Leonard Origins

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Levi Benjamin Leonard

M, #42151, b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951

Parents

FatherMorris E. Leonard (b. 26 October 1828, d. 10 February 1914)
MotherRachel Jane Schneider (b. 6 December 1836, d. 1917)
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Family: Myrtle C. (b. March 1872)

SonMorris C. Leonard (b. August 1896)
DaughterMargaret E. Leonard (b. December 1899)
SonMerrill G. Leonard (b. about 1905)
DaughterMiriam P. Leonard (b. about 1909)

Biography

Levi Benjamin Leonard was born on 20 December 1868 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. He and Myrtle C. were married about 1896 in Iowa. He died on 30 November 1951 at age 82 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa.
In 1900, the family was living in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, where Benjamin was a law student. In 1910, they were back in Knoxville, and Benjamin was a farmer. In the 1930 Census, they were in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, and Benjamin was a miller.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Lavina Leonard

F, #42153, b. 1796

Parents

FatherCapt. Nathaniel Leonard (b. 10 December 1748, d. 13 October 1823)
MotherEsther Heath (b. 1 January 1765, d. 10 June 1846)
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Family: Ephraim Stratton (b. 23 June 1801, d. 25 April 1874)

DaughterLouisa Jane Stratton
SonNathaniel Strattan (b. about 1830)
SonNathaniel Stratton (b. 1830)
SonBenjamin Leander Stratton (b. 9 September 1832, d. 1864)
DaughterNancy Ann Stratton (b. 1834)
DaughterEsther Ann Stratton (b. 1836, d. 1836)
DaughterLavina Ann Stratton (b. 1838)

Biography

Lavina Leonard was born in 1796 in New Jersey. Ephraim Stratton and she were married in January 1828 in Henry County, Indiana.
Ephraim Stratton and Lavina Leonard were married in January 1828 in Henry, Indiana. Ephraim Stratton and she were married on 25 June 1840 in Spiceland, Henry, Indiana.
Last Edited30 November 2017

Ephraim Stratton

M, #42154, b. 23 June 1801, d. 25 April 1874

Parents

FatherBenjamin Stratton, Sr (b. 17 April 1773, d. 2 March 1851)
MotherAmy Emma Curle (b. 22 September 1777, d. 7 July 1864)
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Family: Lavina Leonard (b. 1796)

DaughterLouisa Jane Stratton
SonNathaniel Strattan (b. about 1830)
SonNathaniel Stratton (b. 1830)
SonBenjamin Leander Stratton (b. 9 September 1832, d. 1864)
DaughterNancy Ann Stratton (b. 1834)
DaughterEsther Ann Stratton (b. 1836, d. 1836)
DaughterLavina Ann Stratton (b. 1838)

Biography

Ephraim Stratton was born on 23 June 1801 in Ohio. He and Lavina Leonard were married in January 1828 in Henry County, Indiana. He died on 25 April 1874 at age 72 in Iowa. He was buried in April 1874 at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Palestine Township, Story, Iowa.
Ephraim Stratton and Lavina Leonard were married in January 1828 in Henry, Indiana. He and Lavina Leonard were married on 25 June 1840 in Spiceland, Henry, Indiana. He lived in Franklin, Henry, Indiana, in 1850. He lived in Washington Township, Story, Iowa, in 1860. He lived in Iowa in 1870.
Last Edited19 January 2020

Samuel Leonard

M, #42155, b. 1788

Parents

FatherCapt. Nathaniel Leonard (b. 10 December 1748, d. 13 October 1823)
MotherEsther Heath (b. 1 January 1765, d. 10 June 1846)
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Family: Drusilla Llewellyn (b. 1823, d. 1900)

DaughterHanna J. Leonard
SonThomas Leonard (b. December 1847)
DaughterMatty Leonard (b. about 1857)
SonWilmer Leonard (b. 1 May 1862, d. 1908)
SonElmer Leonard (b. 1 May 1862, d. 29 April 1934)

Biography

Samuel Leonard was born in 1788 in New Jersey. He and Drusilla Llewellyn were married on 18 March 1847 in Indiana.
Last Edited30 November 2017

Myrtle C.

F, #42156, b. March 1872
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Family: Levi Benjamin Leonard (b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951)

SonMorris C. Leonard (b. August 1896)
DaughterMargaret E. Leonard (b. December 1899)
SonMerrill G. Leonard (b. about 1905)
DaughterMiriam P. Leonard (b. about 1909)

Biography

Myrtle C. was born in March 1872 in Iowa. Levi Benjamin Leonard and she were married about 1896 in Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Margaret E. Leonard

F, #42157, b. December 1899

Parents

FatherLevi Benjamin Leonard (b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951)
MotherMyrtle C. (b. March 1872)
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Biography

Margaret E. Leonard was born in December 1899 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Morris C. Leonard

M, #42158, b. August 1896

Parents

FatherLevi Benjamin Leonard (b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951)
MotherMyrtle C. (b. March 1872)
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Biography

Morris C. Leonard was born in August 1896 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Merrill G. Leonard

M, #42159, b. about 1905

Parents

FatherLevi Benjamin Leonard (b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951)
MotherMyrtle C. (b. March 1872)
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Biography

Merrill G. Leonard was born about 1905 in Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Miriam P. Leonard

F, #42160, b. about 1909

Parents

FatherLevi Benjamin Leonard (b. 20 December 1868, d. 30 November 1951)
MotherMyrtle C. (b. March 1872)
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Biography

Miriam P. Leonard was born about 1909 in Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Florence Powers

F, #42161, b. 1863
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Biography

Florence Powers was born in 1863 in Iowa. Delano P. Leonard and she were married on 19 September 1893 in Marion County, Iowa.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Alner Leonard

M, #42162, b. about 1855

Parents

FatherJames E. Leonard (b. about 1831, d. about 1875)
MotherElizabeth (b. about 1836)
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Biography

Alner Leonard was born about 1855 in Ohio.
Last Edited23 September 2011

Ellen Leonard

F, #42163, b. about 1860

Parents

FatherJames E. Leonard (b. about 1831, d. about 1875)
MotherElizabeth (b. about 1836)
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Biography

Ellen Leonard was born about 1860 in Ohio.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Sterling Leonard

M, #42164, b. about 1865

Parents

FatherJames E. Leonard (b. about 1831, d. about 1875)
MotherElizabeth (b. about 1836)
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Biography

Sterling Leonard was born about 1865 in Illinois.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Louisa dit Laurent

F, #42165, b. about 1793
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Family: Thomas Leonard (b. before 29 December 1788, d. 1858)

SonSamuel Leonard
SonWilliam Henry Leonard+ (b. 2 January 1815, d. 1881)
DaughterEmma Louise Leonard (b. 5 September 1816, d. 1 December 1899)
DaughterSophia Matilda Leonard (b. 5 May 1818, d. 1 August 1818)
SonThomas Arthur Leonard+ (b. 10 October 1819)
DaughterCaroline Elizabeth Leonard (b. 17 June 1824, d. 10 October 1890)
DaughterFrances Augusta Leonard (b. 1826)
DaughterMary Anne Leonard (b. 4 March 1827)
DaughterLouisa Leonard (b. 17 December 1828, d. 1871)
DaughterEliza Jane Leonard (b. 11 January 1831)
SonThomas Leonard (b. 30 January 1832)
DaughterAnna Maria Leonard (b. 1837)

Biography

Louisa dit Laurent was born about 1793 in Dublin, Ireland. Thomas Leonard and she were married on 14 February 1811 at Saint Peter in Harborne, Warwickshire, England.
She was French. Family tradition is that her family came from France about 100 years before she was born and took part in the battle over William of Orange, although on which side is unclear.

Louisa was head of household and a proprietor of houses at the time of the 1861 Census. Two daughters, a granddaughter, and a son-in-law, as well as a servant, were living with her.
Last Edited23 May 2015

Caroline Elizabeth Leonard

F, #42166, b. 17 June 1824, d. 10 October 1890
ReferencesJohn Warwickshire 1730

Parents

FatherThomas Leonard (b. before 29 December 1788, d. 1858)
MotherLouisa dit Laurent (b. about 1793)
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Biography

Caroline Elizabeth Leonard was born on 17 June 1824 in Birmingham, Warwick, England. John Morgan and she were married about 1860. She died on 10 October 1890 at age 66.
Last Edited26 March 2015

Emma Louise Leonard

F, #42167, b. 5 September 1816, d. 1 December 1899
ReferencesJohn Warwickshire 1730

Parents

FatherThomas Leonard (b. before 29 December 1788, d. 1858)
MotherLouisa dit Laurent (b. about 1793)
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Biography

Emma Louise Leonard was born on 5 September 1816 at Aston Street in Birmingham, Warwick, England. William Davies and she were married on 5 February 1836 at Saint Peter in Harborne, Warwickshire, England. She died on 1 December 1899 at age 83.
Emma Louise Leonard was baptized on 15 October 1816 at Saint Philip's in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Last Edited26 March 2015

Henry Leonard, Sr.

M, #42169, b. about 1760, d. about 1803

Parents

FatherCapt. Henry Leonard (b. about 1724, d. after 1784)
MotherElizabeth Hogg (b. about 1730, d. 15 November 1803)
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Family: Elizabeth (d. 1830)

SonHenry Leonard, Jr.

Biography

Henry Leonard, Sr., was born about 1760 in North Carolina. He and Elizabeth were married before 1790 in North Carolina. He died about 1803 at age ~43 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
In the 1790 Census, he was in Rowan Co. with a family of 1 male over 16 (himself), 2 males under 16, and 5 females.

When their father died, Charles and Jacob were guardianed out to William Hampton and Jacob Linn. On 6 Aug 1805 Jacob Leonard, orphan to Henry Leonard, age 10 years, one month, was bound to James Lamb to learn the trade of wheelright.

Henry Leonard, orphan to Henry Leonard, was guardianed to John Brown.

Daughters were named Mary, Phebe, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mahala, and Nancy?

Were there also sons Joseph, b. abt. 1799, James, b. about 1794/96?

The family apparently lived in Randolph County at the time of the 1810 Census. Henry Leonard, Sr., had person sources.1
Last Edited25 November 2012

Citations

  1. [S1172] Leonard-Rupe-Stephenson Genealogy

Elizabeth

F, #42170, d. 1830
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Family: Henry Leonard, Sr., (b. about 1760, d. about 1803)

SonHenry Leonard, Jr.

Biography

Henry Leonard, Sr., and Elizabeth were married before 1790 in North Carolina. She died in 1830 in Salisbury.
Last Edited25 June 2011

Margaret Leonard

F, #42173, b. about 1762, d. 15 April 1830

Parents

FatherCapt. Henry Leonard (b. about 1724, d. after 1784)
MotherElizabeth Hogg (b. about 1730, d. 15 November 1803)
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Biography

Margaret Leonard was born about 1762 in North Carolina. Robert A. Linn and she were married. She died on 15 April 1830 at age ~68.
Last Edited21 January 2020

Robert A. Linn

M, #42174, b. 1730, d. 1801
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Biography

Robert A. Linn was born in 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He and Margaret Leonard were married. He died in 1801 at age ~71 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Last Edited21 January 2020

Elinor Leonard

F, #42175, b. 1762, d. 28 October 1815

Parents

FatherCapt. Henry Leonard (b. about 1724, d. after 1784)
MotherElizabeth Hogg (b. about 1730, d. 15 November 1803)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elinor Leonard was born in 1762 in Rowan, North Carolina. Henry Fulinwider and she were married on 20 August 1783 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She died on 28 October 1815 at age ~53 in Rowan, North Carolina.
Leonards, Linns, and Fulenwiders all lived near St. Peters Church, not far from Salisbury and the Organ Church.
Last Edited14 April 2019