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| 1 | See obituary notices.... Walberg L. Brown was admitted to the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra at age 17, becoming first violin a year later, a position he held for 13 years. He directed a number of orchestras over the course of his life, including the Hermit Club Orchestra. He was music director of Cleveland radio station WGAR and concert master of Cleveland station WTAM for a total of 36 years. General Manager of station WDOK and a member of the borad of directors. Much more musical history (see obits). Also served five terms, including several presidencies, of the Avon Lake Board of Education. Jaycees Man of the Year in 1961. Operated a 48-acre farm after retirement. | Walberg L. BROWN
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| 2 | From Jane Peppler 117. Sarah B. Burt was born on 23 Mar 1754 in Franklin, Fayette Co., PA. She died on 17 Jul 1845 in Somerset Twp., Washington, PA. She was married to CalebJr. Leonard (son of CalebSr. Leonard and Jemima Minthorn) in 1773 in Pennsylvania. CalebJr. Leonard was born in 1750 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey. He died on 17 Jul 1845 in Washington Co., PA. Sarah B. Burt and CalebJr. Leonard had the following children: +161 i. Rhoda Leonard. +162 ii. Daniel Leonard. 163 iii. William Leonard was born about 1777. He died on 11 Dec 1848. +164 iv. Joseph Leonard. +165 v. Zenas Leonard. +166 vi. Mary Leonard. +167 vii. Phebe Leonard. +168 viii. Sarah Leonard. +169 ix. Nancy Leonard. | Sarah BURT
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| 3 | Named after Guy's wife. | Anna Elizabeth CRAMER
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| 4 | Left Iowa for Oregon after a bad cattle deal. Parents Charles Cramer and Ely UNKNOWN were from Ohio. | Marion CRAMER
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| 5 | Demas Crumrine, a member of the pioneer Crumrine family in this county, long survived his wife and his last days were spent in the neighboring county of Greene. Until his retirement he had for years been engaged in business as a blacksmith at Beallsville, having his shop on the old national road, and was widely known throughout this region. He was a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal church and in politics was a republican. -History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1926; Forrest, Earle Robert, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., pages 239-241 | Demas Crumrine
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| 6 | L563 Leonard, Anna, 63y 9m 17d, b Il; d 28 Feb 1921 Creston hosp; f Jack Ditto; i Prairie Rose, Corning. BTR 07 Mar 1921, BTR & BFP 03 Mar 1921 Died in Creston Friends and relatives in this vicinity were deeply grieved when it was learned that Mrs Guy Leonard had passed from this life at a hospital in Creston, at 2 o'clock in the morning, Monday February 28, 1921. The body was brought to Corning on train No. 3 and taken to the home south of Corning. Funeral services will be held at Fairview Christian church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the body will be laid to rest in Prairie Rose cemetery. Mrs Leonard, formerly Miss Anna Ditto was born in Illinois being aged 63 years, 9 months and 17 days at the time of her death. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Ditto. For many years the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard has been south of Corning. She was taken to Creston Tuesday of last week, where she underwent a serious operation and passed away on Monday February 28th, a few days after the operation. She leaves her husband and six daughters and one son, beside many other relatives and friends to mourn her departure. One daughter preceded the mother in death. The surviving children are: Mrs Jennie Cramer, Mrs Nettie Richards, of this vicinity; Mrs Alta Hurd, and Mrs Minnie Huber of northern Iowa; Mrs Ina Rimmer, Corning; Mrs Sarah McGrew, near Cumberland, and Daniel Leonard living on the home farm. Mrs Leonard was a good woman, a kid friend and loving mother and will be greatly missed. Corning Union Republican | Anna Zenia DITTO
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| 7 | Obituary, Atlantic News Telegraph, Friday Jan. 14, 2005: Warren O. Evans was born Jan 29, 1917 in Adams County, to George E and Velma (Westrope) Evans. He lived in rural Lincoln township before moving to Atlantic. Warren attended a rural country school and Cumberland High School. On Feb. 9, 1939, he was united in marriage to Oma Grace Cramer. Warren enjoyed working with machines and was a machinist, mechanic, and inventor. He ran his own shop for many years. He later worked as a machinist for NAPA in Atlantic after their move there. Warren was a member of the Lincoln Center United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening, wood carving and fishing. Warren is survived by four children, ReNae Vanden Broek of Des Moines, Terry Evans and wife Kay of Corning, Donna Kusik and husband Jeff of Greeley, Colorado. and Kay Govig and husband Merlin of Clive; eight grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren; five step-great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Oma; his parents; one brother, Stanley Evans and a great-grandson Seth Culver. Services for Warren will be Saturday, Jan. 15, at 1pm at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic with Reverend Gerald Wise officiating. Visitation will also be on Saturday, Jan 15, from noon to 1 pm. Burial will be in the Lincoln Center Cemetery south of Cumberland. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers. The Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of arrangements. | Warren EVANS
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| 8 | History of Seneca County Ohio, Venice Township SAMUEL H. LEONARD, farmer, near Attica, was born in Deersville, Harrison Co., Ohio. He is a son of Avery and Nancy (Smith) Leonard. In 1834 he immigrated to this county with his father. Mr. Leonard owns the farm settled by his father, and upon it he now resides. Being the eldest of nine children his education was somewhat neglected, his services being required in the duties of the farm-his instruction in the schoolroom being given principally before the age of nine. Farming has been the calling of his life, and he is the owner of 536 acres of land, 160 acres being in Dakota.. October 26, 1854, records the event of his marriage with Mary M. Baily, who was born in London, England, and was the daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Powel) Baily. Mr. Baily was a member of the "Great East India Tea Company." After the dissolution of the company he came to this country and settled in this township in 1836, where he spent the greater part of the remainder of his -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1032 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: life. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard are in the order of their respective ages: Avery F., who is married and resides near Pierre, Dak. ; Benjamin L., married and farming in Crawford County, Ohio; Nancy J., wife of Victor Neikirk, farmer of this township; Walter Lincoln, killed by the falling of a hayfork July 22, 1882, and Samuel E.; also Mary Ida, Minnie E. and Della M., who are with their parents. In politics Mr. Leonard is a Republican. In ecclesiastical connection Mrs. Leonard is a member of the United Brethren. | Samuel H
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| 9 | From Bedford Times Republican 1July, 1909 Old Settler Gone. Mrs. Daniel Leoanrd, one fo the lodest citizens of the county, died at her home in Holt township, June 23. She came with her husband to Taylor county in 1856, and settled on the farm which was ever after her home. She is sruvived by her husband and six sons. The funeral was held at the home on Friday conducted by Rev. Ackley of Griswold. --------------------- Abstract of the Bedord Free Press 1 July 1909 states that she married Daniel at Eden, Delaware County, OH. -------------------- Death certificate from Bk. 3, pg. 24, year ending June 30, 1909 City: Conway Full Name: Leonard, Jane Date of Birth: 30 Sept. 1836 Age: 73 yrs, 7 months, 24 days Married Occupation: housewife Informant: Daniel Leonard Date of Death: 23 June 1909 Cause of Death: Abscess Attending physician: M.E. Jonson Place of Burial: Prairie Rose Date of burial: 25 June 1909 Undertaker: W.H. McCoy Address: Conway | Jane HEATH
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| 10 | From "A History of the Astoria Area Over the Past 150 Years (K.K. Stevens Publishing Co., Inc., Astoria, Ill. 1987). p. 41 Samuel Heath Farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 21; P.O., Astoria. The above-named gentleman ranks among the good farmers of this township. He was born in Alleghany CO., PA., Dec. 19, 1832. At an early day his parents emigrated to Ohio, where our subject grew to manhood. In 1855 he ventured further west, locating in Astoria township, where he has since followed agricultural pursuits. He joined hands in holy wedlock with Miss Mary Landis in 1862. Five of the 8 children she has borne are living. Their names are, Alta M., Mary f., Wm. H., Frank E., and Ralph A. | Samuel HEATH
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| 11 | From the 1880 Delaware County History, Concord township. William H. the same trade as the elder William, but apparently not his son (according to this article) William DID have a son William H., who would've been three years younger than Jane. THIS William H. is eight years younger than Jane. Check relationship. WILLIAM H. HEATH, blacksmith and wagon-maker; P. O. Delaware; lives in Concord Township; he was born Dec. 18, 1844, in New Jersey. His parents, Benjamin and Pamelia Heath, came to Ohio when William was but a child, and located on the present family homestead ; here the father lived with his family until his death in October, 1879, at the age of 84 years; he had been a leading member of the Baptist Church for forty years, and was, at the time of his demise, a member of the Concord Baptist Church ; his widow and a son, Othia J., are living with Mr. Heath in the old homestead. Although never having served as an apprentice, Mr. Heath is a good mechanic and has a shop on his place. Oct. 4, 1864, he was married to Susan Jones ; they have had eight children, of whom Isaac, born Oct. 2, 1865 ; Sarah E., May 12, 1869 ;William H., Aug. 15, 1871, and George, March 2, 1874, are still living; Abraham and three infants are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Heath are active members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Heath has a brother, Richard R., living in Red Oak. Iowa, a brother, George G., and sister Mary, deceased. Mrs. Heath's parents, Abraham and Sarah Jones, came to Ohio at an early day and purchased 300 acres of land. Mr. Jones became a member of the Baptist Church in early life, and so remained until his death in February, 1866, having served as a Deacon for forty years. Mrs. Heath lived with her parents until her marriage. ----------------------- In the Delaware Co Genealogical Society Library: Code: MA Class: SubClass: Subject: Maps Author: F.W. Beers ... Delaware County, Ohio, Atlas of 1866 Beers, New York -------------------------- Code: MF Class: SubClass: Subject: MICROFORMS Author: ... Delaware County General Index to Probate Files 1850-1932 amd 1932-1951 Donated by Alice Baker 12/4/95 | William HEATH
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| 12 | Death by suicide: Shotgun. | Harl JACKSON
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| 13 | From the Cherokee County Modern Light, Thursday, Nov. 10th, 1938, p. 1: MRS. W. H. LEONARD, 86, DIES Resident of Cherokee County 61 Years, Passes Away Margaret Susannah Keasling Leonard was born at Springfield, Missouri, March 12, 1852, and passed on to her eternal Home October 31, 1938 at 8:30pm in her home north of Hallowell, Kansas having attained the age of eighty-six years, seven months, and nineteen days. On January 1, 1881, she was united in marriage to William H. Leonard at Oswego, Kans. To this union three sons were born. One son, Frank, preceded his mother in death on March 19, 1935. Her husband passed away January 7, 1931. Her father died before she was born and her mother passed away when she was only ten years of age. In 1877 she came to Cherokee County with her brother, J.F, Keasling, who also preceded her in death. Here she married and spent the remaining portion of her life. She was a member of the Hallowell Methodist church at Hallowell, Kansas, and so lived that her friends, neighbors, and children testify of her Christian life. She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, Edmond T. and A. Lincoln Leonard, both of the home. Also other distant relatives and many friends who will greatly miss her. Services were held at the Friendship church northwest of Hallowell, Nov. 2 at 2pm and burial was made at the Friendship cemetery. The music was furnished by Mrs. Lora Smith, Miss Amos Landreth, Mr.R.D. Pickering and Mr. Mica Moon, accompanied by Mrs. Moon. The following acted as pallbearers: William Walker, Lester Haynes, Grover Campbell, Frank Hamilton, Jim Payne, and C.K. Watts. The services were in charge of the Gatewood undertaking company of Oswego, Kansas, with Rev. Ross M. Wood, pastor of the Oswego Baptist church, officiating. | Margaret Susannah KEASLING
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| 14 | William James Keyes was a dentist, son of William H. Keyes and Mary E. Day. Marion County Marriage record: Keyes, William James Leonard, Zoa Ethel 11/30/1876 Springfield, Ohio Mushingum Co., Ohio Dentist Keyes, William H. Day, Mary E. 5/2/1900 by Rev. Louis E. Durr | William James KEYES
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| 15 | Obituary Iowa City Press Citizen Sunday, June 27, 2004 Helen Beranek, 79 Helen Langlas Beranek, 79, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Mount Vernon, died April 30, 2004, from complications of surgery, at Mesa. Memorial services, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon Chapel, by the Reverend Linda Stransky. Helen?s family will greet friends from 1 p.m., until service time at the chapel. Burial of the cremated remains will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Lisbon. Helen is survived by two daughters: Penny (John) Balmer of Iowa City and Julie (Rick) Leonard of Seattle, Washington, a son Jeffry (Marsha) of Los Angeles, a sister, Donna McGurk of Cedar Rapids; a brother Donald (Lucille) Langlas of Williamsburg, and nine grandchildren. Preceding Helen in death were her husband, Gaillard, a daughter Pamela Iverson; and two sisters, Marjorie Bigbee and Doris Durr. Helen was born January 6, 1925, on the family farm in Iowa County, the daughter of Harry and Nelle Conrad Langlas. Helen graduated from Marengo High School in 1943, and married Joseph Gaillard Beranek, April 7, 1947, at Mount Vernon. Joe died in 1984. Helen raised her family and worked with her husband in their businesses, Beranek?s Hardware and Beranek?s Vending at Mount Vernon. After Joe?s death, Helen worked in the business office at Kirkwood College, before moving to Leisure World in 1993. A memorial fund has been established. On line condolences: www.morganfuneralchoices.com. --------------------------------------- | Helen Lavera LANGLAS
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| 16 | From the Columbus (Kansas) Daily Advocate, Wednesday, Dec. 31st, 1975: A.L. Leonard Rites Friday Funeral services for Abraham Lincoln Leonard, age 88, will be held at 2 pm Friday in the Murdock Funeral Home. The Rev. Walter Duncan will officiate. Burial will be in Park Cemetery. Mr. Leonard died early yesterday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson on Columbus route two where he hade resided the past two years and four months. Born on a farm in the Hallowell community June 13, 1887, he was the son of William and Margaret (Keasling) Leonard. He had farmed all of his life in that area and also on Columbus route two, west of Crestline, where he had lived since 1951. He married May Christine Houser on Oct. 10, 1951, in Wichita. She preceded him in death Jan. 4th, 1956. A brother, Ed T. Leonard, also preceded him in death June 9th, 1965. Mr. Leonard was a member of the First Christian Church of Crestline. Survivors are two cousins, George Keasling, Elgin, Okla. And Mrs. W.C. (Mabel) Tuttle, Oswego. | Abraham Lincoln LEONARD
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| 17 | Information based on US Census reports of 1860 and 1880. | Adair Belle LEONARD
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| 18 | Amos and brother John are listed in Manning Leonard's "Solomon Leonard 1637" as being born one day apart, with John dying a year later. Manning notes that the births are listed three pages apart at their (unknown) source. | Amos LEONARD
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| 19 | Amos and brother John are listed in Manning Leonard's "Solomon Leonard 1637" as being born one day apart, with John dying a year later. Manning notes that the births are listed three pages apart at their (unknown) source. | Amos LEONARD
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| 20 | The late A. Jackson Leonard, who died at Deemston on March 18, 1918, was born in this county in 1852, and was a son of Isaac and Amanda (Cox) Leonard, members of pioneer families here and whose last days were here spent. Isaac Leonard was a blacksmith, doing business in the Zollarsville neighborhood. Politically he was a democrat, and he and his wife were members of the Lutheran church. A. Jackson Leonard was for some years after his marriage engaged in farming and then became connected with the operations of the Monongahela Gas Company and was long employed by that concern, for some time as head timekeeper and later as a field manager. He was a democrat and had rendered public service as a school director and in other local capacities. -History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1926; Forrest, Earle Robert, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., pages 239-241. | Andrew Jackson LEONARD
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| 21 | History of Taylor County, by the people of Taylor County (sic), 1970 Arthur Leonard, a successful farmer and sheep raiser of Holt Township, was the son of Daniel and Jane Leonard. He was born at his father's homestead in Taylor County, September 14, 1868. While attending district school he worked for his father, who was emerging from hardships which surrounded him when he settled in this part of the state. Reared to agricultural pursuits, he continued to follow that vocation and owned 160, acres, which was well improved and cultivated by advanced methods. He was also interested, with his father and brothers, in the importing and breeding of Shropshire sheep. On the 25thof February in 1892, Arthur married Esther Coulter, who was born in Ilinois. To this union three cheldren were born: Harry, Charles Raymond "Ray" and Mae. Arthur served a 4 year term, starting in 1928, as a State Senator of the 6th District. Esther Leonard passed away in 1942. Arthur Leonard passed away in 1955. (submitted by Delman Leonard) History of Taylor County, Iowa: from the earliest historic times to 1910 by Frank E. Crosson. Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 (biographicals transcribed by Linda Kestner: lfkestner3@msn.com) Page 584 ARTHUR LEONARD Arthur Leonard, a successful farmer and sheep raiser of Holt township, is the son of Daniel and Jane (Heath) Leonard, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. He was born upon his father's homestead in this county, September 14, 1868, and while he attended the district school he worked for his father, who was just emerging from the hardships which surrounded him when he settled in this part of the state. Reared to agricultural pursuits he has continued to follow that vocation from choice and now owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, which is finely improved and cultivated by the most advanced methods. He pursues general farming but is also interested, with his father and his brothers, in the importing and breeding of Shropshire sheep. This industry has won him not only success financially, but also a reputation throughout the state that is really enviable. On the 25th of February, 1892, Mr. Leonard was united in marriage to Miss Esther Coulter, who was born in La Salle county, Illinois. Her father, John Coulter, now deceased, was one of the agricultural community of Holt township and was widely known. Mrs. Leonard is a member of the Christian church, but her husband does not affiliate with any denomination. Politically he finds himself in sympathy with the platform of the republican party and has always been active in local affairs. For the past sixteen years he has rendered valuable assistance to the cause of education as one of the school directors and for eight years has served the community as constable. He is also much interested in fraternal matters and active in the various lodges to which he belongs. He has attained to the third degree in Masonry, in the lodge at Corning; belongs to the camp of the Modern Woodmen of America at Iveyville and to that of the Woodmen of the World at Corning. With his wife he is also a member of the Royal Neighbors at Iveyville. Still in the prime of life, he may well look forward to many years of prosperous activity. So far he has been well repaid for his efforts and there is every reason to be hopeful of the future. | Arthur LEONARD
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| 22 | History of Seneca County, Ohio (Warner, Beers & Co. Chicago, 1886) Venice Township p. 1031 AVERY LEONARD, farmer, Attica, one of the early settlers of Venice Township who still survive, was born in Washington County, Penn., July 30, 1798. His parents were natives of Connecticut. The father, Caleb Leonard, was a descendant from the Puritans that landed on Plymouth Rock, and the mother, Sarah (Hale) Leonard, was of English descent, being a daughter of Gideon Hale, who served under Gen. Wolfe, when he fell at the taking of Quebec from the French. His father died at the ripe age of eighty-seven, in Washington County, Penn., and the mother in her eighty-second year, in Seneca County, Ohio. Our subject received his education in the common schools, and early learned the blacksmith trade. He was married, in 1820, to Nancy, daughter of Samuel Smith, also a native of Washington County, Penn., being of German and Spanish descent, and who died in 1872, in Seneca County, Ohio. To this union were born nine children-seven sons and two daughters: Samuel H., Sarahann, William F., Verden W., Hiram S., Levi, Avery H.. Jonathan and Sarah Angeline. Verden W. was killed by a falling tree in his eleventh year; Sarahann, died in her seventeenth year, and Sarah Angeline, at the age of three months. The other six are still living-two in this county and four in Huron County-all having been engaged in farming a part of their lives. Three are still active farmers, and three are ministers of the Gospel. Avery Leonard came to -Venice Township, this county, with his family, in the year 1834, and settled in the woods, where his children were educated in the log-schoolhouse. In politics the father and sons are all Republicans. The subject of this memoir in religion was raised a Presbyterian, and on Christmas day, 1823, under a deep conviction of sin, he gave his hand to the Methodist Episcopal Church as a seeker of the pearl of great price, and in the month of June, 1824, being in his twenty-sixth year, after seven months of terrible struggle, he realized that he was made a new creature in Christ Jesus. He remained a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church until the Methodist Protestant broke off from the mother church, when he became a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. About a year after locating in this township, he and his companion, with five others, united in forming a Methodist Protestant class in the community where they lived, since which time he has changed his church relation to that .of the United Brethren, where he now holds his membership. Mr. Leonard is now in his eighty-eighth year, enjoying a good old age with his son, W. F., with whom he makes his home. | Avery LEONARD
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| 23 | He married (1) Bridgewater 15 Aug 1715 or 1716 Hannah Phillips, d. ca 1730; dau. of William and Hannah (Gilbert) Phillips of Taunton. On 15 Nov. 1717 Benjamin and Hannah Leonard of Bridgewater received of "our grandfather Thomas Gilbert of Taunton, administrator of the estate of William Phillips late of Taunton deceased, our father," their share of his estate. He m. (2) Freetown 13 June 1734 Mary Cudworth, b. Freetown 14 Nov. 1702; very prob. d. Morristown NJ 5 Nov. 1778 ae 75; dau. of James and Betsy (Hatch) Cudworth. Benjamin Leonard, cooper, of Bridgewater sold his homestead in Bridgewater in 1720, and the same year he and wife Hannah sold land in Dighton, set off to her from her father's estate. In 1722 Benjamin bought land in Dighton, and was living in the part which later became Berkley in July 1723 with wife Hannah. Benjamin was of Berkley when he sold land in 1735, and also when he sold his homestead in 1737, wife Mary relinquishing dower. Both he and Mary still of Berkley acknowledged a sale 7 Dec. 1738. His last sale was acknowledged in Berkley 3 Sept. 1739. About 1740 Benjamin and family moved to Mendham, Morris Co., NJ. No probate or land records have been located for either Benjamin or Mary in NJ. References: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 2; pp. 60-61. VR Bridgewater Dighton VR 1:42 Freetown VR, typescript, pp 17, 79 and marriages p. 40 TAG 46:121 Bridgewater by Mitchell pp. 247 Leonard Family pp. 67-8 Cory Ancy 2:1:87-90. Plymouth County LR 38:201 (Benj. Leonard) Bristol Co. LR 13:139, 565; 15:16, 255; 35:355; 40:276; 57:199 (Benj. Leonard) ------------------------------------------- [New Jersey+ CT records} Birth and Marriage Records: Caleb Leonard, born 1725, of Roxiticus {later Mendham}, NJ. Caleb Leonard married to Jemima Menthorne on 27 Jan 1748. Jemima Leonard, b. in Taunton, married Henry Axtell in 1737. It is also recorded: the first pastor of the Mendham Presbyterian Church married Sarah Leonard of Taunton, Mass., granddaughter of the old Leonard family of Taunton {Mendham, NJ, history}. | Benjamin LEONARD
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| 24 | On April 14th, 1998, Sallyann Joiner wrote: NOTES...Caleb Leonard a Mayflower Desc of Pilgrim James Chilton. Caleb and Jemima Leonard removed to Wash Co in abt 1773-1775. This Leonard family came from NJ to Somerset township, Wash co, Pa and as early as 1780 were in possession of land there. A number of Leonard sons who recorded Land Property transfers, one particular tract of land was 155 acres owned by a bro. First owned by Isaac Leonard, then trans to Abner Leonard to Caleb Leonard, Jr and then purch by a John Hawkins, etc," 1790 PA Census [you can look that one up for yourself] History of Wash Co.... tells about Lindley's Fort. Interesting little story. ------------------------------------------ DAR Index: Vol XXIX, page 248. [proven] [Source: Stephen Bank author of "The Leonard History Book"] "The long list of Leonards in Morris County of the northern part of New Jersey settled there prior to the Revolutionary War, must have had an origin from several lines of the Massachusetts branch of Leonards {see Solomon Leonard Family of Bridgewater for further details}. " The vicinity of Mendham in Morris county, New Jersey, where the LEONARDS settled was one of the most inviting places for Pioneers pushing to the fertile fields of the interior of the Colony and settlements were made in this township as early as 1715-20. The country around furnished an industrious and growing populations, with rich products of the soil, and abundance of magnetic iron ore, so that mining, manufacturing and farming interests greatly prospered and attracted new comers every year. Caleb and Jemima Leonard family removed from New Jersey to Washington County in PA. in about 1773-1775. "The LEONARD family came from New Jersey to Somerset township, Washington County, PA, and as early as 1780 were in possession of land there. There were a number of Leonard sons who recorded Land Property transfers, one particular tract of land of 155 acres was owned by several of these brothers. First owned by Isaac Leonard, then he sold to Abner Leonard; Abner sold to Caleb Leonard, Jr. (perhaps Caleb Francis Leonard?) (From The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of THE FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA EDITED BY FREDERICK A. VIRKUS VOLUME I 1925 F. A. VIRKUS & COMPANY Genealogical Publishers 440-442 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 4-Nancy (1784-1863), m Caleb Francis Leonard (desc. Solomon Leonard);) ------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME Caleb /Leonard/ 2 GIVN Caleb 2 SURN Leonard 1 SEX M 1 NOTE {Source: Washington County History} Leonard family removed to 2 CONC Western Pennsylvania in the first migration from Morris county in New 2 CONC Jersey. The first twenty families arrived in 1773, claimed the land, 2 CONC and built a fort for protection from Indian raids. The region to 2 CONC which Leonards and Carys settled was known as Ten-Mile Creek, near the 2 CONC towns of Amity and Prosperity. They were part of LINDLEY'S FORT. 2 CONC "Demas Lindley and Jack Cook were two of the most prominent and 2 CONC influential men among the early settlers along Ten-Mile creek. They 2 CONC were very active in the frontier movements against the Indians, and a 2 CONC fort was early established upon the property of Mr. Lindley, called 2 CONC Lindely's Fort, and was the rendezvous for the residents in this part 2 CONC of the county." 1 SOUR @S34@ 2 PAGE Pages 932-3 2 QUAY 3 1 SOUR @S77@ 2 PAGE page 410-411 1 BIRT 2 DATE 23 SEP 1726 2 PLAC Dighton, Bristol, MA 2 NOTE DAR Index: Vol XXIX, page 248. [proven] 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1814 2 PLAC Washington Co, PA 2 NOTE [Source: Stephen Bank author of "The Leonard History Book"] 3 CONC "The long list of Leonards in Morris County of the northern part of 3 CONC New Jersey settled there prior to the Revolutionary War, must have had 3 CONC an origin from several lines of the Massachusetts branch of Leonards 3 CONC {see Solomon Leonard Family of Bridgewater for further details}. " 3 CONC The vicinity of Mendham in Morris county, New Jersey, where the 3 CONC LEONARDS settled was one of the most inviting places for Pioneers 3 CONC pushing to the fertile fields of the interior of the Colony and 3 CONC settlements were made in this township as early as 1715-20. The 3 CONC country around furnished an industrious and growing populations, with 3 CONC rich products of the soil, and abundance of magnetic iron ore, so that 3 CONC mining, manufacturing and farming interests greatly prospered and 3 CONC attracted new comers every year. 3 CONT | Caleb LEONARD, Sr.
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| 25 | From the "History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men," edited by Boyd Crumrine (Philadelphia, L.H. Everts & Co. 1882) Seattle Genealogical Society: "The Leonard family came from New Jersey to Somerset township, and as early as 1780 were in possession of land here. There must have been a number of brothers, for the record of peoperty transfers shows that a tract of one hundred and fifty-four acres was owned by several of these. It was first owned by Isaac Leoanrd, sold by him to Abner Leonard, by Abner to Caleb Leonard, and from him was purchased by John Hawkins. Caleb Leonard married Sarah Burt, and their family numbered seven children,---Daniel, Joseph, Zanas, Phebe, Rhoda, Mary, and Sarah Leonard. The sons Joseph and Zenas died in Ohio, and Daniel died in this county. The daughters all married and died leaving families. Edmond Leonard, living in Fayette County, and Isaac Leonard, of Washington burrough, are descendants of these early settlers." --------------------------------------------------- From Sharon Leonard 2/5/02 Rick - I won't bother you any more - but must apologize for not reading your previous e-mails carefully. Caleb, Jr. married Sarah Burt - If you write to Uniontown Public Library, they have the Burt Family Bible. I have a copy of the Family Record page and the library has a note stating a copy of Burt Will on file at the Library. There should be much information for you at this library on the Burt surname and Caleb, Jr. The sources the library checked for me were: Cemetery Records Wash Co, Horne Paper Maps, Orphan Court Records Wash Co, Wash Co. Will Books and Births & Marriages 1806-1854-just to let you know the extent of their resources. You will probably be very busy searching the Ohio records also but thought this might be helpful. Good luck in your research. Sharon 2/4/02 Was William married to Jemima Burt? If so, I have some resource info, I think. UnionTown Public Library 24 Jefferson Street Uniontown, PA 15401 They have the Annals of Leonard-Hutchinson Families by Jennie Hutchinson also have Annals of the Leonard Family by Fanny Leonard Koster 1911, not indexed-it has fold out genealogical charts on Leonards. and Index to the Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County PA containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many early settled families by J.H. Beers & Co. pg 970 and 1358 - William Leonard Sharon ---------------------------- (From The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of THE FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA EDITED BY FREDERICK A. VIRKUS VOLUME I 1925 F. A. VIRKUS & COMPANY Genealogical Publishers 440-442 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 4-Nancy (1784-1863), m Caleb Francis Leonard    (desc. Solomon Leonard);) DAR Index: Vol XXIX, page 248. [proven] [Source: Stephen Bank author of "The Leonard History Book"] "The long list of Leonards in Morris County of the northern part of New Jersey settled there prior to the Revolutionary War, must have had an origin from several lines of the Massachusetts branch of Leonards {see Solomon Leonard Family of Bridgewater for further details}. " The vicinity of Mendham in Morris county, New Jersey, where the LEONARDS settled was one of the most inviting places for Pioneers pushing to the fertile fields of the interior of the Colony and settlements were made in this township as early as 1715-20. The country around furnished an industrious and growing populations, with rich products of the soil, and abundance of magnetic iron ore, so that mining, manufacturing and farming interests greatly prospered and attracted new comers every year. Caleb and Jemima Leonard family removed from New Jersey to Washington County in PA. in about 1773-1775. "The LEONARD family came from New Jersey to Somerset township, Washington County, PA, and as early as 1780 were in possession of land there. There were a number of Leonard sons who recorded Land Property transfers, one particular tract of land of 155 acres was owned by several of these brothers. First owned by Isaac Leonard, then he sold to Abner Leonard; Abner sold to Caleb Leonard, Jr. (perhaps Caleb Francis Leonard?) ------------------------------------ From SallyAnn Joiner GED file: 1 TITL II 1 NOTE Caleb Leonard, JR. came from New Jersey to Somerset township as early 2 CONC as 1780. The Leonard brothers all owned land in Washington County, 2 CONC PA. 2 CONT 2 CONT "The LEONARD family came from New Jersey to Somerset township, 2 CONC Washington County, PA, and as early as 1780 were in possession of land 2 CONC there. There were a number of brothers who recorded property 2 CONC transfers, one particular tract of land of 155 acres was owned by 2 CONC several of these brothers. It was first owned by Isaac Leonard, sold 2 CONC to him by Abner Leonard, by Abner to Caleb Leonard and from him was 2 CONC purchased by John Hawkins 2 CONT Caleb Leonard married Sarah Burt and had seven children." 2 CONT 2 CONT 2 CONT 1790 CENSUS for Washington County, PA: 2 CONT Caleb Leonard, Jr. head of household..... 5 m 4 f 2 CONT William Leonard head of household.......... 2 m 3 f 2 CONT Silas Leonard head of household............. 3 m 4 f 2 CONT Isaac Leonard head of household............ 4 m 5 f 1 SOUR @S8@ 1 SOUR @S34@ --------------------------- 2 DATE 1778 2 PLAC Washington Co, PA 2 NOTE Luther Cary married in 1778 Rhoda Leonard. In 1773 Ezra and 3 CONC Rhoda Carey removed to Washington county of Western Pennsylvania 3 CONC called the "Ten Mile" region. "Twenty families, all from New 3 CONC Jersey, and nearly all from Morris county. Nearly all of these 3 CONC families settled near Ten-Mile creek near the present village of 3 CONC Prosperity. Demas Lindley and Jack Cook were two of the most 3 CONC prominent and influential men among the early settlers. They were 3 CONC active in the frontier movements against the Indians, and a fort was 3 CONC early established upon the property of Mr. Lindley, called LINDLEY'S 3 CONC FORT, and was the rendezvous for all the residents. It was one of the 3 CONC strongest forts in the western country, because it was the most 3 CONC exposed to the hostile incursions of the savage inhabitants. " The 3 CONC Carey family along with Leonards and others, all found refuge at 3 CONC Lindley's Fort when the danger call was issued. 0 @F49@ FAM 1 BIRT | Caleb LEONARD, Jr.
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| 26 | L563 Leonard, Charles, c35yr, declared insane; wife divorced him and lives in Boyd co, Ne. SW 31 Mar 1903 Charles Leonard named a grand juror from Holt township, 1909. (Crosson, p. 119.) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iataylor/L563-565.htm L563 Leonard, Charles of Corning wed Elizabeth "Libbie" Huntington of Corning; at DMes. BFP 27 Jan 1914, BTR 29 Jan 1914, BTR 22 Jan 1914 | Charles LEONARD
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| 27 | Boyd Crumrine, "History of Washington County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men" (Philadelphia: L.H. Leverts & co., 1882). http://www.chartiers.com/crumrine/twp-index.html Chapter on Somerset Township The Leondard family came from new Jersey to Somerset township, and as early as 1780 were in possession of land here. There must have been a number of brothers, for the record of property transfers shows that a tract of one hundred and fifty-four acres was owned by several of these. It was first owned by Isaac Leonard, sold by him to Abner Leonard, by Abner to Caleb Leonard, and from him was purchased by John Hawkins. Caleb Leonard married Sarah Burt, and their family numbered seven children,-Daniel, Joseph, Zenas, Phebe, Rhoda, mary, and Sarah Leonard. The sons Joseph and Zenas died in Ohio, and Daniel died in this county. The daughters all married and died leaving families. Edmond Leonard, living in Fayette County, and Isaac Leonard, of Washington borough, are descendants of these early settlers. ****Note: Daniel Leonard would've been in Washington County (age 18) for the Whiskey Rebellion/Insurrection in 1794, during which President George Washington ordered 12,000 to 13,000 troops to the Washington Pennsylvania area. See: http://www.whiskeyrebellion.org/ ********* Chapter on West Bethlehem Township, pp 969. On Feb. 19, 1803, there was organized at the residence of Joseph Hill, Jr., in West Bethlehem township, a Babtist society called the Lebanon Church, but was still better known as the Plum Run Old Side Babtist Church. ...... Among the organizing members of this church were Joseph and Mary Hill, James Hill, Ross and Margret Nichols, Daniel and Lucretia Leonard, Rebecca Welsh, James and Maragret Beatty, Thomas and Rachel Hill, David Evans and wife, Mrs. Sarah Barnes, John Welsh, and James Burgan and family. | Daniel LEONARD
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| 28 | Daniel Leonard (b. 24 June 1830, m. Jane Heath 25 Mar. 1855, d. 30 Mar. 1913), born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, like his father and grandfather before him, was the third* of nine children born to William and Mary Van Ort Leonard of Somerset township. Jane Heath (b. 30 Sept. 1836, d. 23 June 1909) was the daughter of William and Sarah Ann Heath of Delaware County, Ohio. Her father was a wagon-maker. *There is some indication that Daniel and brother Isaac may have been twins. Daniel's birth date is consistently listed as June 24, 1830 in biographies and census records, while his brother Isaac alternately listed the year of his birth as 1827, 1830, and 1833. Isaac's tombstone lists his date of birth as June 24th, 1830 - exactly the same as Daniel's. There is no mention, however, of twins anywhere else in considerable Leonard documentation. Census Summaries for Daniel Leonard 1830 - The US Census of 1830 shows Daniel's father, William7 Leonard, living in Somerset township, Washington County, PA., with a wife and three children under the age of five. The 1830 census does not list individual names beyond the head of household, but three children is consistent with the birth dates of Daniel (1830) and his two brothers Edmund8 (b. 1825) and Isaac (b. 1827 or 1830). Later census reports have Isaac's birth date variously at 1830, 31, and 32. 1840 - The 1840 census shows Daniel's father in the same location, this time with six children: two below the age of five, one between the ages of five and ten, and three between the ages of ten and fifteen. Again, the names are not listed, but these numbers are consistent with the birth dates of William (b. 1836 - under five) and Joseph (b. 1837 - under five), Lydia (b. 1833 - between five and ten), and the earlier children Edmund, Isaac, and Daniel. 1850 - The 1850 census is the first to list each individual family member, their age at the time of census, their occupations, and the value of their real estate. The family is still residing in Somerset township, Washington County, PA. Daniel, 19, is listed as one of six children still living at home. His father William, age 43, is a farmer with $1780 in real estate. Three more children were born since the last census (Mary Jane, b. 1840; James Herron, b. 1842; and Thomas, b. 1844). James Herron isn't listed in the Leonard household, but he does reappear in the next census. [Daniel's entire family, save for Edmund and Isaac, would move to Delaware County, Ohio in 1854. Siblings who moved to Ohio included Daniel, Lydia, William H., Joseph, Mary Jane, James Herron, and Thomas.] 1860 - By 1860, Daniel, 30, had moved three times, married, and started a family of his own in Washington township, Taylor County, Iowa. He had moved to Delaware County, Ohio with his parents and six siblings in 1854, married Jane Heath in 1855, and then moved to Fulton County, Illinois with her parents in 1856. By September of that year, Daniel and Jane were looking for shelter on the Iowa prairie. The 1860 census shows Daniel, age 30, and Jane, age 25, raising their first child, young William, age two, in Washington township, Taylor County, Iowa. He lists $1200 in real estate and $200 in personal property in his occupation as a farmer. [Daniel's mother, Mary, died of typhoid in September of 1868. His father re-married Catharine Somerlot in April of 1870.] 1870 - In 1870, the census misspells Daniel's surname is as "Lenard", but he and Jane are the proud parents of five children: William, age 12; Guy, age 10; "Charley", age 8; "Rosana" (actually Luzanna), age 6; and Arthur, age 4. A sixth child, Sarah, was born in March of 1862, but died sixteen months later. Daniel and the rest of the family live in the same location, but it's now Holt township, created out of Washington township, Taylor County, Iowa, in 1863. Daniel, still farming at age 40, has $7500 in real estate and personal property worth $1500, both were considerable sums in post-Civil War Iowa. [Daniel was enrolled in the Civil War draft, but never called to serve.] 1880 - The 1880 census shows Daniel, age 50, still farming in Holt township. Jane has delivered three more sons: Harry, age 9; Smith (Elisha Smith), age 6; and John, age 3. But one daughter, Luzanna (previously listed as "Rosanna"ť), had passed away a year earlier at age 13. The remaining seven of their surviving children are all living at home, along with three boarders. In addition to the Leonards living in dwelling 189, the census lists Henry Harmon, a divorced cousin and farm laborer, age 43. Two Harman (spelling variation) children, Fay, age 6, and Mary, age 8, are boarding in the Darius Kerns household a short distance away. Also listed in the Leonard household in 1880 are Nora Dickison, an 18-year-old "servant" born in Illinois and Frank Randal, a 43 year-old farm laborer born in Ohio. [Daniel's father, William, died 26 Oct. 1881, in Marion County, Ohio, making James Herron Leonard his executor and naming all nine children in his will.] 1890 - The vast majority of census records for 1890, including those for Taylor County, IA., were destroyed in a 1921 fire at the Commerce Department building in Washington, D.C. 1900 - By the turn of the century, Daniel, age 70, has stopped listing his occupation as "farmer"ť, but he and Jane still live on the family homestead in Holt township, Taylor County, Iowa. The census shows them married for 45 years; Jane lists herself as the mother of nine children with six still surviving. Sons Charley and Elisha Smith are still living at home. Sons William, Guy, and Arthur have all married and started families of their own on Holt township land gifted to them by Daniel. Son John has also married and started a family on his father-in-law's land in Adams County. 1910 - The census of 1910 shows Daniel, age 80, still living on the old homestead, but son Charles, age 46 is now the head of the household. Wife Jane passed away a year earlier and the surviving six sons have taken to farming the more than one-thousand acres Daniel accumulated in his lifetime. [Daniel Leonard died at his home on March 30, 1913, three months short of his 83rd birthday. He and Mary are buried in Prairie Rose Cemetery, Adams County, Iowa.] Additional Notes on Daniel Leonard In references outside of his biographical sketches, the Taylor County Histories of 1881 and 1913 consistently refer to Daniel as “Uncle Dan” Leonard, even though he had no nieces or nephews living within the state of Iowa. The nickname suggests Daniel may have had a personality that made him everyone’s “favorite uncle.” Oral history holds that Daniel was a short but powerfully built man, once walking away from a trading post with a barrel of salt under each arm. The same traditions claim that Frank and Jesse James once slept in Daniel’s barn. While the tale is common among Midwestern farmers and largely unsubstantiated, the author notes that the James brother’s family home (near St. Joseph, Missouri) was 70 miles directly south of the Leonard homestead and the site of their first train robbery (1873, near Adair, Iowa) was forty miles directly north. Daniel was politically active, attending the county’s first Republican convention in 1856, serving two terms on the Board of Supervisors, and twice appointed rural postmaster (Holt, 1863; Dan, 1870-1867). Daniel served on the board of directors for the county Agricultural Society and as the president of the Bluegrass District Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association. In an appearance before the Iowa Railroad Commission in 1894, Daniel claimed to be the largest supplier of sheep to the Chicago stockyards five years running. He also appeared, in person or by proxy, before the Iowa Supreme Court on two occasions. One case involved a neighbor’s fence line and the second involved county maintenance of a bridge on son Guy’s farm access road. Daniel lost both cases. There has been some speculation that Daniel may have been a member or supporter of the Underground Railroad in his earliest Taylor County years. There were known railroad stops in Bedford to the south and Quincy to the north. Logic dictates there should’ve been an intermediary stop in between. There is no direct evidence to date that Daniel was a part of the Underground Railroad, but a newspaper clipping in the personal possessions of son Guy raises the curiosity level considerably. From the Adams County Free Press, circa 1920: An Old Sale Bill Seventy Years Old Guy Leonard presented the following clipping from a newspaper telling of an old sale bill printed seventy years ago. The old bill was as follows: "Having sold my farm and intending to move to Missouri, I will sell at public sale, 1 mile west and 4 miles south of Harrisburg, Ky. on Saturday, September 26th, 1850 the following described property, to-wit: One (unreadable) nigger, 25 years old, weight 210 lbs.; 4 nigger wenches, from 18 to 24 years old; 3 nigger boys, 6 years old; 13 nigger hoes; 1 fine sled; 6 yoke of oxen, well broke; 10 ox yokes with hickory bows; 2 ox carts, with 6-inch tires; 1 saddle; 3 double-shovel plows; 2 barrels of soap; 2 barrels of kraut; 1 extra good nigger whip; 2 tons of tobacco, 2 years old. Sale will start at 10:30 sharp. Terms cash. I need the money. Col. H.W. Johnson auctioneer, Bill Crawford (unreadable). Joe Cooley, owner." “Uncle Dan” Leonard was well documented in local county histories and newspapers of the day, each publication dropping hints of other potential sources of information to be pursued. From the Taylor County Republican, May 9, 1878: Farms and Farmers of Taylor County The hand that holds the plow is the hand that feeds the world Our country rambles lead us through Holt township this week and we still find much to gratify the eye and employ the pencil. From our note book we extract the following accounts of various farms visited and of the farmers who till them. DAN LEONARD It is now 23 years since he whose name heads this paragraph then in the flush of lusty, vigorous manhood, camped for the first time on the spot of ground where now runs the northern limits of his magnificent orchard. Since then, what changes have come over the landscape next morning's sun presented to his view! Far as the eye could see on either side stretched the wild prairies, unmarked save by the wild luxuriance of Nature's profuse county. [ed. note: probably a typo meaning "bounty."] Now rich farms abound on every side, and all around the scene is dotted with the dwellings of thrifty husbandmen. But time has dealt with the animate as well and the inanimate since that day, twenty-three years ago. The erect form of the sturdy pioneer, though yet unbent and vigorous, bears impact of the years; the elastic step of youth has given place to the firm tread of mature manhood; the once smooth, ruddy cheek is now browned and weather-beaten. She who joined her fortunes to his in far off time, who with a girl's enthusiasm entered into all his plans with heart and soul, who stood with him and viewed the glories of that morn on that old camping ground, who, with all a woman's self-abnegation and uncomplaining fortitude, bore the privations and toils of pioneer life, is now a sedate matron, whose motherly care and wifely counsel are the comfort and guide of a numerous household. Three hundred and twenty acres of that then raw prairie, on section 10, now yield the varied products of a cultivated soil to the hand of him who, when his eyes first saw this land had naught to depend on but his own labor. All but forth acres are broke out and that will be done the present season. Mr. Leonard is chiefly interested in the raising of stock; principally hogs of the Berkshire breed, which branch of farming he has brought to rare perfection. Of the animals he has one hundred and thirteen head, one being a full blooded boar; seven are splendid pedigreed sows, the rest being half and three-quarter bloods. All are in excellent health and the impression of form and breeding in the eye of the connoisseur in such matters. A visit to the pen will well repay any farmer who desires to improve his stock, and a talk with the owner cannot fail to give him many valuable hints of the management and raising of these animals. But Mr. Leonard does not confine himself to the hog interest alone. He also has fifty head of fine cattle, among them two thoroughbred short horn bulls which have taken premiums at both Bedford and Conway. There are eighteen cows in the herd, three-quarter bloods and several head of other improved stock, mainly young heifers. Of the horse kind there are five work teams, one extra work horse, four spring colts, and eleven other young horses from yearlings to three-year-olds. The grain and hay raised on the place is commensurate with the needs of the family and the stock, and will so continue, but Mr. Leonard sells but little if any grain off the place, and confines his attention chiefly to stock. It is his intention to introduce sheep raising among his other stock interests, they being valuable not alone for the fleece and increase, but are great destroyers of noxious weeds, especially the wild rose bushes which give so much trouble. Referring again to the subject of the really unusually excellent specimens of the hog kind to be found on this place, we mention the fact that Mr. L has twenty-five brood sows, which will raise pigs this season. For the past two years he has been selling the best-bred Berkshires in these parts in such large numbers that to give the actual figures might challenge belief, and has not had enough to supply the demand. He is better prepared this year to fill orders than ever before. One thing we found by neutral inquiry among those who have bought of him which redounds to his credit, and that is that whatever he tells to a purchaser as to the merits of the pigs sold, can be implicitly relied on. No half bloods are palmed off for fall by Dan Leonard, but the man who does not know one breed from another is as sure to get the kind of animals he wants as the best judge of breeds in the country. Did space permit, much might be said of other interesting attractions about this farm--of the large well-kept orchard, probably the equal of any in southern Iowa, of the lawn before the house, with its evergreens and shrubbery, of the small fruits, the groves, the buildings, and a hundred and one other things in which all farmers are interested, but merely remarking that there are twenty acres of timber on section 14, also Mr. Leonard's property, we pass to the quarter-section on section 2 owned and worked by....Henry Coulthard (next article). From History of Taylor County, State Historical Company, 1881 p. 714 (portrait on p. 261): Leonard, D., farmer and stock raiser, section 10, post office Corning, was born June 24th, 1830, in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was raised on a farm and received his education in the subscription schools. In the spring of 1854 he moved to Delaware County, Ohio, and after a residence there of about 18 months started west by team, arriving in this county in September of 1856. The following spring he moved to his present farm. At that time his nearest neighbor on the west was four miles, and on the north twelve miles. He was married in the spring of 1855 to Miss Jane Heath, of Delaware County, Ohio. Of their children, seven are living: William, Guy, Charlie, Arthur, Harry, Smith and John. Two, Sarah Anna and Lee Ann (tombstone says Luzanna - ed.), are deceased. Mr. Leonard owns a farm of 320 acres, beautifully situated, and in a high state of cultivation. He has a fine residence, commodious barn, and a large bearing orchard of 624 trees, being one of the finest orchards in Taylor County. He has a superabundance of small fruits. Mr. L. has experienced all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. Commencing when the county was new, and having little means, he set to work with a determination, and by industry and frugality conquered all obstacles and acquired for himself and family a pleasant home. He has been honored with numerous offices. His official record is without stain - having performed the duties devolved upon him with marked ability, and always with unswerving integrity and unyielding firmness. He is an unassuming man, honest in his dealings, and commands the respect of his fellow men. The interest of Taylor County he has always made a study. From The History of Taylor County, Iowa from earliest times to 1910, Frank E. Crosson, 1910; S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Chicago p. 392 (portraits of Daniel & Jane pp. 394-5): Daniel Leonard Few men of Taylor County have endured greater hardships in the early settlement of this part of the state or have born their expectations with greater courage and derived from them a larger share of the prosperity of the world and the gifts of spirit than has Daniel Leonard, who for more than half a century has farmed in what is now Holt township. The memories of the day on which he arrived here and of the struggles and discouragements of the first few years are still vivid, and sometimes, as he looks back over the past he wonders not so much how he surmounted them, but how his loyal wife, gently born and reared amid luxury, had the courage to brave conditions to which he all unwillingly had to submit her. He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in June 1830. His father, William Leonard, was a farmer throughout his live and five years prior to his death moved to Ohio, where he passed away at the advanced age of 80. His mother, who had been Miss Mary Van Ort before her marriage, was a native of Pennsylvania and lived to be sixty years of age. The family of Leonard was of English decent and Daniel can remember that his grandparents frequently spoke of the "log book," from which he infers that his ancestors were sea-faring people, though he was too young to find out at that time. However that may be, they were able to transmit to their descendent strong qualities of character which have been the making of him. About three miles from the birthplace of James G. Blaine, Daniel Leonard opened his eyes upon the world and there grew to maturity. His parents were very poor people and he was able to acquire but a limited education, though he was early initiated into the realm of toil. At the age of 22, he left his home and started life for himself. He went first to Delaware County, Ohio, where he remained for two years and was married, and then moved to Fulton County, Illinois, where he lived for about nine months. In 1856, with a team of horses and all of their household possessions loaded on a wagon, he and his wife started on their journey across the country to Iowa. On the 25th of September, (he) stopped at the place where his home has been ever since and where he pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of government land. No shelter of any kind was to be seen, so they took off the bows and the cover from the wagon, fastening them to the ground so that they would not blow away, for a storm seemed to be rising, and then inverted the wagon box on the ground. Under this the wife crawled, and after handing her a few clothes, Mr. Leonard crawled under himself. During the night, the threatened storm arrived and although the rain poured down harder than he had ever known it to do before or since, they were as dry and cozy under their improvised shelter as if they were provided with more comforts. Mr. Leonard had in his pockets only thirty-seven dollars and thirty-seven cents, but with that rare foresight which has distinguished him in his acquisition of land since, he traded his team for ninety acres. [No evidence in land records – ed.] For four years he managed to do without any horses, although he bought a couple of calves which he broke into work. They were well broken, too, as one incident will show. In the early morning, Mr. Leonard would take them to the timber, fell a tree, trim it, put the butt and larger limbs together, fasten a chain about them, and then hitch the young oxen to the whole. Forthwith, they would "mozey" to the cabin, where Mrs. Leonard would "untoggle" the chain, turn them around and start them on the road to the woods which they would reach by themselves. On the next trip, Mr. Leonard would accompany them, as he went to his dinner, and in the afternoon would bring up the third load. They were also of value in plowing when they were fastened with a yoke eight feet long, and with them he was able to plant his corn. The animals grew to be oxen of mammoth size and when he disposed of them they brought a price of two-hundred and seventy-five dollars. From the trees he felled, Mr. Leonard build a cabin sixteen feet square, and as the logs were short in this part of the state, he had to splice them to make the cabin large enough. In that rude home he and his wife lived for a number of years, until he erected his present residence, the lumber for which he hauled from St. Joseph, Missouri. But even when their cabin was built their hardships were not lightened very much, and many a time Mr. Leonard said he wept at the thought of the severity of the life to which he brought his wife so tenderly reared in her girlhood and now bearing the struggle of a pioneersman's wife cheerfully, without complaint. On one occasion he came to the shanty from the fields and found her clad in her nightclothes, washing the only outside garments she had. She was using a brass kettle given her by her mother, the only utensil among the few possessions large enough for the purpose. Mr. Leonard returned to the fields, sat down in the furrow and cried, heartsick enough to commit suicide. But he thought to himself, "Leonard, you won't be such a coward. Get up, pull yourself together and get out of this condition." It was a long time, however, before ready money found a place in his pocket. On one occasion, he wrote a letter to his people in Ohio, but could not send it for lack of the price of postage, which in those days would have been fifteen cents. Nor could that amount be found in Taylor County. At different seasons of the year, hogs were gathered together at some place and driven to Ottumwa to be sold. One time Mr. Leonard had twelve to dispose of, but they weighed three-hundred pounds and were too heavy to drive. Accordingly he butchered them himself and sold the hams in Bedford for two and a half cents a pound, could not sell the shoulders at any price. So he left two with a blacksmith and said he would take their value out in work, later receiving for them a pair of hinges, which anywhere today could be procured for a quarter. That these conditions have passed and that Mr. Leonard is in the enjoyment of a handsome income are due not only to his capacity for work and his determination to get ahead, but equally to the native sagacity which enabled him to discern the increase in the value of land, for besides the location he chose for his own home, whenever he saw the opportunity he bought land until at one time he held over one-thousand acres, of which he gave generously to each of six sons, whom he assisted in improving their farms and in stocking them. His own farm is situated on an elevation, from which, before the trees were so thick he could look southwest into Missouri, west into Page County, northwest into Montgomery County, north into Adams County, northeast into Union County, east into Ringold County, and southeast and south over Taylor County, obtaining a beautiful view in whatever direction he gazed. In addition to his purely agricultural interests, for more than fifty years Mr. Leonard has given special attention to the breeding of sheep, and with his sons under the name of Daniel Leonard & Sons, became the pioneer importers of Shropshire sheep, and they are now noted all over the southwest for the quality of their animals. Farm work and the air from his fields are his life, as he learned when at one time he retired to Corning. It was not long, however, as he was not made for a life of comfort, and he came back to the farm, determined not to relinquish its cares until the last moment. In 1853, Mr. Leonard married Miss Jane Heath, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, in 1833, and for fifty-six years she was his companion. With the courage that some loving women possess, she never faltered before the difficult life to which her husband brought her, but without complaint assumed her duties. Her example of hard work and her cheerfulness were the encouragement for many, while her virtues and the Christian spirit which prompted her many acts of kindness made her well beloved by all, but especially by her own family. Nine children were born to them: Mary (tombstone says Sarah A. -ed.), who died at the age of eighteen months; William, who is living in Grove Township; Guy, a resident of Holt Township; Charles, who is at home; Arthur, Smith, and J.W., who are living in Holt Township; Luzanne, who died at the age of 14 years; and Harry, who as killed when fourteen years old. Mrs. Leonard was taken from this world June 23, 1909, but her memory is still a strong factor for good, although she was never a member of any church. In the early days, Mr. Leonard had helped organize a Methodist church in the neighborhood, of which he became a member and class leader. There were but five professing Christians in north Taylor County then, and his descriptions of the first meeting house contrasts strangely with the edifices prepared for worship today. He says, "It was a log building, one end out for the chimney, the other end for the door, the sides out for the windows. Split lean tree logs on pegs formed the seats." Four fourteen years he regularly attended the services at that church, but his ideas gradually broadened and today he would be considered liberal, subscribing to no creed. His rule of life has always been, "Do as I would be done by," and he says repeatedly, "That if people would follow the Golden Rule, they would need no other religion." It has profited him well in a worldly way and three years ago he was able to take a trip to California and the Pacific Slope, on which his wife accompanied him. Politically Mr. Leonard is a Republican, attending and participating in the first convention held in Taylor County. Indeed, he has always wielded a wide influence in shaping the public opinion of this section of the state and has been active in the local affairs for time and again he has held township offices and has served on the Board of Supervisors for two terms. Having seen the county grow from its earliest days, it is but natural that he should be actuated by a large public spirit for its welfare. Times have advanced since pioneer days, and he has been largely instrumental in bringing about progress. From the Delaware Olentangy Gazette, Fri. April 13, 1855; “Married”, p2: In Brown tp. March 25th, by Rev. E.G. Wood, Mr. Daniel Leonard to Miss Jane Heath. From the Bedford Times Republican, April 14th, 1905: Golden Wedding The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leonard of Holt township, which was to have occurred March 25th but had to be postponed on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Leonard, was duly observed yesterday, when about one hundred fifty of their friends and neighbors, including persons from Gravity, Corning, Lenox, Clearfield and Bedford, assembled at their home, completely surprising them as to what was intended. A large pavilion tent had been procured for the occasion, in which long tables were spread, laden with the richest vivands the county affords and the market supplies. All ate to their entire satisfaction and huge piles were left to be taken away. Hon. Wm. Cobb (State Representative, 1903-1906- Crosson p. 138) had been secured to make the speech of congratulation and present the presents from friends. He began by congratulating them on their good fortune in enjoying so many years of the blessings of marriage associations; spoke of this eventful period of fifty years forming very much of our national history; the change from a half slave to an entirely free government; of the wonderful development of our country in converting the wild waste into luxury and wealth; of comforts of life denied to the pioneer settler now brought to almost every door by our checkered railroad system; of the development of the infant republic of fifty years ago, now one of the... [1-2 lines unreadable] ...and intellectual power; of the wealth of human life not being so much of the character of broad acres of land, numerous and extensive herds, neither in the amount of rich bank account, but in the confidence, honor, and esteem of our fellow beings, especially the reverence and regard of our own household such as is manifest today in the great interest these sons are taking in this demonstration; concluding by an expression of hope that no clouds might overshadow the sky of their future lives and that many more anniversaries might yet come to them. Mr. Leonard received a beautiful gold headed cane, Mrs. Leonard a gold watch and chain, the gift of friends and neighbors. Each of them received a beautiful gold ring, the gift of their sons. Mr. James Leonard, a brother, sent a metal case clock, finished in gold. Also, Mr. Frank Dunning of Bedford sent a unique metal clock finished in gold. Mr. Leonard was much overcome but managed to extend a hearty expression of thanks and kind regard to all. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard are among the oldest of Taylor County's residents, having come here from Ohio in September, 1856. The following spring they moved onto the farm where they now live. Mr. Leonard will be 75 years of age on June 24th next. He was born in Washington County, Pa., where he resided until 24 years of age... [1-2 lines unreadable] ...here he met the woman who was to be his loving companion and true helpmate for half a century, and we hope will be for many years more. The maiden name of Mrs. Leonard was Miss Jane Heath, and they were married at her home in Delaware County, Ohio, on March 25th, 1855. A little over a year later they bid farewell to home and loved ones and came to what was then the outskirts of civilization, Taylor county. Nine children came to bless their home, of which six remain to comfort their old age. Together Mr. and Mrs. Leonard fought the battle of life, enduring all the privations and hardships of a pioneer life without a murmur. And now they are meeting with their reward. With a beautiful home, surrounded with all the comforts of life that money can buy, they are going down the hill slowly and contentedly. Respected and honored by all, they have a legion of friends who join The Times Republican in sincere and heartfelt congratulations. From The Taylor County Times-Republican, July 1, 1905; “Old Settler Gone.”: Mrs. Daniel Leonard, one of the oldest citizens of the county, died at her home in Holt township, June 23. She came with her husband to Taylor County in 1856, and settled on the farm which was ever after her home. She is survived by her husband and six sons. The funeral was held at the home on Friday, conducted by Rev. Ackley of Griswold. From the Adams County Free Press, Sat. April 5th, 1913, “Death of a Pioneer”, photo page 1, story page 3: Daniel Leonard passed away Monday evening at his family residence in north Taylor county after a lingering illness of three years resulting from a stroke of paralysis being practically helpless the past six months. The funeral was held Wednesday at 1 o’clock at the family home conducted by Rev. A.Y. Cupp. Internment was made at Prairie Rose cemetery beside his wife who died June 23, 1909. Daniel Leonard was born June 24, 1830, near Uniontown, Washington county, Pa., and was 82 years, 9 months and 7 days old, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard. He was of a family of eight brothers and one sister, four brothers surviving him. Mr. Leonard lived in his own native state until 1855 when he went to Ohio where he met and married Miss Jane Heath March 25, the same year. In September, 1856, they came to Iowa and settled on the place where they died. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, Sarah Ann died in infancy, Louzana died when 14 years old and Harry died when 13. The living children are William, Guy, Arthur, Charlie, E.S. and J.W. and all join the home farm but Will. Besides his four brothers, and six sons he leaves eighteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. When Mr. and Mrs. Leonard reached their journeys end and settled on the raw prairie land they had a team, wagon, harness, their few household effects and $37. They immediately went to work and erected a small log cabin and planted cottonwoods, small sticks about the size of a man’s forefinger. They were the first trees planted in northern Taylor county. Some breaking was done on the homestead and a little corn was raised, scarcely twenty acres being raised in all of Taylor county that year. Corn meal that winter was made by punching holes with a shingle nail through a piece of tin by which the corn was grated. Mr. Leonard soon got a few sheep together which was the foundation of his successful career in that line. He and his sons have been associated in the sheep business, raising pure-bred Shropshires and have acquired a valuable business and reputation. For a number of years after the Leonards came here Indians roamed at will, often calling on their white neighbors. Judge Barnett then residing near Carbon was his friend and neighbor on the north and there were but few neighbors in a radius of many miles and both often enjoyed a visit from the other. And so we might write volumes of the early days in which he as a pioneer figured, always for the advancement of the new country. From the Adams County Union-Republican, Wed. April 2nd, 1913, “Obituary”, photo and story page 12: Daniel Leonard died at the family home in Taylor county at 7:45 Monday evening this week, aged 82 years, 9 months and 7 days. The funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o’clock p.m. today, conducted by Rev. A.Y. Cupp, and internment will be made in Fairview cemetery. “Uncle Dan,” as he was familiarly known to a host of acquaintances, was one of the first settlers in Taylor county. At the time of his demise he was probably the earliest living settler of the county. He was born in Washington county, Pa., June 24, 1830, and March 25, 1855, was married to Jane Heath. The couple came to Taylor county in the fall of 1856, settling on the farm where they both passed from this life. To them were born nine children: William, Guy, Sarah, Art, Charles, Louisiana, Harry, Smith and John. Sarah, Louisiana and Harry preceded their parents in death. The other children all reside in Taylor county and like their father are among the most substantial citizens of the community. Mrs. Leonard died June 23, 1909. All the children were born on the home place, most of them in a log cabin that furnished the home for the family in the early years, before the family knew the prosperity that has been theirs for so along a time. It is probable that no farmer and stockman in this section of the state was better known than Mr. Leonard. He has been prominent in practically every movement for the bettering of rural conditions, has been one of the most progressive farmers in the state, and his stock business, builded up by himself and his sons under the firm name of Daniel Leonard & Sons, has won him fame in many states. Their importations of sheep have been sought far and wide. Mr. Leonard was a good neighbor and a good friend. We have enjoyed his friendship since we were a youth, and we do not recall an instance of the many visits with him where we were not edified and instructed, for Mr. Leonard’s knowledge was of the practical sort that is of value to one’s friends. The story of the experiences of himself and wife in the early days in this country would make an interesting volume. Those hardships perhaps had much to do with the molding of the sturdy character whose passing we all regret. Until with the last twelve months Mr. Leonard enjoyed exceptionally good health. About a year ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and has gradually failed since then. Beside the immediate family Mr. Leonard is survived by four brothers, James, of LaRue, Ohio; Thomas, of Lorraine, Ohio; William, of Hallowell, Kans., and Joseph of Oklahoma. We join the many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved ones. From The Marion Daily Star, Tues. Ap. 1, 1913; “Daniel Leonard is Dead in Iowa”, p. 3: Deceased was a brother of James Leonard, of LaRue La Rue, O. April 1, [Special] – James Leonard, of this place, received a message, this morning, notifying him of the death of his brother, Daniel Leonard, who died at Corning, Iowa, last night at the age of eighty-five years [sic – age 82. – ed.. Mr. Leonard was born in Pennsylvania, but lived in Delaware County about a year, having moved to Iowa in 1857 [sic – actually 1856.-ed.]. He was the first settler in Taylor county, Iowa [sic – he wasn’t first. -ed.]. He was very prominent in that state, and with his sons owned 2000 acres there. He was the breeder of Shropshire sheep and was frequently sent by the governor of his state to Sheep Breeders associations in other states. He is survived by a widow and six sons [sic – no record of Daniel re-marrying, Jane died in 1909. –ed.]. Sources for Daniel Leonard Some Ancestors and Descendants of Avery Leonard of Seneca County, Ohio, Harry S. Blaine, Press of Gordon A Blaine, 1933. Page 18 contains a list of William Leonard and Mary Van Ort’s children, their birth dates, spouses, and wedding dates where available. Copies available through the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Ind., among others. Annals of the Leonard-Hutchinson Families, Jennie Leonard Hutchinson, 1949. Page 44 contains a list of William Leonard and Mary Van Ort’s children, birth, marriage, and death dates where available. Jennie was a daughter of Edmund Leonard, William and Mary’s oldest child. She was also the children’s librarian at the Uniontown (Fayette Co., PA.) Free Public Library founded by her brother McClellan Leonard. Jennie exchanged information with Harry S. Blaine and was duly credited for such in his work. Copies of Annals available through the Uniontown Public Library, Uniontown, PA., among others. Jennie Leonard Hutchinson Special Collection – Family Notes Jennie left a collection of letters, photographs, and assorted items to the Uniontown Public Library. Other family members have added notes, transcriptions, and information in the years since her death in 1953. A transcribed letter from Arthur Leonard, son of Daniel and grandson of William and Mary, to Wilbur Leonard, grandson of Edmund Leonard, details Daniel’s descendants. US Census Reports of 1830-1910: Washington and Fayette Counties, PA; Delaware and Marion Counties, OH; Taylor County, IA. Available through LDS Family History Centers, National Archives and Records Administration, most libraries, and online at Ancestry.com. Leonard Family History, Nine Generations Descending from Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler Leonard, Granddaughter of James Chilton, Mayflower Pilgrim, G. Allan Vaughan, 1994-2005. Extensive documentation on the Eighth Generation from Solomon, among others. A work still in progress. History of Taylor County, State Historical Company, Des Moines, Ia. 1881. Biographical sketch of Daniel Leonard on p. 714. The History of Taylor County, Iowa from earliest times to 1910, Frank E. Crosson, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Chicago, 1910. Biographical sketch of Daniel Leonard on pp. 394-5. Delaware Olentangy Gazette, Fri. April 13, 1855; “Married”, p2 Taylor County Republican, May 9, 1878. Article on the Dan Leonard farm. Taylor County Times-Republican, July 1, 1905; “Old Settler Gone.” Bedford Times Republican, April 14th, 1905. Article on Daniel and Jane’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. Adams County Free Press, Sat. April 5th, 1913, “Death of a Pioneer”, photo page 1, story page 3. Adams County Union-Republican, Wed. April 2th, 1913, “Obituary”, photo and story page 12. The Marion Daily Star, Tues. Ap. 1, 1913; “Daniel Leonard is Dead in Iowa”, p. 3 Record of Appointment of Postmasters, Taylor County, Iowa, 1832-1971, U.S. Post Office Department. National Archives and Records Administration, micropublication M841, page 465. Post Office Records of Site Locations 1837-1950, Taylor County, Iowa, National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M1126, roll 186, no page numbers Daniel and Guy Leonard, Appellants v. A.B. Wakeman; et al., Apellees, (No case number), April 1903, Supreme Court of Iowa, appealed from Taylor County District Court, Hon. R.L.Parrish, Judge. Daniel and Guy Leonard, Appellants v. James McDonald, Apelle, (No case number), October 1903, Supreme Court of Iowa, appealed from Taylor County District Court, Hon. R.L.Parrish, Judge. Seventeenth Annual Iowa Railroad Commission Report, 1894, pp. 159-61. Probate Records of William Leonard of Marion County, Ohio, 1881. | Daniel LEONARD
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| 29 | Third of nine children born to William and Mary Van Ort Leonard, possibly a twin to Isaac Leonard. | Daniel LEONARD
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| 30 | SuEllen Holmes writes that the "Jackson" in Daniel Jackson Leonard probably came from Anna Ditto's father. "The Jackson was for Anna Ditto's father, I think you probably already have this, right? They were from Illinois." e-mail 2-1-04 (private)@comcast.net | Daniel Jackson LEONARD
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| 31 | From the Columbus (Kansas) Daily Advocate, Wednesday, June 9th, 1965: Ed Leonard Dies at Hillcrest Home Edmond (Ed) Leonard, 80, a farmer in Cherokee County all of his life, died at 5 o'clock this morning in the Hillcrest rest home where he had made his home since Feb 15. he had been in failing health for two years. The son of William H. and Margaret S. Keasling Leonard, he was born Aug. 2, 1884, at Hallowell and lived on a farm five miles northwest of Hallowell until moving to a farm on Columbus route two in 1951. He resided with a brother, Lincoln Leonard. Mr. Leonard was a member of the Friendship Friends church. Survivors include one brother, Lincoln Leonard, and several cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Ruhland-Murdock chapel. The Rev. Vernon Cloninger will officiate. Burial will be in Friendship cemetery under the direction of the Ruhland-Murdock funeral home. The family will meet friends at the funeral home between 7 and 8 o'clock tomorrow night. | Edmond Thomas LEONARD
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| 32 | Edmund Leonard (b. 8 June 1825, m. Sarah Hatfield 1 Mar. 1849, d. 12 April 1900), born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, like his father and grandfather before him, was the first of nine children born to William and Mary Van Ort Leonard of Somerset township. Sarah (b. 26 Nov. 1826, d. 19 Aug. 1891) was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Gadd Hatfield of Redstone township, Fayette County. William Hatfield was variously listed as a farmer, saddler, and construction contractor. Census Summaries for Edmund Leonard 1830 - The US Census of 1830 shows Edmund’s father, William7 Leonard, living in Somerset township, Washington County, PA. with a wife and three children under the age of five. The 1830 census does not list individual names beyond the head of household, but three children is consistent with the birth dates of Edmund8 (b. 1825) and his two younger brothers Isaac (b. 1827 or 1830) and Daniel (b. 1830). 1840 - The 1840 census shows Edmund’s father in the same location, this time with six children: two below the age of five, one between the ages of five and ten, and three between the ages of ten and fifteen. Again, the names are not listed, but these numbers are consistent with the birth dates of William (b. 1836- under five) and Joseph (b. 1837 – under five), Lydia (b. 1833- between five and ten), and the earlier children Edmund, Isaac, and Daniel. 1850 - The 1850 census is the first to list each individual family member, their age at the time of census, their occupations, and the value of their real estate. By this time, Edmund, now 25, has married and moved just across the Monongahela River near Brownsville, in Fayette County. His name is erroneously spelled “Edmon” in the census, but it clearly shows his wife Sarah and son William H., nine months old at the time of census on August 12th. William would die within a few days. Edmund’s occupation is listed as “saddler”, the same as his father-in-law. He shows no real estate value. [Edmund’s father William and the rest of the family, save for Edmund and Isaac, would move to Delaware County and later Marion County, Ohio in 1854. Siblings who moved to Ohio included Daniel, Lydia, William H., Joseph, Mary Jane (b. 1840), James Herron (b. 1842), and Thomas (b. 1844).] 1860 - The 1860 census finds Edmund (name misspelled “Edmond”) living in Redstone township, Fayette County, with a post office address of “Searights”. At age 35, he now has $500 in real estate and his occupation has changed to “…opper”. (The occupation may be “cropper” as in “sharecropper” or a misspelling of “cooper” or barrel-maker. The handwriting is difficult to read, but final five letters are definitely “…opper”. Several individuals have this occupation in this census. It is different, however, than “farmer”, which is also listed in several places.) Edmund and Sarah now have four children (William H. has died): Elizabeth age 7, Howard age 5, Hickman age 4, and Ewing age two months. [Thomas Searight’s The Old Pike, A History of the National Road, notes that Edmund bought the old Moxley House in Menallen township, Fayette County in 1865. Edmund’s mother, Mary, who had moved to Ohio, died of typhoid in September of 1868. His father re-married Catharine Somerlot in April of 1870.] 1870 - In 1870, neither Edmund nor any member of his immediate family appear anywhere in the US Census of the United States. It’s possible the entire family may have been away from home at the time of census. Edmund and family may have been visiting his father and his new bride when the census was taken in June-July. It’s also possible, though unlikely, that a census taker or transcriber misspelled the name Leonard by adding a different first letter. 1880 - By 1880, Edmund (name spelled “Edmond”), 54, and family are listed Menallen township, Fayette County. “Dwelling House 109” listed in the census is most likely the old Moxley House described in Thomas Searight’s The Old Pike, A History of the National Road. Edmund’s occupation is listed as “farmer” (the 1880 census no longer lists real estate values). Seven of Edmund’s remaining eight children are living at home, Howard Malcolm Leonard having married and moved to Uniontown to work in a flour mill. The remaining children living at home, their ages and occupations (where appropriate) are as follows: Elizabeth, age 26; Hickman, age 23, apprentice machinist; Ewing, age 20, dry goods merchant; William J., age 18, farm laborer; McClelland (incorrect spelling of “McClellan), age 15, farmer laborer; Thomas, age 13; and Jennie, future family historian, age 9. [Edmund’s father, William, died 26 Oct. 1881, in Marion County, Ohio, making James Herron Leonard his executor and naming all nine children in his will.] 1890 - The vast majority of census records for 1890, including those for Fayette County, PA., were destroyed in a fire at the Commerce Department building in Washington, D.C. on 10 Jan. 1921. 1900 – Edmund Leonard died 12 April 1900 at his home, Connellsville St. and Mifflin Avenue, Uniontown, PA., prior to completion of the US Census of 1900. Wife Sarah had passed away nine years earlier, 19 Aug. 1891, at their home in Menallen township. They are buried side by side in the Oak Grove Cemetery west of Uniontown on Highway 40. Additional Notes on Edmund Leonard From the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania editorially managed by John M. Gresham, assisted in the compilation by Samuel T. Wiley, A Citizen of the County. Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co., 407-425 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 1889. p357 EDMUND LEONARD, a farmer of Menallen township, is a son of William Leonard and Mary Van Ort Leonard, and was born near Bentleyville, Somerset township, Washington County, Penna, June 8, 1825. Caleb Leonard, great grandfather, was a native of England and died at 103 years of age. He came from New Jersey to Washington County, where his son Daniel Leonard married Miss Lucretia, a daughter of Dr. Jennings. They reared a family of several children. One of their sons, William Leonard, father of Edmund Leonard, was born in 1803, and was a farmer and a Methodist. His wife was a daughter of Richard Van Ort. They had nine children. Edmund Leonard was educated in the limited schools of that day. His first business was in saddle and harness making which he followed for fifteen years then relinquished it for his present occupation of farming. March 1, 1849, he was married to Miss Sarah, daughter of William Hatfield, an associate judge of Fayette County from 1861 to 1865. The have nine children: William H Leonard (dead), Howard M Leonard, born July 13, 1854, carpenter; Hickman W Leonard, born January 22, 1857, at Pittsburgh; Ewing A Leonard, February 10, 1860, Pittsburgh grocer; Mary E Leonard, March 26, 1862; William J Leonard, June 4, 1863, oil driller; George McClard Leonard, August 13, 1864, carpenter; James T Leonard, December 9, 1866; Jennie G Leonard, June 22, 1871. Edmund Leonard is a pronounced democrat and has held various township offices. He has been a member of Uniontown Baptist church since 1846, and several years ago was elected deacon. He began life as a poor boy, but by prudence and frugality has become a man of some means. He is an earnest man and engages in any enterprise with a determination to win. From Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vol II. John W. Jordan & James Hadden, editors. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1912. Edmund Leonard was born in Somerset township, Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1825, died in 1900, aged seventy-five years. He was a saddler, and during the days of prosperity on the old "National Pike" followed his trade; later, he became a farmer on the old Hatfield farm in Redstone township, Fayette County; later still he moved to the old "Halfway House," also known as the Motley Farm, and lived there several years. He then came to Uniontown, where he died. He was a man of energy and high standing, an active member, with his wife, of the Redstone Baptist church. He was a Democrat and active in public affairs. He married Sarah , born in 1826 in Redstone township, Fayette county , died in 1891 , daughter of William Hatfield , a construction contractor and a descendant of Matthias Hatfield , who came from Scotland , settling at Elizabethtown, New Jersey , in 1665 (a sketch of the Hatfield family with genealogy of one branch may be found in this work). William Hatfield erected the toll gates on the National Pike between Cumberland, Maryland, and Wheeling, West Virginia; also built a section of the Erie Canal in New York state, but retaining his home in Redstone township, Fayette county, where he was accidentally killed. He served one term as associate judge of Fayette County and was a man of prominence. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard: Elizabeth Howard, Hickman, Ewing, William, McClellan, of whom further; Thomas, Jennie. From The Old Pike : A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon / by Thomas B. Searight. Originally Published: Uniontown, Pa. by the author, 1894. Three miles west of Uniontown is an old tavern stand known in late years as the Moxley House. It is a long log and frame building, situate on the south side of the road, with a porch extending along its entire frontage. This house was first kept as a tavern by Bazil Wiggins, an uncle of Harrison Wiggins, the old fox hunter before mentioned, next by John Gray, grandfather of the old and popular conductor from Uniontown to Pittsburg on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and now for many years deceased. Its next occupant, and from 1836 to 1838, was William Cox, a brother-in-law of E.W. Clement, the famous swearer. In 1838 the property was purchased by Thomas Moxley, who went into possession and continued it as a tavern stand down to the year 1863, when Henry Clay Rush bought it and occupied it until the year 1865, when he sold it to Edmund Leonard, its present occupant. When Moxley took charge of this old tavern, he gave it the name of "The Halfway House," for the reason that its location is about midway between Cumberland and Wheeling. It was always a well conducted tavern, and did a large business, mainly in the line of wagon custom. From the Commercial Gazette (Uniontown, PA.) April 15, 1900: THE DEATH ROLL Edmund Leonard Edmund Leonard, who died last Thursday morning at his home, corner Coolspring and Grant avenues, Uniontown, PA. bore the distinction of being a school companion of the late James G. Blaine, with whom he had spent his boyhood days, and at one time was his assistant as teacher of the public schools at Brownsville, PA. Mr. Leonard was born near Bentleyville, Washington county, PA. June 26, 1825. At the age of eighteen he removed to Washington [sic, Fayette] Co. and soon after became engaged in the saddlery and harness business on the National Pike, near Brownsville, the birthplace of his famous companion. After having established himself in business, he was married to Sarah Hatfield, daughter of the late Hon. William H. Hatfield, judge Fayette Co. They had a family of seven sons and two daughters, all of whom survive with the exception of one son, William H. Leonard, who died some years ago. At the death of his wife nine years ago, Mr. Leonard relinquished his business interests and removed to Uniontown, PA. to spend the remainder of his life in retirement. At the close of the civil war in 1865, Mr. Leonard became the owner of “Moxley’s Road Stand”, a famous historical country inn, then located on the National Turnpike, to which Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and other eminent gentlemen of those days made frequent visits. Mr. Leonard was a member of the Uniontown Baptist church. He possessed all the qualifications of a stout, sturdy and strictly conscientious man. The surviving members of his family are: Howard. W. Leonard, Ewing A. Leonard, J. Thomas Leonard, William J. Leonard, Hickman W. Leonard, all of Pittsburgh, PA. and McClellan Leonard, Lizzie Leonard, both of Uniontown, and Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson of Woodville, O. The funeral services will be held at his late home this afternoon. From the Daily News-Standard (Uniontown, PA.), April 14, 1900: Edmund Leonard Edmund Leonard died at his home, corner Connellsville St. and Mifflin Ave, Uniontown, Thursday, April 12, 1900 at 2:30 am. He had been in poor health for some time and his death was due to general debility. He was born June 26th, 1825, and was in his 75th year at the time of his death. He lived many years in Menallen township. His wife, Sarah Hatfield Leonard, died in 1891. They had eight children, six sons and two daughters, viz: Howard M., H>W>< E>A>< W>J>< J.T., M.M., Lizzie and Mrs. H.D. Hutchinson, all of whom are living. Mr. Leonard has five brothers, all living in the west. He was a member of the Baptise church. Funeral at his late residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock; internment in Oak Grove. Sources for Edmund Leonard Some Ancestors and Descendants of Avery Leonard of Seneca County, Ohio, Harry S. Blaine, Press of Gordon A Blaine, 1933. Page 18 contains a list of William Leonard and Mary Van Ort’s children, their birth dates, spouses, and wedding dates where available. Copies available through the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Ind., among others. Annals of the Leonard-Hutchinson Families, Jennie Leonard Hutchinson, 1949. Page 44 contains a list of William Leonard and Mary Van Ort’s children, birth, marriage, and death dates where available. Jennie was a daughter of Edmund Leonard, William and Mary’s oldest child. She was also the children’s librarian at the Uniontown (Fayette Co., PA.) Free Public Library founded by her brother McClellan Leonard. Jennie exchanged information with Harry S. Blaine and was duly credited for such in his work. Copies of Annals available through the Uniontown Public Library, Uniontown, PA., among others. Jennie Leonard Hutchinson Special Collection – Family Notes Jennie left a collection of letters, photographs, and assorted items to the Uniontown Public Library. Other family members have added notes, transcriptions, and information in the years since her death in 1953. Two pages of hand-written notes, marked as “Informed as of May 1970”, detail additional names, dates, and details of Edmund and Sarah Leonard’s descendants. US Census Reports of 1830-1900: Washington and Fayette Counties, PA; Delaware and Marion Counties, OH. Available through LDS Family History Centers, National Archives and Records Administration, most libraries, and online at Ancestry.com. Leonard Family History, Nine Generations Descending from Solomon Leonard and Sarah Chandler Leonard, Granddaughter of James Chilton, Mayflower Pilgrim, G. Allan Vaughan, 1994-2005. Extensive documentation on the Eighth Generation from Solomon, among others. A work still in progress. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania editorially managed by John M. Gresham, assisted in the compilation by Samuel T. Wiley, A Citizen of the County. Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co., 407-425 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 1889. Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vol II. John W. Jordan & James Hadden, editors. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1912. The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon / by Thomas B. Searight. Originally Published: Uniontown, Pa. by the author, 1894. Probate records of William Leonard’s estate, Marion County, Ohio, 1881. Daily News-Standard (Uniontown, PA.), April 14, 1900. Commercial Gazette (Uniontown, PA.) April 15, 1900. | Edmund LEONARD
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| 33 | History of Taylor County, Iowa: from the earliest historic times to 1910 by Frank E. Crosson. Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 (biographicals transcribed by Linda Kestner: lfkestner3@msn.com) Page 617 ELISHA SMITH LEONARD Elisha Smith Leonard, a farmer of Holt township, was born on this father's place in this township, July 14, 1873, the son of Daniel and Jane (Heath) Leonard, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. Until he was nineteen years of age he remained at home and then attended the high school at Corning. Later he spent two years at the Western Normal College in Shenandoah, Iowa, from which he was graduated, and then taught for two years in the schools of his home district. He next entered Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated, and subsequently taught for two years in a business college (page 618) in Kansas City, Missouri. The next two years were spent in the employ of Swift & Company at different places after which he returned home and identified himself with his father and brothers, who were pioneer importers and breeders of Shropshire sheep. On the northeast quarter of section 15, given him by his father, he follows general farming and has so far met with gratifying success. On the 26th of September, 1906, Mr. Leonard was united in marriage to Miss Myrta Powers, who was born in Taylor county and received her education at the Des Moines high school and at that of Lennox, South Dakota, graduating from the latter. She also received excellent training in music, having studied in Chicago, and afterward taught the art in Villisca and Corning, Iowa. She is a devout member of the Presbyterian church and is active in its work. Mr. Leonard has wide fraternal relations, for he belongs to the Masonic lodge at Gravity, Iowa; was initiated into the Knights of Pythias while he was a resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. With his wife he belongs to the order of the Eastern Star at Corning, Iowa, finding much enjoyment and relaxation from his cares in the social gatherings of that body. Industrious and a good manager, he is rapidly rising to a position of importance in the agricultural community of Holt township. | Elisha Smith LEONARD
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| 34 | Information based on Census reports of 1860 and 1880. | Francis M LEONARD
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| 35 | From The History of Delaware County and Ohio, 1880, p812 http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Delaware/delbrownkingston.htm GEORGE LEONARD; P. O. Eden. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in another part of this work, was born in Western, Penn., on the Monongahela River, forty miles above Pittsburgh, July 8, 1800, and is the son of Lot and Elizabeth (Hoge) Leonard, the latter a second cousin of Gen. George Washington. His father was in the Indian war; he was a Methodist minister. Our subject was born on the farm, where he remained until 21 years of age. He commenced, when he was a young man, dealing in stock, which business he followed for a number of years. Purchasing a large number of cattle, he drove them across the Alleghany Mountains, which mountains he crossed nine times. In 1821, he moved to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he remained some nineteen years, during which time he was engaged in the cattle and mercantile business, and also engaged in purchasing land ; was a partner in the stock business with Judge Black. Mr. Leonard has made several trips down the river on keelboats; went South and engaged in the mill and mercantile business on commission, doing business up the Arkansas River, near Arkansas Post. From Mt. Vernon he came to Delaware Co., and located in his present township, where he ha; been one of its honored citizens ever since. The first two years after he came here, he had pur. chased some 600 acres of land, paying for it $8.35 per acre; this land was located around and near Eden, and has greatly increased in value Mr. Leonard has taken an active part in the im. provements of his town, and has been a hard worker for the interests of the railroad to Eden has given largely toward building churches and schools. He married in Mt. Vernon, Miss Mary Jewett, who was born in Vermont, on the Rive Lamoille. in 1805 ; they had five children Eleven years ago, Mr. Leonard was stricken with paralysis, which has rendered his left side almost useless. His motto in life has been, "Do unto others ay you would be done by." A hard worker and good manager, and possessed of industry and economy, he has made a success of his life. | George LEONARD
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| 36 | History of Taylor County, Iowa: from the earliest historic times to 1910 by Frank E. Crosson. Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 (biographicals transcribed by Linda Kestner: lfkestner3@msn.com) Page 166 - Holt Township The present township officials are: clerk: Louis Cotter; trustees: William Irwin, Guy Leonard, and N.C. Scott; assessor J.M. Green. Page 517 GUY LEONARD Guy Leonard is a representative of one of Taylor county's pioneer families and is numbered with the progressive farmers of Holt township. He was born on the Daniel Leonard homestead, June 23, 1859, and his boyhood days were spent upon his father's farm where stood the old log house which the father had erected in the fall of 1856. The experiences of pioneer life were vividly impressed upon his mind. He attended the district schools and, remaining under the parental roof, afterward assisted in developing the farm until twenty-one years of age. He then started out in life on his own account and the occupation to which he was reared furnished him further employment, for he began cultivating a part of his father's estate. He continued thereon for five years, after which he purchased the farm upon which he now resides. It was a partially improved tract of land but as the years have since gone by he has replaced the old buildings with new and modern ones, has cultivated and developed his fields and it is today one of the finest improved farms of the township. It comprises two hundred and forty acres of rich land, all under a high state of cultivation. Aside from general farming on his own behalf Mr. Leonard is associated with his father and brothers in the firm of Daniel Leonard & Sons, pioneer importers and breeders of Shropshire sheep. In this connection they do an extensive business and have done much to improve the grade of sheep raised in this part of the state. On the 15th of March, 1880, Mr. Leonard was united in marriage to Miss Anna Ditto, who was born in Mercer county, Illinois, May 11, 1857, and is a daughter of A. J. and Ellen (Wright) Ditto, natives of Ohio and late residents of Illinois. The father is now deceased but the mother is still living and resides in Henderson county, Illinois. Mrs. Leonard was one of a family of seven children. The others are: Bert and Leonard, who are residents of Kansas; Budd, who is living in Oquaka, Illinois; J. W., whose home is in Conway, Iowa; Mrs. John Wheatley, of Nevada, Missouri; and Mrs. John Duvall, of Gladstone, Illinois. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Leonard have been born eight children, as follows: Jennie, the wife of Marion Cramer, of Holt township; Nettie, keeping house for her grandfather; Alta, who wedded Wilbert Hurd, of Greene county, Iowa; Minnie, Ina, Sarah and Dan, all still under the parental roof; and Lydia, who passed away at the age of one year. In his political views Mr. Leonard is a republican and fraternally is a member of the Woodmen of the World, connected with the camp at Corning, Iowa. He is one of Taylor county's most progressive and enterprising farmers, wining success by reason of his close application, earnest purpose and indefatigable energy. Having spent his entire life in this county he is widely and favorably known and is worthy of the highest regard of a large circle of friends and business associates. | Guy LEONARD
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| 37 | According to a letter from Arthur Leonard to Wilbur Leonard (a nephew) written in 1927, Harry was killed by a horse on July 20, 1883. |
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