EDWARD LEISENRING, the subject of this sketch, is a man of much influence in his community, being highly respected, and possessed of sound judgment in public affairs, as well as in matters relating to the farm. He is at present residing near Whitehall, and was born in this county, April 11, 1824.

Conrad and Lidia (Rhoades) Leisenring, the parents of our subject, were also natives of this county. The paternal great-grandfather, John Conrad Leisenring, was the first of the family to emigrate from Saxony to America. On arriving he located on the farm which is now owned and occupied by our subject, and was classed among the well-to-do pioneers of the Lehigh Valley. The grandfather, Conrad Leisenring, served in the Revolutionary War as a teamster.

Our subject was reared to man's estate in his native county, and received his education in both the subscription and free schools. He has followed agricultural pursuits his entire life. When ready to establish a home of his own, he was married, in 1875, to Miss Mary Gross, a native of Northampton County, this state. Their union has been blessed by the birth of one son, Charles C. In his political relations our subject is a strong Republican. He is a man of unassuming manner, honest in all his dealings with his fellow men, and an industrious, hard-working farmer. In religious affairs he is a devoted member of the German Lutheran Church.