December 12, 2001

Atta:	G;F. Leibbrandt

Very interesting to receive your information about the Leibbrandt family last Friday (Dec~ 7fl'). IR HuronCounty Michigaawehave coimted 17 Leipprandt names which are derived from two brothers who came to the U~ S. in 1854 and 1870. The older brother Charles Fredrick Leipprandt was my grandfather, his brother (fifteen years younger) was Gonlieb Wilhelm Leipprandt They originated from Meïinshehn Germany prior to moving to the U. S. They had siblings Rosana Cliristina, Johain Friedrich, Johaim Jakob, Johaim 'wilhelm, Eva Dorothea, Elisabeth Fredricke, Wilheilm Cliristian, and Elisabeth Dorathea. My grandfather was bom in 1836 and the last binh in the faniiiy occurred in 1858. My grandfather died in 1914 and 1 was bom in 1933. The reason for the wide gap in generations is that grandfather was married twice, my dad being of the second marriage and bom in 1892 Grancifather was S6when my dad was bom.

According to my cousins research as of this past year Charles F. Leipprandt was listed that way as he arrived in the U.S., however all of the previons generations in Germany are listed as Leibbrand. Her lineage takes the flilnily name back to 1705 to a Jacob Fredridi Leibbrand bom in Boeirnighehn, Germany.

There are other Leipprandts living in Michigan, miflois, Texas, eet. All tracing back to either C.F. or Gonlieb who came to the U. S. of course there are other blood relatives who are females and do no longer tare our name. In and around Pigeon, a population of 1200 we are quite numerous.

The Leipprandts ofdils are are predoniinately agriculturally oriented. Most of them either had farmed or stin do. As for me 1 grew up 0fl a farm, was CEO of a Farm Cooperative organization and redred 6 year ago. The apple orchard was and still is a hobby, although we have now sold the business to our son Jeif and wife Kim who carry on the tradition. Our son Jeif works for Pioneer Hybrids International, now a DuPont company. We have two other sons Joel a high school math teacher, 3hfl a robotics engmeer, and Jifi our daugirter a homemaken We have 9 grandchildren, four of which will carry 0fl the Leipprandt name. 1 have two brothers and one sister all stifi living. Among thek dilidren, four more boys to caiiy on the Leipprandt name.

In my travels 1 met a CEO of a Cooperative in Imperial Nebraska who speils his name Leibbrancit. His name is Martin and is perhaps a couple of years Qlder than me. His great grandfather came to the U. S. as a growil man and brought his family along. 1 do not remember the date that they arrived in Nebraska however. We have visited back and fonli witli Martin and it was very interesting to me that he looked very much like a brothertomy brothers Charles, Bruce, and myseif Also interesting is the fact that the names he chose for his boys are mostly the same names in our nimily such as Steve, Tim, Theodore (me) Charles, and his name Martin. 1 almost believe there is a connection as we trace back to our roots.
1 am beginning to keep a folder of all correspondence concerning our flilnily name connections J wutild wekome any addn~iona1 rn~fbnnation. By the way your previons e mail was sent to our orchard address. My address dionid you care to respond is tedpea@£avci.net~  Best regards; and Merry Cliristinas!