Person:Leonard Pershing (1)
Leonard Pershing
b.15 Aug 1831 Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
d.10 Dec 1905 Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Oct 1830
  1. Leonard Pershing1831 - 1905
  2. Peter Pershing1832 - 1864
  3. Elizabeth Pershing1835 - 1869
  4. David C. Pershing1838 - 1891
  5. Joseph Pershing1840 - 1905
  6. Levi Pershing1842 - 1843
  7. Abaline Pershing1843 - 1870
  8. Daniel Pershing1846 -
  9. Lydia J. Pershing1848 - 1871
  10. Lewis Pershing1850 - 1922
Spouse and Children
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m. 5 Sep 1853
  1. Mary Catherine Pershing1854 - 1923
  2. Abba Samantha Pershing1857 -
  3. Franklin Christian Pershing1858 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Leonard Pershing
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 15 Aug 1831 Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Marriage 5 Sep 1853 Tuscarawas County, Ohioto Sarah Ann Anderson
Census? 1860 Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioAge: 28
Death? 10 Dec 1905 Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States
Burial? Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States

In early manhood LEONARD taught school, and was later apprenticed to a carpenter and joiner.

In 1861 LEONARD moved from Tuscarawas County to Wayne County, Ohio. Next, he moved to Marshall County, Iowa. After that, he moved to Kidder County, North Dakota. Leonard was an ardent advocate of the temperance cause, and as a young man joined the Methodist Church, where he was a devoted member.

--White Creek 23:08, 31 October 2012 (EDT)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 www.rootsweb.com.

    Robert MacPherson's data

  2. ↑ Edgar J. Pershing. The Pershing Family in America. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George S. Ferguson Co., 1924).

    Born on his father's farm, near the village of Ragersville, Ohio.

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