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Lydia Leonard (1833-unkn) married Charles B. Shafer and moved to Kansas Territory a few years later. She and Charles appear in Chataqua County, Kansas, census reports all the way up to 1885, when the whole family vanished. A brother's obituary notes that she is "deceased" in 1907. One of her sons, William T. Shafer, appears in Oklahoma City Census reports in a 1920 census and in a 1925 city directory. No sign of Lydia and/or Charles. If you come across them, please notify Your Friendly Neighborhood WebMaster at rick (at) rickleonard.net.

Great picture, eh? All we know for sure is that it was found in a stash of photos of Ohio Leonards. But he could be a relative from almost anywhere. Estimated time frame 1890-1900. More on him at http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/01/wanted-dead-or-identified/ . If you've seen this handsome gentlemen elsewhere, please notify Rick (at) RickLeonard.net.