The following appears in Raymond's 125 Years of Memories book, published in 1996:
Leonard Beiermann was born May 31, 1904 in Jerseyville. He
was the son of August and Francis (Weitekamp) Beiermann. He married Hazel Marie
Brown on February 15, 1928 at St. Mary’s Church in Farmersville. Hazel was born
in Harvel on December 7, 1904, the daughter of John and Hannah Coen brown.
Leonard and Hazel were members of St. Raymond’s Church. They made their home in
R.R. Girard where they had eight children: Jim of Litchfield; Marion Hill of
Dallas, Texas; Howard (Wimp) of Harvel; Donald (Dutch) of Litchfield; Bernard
(Pete) Raymond; Richard of Waggoner; Lorraine Amolsch; and Raymond of Raymond.
In 1943 they moved to the rural Waggoner area and had three more children:
Ruthann Gaither or Taylorville: Barbera Tomek of New Orleans; and Jerome
(Jerry) of New York.
Leonard and Hazel then purchased a farm in Zanesville in
1950, and purchased still another farm in Barnett in the early 1960’s. They
lived at the first farm in Waggoner for 24 years before they built their home
in Raymond in 1967.
Leonard served on the Panhandle School Board from 1946-1954.
He was also township supervisor from 1971-1988. He was a dealer for Golden
Harvest Seed Company, a member of St. Raymond Knights of Columbus Council #4696,
and a member of the Montgomery County Pork Producers and Montgomery County Farm
Bureau. Hazel was a member of St. Raymond’s Altar and Rosary Society.
Leonard passed away at home on January 29, 1992. Hazel later
passed away on May 17, 1994.
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