Leonard Origins

Person Page 1,477

Lucille Adeline Leonard

F, #36901, b. 12 May 1916, d. 13 April 1922

Parents

FatherPhilo Benjamin Leonard (b. 29 May 1890, d. 14 December 1964)
MotherEllen Mary LeSage (b. 8 September 1888, d. 17 April 1974)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Lucille Adeline Leonard was born on 12 May 1916 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan. She died on 13 April 1922 at age 5 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Adelie Ruby Leonard

F, #36902, b. 12 December 1921, d. 15 December 1921

Parents

FatherPhilo Benjamin Leonard (b. 29 May 1890, d. 14 December 1964)
MotherEllen Mary LeSage (b. 8 September 1888, d. 17 April 1974)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Adelie Ruby Leonard was born on 12 December 1921 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan. She died on 15 December 1921 at age 0 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Dolly Marie Leonard

F, #36903, b. 6 December 1924, d. 9 December 1924

Parents

FatherPhilo Benjamin Leonard (b. 29 May 1890, d. 14 December 1964)
MotherEllen Mary LeSage (b. 8 September 1888, d. 17 April 1974)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Dolly Marie Leonard was born on 6 December 1924 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan. She died on 9 December 1924 at age 0 in Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Isaac Melanchon ("I.M., Mel") Bunnell

M, #36904, b. 1846, d. 1912

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Sofronia Leonard (b. 19 August 1848, d. 23 January 1923)

DaughterRose Sarah Bunnell (b. 1871, d. 1970)
DaughterGeorgia Alice Bunnell (b. 1874, d. 1942)
SonFrederick Raymond Bunnell (b. 1880, d. 1880)
DaughterMildred May Bunnell (b. 1882)

Biography

Isaac Melanchon ("I.M., Mel") Bunnell was born in 1846. He and Sarah Sofronia Leonard were married on 26 February 1870 in DeKalb County, Illinois. He died in 1912 at age ~66.
They had four children.
Last Edited6 June 2016

Margaret

F, #36905, b. about 1827
Pedigree Link

Family: Elijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)

DaughterMary Leonard (b. about 1853)
DaughterElizabeth Leonard (b. about 1858)

Biography

Margaret was born about 1827 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Elijah Darwin Leonard and she were married on 30 May 1861 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.1
Last Edited28 April 2010

Citations

  1. [S1108] Wisconsin Marriages prior to 1907, Internet

Alice Leonard

F, #36906, b. 7 August 1851

Parents

Step-fatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
Step-motherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Family: A. F. Behnke

SonCharles Behnke (b. about 1878)

Biography

Alice Leonard was born on 7 August 1851 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. A. F. Behnke and she were married on 17 June 1875 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
She was a school teacher living with her parents in Somers, Kenosha Co., WI, at the time of the 1870 Census. At the time of her brother Elijah's death, she was living in St. Paul, MN (obit., 22 Apr 1925).
Last Edited16 September 2013

A. F. Behnke

M, #36907
Pedigree Link

Family: Alice Leonard (b. 7 August 1851)

SonCharles Behnke (b. about 1878)

Biography

A. F. Behnke and Alice Leonard were married on 17 June 1875 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Charles Behnke

M, #36908, b. about 1878

Parents

FatherA. F. Behnke
MotherAlice Leonard (b. 7 August 1851)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles Behnke was born about 1878.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Sidney Wheeler Leonard

M, #36909, b. 8 August 1847, d. 13 July 1917

Parents

Step-fatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
Step-motherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Family: Martha Olive Lowe (b. 1847, d. 1915)

SonGuy Raymond ("Jay") Leonard (b. 30 November 1878, d. 10 June 1966)
SonChester Minor Leonard (b. 21 April 1880, d. 1965)
SonEarl M. Leonard (b. 1881)
SonLeroy Leonard+ (b. 21 June 1888, d. June 1969)

Biography

Sidney Wheeler Leonard was born on 8 August 1847 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He and Martha Olive Lowe were married in 1878. He died on 13 July 1917 at age 69 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
He working at a blacksmith shop and living with his parents in Somers in the 1870 Census.
Last Edited16 September 2013

Matilda Dorothy Herrington

F, #36912, b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860

Parents

FatherCharles B. Herrington (b. 17 May 1785, d. 23 September 1866)
MotherHannah Chapman (b. 9 January 1790, d. 18 October 1866)
Pedigree Link

Family: Elijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)

SonElijah Darrow Leonard+ (b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925)
SonCharles A. Leonard+ (b. 31 August 1838, d. 3 December 1936)
Step-sonChester Marshall Leonard+ (b. 18 November 1840, d. 16 January 1925)
SonGeorge F. Leonard (b. 8 April 1843, d. 15 February 1844)
SonGeorge F. Leonard+ (b. 3 January 1845, d. 3 April 1937)
Step-sonSidney Wheeler Leonard+ (b. 8 August 1847, d. 13 July 1917)
SonNelson Leonard+ (b. 25 September 1848)
Step-daughterAlice Leonard+ (b. 7 August 1851)
DaughterMary Leonard (b. 4 December 1853)
DaughterOphelia Leonard (b. 25 March 1855, d. 25 January 1856)
DaughterElizabeth Belle ("Lizzie") Leonard (b. 1858)
SonJohn Leonard (b. 3 April 1860, d. before 1870)

Biography

Matilda Dorothy Herrington was born on 4 September 1818 in Onondaga County, New York. Elijah Darwin Leonard and she were married on 26 November 1833. She died on 3 April 1860 at age 41 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Was her name Dorothy? Was she born in RI or NY?
Last Edited29 June 2020

Elijah Darrow Leonard

M, #36913, b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925

Parents

FatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
MotherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth L. Lowe (b. July 1836, d. 15 February 1931)

DaughterBertha Leonard (b. August 1868, d. 1904)
DaughterJennie Leonard (b. 1869, d. 1880)
DaughterMargaret ("Maggie") Leonard (b. about 1870)
DaughterEva Ruth Leonard (b. 21 August 1878, d. 18 April 1940)

Biography

Elijah Darrow Leonard was born in October 1834 in New York.1 He and Elizabeth L. Lowe were married on 30 May 1861 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.2 He died on 22 April 1925 at age 90 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was buried at Green Ridge Cemetery in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
In the 1900 Census, he and his wife were living in Chicago with their daughter, Eva, and Margaret Leonard, b. April 1827, listed as a sister-in-law. She was the second wife of Elijah's father and so stepmother to Elijah. There was also a nurse, Florence Souerbry, living with them. Elijah is listed as a real estate agent. In the 1910 Census, he and his wife were living in Chicago. An Elijah Darrow Leonard died 21 April 1925 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. His obituary makes it clear that this is this Elijah D. Leonard. They had been married 47 years and had 6 children, of which only one, their daughter, was still alive. That census lists Elijah's mother as being from Rhode Island.
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S711] 1900 Census
  2. [S1108] Wisconsin Marriages prior to 1907, Internet

Charles A. Leonard

M, #36914, b. 31 August 1838, d. 3 December 1936

Parents

FatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
MotherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eliza C. Stebbins (b. 1845, d. 1927)

SonCharles A. Leonard+ (b. 25 December 1869, d. 20 May 1943)
SonWilliam Ladd Leonard+ (b. 5 November 1876, d. January 1957)
SonCharles Hilmer Leonard+ (b. 8 March 1888, d. 22 February 1970)

Biography

Charles A. Leonard was born on 31 August 1838 in Onondaga County, New York. He and Eliza C. Stebbins were married on 22 April 1869 in Kent County, Michigan. He died on 3 December 1936 at age 98 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
At the time of his brother Elijah's death, Charles was living in Kenosha, WI (obit., 22 April 1925).

Charles enlisted 17 Apr 1861 for 3 months, but served 6. He enlisted in Company G, Park City Grays, 1st Wisconsin Infantry under the command of Col. Starkweather. He fought in the battles of Monocracy, Bull Run (1st), and several others.
Last Edited29 December 2015

George F. Leonard

M, #36915, b. 8 April 1843, d. 15 February 1844

Parents

FatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
MotherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Biography

George F. Leonard was born on 8 April 1843 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He died on 15 February 1844 at age 0 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
At the time of his brother Elijah's death, George was living in Crystal Lake, WI (obit., 22 Apr 1925).
Last Edited16 September 2013

Nelson Leonard

M, #36916, b. 25 September 1848

Parents

FatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
MotherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ellen Congdon (b. 1856, d. 1898)

SonVance Holden Leonard (b. 15 July 1876, d. 14 December 1938)
DaughterMillie M. Leonard (b. 1878, d. 1881)

Biography

Nelson Leonard was born on 25 September 1848 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He and Ellen Congdon were married in 1873.
Last Edited16 September 2013

Elizabeth L. Lowe

F, #36917, b. July 1836, d. 15 February 1931

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Elijah Darrow Leonard (b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925)

DaughterBertha Leonard (b. August 1868, d. 1904)
DaughterJennie Leonard (b. 1869, d. 1880)
DaughterMargaret ("Maggie") Leonard (b. about 1870)
DaughterEva Ruth Leonard (b. 21 August 1878, d. 18 April 1940)

Biography

Elizabeth L. Lowe was born in July 1836 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Elijah Darrow Leonard and she were married on 30 May 1861 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.1 She died on 15 February 1931 at age 94 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Elizabeth L. Lowe had person sources.2
Last Edited16 September 2013

Citations

  1. [S1108] Wisconsin Marriages prior to 1907, Internet
  2. [S711] 1900 Census

Eva Ruth Leonard

F, #36918, b. 21 August 1878, d. 18 April 1940

Parents

FatherElijah Darrow Leonard (b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925)
MotherElizabeth L. Lowe (b. July 1836, d. 15 February 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Eva Ruth Leonard was born on 21 August 1878 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. She died on 18 April 1940 at age 61.
In the 1900 Census, she was living with her parents in Chicago and was a music teacher (piano). Eva Ruth Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S1109] Martin Family Tree, Internet, 26 Oct 2009

Lawrence Wilson

M, #36919
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary

DaughterMary Simson Wilson+ (b. about 1856, d. 1885)
Last Edited7 December 2009

Mary

F, #36920
Pedigree Link

Family: Lawrence Wilson

DaughterMary Simson Wilson+ (b. about 1856, d. 1885)
Last Edited7 December 2009

Ella Leonard

F, #36921, b. March 1897

Parents

FatherGeorge Herman Leonard (b. 12 October 1859, d. 14 May 1928)
MotherAdeline Duncan Church (b. March 1868)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ella Leonard was born in March 1897.
Ella Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S711] 1900 Census

Bertha Leonard

F, #36922, b. August 1868, d. 1904

Parents

FatherElijah Darrow Leonard (b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925)
MotherElizabeth L. Lowe (b. July 1836, d. 15 February 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Bertha Leonard was born in August 1868 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. William H. Stoffregen and she were married in 1896. She died in 1904 at age ~36 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
She was a school teacher at the time of the 1900 Census. Bertha Leonard had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S1109] Martin Family Tree, Internet, 26 Oct 2009

Margaret ("Maggie") Leonard

F, #36923, b. about 1870

Parents

FatherElijah Darrow Leonard (b. October 1834, d. 22 April 1925)
MotherElizabeth L. Lowe (b. July 1836, d. 15 February 1931)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Margaret ("Maggie") Leonard was born about 1870 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Last Edited28 April 2010

William H. Stoffregen

M, #36924, b. 19 January 1868, d. 27 November 1917
Pedigree Link

Biography

William H. Stoffregen was born on 19 January 1868 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He and Bertha Leonard were married in 1896. He died on 27 November 1917 at age 49 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In the 1910 Census, he was a pharmacist in a retail pharmacy. The Stoffregens and Leonards were living at 3930 North Seeley in Chicago. William H. Stoffregen had person sources.1
Last Edited7 December 2009

Citations

  1. [S1109] Martin Family Tree, Internet, 26 Oct 2009

John Leonard

M, #36925, b. 3 April 1860, d. before 1870

Parents

FatherElijah Darwin Leonard (b. 17 July 1811, d. 1888)
MotherMatilda Dorothy Herrington (b. 4 September 1818, d. 3 April 1860)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Leonard was born on 3 April 1860 in Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He died before 1870.
Whether this John existed is open to question.
Last Edited16 September 2013