Mathew B. LEONARD^[1]
1844 - 1883

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• Birth	06 Feb 1844	Shelby County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1883	Bedford City Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa
  Died	02 Sep 1883	Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I979	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Abner LEONARD,   b. Abt 1796, North Carolina?Indiana?Ohio? ,   d. 16 May 1845, Shelby County, Indiana
  Mother	Nancy LARRISON,   b. 1800, Ohio
  Married	14 May 1843	Shelby County, Indiana
  Family ID	F00390	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann JOHN,   b. 05 Feb 1851, Indiana ,   d. 11 Oct 1915, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa
  Married	30 Aug 1866	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana   [1]
  Notes	Shelby County, Marriage Record, Book 8, P. 519 State of Indiana, to-Wit: Shelby County This certifies that I joined in Marriage as Husband and wife, Matthew B. LEONARD and Margaret A. Johns, on this 30th day of August, 1866. James Willison Justice of the Peace.
  Children	1. Robert Irvin LEONARD,   b. 24 Nov 1876, Taylor County, Bedford ,Iowa ,   d. 24 Apr 1941, Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Missouri   2. Martha Dale LEONARD,   b. 13 Apr 1870, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 28 Mar 1920, Knowlton, Custer County, Montana   3. Josie M. LEONARD,   b. Aug 1879, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 06 May 1901   4. Myrtle Alice LEONARD,   b. 18 Apr 1879, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa   5. Thomas Mathew LEONARD,   b. 05 Feb 1883, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa ,   d. 26 Aug 1959, Taylor County, Bedford, Iowa
  Family ID	F00383	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Note: Matthew, age 5, is the child of Abner LEONARD and his second wife, Nancy (Larrison) LEONARD. Abner was first married to Nancy DeWitt. 1850 Shelby County, Union Twp Census Nancy LEONARD age 46, born Ohio Robert Larrison age 15 Matthew B. LEONARD, age 5 George Larrison, age 21 1880 ROSS Twp, Taylor County IA Census Mathew B. LEONARD, age 36 Margret A. age 29 Martha D. age 11 Robert E. age 5 Josie M. age 3 Myrtle age 2 John, Sarah mother-in-law, born Penn, father born VA, mother born NJ Book 7, pg 491 Taylor County IA Bedford Iowa filed June 4, 1885 George Larrison Administrator Estate of M.B. LEONARD, deceased, to Margaret A. LEONARD Property left in hands of Widow: Two cows, three hogs, two beds and bedding, one cooking stove, one heating stove, one table, one sewing machine, one set of harness, one wagon Statement of Heirs: Martha LEONARD, daughter, age 14, Taylor County Robert E. LEONARD, son, age ? Josie M., daughter, age 7 Myrtle A., daughter, age 5 Thomas M., son, 9 months Margaret A., wife NOTE: George Larrison may be the son of Nancy Larrison of Indiana. Abner dec'd in Indiana- see court documents under Abner LEONARD, s/o Abner LEONARD Civil War Discharge of Matthew B. LEONARD, Dated 13 December 1865, given at San Antonio, TX; Private of Captain Debanne, Company GF, 51st Regiment of Infantry; Volunteers who enrolled on the Thirty first day August 1863; Matthew B. LEONARD was born in Shelby County, Indiana is ninteen yrs of age, Five ft, six in in height ; Dark complexion, dark eyes, light hair , occupation when enrolled: Farmer.




• Sources

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