More of the Lenigs & Ben Lenig's suits

As reported yesterday, the Lucas County Historical Society received a fascinating collection of vintage photographs related to the Lenig and Umbenhower families last week from Gay Hedrick Moffit, of North English, a descendant of both.

I shared then a photo of Jonathan D. Lenig (1853-1937) dressed for winter with the team and buggy he used on his Belinda U.S. Mail route. Here's another equestrian image --- this one taken during the summertime --- that shows both of the senior Lenigs, Jonathan and Malinda (Henry) Lenig (1863-1924), presumably taken somewhere near their Belinda-area home.

Here's a photo of the entire Lenig family, probably taken at their home. The children are (from left) Bertha May (Lenig) Parker (1882-1945), Thomas C. Lenig (1884-1964), Fannie A. (Lenig) Richards (1886-1977), William B. "Ben" Lenig (1887-1969) and Jonas J. Lenig (1891-1961). There also were five children who died young, two buried in the Columbia Cemetery and three buried with their parents at Strong Cemetery.

And finally, here's a somewhat earlier image of the three Lenig sons (from left) Tom, Ben and Jonas. Notice Ben's suit. He seems to have been a young man of considerable sartorial splendor, although by the time the later photo was taken he had traded the checkered garment in for pinstripes.