John Braden LEONARD[1, 2] 1887 - 1950

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• Birth	04 Mar 1887	Zollarsville, PA.
  Gender	Male
  Died	1950  [3]
  Buried	Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston Borough, Washington Co. PA.
  		John Braden LEONARD & Queen Sharp LEONARD John Braden LEONARD & Queen Sharp LEONARD. Buckingham Cemetery, Washington Co., PA. Status: Located
  Person ID	I423	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson LEONARD,   b. Aug 1852, Washington County, PA ,   d. 18 Mar 1918, Deemston, PA.
  Mother	Effie Lenora CRUMRINE,   b. Abt 1863, Washington Co. PA. ,   d. 28 Apr 1937, Washington Co. PA.
  Married	13 Sep 1881	Clarksville, Greene Co., PA.
  Family ID	F00185	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Queen S. SHARP,   b. 11 Dec 1889,   d. 18 Jan 1984
  Married	07 Jun 1911	Homestead, PA.   [4]
  Children	1. John Braden LEONARD, Jr.,   b. 14 Mar 1912, Homestead, PA. ,   d. 14 Feb 1985, Washington PA   2. Flora Belle LEONARD,   b. 12 Dec 1914,   d. 27 Dec 1989, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA   3. James Richard LEONARD,   b. 30 Aug 1918,   d. 12 Dec 1996, Greene County, PA.
  Family ID	F00211	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  History of Washington County 1926, p.239-41 John Braden LEONARD, burgess of the borough of Deemston and house agent for the Vesta Coal Company at Vestaburg, and one of the best known men in the southern part of Washington County, is a native son of Washington County and a member of one of the old families here. He was born at Zollarsville on March 4, 1887, a son of A. JACKSON and Effie Lenora (Crumrine) LEONARD, both of whom were also born in this county. The latter is still living, now a resident of Fredericktown. She is a daughter of Demas and Mary Crumrine, the latter of whom spent her last days at Beallsville. 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. 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 democrazt and had rendered public service as a school director and in other local capacities. John B. LEONARD acquired the better part of his local schooling in the Sandy Plains school and supplemented this by special school work at Homestead. for three years attending night school there. He then was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was presently placed in charge of that company?s freight and transfer station at Homestead. For eleven years Mr. LEONARD remained in their employ and then, in May, 1918, he became engaged in his present capacity as house agent for the Vesta Coal Company of Vestaburg, making his home at Deemston, Rural Mail Route No. 2 out of Clarksville, where he and his family are very comfortably situated. Mr. LEONARD is a republican and is now (1925) rendering public service as burgess of his local borough. He is a charter member of the Deemston grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, is a member of Triad Lodge No. 1064, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Clarksville, and he and his wife are members of the East Bethlehem Baptist church, of the congregation of which he is the clerk. On June 7, 1911, at Homestead, John B. LEONARD was united in marriage to Miss Queene Sharp and they have three children: John Braden (Jr.), born on March 14. 1912; Flora Belle and James Richard, born on August 30, 1918. Mrs. LEONARD is a graduate nurse, having had her training in one of the leading hospitals in Philadelphia, and prior to her marriage had been for some time engaged as a professional nurse in Washington County. She was born in this county and is a daughter of J. R. and Flora Belle (Braden) Sharp, both of whom were born at Amity and who are now living at Sandy Plains. They are republicans and are members of the East Bethlehem Baptist church, of the congregation of which J. R. Sharp is a deacon. He was formerly engaged in the mercantile business in Washington, a dealer in music, and also had a branch store at Waynesburg. He is a son of Dr. (W.W.) Sharp, in his day a well known physician at Amity, who rendered service as an army surgeon during the time of the Civil war. From Hupps Regard, p120: John B.6 LEONARD (Andrew Jackson5, Amanda4 COX, Margaret3 HUPP, George W.2, Everhart1) was born Mar 1887. John died 1950. His body was interred in Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston Borough, Washington Co. PA. He married Queene S. SHARP. Queene was born 11 Dec 1889. Queene was the daughter of Jacob R. SHARP and Flora BRADEN. Queene died 18 Jan 1984. Her body was interred in Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston Borough, Washington Co. PA. John B. LEONARD and Queene S. SHARP had the following children: 874 i. John B.7 LEONARD Jr. was born 14 Mar 1912 and died 14 Feb 1985. 875 ii. Florabelle LEONARD was born ca 1915. 876 iii. James R. LEONARD Sr. was born 30 Aug 1918 and died 12 Dec 1996.




• Sources

  [S00174] History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1926, Forrest, Earle Robert, (Name: Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1926;), 239-241. John Braden LEONARD, burgess of the borough of Deemston and house agent for the Vesta Coal Company at Vestaburg, and one of the best known men in the southern part of Washington County, is a native son of Washington County and a member of one of the old families here. He was born at Zollarsville on March 4, 1887, a son of A. JACKSON and Effie Lenora (Crumrine) LEONARD, both of whom were also born in this county. The latter is still living, now a resident of Fredericktown. She is a daughter of Demas and Mary Crumrine, the latter of whom spent her last days at Beallsville. 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. 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 democrazt and had rendered public service as a school director and in other local capacities. John B. LEONARD acquired the better part of his local schooling in the Sandy Plains school and supplemented this by special school work at Homestead. for three years attending night school there. He then was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was presently placed in charge of that company?s freight and transfer station at Homestead. For eleven years Mr. LEONARD remained in their employ and then, in May, 1918, he became engaged in his present capacity as house agent for the Vesta Coal Company of Vestaburg, making his home at Deemston, Rural Mail Route No. 2 out of Clarksville, where he and his family are very comfortably situated. Mr. LEONARD is a republican and is now (1925) rendering public service as burgess of his local borough. He is a charter member of the Deemston grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, is a member of Triad Lodge No. 1064, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Clarksville, and he and his wife are members of the East Bethlehem Baptist church, of the congregation of which he is the clerk. On June 7, 1911, at Homestead, John B. LEONARD was united in marriage to Miss Queene Sharp and they have three children: John Braden (Jr.), born on March 14. 1912; Flora Belle and James Richard, born on August 30, 1918. Mrs. LEONARD is a graduate nurse, having had her training in one of the leading hospitals in Philadelphia, and prior to her marriage had been for some time engaged as a professional nurse in Washington County. She was born in this county and is a daughter of J. R. and Flora Belle (Braden) Sharp, both of whom were born at Amity and who are now living at Sandy Plains. They are republicans and are members of the East Bethlehem Baptist church, of the congregation of which J. R. Sharp is a deacon. He was formerly engaged in the mercantile business in Washington, a dealer in music, and also had a branch store at Waynesburg. He is a son of Dr. (W.W.) Sharp, in his day a well known physician at Amity, who rendered service as an army surgeon during the time of the Civil war. [S00181] Hupps Regard, compiled by Tom Gayman, (Name: self-published 1996, 2000, 2005, 2007;), p120. burial Buckingham Cemetery, Deemston Borough, Washington Co. PA. [S00206] LEONARD Family History, G. Allan Vaughan. 2008 revision, dates probably from Shannon Skaluba. [S00155] Greene County, PA. Early Marriages.