Comments on: Skeletons in the closet http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/ Leonard Family History Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Tracey Eyler http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Tracey Eyler Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:21:58 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=654#comment-1039 Any help in locating Marion Lee Leonard Eyler Akins is appreciated. What we know so far And the questions that have been raised. Robert Eugene Eyler and Marion Lee Leonard were married in 1954. Marion was 15 and Robert was 29. Even by 1954 standards a 14 year age gap is unusual. Did his first marriage end in divorce due to him messing around with Marion? Robert Eugene Eyler was divorced when he married Marion. When was he married and to whom? Are there any other children? Was that his first marriage? Did he marry before or after he joined the Navy (1942)? Robert and Marion were divorced in 1960 in Alabama. Why were two people with such close ties to the Maryland/VA/DC area in Alabama? Did the family move to Alabama? Did either Robert or Marion move to Alabama and then filed for divorce? Who moved to Alabama? Robert remarried . Robert and married just days past the 60 day time limit required in Robert/Marion’s divorce. She was pregnant when they married. Was the divorce due to Robert messing around with ? Was his first divorce due to him messing around with Marion? Robert and Marion had 4 children (1954, 1956, 1958 and 1959) 2 of the 4 children were put up for adoption (Nov 1962) after Robert married (Jul 1960) and after their first child was born (Jan 1961). Who had custody of the children after Robert and married? What prompted the adoption of the children? Why only 2? Why wasn’t Robert and ’s first child put up for adoption also? Was pressure put on Robert and Marion to put the children up for adoption? Was this pressure from ? Robert and had 3 children. The family is not intact. Everyone we have contacted trying to find information state they do not have any contact with the family. What happened to cause a family to become so separated? . Any help in locating Marion Lee Leonard Eyler Akins is appreciated.
What we know so far

And the questions that have been raised.

Robert Eugene Eyler and Marion Lee Leonard were married in 1954.

Marion was 15 and Robert was 29.

Even by 1954 standards a 14 year age gap is unusual. Did his first marriage end in divorce due to him messing around with Marion?

Robert Eugene Eyler was divorced when he married Marion.

When was he married and to whom? Are there any other children? Was that his first marriage? Did he marry before or after he joined the Navy (1942)?

Robert and Marion were divorced in 1960 in Alabama.

Why were two people with such close ties to the Maryland/VA/DC area in Alabama? Did the family move to Alabama? Did either Robert or Marion move to Alabama and then filed for divorce? Who moved to Alabama?

Robert remarried .

Robert and married just days past the 60 day time limit required in Robert/Marion’s divorce. She was pregnant when they married. Was the divorce due to Robert messing around with ? Was his first divorce due to him messing around with Marion?

Robert and Marion had 4 children (1954, 1956, 1958 and 1959)

2 of the 4 children were put up for adoption (Nov 1962) after Robert married (Jul 1960) and after their first child was born (Jan 1961).

Who had custody of the children after Robert and married? What prompted the adoption of the children? Why only 2? Why wasn’t Robert and ’s first child put up for adoption also? Was pressure put on Robert and Marion to put the children up for adoption? Was this pressure from ?

Robert and had 3 children.

The family is not intact.

Everyone we have contacted trying to find information state they do not have any contact with the family. What happened to cause a family to become so separated?

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]]> By: Daniel Leonard http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Daniel Leonard Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:18:18 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=654#comment-1020 My last name is Leonard and i cannot get any info on any of my family. We are a small family originaly from pennsylvania. Me and my Father (raised in Virginia) seem to be all thats left. Now it's just me and him that hold the Leonard name. Just wondering if you ever came across any Finnegan/Leonard history. My last name is Leonard and i cannot get any info on any of my family. We are a small family originaly from pennsylvania. Me and my Father (raised in Virginia) seem to be all thats left. Now it’s just me and him that hold the Leonard name. Just wondering if you ever came across any Finnegan/Leonard history.

]]> By: sharon wallace http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-645 sharon wallace Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:36:58 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=654#comment-645 My boy friend's last name is Leonard, but the family doesn't know where the name came in at! Their home is in Columbus Ga, Muscogee County, the family history is Chambers/Leonard/Sosby. Back on April 28 1941 a James Chambers married Katie Leonard, it says that Katie was the dauaghter of Walker Leonard and Louise Perry. Louise was one of nine children born out of the marriage of Neam Perry and Mary Lou Harral. As yet it is unclear how and when the name "Leonard" came into existence, but walker Leonard was the son of Ned Daniel and Missie Norris. As history is told, Cullen Daniel (Inez's father) and Walker Leonard (Katie's father) were half brothers; the sons of Ned Daniel. Now my boy friends fathers name is William Henry Leonard, Sr. born Nov 17, 1923 son of Walker Leonard & his wife Louise Perry His mother is Lillian L Moore(m-Leonard) her parents- William H. Moore & wife Lilla Fox-Moore. It seems family married family and also his mothers mother is a Perry from Seal Al. I also found out that his dad wasn't born in Muscogee, it was Hurtsboro ga or Hasscubby! Any who it is unclear what is what! Thanks for any help you can give!!!! My boy friend’s last name is Leonard, but the family doesn’t know where the name came in at! Their home is in Columbus Ga, Muscogee County, the family history is Chambers/Leonard/Sosby. Back on April 28 1941 a James Chambers married Katie Leonard, it says that Katie was the dauaghter of Walker Leonard and Louise Perry. Louise was one of nine children born out of the marriage of Neam Perry and Mary Lou Harral. As yet it is unclear how and when the name “Leonard” came into existence, but walker Leonard was the son of Ned Daniel and Missie Norris. As history is told, Cullen Daniel (Inez’s father) and Walker Leonard (Katie’s father) were half brothers; the sons of Ned Daniel. Now my boy friends fathers name is William Henry Leonard, Sr. born Nov 17, 1923 son of Walker Leonard & his wife Louise Perry His mother is Lillian L Moore(m-Leonard) her parents- William H. Moore & wife Lilla Fox-Moore. It seems family married family and also his mothers mother is a Perry from Seal Al. I also found out that his dad wasn’t born in Muscogee, it was Hurtsboro ga or Hasscubby! Any who it is unclear what is what! Thanks for any help you can give!!!!

]]> By: Rick http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Rick Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:43:45 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=654#comment-386 Hi Craig, I did a cursory search and didn't come up with anything on your relatives. Believe it or not, it's harder to find more recent family members than the REALLY old ones. Privacy laws, etc. Sounds like you already have some pretty specific information, which is great! If you know where/when ANY of the ladies (or even the husband) died, my suggestion would be to look for obituaries in the local papers. They often note who the parents were. I can tell you there are TONS of Leonards in New Jersey history, so it's a pretty big haystack. ;-) Good luck! Rick Hi Craig,
I did a cursory search and didn’t come up with anything on your relatives. Believe it or not, it’s harder to find more recent family members than the REALLY old ones. Privacy laws, etc. Sounds like you already have some pretty specific information, which is great! If you know where/when ANY of the ladies (or even the husband) died, my suggestion would be to look for obituaries in the local papers. They often note who the parents were. I can tell you there are TONS of Leonards in New Jersey history, so it’s a pretty big haystack. ;-)

Good luck!
Rick

]]> By: Craig Peterson http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/02/skeletons-in-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Craig Peterson Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:57:39 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=654#comment-385 I am looking for information on a Leonard family from NJ. My grandmother Hazel Bailey Henderson had a sister Ethyl Baily who married a man named ...... Leonard. In 1927-28 they had a daughter Jacqueline Leonard. He died soon after from the effects of mustard gas from WWI. Ethyl died in 1970, Jacqueline died about 1963 from an accidential radiation overdose while being treated for cancer. Any help appreciated. Craig Peterson Staunton, VA craigmp703@verizon.net I am looking for information on a Leonard family from NJ. My grandmother Hazel Bailey Henderson had a sister Ethyl Baily who married a man named …… Leonard. In 1927-28 they had a daughter Jacqueline Leonard. He died soon after from the effects of mustard gas from WWI. Ethyl died in 1970, Jacqueline died about 1963 from an accidential radiation overdose while being treated for cancer. Any help appreciated.
Craig Peterson
Staunton, VA
craigmp703@verizon.net

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