▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Mason , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁There after , ▁she ▁used ▁the ▁hy phen ated ▁name ▁Elizabeth ▁von ▁Me use bach – Z esch , ▁as ▁did ▁her ▁daughter ▁Le onie . ▁Leo ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁Robert ▁Z esch ▁( origin ally ▁Zo esch ) ▁and ▁L ina ▁Caroline ▁D angers ▁( origin ally ▁D ' Ang ers ). ▁Robert ▁Z esch ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Sax ony , ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ship ▁Am mer land , ▁dest ined ▁for ▁New ▁Braun f els . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁aut obi ography ▁published ▁after ▁her ▁death , ▁Le onie ▁refers ▁to ▁Robert ▁Z esch ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁German ▁military ▁officer . ▁The ▁father ▁of ▁Robert ▁Z esch ▁was ▁Carl ▁Z esch , ▁a ▁tax ▁officer ▁in ▁Halle , ▁Sax ony - An halt , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Caroline ▁D angers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁brick layer ▁father ▁Wilhelm , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁Reb e cca ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Han over , ▁Germany , ▁also ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Am mer land ▁. ▁Robert ▁and ▁Caroline ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁Their ▁eight ▁children ▁were ▁named ▁Carl , ▁Leo , ▁H erman , ▁Eugen , ▁Meta , ▁Min na , ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁William . ▁ ▁California ▁ 1 8 8 8 – 1 9 0 8 ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁mother ▁Elizabeth ▁moved