Robert Irvin LEONARD^[1]
1876 - 1941

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• Birth	24 Nov 1876	Taylor County, Bedford ,Iowa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Apr 1941	Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Missouri   [1]
  Buried	Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa, Bedford City Cemetery
  Person ID	I966	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Mathew B. LEONARD,   b. 06 Feb 1844, Shelby County, Indiana ,   d. 02 Sep 1883, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa
  Mother	Margaret Ann JOHN,   b. 05 Feb 1851, Indiana ,   d. 11 Oct 1915, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa
  Married	30 Aug 1866	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
  Family ID	F00383	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah M. KINNEY,   b. 01 Dec 1875, Worth County, Missouri? ,   d. 13 Jun 1938, Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Missouri
  Married	02 Sep 1897	Taylor County, Iowa   [1]
  Notes	Register Of Marriages, Bedford, Taylor Co. Iowa Robert LEONARD, 23 years, white, father Matthew LEONARD, mother, Margaret A. John; Bride Sarah KINNEY 22 years, white, father George KINNEY, mother, Martha Rounds, Marriage date August 28th, 1897 Marriage License No. 80, Book 8, Page 276
  Children	1. Willard Halbert LEONARD,   b. 15 Feb 1907, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 01 Feb 1960, Pima County,Tucson, Arizona   2. Thomas V. LEONARD,   b. 20 Sep 1898, Taylor County, JACKSON Twp, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 03 Aug 1918, France   3. Living LEONARD   4. Grace A. LEONARD,   b. 24 Jan 1901, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 1984, Benton County, Gentry, AR   5. Living LEONARD   6. Living LEONARD   7. Living LEONARD
  Family ID	F00381	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Living LEONARD
  Family ID	F00382	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Federal Census, Taylor County, JACKSON Twp. Iowa Robert I. LEONARD, Head, farmer, born Indiana, age 25, born Nov 1874(death certificate has birth date November 24, 1876) Sarah M., wife, born Ohio Children; Thomas V. born Oct 1898 Roy W. Born Oct 1899 1910 Bedford Township census, State of Iowa Robert I. LEONARD head 34 mar. 14 yr. b. Iowa Ind. Ind. farmer Sarah M. wife 34 mar. 14 yr. b. Iowa Ind. Wis. Thomas Z. son 12 Roy M. son 11 Grace A dau 9 Ollie D. dau 7 Willard H. son 4 Hattie M. dau 5/12 1920 Buchanan County, MO Census Robert I. LEONARD, head, age 45 wife, Sarah M. age 41 Roy, age 20, Grace age 19, Ollie age 17, Willard age 13, Hattie age 10, Helen age 7 1920 Buchanan County MO census: Living several "doors" down is West, Ed and wife Lena (she becomes Robert I LEONARD's second wife) Frances dau. age 12, Geneva age 9, Edith age 5, J.D. age3 1930 US Census, Buchanan County, MO Robert I. LEONARD, age 54, occupation: car repair 2nd wife Lena, age 40 Gilberta, 5 months (probably born Dec 1929 or Jan 1930) step daughter Edith, age 16 step son John, age 14 OBITUARY Bedford Free Press May, 1, 1941: Former Resident Dies at St. Joseph, MO Robert I. LEONARD, 64, a former resident of Bedford died in St. Joseph Thursday, April 24. Funeral services were held there Saturday and burial was in Bedford Cemetery Saturday afternoon. Robert I. LEONARD, son of Mathew and Margaret LEONARD, was born in Bedford, Nov. 24, 1876 and grew to manhood here. he was married to Sarah M. KINNEY of Bedford in 1898. To them seven children were born, all living except Tom V. LEONARD, whose live was taken in the World War. The others are Roy LEONARD of Maryville, W. H. LEONARD of St. Joseph, Mrs. Grace PALMER, Mrs. Hattie Grace, Mrs. Ollie Stokes, all of St. Joseph and Mrs. Helen Robinson of Bedford. Mrs. LEONARD preceded him in death. He was again married to Mrs. Lena West of St. Joseph. To them one daughter was born, Miss Gilberta LEONARD of Kansas City. He became a member of the Christian church at Bedford in 1883. He was a kind and loving father. He is also survived by a brother, Tom LEONARD of Bedford, a sister, Mrs. Myrtle George of St. Joseph and by eight grandchildren.




• Sources

  [S00317] Sharon LEONARD GED/FBK file, Sharon LEONARD, (Name: ongoing research, emailed to me 8/29/2008;).