Historic Homes of Mohawk Street
in German Village
Our Goal:
To acknowledge and honor
The people who have shared
our shops and homes in
German Village for the last
150 years
German Village House Histories
David and Alison Randall
39 E. Beck Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-221-9710
e-mail:
gvhousehistories@wowway.com
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Biographical Notes:
Peter Leitwein was born in 1867 in Germany, immigrated in 1885, and with wife Sophy, raised five children: Herman, Florentine, Lawrence, George, and Eva. In 1882, he listed his occupation as a shoe maker, and later a laster(1902), a shoe worker (1907), and a car repairer (1915). He died in 1916.
John Schwartz was born in 1886 in Ohio. With wife Katherine, had children Lawrence and Marian. In 1923 he was employed as a lamp worker, a riveter (1925), and shoeworker (1928).
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