Samuel Hootman LEONARD^[1]
1821 - 1888

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• Birth	04 Aug 1821	Deersville, Harrison, Ohio   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Aug 1888	Attica Venice Township Cemetery, Seneca County, Ohio   [2]
  Died	04 Aug 1888	Seneca County, Ohio   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I315	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Avery LEONARD,   b. 30 Jul 1798, Washington Co., PA. ,   d. 03 Feb 1888, Seneca County, Ohio
  Mother	Nancy SMITH,   b. 25 Jul 1801, Washington County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 02 Mar 1873, Seneca County, Ohio
  Married	1820
  Family ID	F00134	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary M. BAILY,   d. 27 Dec 1910, Seneca County, Ohio
  Married	26 Oct 1854	Seneca County, Ohio   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Avery F LEONARD,   b. 1856,   d. 1902, Seneca County, Ohio   2. Benjamin L LEONARD,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. UNKNOWN   3. Nancy Josephine LEONARD,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. UNKNOWN   4. Walter Lincoln LEONARD,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. 22 Jul 1882   5. Samuel E LEONARD,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. UNKNOWN   6. Mary Ida LEONARD,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. UNKNOWN   7. Minnie E LEONARD,   b. 02 Jul 1870, Venice Township, Seneca, Ohio ,   d. UNKNOWN   8. Della M LEONARD,   b. 24 Jul 1874, Venice Township, Seneca, Ohio ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F00172	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  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.




• Sources

  [S00123] Dixie Wantoch family file 6-26-09, Dixie, Ron Wantoch et al. [S00048] Attica Venice Township Joint Cemetery, Attica, Ohio, Listing Online, Row D-13 Grave 10. [Leonard, Samuel Hootman 4 Aug 1821 - 4 Aug 1888] [S00170] History of Seneca County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., (Name: CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1886;), 1031-1032. [S00186] Index to Wills and Estates 1851 thru 1900, Seneca County, Ohio Probate Court, Doran, Raymond, (Name: Seneca County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 841, Tiffin, Ohio 44883, 1989.;), 44. [S00233] Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio, 1841-1899, Seigley, Jean, (Name: Seneca County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 157, Tiffin, OH 44883, 1994;), 215.