Person:William Leathers (5)

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William Leathers
b.1812? Franklin County?, Kentucky
d.3 Jun 1893 Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa
Parents and Siblings
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m. 20 Oct 1798
  1. Frances Leathers1800 - bef 1850
  2. Elizabeth Leathersabt 1805 - 1845
  3. Thomas Jefferson Leathers1806 - 1840
  4. John B. Leathers1807 - aft 1880
  5. Ann Leathersabt 1810 -
  6. Nancy Leathers1810 - aft 1880
  7. William Leathers1812 - 1893
  8. Sanford Leathers1813 - 1872
  9. James Madison Leathers1814 - 1880
  10. Sarah Leathers1817 - aft 1880
  11. Winnifred Leathersabt 1820 - 1880
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Sep 1835
  1. Frances Elizabeth Leathers1836 -
  2. Nancy Ann Leathers1837 - 1898
  3. Mary Ann Leathers1840 -
  4. Andrew Leathers1841 - 1906
  5. Martha Jane Leathers1848 - 1926
  6. Eliza J. Leathers1850 - 1898
  7. Sanford Leathersabt 1853 - 1925
  8. Sarah Leathers1855 -
  9. Susan Leathers1857 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] William Leathers
Gender Male
Birth? 1812? Franklin County?, Kentucky
Alt Birth[2] 1815 Bath County, Kentucky
Marriage License 12 Sep 1835 to Rachel McPherson
Marriage 13 Sep 1835 Morgan County, Indianato Rachel McPherson
Death[2] 3 Jun 1893 Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa
Burial[2] 4 Jun 1893 Garrett Cemetery, Delta, Keokuk County, Iowa

Clark County, Indiana, 1840 census:S3

Leathers, William (agriculture - 1)
Males:
20-30 - 1
Females:
under 5 - 1
5-10 - 2
30-40 - 1

Keokuk County, Iowa, 1850 census:S6

Lethres [sic], William 37 yrs b. Kentucky Farmer (real estate = $15 [?!])(cannot read or write)
      Rachel wife 35 yrs b. Kentucky (cannot read or write)
      Frances dau 14 yrs b. Indiana
      Nancy A. dau 12 yrs b. Indiana
      Mary A. dau 10 yrs b. Indiana
      Andrew son 6 yrs b. Indiana
      Martha P. dau 2 yrs b. Iowa
      Eliza P. dau 3 mos b. Iowa

Mahaska County, Iowa, 1856 state census:S8

Leathers, William 43 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Kentuky Farmer
      Rachel 41 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Kentucky Weaver
      Frances E. [f] 19 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Indiana
      Nancy A. 18 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Indiana
      Mary A. 16 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Indiana
      Andrew 12 yrs 11 yrs in Iowa b. Indiana
      Martha J. 7 yrs b. Iowa
      Eliza J. 5 yrs b. Iowa
      Sanford 3 yrs b. Iowa
      Sarah 1 yr b. Iowa

Mahaska County, Iowa, 1860 census:S9

Leathers, William 48 yrs b. Kentucky Farmer (cannot read or write)
      Rache wife 46 yrs b. Kentucky (cannot read or write)
      Andrew son 17 yrs b. Indiana Farm laborer
      Martha J. dau 12 yrs b. Iowa
      Eliza J. dau 10 yrs b. Iowa
      Sanford son 7 yrs b. Iowa
      Sarah dau 5 yrs b. Iowa
      Susan dau 3 yrs b. Iowa

Keokuk County, Iowa, 1870 census:S10

Leathers, W. 56 yrs Farmer b. Kentucky
      Rachael 55 yrs Keeping House b. Kentucky
      Andrew 26 yrs Farm Laborer b. Indiana
      Eliza J. 20 yrs b. Iowa
      Sanford 17 yrs Farm Laborer b. Iowa
      Sarah 15 yrs b. Iowa
      Susan 12 yrs b. Iowa
References
  1. ↑ Correspondence with various other researchers.

    Winfield G. Leathers: query posted 1975, manuscript lineage, assorted notes and letters

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Correspondence with various other researchers.

    Family Group Sheet by Judy Swanson, 1984.

  3.   Clark, Indiana, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule, p. 489.
  4.   Correspondence with various other researchers.

    Letter from Ruth Shrake, 1981.

  5.   Obituary, in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Keokuk County News. (Sigourney, Iowa), 22 March 1906.

    He migrated from Indiana to Mahaska County, Iowa, c.1845. About 1860, he moved to Keokuk County.

  6.   Keokuk, Iowa, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, p. 279.
  7.   Mahaska, Iowa, United States. Deeds, Bk D, p. 738, JAN 1853.

    He purchased 40 A. -- NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, T13N R2E, S15.

  8.   Mahaska, Iowa, United States. 1856 Iowa State Census, p. 1155, house/family 32/35.
  9.   Mahaska County, Iowa. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Monroe Twp, p. 345.
  10.   Keokuk, Iowa, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, p. 477, house/family 2/2.
  11.   Morgan County, Indiana Original Land Sales from the U. S. Government.
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