{"person":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"2372"},"beginDate":{"label":"Birth Date","value":"1845"},"firstName":{"label":"First Name","value":"Clara"},"lastName":{"label":"Last Name","value":"Leon"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["This Crazy Quilt, in spectacular condition, is believed to have been made by Clara (neé Dobriner or Dobriener) Leon (c. 1845\u20131921). Daughter of Zacharius Dobriener, Leon was a Jewish immigrant born in Hoffenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She came to the United States in 1867 where she married German-born Peter Leon (c. 1831\u2013?). He was a merchant with stores in both Las Vegas and Trinidad, New Mexico, taking advantage of proximity to the Santa Fe trail and expansion of commerce through the development of a railway system. It is believed that Clara Leon was living in Las Vegas, New Mexico at the time the quilt was made. The quiltmaker came from a cultured and musical family who supported arts, entertainments, and musicales in their new areas of settlement. This may account for some of the music motifs in the textile. Clara Leon is buried in the Masonic (AKA Odd Fellows) Cemetery in Trinidad Colorado, in a section devoted to members of Congregation Aaron. The Jewish congregation was founded in 1883, and boasts the oldest synagogue in Colorado","Clara was born in Hoffenheim or Heidelberg, Germany, and came to the United States on March 11, 1867, arriving in the port of New York on the ship America. The following year, she married German-born Pincus (Peter) Leon (c. 1831\u20131896) in Manhattan. Following the migration pattern of many immigrant German Jews, the Leons joined a growing Jewish pioneer community on the western frontiers as they traveled by covered wagon seeking greater economic opportunities. In 1869, they were living in Independence, Missouri, where their daughter, Carrie, was born. By 1873, they were in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the largest town between San Francisco, California, and Independence, where the infamous Doc Holliday once hung his shingle. As a merchant, Pincus was attracted to the location by the proximity to the Santa Fe Trail and expansion of commerce through the developing railway system. In 1884, the Leons were among thirty-six Jewish families living in Las Vegas who established Temple Montefiore, the first congregation in the New Mexico territories. They also contributed to the Las Vegas Academy, which their daughter attended. Clara came from a cultured and musical family who supported arts, entertainments, and musicales in their new areas of settlement. Family lore states that her piano also traveled by covered wagon. By 1892, Clara and Pincus were living in Trinidad, Colorado, and were members of Temple Aaron, the oldest synagogue in Colorado, which was founded in 1883. She was a charter member of the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society, and participated in fundraising fairs and teas. Clara and Pincus Leon are buried next to each other in the Masonic (also Odd Fellows) Cemetery in Trinidad Colorado, in a section devoted to members of the congregation."]},"primaryMedia":{"value":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/9311/full"},"names":{"label":"Names","value":"Clara Leon"},"endDate":{"label":"Death Date","value":"1921"},"displayName":{"label":"Name","value":"Clara Leon"},"objects":{"label":"Objects","value":{"objectTitle":"Crazy Quilt","objectNumber":"2016.20.1","objectID":"5425"}},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"(c. 1845\u20131921)"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"151471"}}]}