1788-1854
Children
Henry Leiter 1806-1859
John Leiter 1809-1872
Frederick Leiter 1813-1838
Elizabeth Leiter Gebhart 1815-1885
Catherine Leiter Leis 1817-1854
Christina Leiter Lesher 1819-1897
Daniel Leiter 1821-1863
Mary Ann Leiter Eckhart 1821-1908
George Leiter 1826-1855
Created by: Larry Benner (46569955)
Added: 25 May 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37478326/john-leiter
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2018), memorial page for John Leiter (1779–16 Sep 1825), Find A Grave Memorial no. 37478326, citing Gebhart Church Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Larry Benner (contributor 46569955) .
7. CLAYTON A. LEITER. Writer of some Southwest Ohio history= Clayton A. Leiter. He lived in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, so maybe he is out of consideration.
MEMOIRS OF THE MIAMI VALLEY
EDITED BY JOHN C. HOVER WILLARD J. WRIGHT JOSEPH D. BARNES CLAYTON A. LEITER WALTER D. JONES JOHN EWING BRADFORD CHARLOTTE REEVE CONOVER W. C. CULKINS In Three Volumes Illustrated Volume II CHICAGO ROBERT O. LAW COMPANY 1919 http://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/page/page/3527619.htm
Shawna Woodard
Dayton Metro Library
