Leonard Alfons Bisswanger207, 208, 209, 210 was born Abt. 1873 in Germany (Prussia)211, 212, 213, and died 1934 in Arkansas214.
Notes for Leonard Alfons Bisswanger: I have not been able to identify Leonard Alfons Bisswanger in the 1900 US census. He was in the US from either 1897 (1930 census report) or 1898 (1920 census report). But I can find no reference to him. In some brief searches of ship lists and immigrations lists, I have not found his immigration record.
He made his way to Arkansas by 1904 or so, since in the 1910 census he has been married to his second wife Helen for about 6 years. Helen was born in Arkansas. This is Helen's second marriage also.
1910 Federal Census, Craighead County, Arkansas, 9 May, Nettleton Township, District 27, page 7A, Hse/Fam #118 Bisswanger, Lenord (Leonard) Head M W 37 2nd marriage, Married 6yrs Germany Germany Germany immigrated 1898 Resident Alien Farmer Bisswanger, Helen Wife F W 32 2nd marriage, Married 6yrs AR MS MS Bisswanger, Margret F W 4 AR Germany MS Bisswanger, Alfonso Son M W 2 AR Germany MS Bisswanger, Joseph Son M W 1 AR Germany MS Kummel, Gace (Grace?) Dau [step-daughter] F W 13 AR IL MS Kummel, Miltret Dau [step-daughter] F W 11 AR IL MS Kummel, Blanche Dau [step-daughter] F W 8 AR IL MS
I have not found out Helen's maiden name. We know her first married name, though, since there are three other children, with the last name Kummel (also a German name) whose father was born in Illinois. We find these Kummel children were born in Arkansas. So Mr Kummel came to Arkansas, married Helen, and we assume, died there after siring these three children. But Helen and Kummel married about 1893.
The census says they have been married 6 years so they would have married about 1904. Margret was born in 1905 or 1906.
1920 Federal Census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 14 January, Oklahoma City, District 144, page 18A, Hse #104, Fam #254 Bisswanger, Leonard Head M W 56 Married Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria immigrated 1897 Naturalized 1902 Farmer Bisswanger, Helen Wife F W 43 Married AR AR AR Bisswanger, Margaret F W 14 AR Bavaria MS Bisswanger, Alfonso Son M W 12 AR Bavaria MS Bisswanger, Joie Son M W 10 AR Bavaria MS Bisswanger, Louisa Dau [step-daughter] F W 6 AR Bavaria MS
In this census the Kummel children are all off on their own. In the 1920 census, we see that the birthplace of Helen's parents has now changed to Arkansas. Now Leonard's place of birth information is now given under the name of his actual country Bavaria, instead of the general term Germany.
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 9A, No Road, On White River, Hse #165, Fam #166 Bisswanger, Leonard Head M W 57 Married at age 26 AR Germany AR Fisherman Immigrated 1890, naturalized 1902 Bisswanger, Loisa (Louisa?) Dau F W 17 Single AR Germany AR
This report shows Leonard as married, but there is no wife reported in the household.
More About Leonard Alfons Bisswanger and <Unnamed>: Marriage: Abt. 1904, Arkansas.215
Leonard Alfons Bisswanger (b. Abt. 1873, d. 1934)
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