▁background ▁Le onie ▁von ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁two ▁daughters ▁born ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Leo ▁Z esch . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁in ▁Mason ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁Le ota ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lo yal ▁Valley ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁Le onie ▁had ▁witness ed ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁l yn ch ing ▁in ▁Mason , ▁the ▁corps es ▁of ▁the ▁accused ▁h anging ▁from ▁a ▁tree ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁square . ▁Le onie ' s ▁mother ▁Elizabeth ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ag nes ▁Elizabeth ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁fifth ▁of ▁eleven ▁( se ven ▁surv iving ▁to ▁ad ul th ood ) ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁John ▁O . ▁Me use bach ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Aust rian - born ▁Ag nes ▁of ▁Cor eth , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Count ▁Ernst ▁of ▁Cor eth . ▁ ▁John ▁O . ▁Me use bach ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁Baron ▁Ot fried ▁Hans ▁von ▁Me use bach ▁in ▁D ill enburg , ▁Duch y ▁of ▁N ass au ▁and ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁title ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁sail ing ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Ernst ▁Cor eth ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁title ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁married ▁Leo ▁Bur che ard t ▁Z esch , ▁who