Margaret Susannah KEASLING[1] 1852 - 1938

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• Birth	12 Mar 1852	Springfield, Missouri   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 Oct 1938	Hallowell, Kansas   [3]
  Buried	Friendship Cemetery
  		William Henry Leonard and Margaret Keasling Leonard's headstone William Henry Leonard and Margaret Keasling Leonard's headstone in Friendship Cemetery, Cherokee County, Kansas. Status: Located
  		William Henry Leonard and Margaret Keasling Leonard's headstone William Henry Leonard and Margaret Keasling Leonard's headstone in Friendship Cemetery, Cherokee County, Kansas. Status: Located
  Person ID	I158	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Family	William Henry LEONARD,   b. 03 Jan 1836, Washington Co., PA. ,   d. 07 Jan 1931, Hallowell, Kansas
  Married	01 Jan 1881	Oswego   [4]
  Children	1. William Franklin LEONARD,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Cherokee County, KS ,   d. 17 Mar 1935, Parsons, KS   2. Edmond Thomas LEONARD,   b. 02 Aug 1884, Cherokee County, KS ,   d. 09 Jun 1965, Cherokee County, KS   3. Abraham Lincoln LEONARD,   b. 13 Jun 1887, Cherokee County, KS ,   d. 30 Dec 1975, Cherokee County, KS
  Family ID	F00041	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  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.




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  [S00268] Obituary--Mrs. WH LEONARD, Cherokee County Modern Light p. 1. 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. [S00253] Notes of Wilbur LEONARD, Jennie LEONARD Hutchinson file. [S00029] 1930 census. Living with son Edmund in Sheridan township, Cherokee County< KS. William H. is 94 and his wife Margret S. is 78. [S00271] Obituary--WH LEONARD, Cherokee County Modern Light p. 1. 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.