Joseph Leiter

1868 - 1932  (63 years)

• Name	Joseph Leiter
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	4 Dec 1868	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Apr 1932	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Burial	Washington, District of Columbia
  Person ID	I43813	Scudder
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Levi Zeigler Leiter,   b. 2 Nov 1834, Leitersburg, Washington, Maryland d. 9 Jun 1904, Bar Harbor, Maine (Age 69 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F15531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Juliette Williams
  Children	1. John Leiter   2. Joseph Leiter   3. Thomas Leiter   4. Nancy Leiter
  Family ID	F20265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In 1897, Joe tried to corner the wheat market. With the collapse of the market in 1898 he lost over $10,000,000 of his family's fortune. He and his father, Levi Zeigler Leiter, purchased land in Franklin County, Illinois, and founded Zeigler Coal Company. Built the town of Zeigler and the first hospital in Franklin County. Headed the Illinois Coal Company, president of Zeigler Coal Company, Zeigler & Gulf Railway and the Washington Gas Company.