Levi Zeigler Leiter

1834 - 1904  (69 years)

• Name	Levi Zeigler Leiter
  Birth	2 Nov 1834	Leitersburg, Washington, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jun 1904	Bar Harbor, Maine
  Person ID	I43803	Scudder
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Mary Theresa Carver,   b. 13 Dec 1844, Mohawk, Herkimer, New York d. 16 Mar 1913, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1866
  Children	1. Joseph Leiter,   b. 4 Dec 1868, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 11 Apr 1932, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 63 years)   2. Mary Victoria Leiter,   b. 27 May 1870, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 18 Jul 1906, England (Age 36 years)   3. Nancy Lathrop Carver Leiter,   b. Abt 1873, Illinois d. 22 Jun 1930, Kent, England (Age 57 years)   4. Margaret Hyde Leiter,   b. 1 Sep 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 6 Mar 1968, Tucson, Arizona (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F15531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Levi was a Chicago wholesaler. He purchased a tract of land from Franklin Cossitt, the primary successful real estate developer of the La Grange area. Levi teamed up with Marshall Field in 1865 and bought Potter Palmer's dry goods business. For many years Field & Leiter was Chicago's premier department store. Leiter sold his share of the business to Field in 1881 and the store was renamed, Marshall Field's. Leiter owned considerable real estate in the Chicago area and was involved in local philanthropies.