Catherine Ester (Bruckner) Leitner (1796 - 1880)

Born 1796 in South Carolina

Ancestors

Died 1880 at about age 84 in Georgia [uncertain]

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Biography

Catherine Ester BRUCKNER Sex: F Birthdate: 1796 (4) Birthplace: South Carolina (1) Death date: 1880 (4) Place of death: Richmond Co., Ga. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Richmond Co., Ga. Marriage date: 15 Sep 1811 (5) Marriage place: Wilkes Co., Ga. (5) Spouse's name: #1 John Christain LEITNER (1,4,5) ^[1]

Cemetery: Leitner Cemetery, Ft. Gordon, Augusta, Georgia Name: Catherine Ester BRUCKNER ^[2]

Date Of Photograph: May 2007 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/richmond/photos/tombstones/leitner/bruckner13985ph.jpg Image file size: 49.3 Kb

Catherine Ester Bruckner 1796-1880 Wife Of: John Christian Leitner, P.A. Faber M.D., and W.W. Trembley

Mother Of: John C. Leitner, Henry Daniel Leitner, Catharine A. Leitner, Charles Bruckner Leitner

Additional Comments: This cemetery was once the cemetery of Linwood Methodist Sunday School and Church, in a settlement called Pinetucky, near Berzelia, Georgia. The area was bought by the U.S. Government in 1941 for the purpose of building up Camp Gordon in the wake of World War ll. The Fort maintains the cemeteries located within it's boundries. This cemetery is listed as "Cemetery # 30, Lietner Cemetery" and is located at the intersection of Gibson and Jones Chapel Roads, in Training Area # 35. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.fgs-project.com/georgia/b/bruckdnl1.html
2. ↑ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Katrina Gibson Ray Wintr57 September 3, 2007, 6:48 pm
3. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/richmond/photos/tombstones/leitner/bruckner13985ph.txt