LEATHERS, Amy Zeigler 1837 - 1895

LEATHERS, ZEIGLER

Posted By: Richard K. Thompson (email)
Date: 12/10/2011 at 17:31:40

Fairfield Ledger
December 11, 1895
Pg. 3 Col. 2

"....The death of Mrs. Amy LEATHERS, wife of Josiah LEATHERS, occurred in this city yesterday, December 10th, at 1 o'clock p.m. in the fifty-fifth year of her age. She was the mother of seven children, the youngest being twelve years old. The family has resided in the county about seven years, three of which were spent in Fairfield. The remains will be interred in the Evergreen cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock....."*

*This is the complete obituary; it was part of a series of write-ups about different people in the same column. Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: The obituaries for Josiah and Amy ZEIGLER LEATHERS differ on the number of children. Amy's obituary notes that she was the mother of seven children, while Josiah's obituary states that he was the father of ten children. Using known burials, and using various census reports, it appears that nine children can be accounted for (not in birth order): George M. LEATHERS, Samuel Sanford LEATHERS, William Sherman LEATHERS, Johnie LEATHERS, Jesse F. LEATHERS, Benjamin LEATHERS, Margaret LEATHERS GAINES (Mrs. Rolland GAINES). Also two girls, Flora and Lizzie, one of whom may or may not be the Mrs. BETTENDORF referred to in Josiah LEATHERS obituary. The identity of a tenth child is not known at this time. Any clarification would be appreciated.

It should be noted that on the 1st.046 lot at Evergreen cemetery the only specific names listed are for Josiah and Amy LEATHERS. There are notations in a plat listing of four children ("child"), without any names or dates of burials written down. Whether or not these would be children of or perhaps grandchildren of Josiah and Amy is open only to speculation. There is no Family Group Sheet at the Fairfield Library for Josiah and Amy.

Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa. 1st.046. She was born Dec. 7, 1837 and died Dec. 10, 1895. Her maiden name was ZEIGLER.