Person:John Leonard (45)

1850 United States Federal Census about Jacob Leonard
Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798 Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 55, Roanoke, Virginia
Household Members:
Jacob Leonard 52,
Elizabeth Leonard 49
Daniel Leonard 14,
David Leonard 17
Eliza Leonard 19,
Jacob K Leonard 12
John H Leonard 8,
Samuel Leonard 10
Polly Baziel 52 (sister of Elizabeth)?

John Henry Leonard enlisted 03/19/1862 in Salem Light Artillery, Co. A, Hardaway's Battalion Stonewall Jackson's Corps., Army of West Virginia. First battle Craney Island and afterwards in battles of Richmond, Seven Pines and other engagements of his regiment.
He enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, along with his 3 brothers. Following is his record: (789:133-138)
Enlisted as a Private on 19 March 1862 at the age of 20
Enlisted in Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 19 March 1862.
Transferred Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 08 May 1862
Transfered in Salem Light Artillery Regiment Virginia on 08 May 1862.
Hospitalized on 15 June 1862 (Estimated day)
Hospitalized on 23 November 1862 at Richmond, VA
Hospitalized on 28 November 1862 at Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA (with debility)
Hospitalized on 31 December 1862 at Farmville, VA (with diarrhoea)
Absent, sick on 16 January 1863 at Montgomery Springs, VA (in private quarters)
Absent, sick on 15 June 1863
Returned on 15 October 1863 (estimated day)
Hospitalized on 15 June 1864 at Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA (with ulcer of left breast)
Detailed on 15 November 1864 at North Carolina (with horse detail)
Surrendered Salem Light Artillery Regiment Virginia on 09 April 1865 in Appomattox Court House, VA

At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned to his home in Virginia.
In the census of 1 July 1870 he was living in Woodford County, Illinois on the farm of Ayles and Virginia Whitaker, working as a farmhand with his fellow veteran from Augusta County, Virginia, Peter Coyner.

In 1868 John went to Woodford County, IL where he worked for John McCauley near Roanoke. In 1870 he married Emma Gullett, daughter of William and Priscilla Gullett and began housekeeping on a farm near Metamora, IL. July 13,
1874 Edith Emma was born and later that year the family moved to Dix Township in Ford Co., IL and bought 100 acres in the S.W. corner of which the Blackford school was located. Earlier, Alfred Thomas Gullett, Emma Leonard's brother had married and came to Ford Co.. His farm was west of the Blackford School. Emma Gullett Leonard died after the birth of her son, John Henry. Edith and the baby were taken to Woodford Co. by the grandparents where the baby died the following summer. Edith remained until school age when her father brought her back to Ford Co.
1870 Fed. Census: John Leonard, 29, m, w, b. VA, Woodford Co., Green Twp., Roll 295, Pg. 308 (Census Index) (There was a Gideon Leonard listed in the Index, age 33, m, w, b. VA, Woodford Co., Roanoke twp., role 295, pg 465, Related?)
1880 Census: IL, Dix, Ford Co., John 40 b VA, living with Joseph Lower family (dau Edith Emma 4, was living with the Wm. Gullett's in Roanoke, IL.)
On Oct.24, 1882 John Leonard married Anna Whorrell of Woodford Co., IL. John Thomas born 1883 and William Hendricks born 1885.
About 1892 the farm was traded for land in Kansas and the family moved to a farm in Buttler Co. Near Haverhill. That farm was later traded for one in Sumner Co. near Wellington and the family moved to ( 210 S. Fern) Wichita, KS. Anna Leonard died in 1933. (notes of Edith Leonard Dobbins)
J. H. Leonard lived at 210 South Fern, Wichita KS before he came back to IL. There is a picture in the JHL album of JHL in front of the house with Model T Ford abt. 1920...sent to me, MDC, by Heinie Leonard, 1996.