LEONARD, Leaman G. 1842-1919

LEONARD, HARMON, ROBERTSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 9/12/2012 at 11:45:57

#1:

MITCHELL - L. C. Leonard died August 4, 1919 after a linger illness. He had reached his seventy-seventh year.

The funeral was held on Thursday, from the home.

Merton Leonard, who came from Fergus Falls, for the funeral, returned home the following day. Two daughters, Mrs. George K. Harmon, Alsask, Canada, and Mrs. Jas. Robertson, Fergus Falls, who had been here to help care for their father, returned to their homes Monday. Their mother going to Fergus Falls with Mrs. Robertson.

[Waterloo Evening Courier, Tuesday, August 12, 1919]

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#2: NOTES:

Leaman G. Leonard, was born August 10, 1842 in New York, the son of Erastus Leonard (April 16, 1810 - Dec. 29, 1878) and Mary Olivia Parker (Marc. 9, 1815 - Jan. 23, 1896).

He married Sevilla B. Bamford on June 29, 1866 in Mitchell County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Henry S. Bamford (1811 - 1863) and Hannah Hancock (1825 - 1899)

1885 Iowa State Census: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa: Leamon G. Leannard (age 42, laborer, born NY), S. E. Leannard (age 35, born Ill), G. B. [Gertrude]Leannard (age 17, born Iowa), Mary H. Leannard (age 14, born Iowa), John H. Leannard (age 12, born Iowa), Grace A. Leanard (age 9, born Iowa), Myrtle O. Leannard (male, age 5, born Iowa) and Mabel J. Leannard (age 3, born Iowa).
(Note: family tree information lists the 5th child as a male: Merton Orville, born 1879).

1900 Census: Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa: Leman G. Leonard (born Aug. 1843, age 56, married 33 years, born New York), wife Sevillia E. Leonard (born Nov. 1849, age 50, married 33 years, 6 children born, 6 still living, born Illinois), daughter Mabel I. Leonard (born Aug. 1881, age 18, born Iowa).

1910 Census -- Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa: Leman G. Leonard, age 66, married one time, for 45 years, born in New York, Rural Mail Carrier. His wife was Servilia E. Leonard, age 60, married one time, for 45 years; six children were born to them and six are still living, born Illinois). He has one granddaughter, Ruth E. Hollingsworth age 11, born Iowa.

Leaman G. Leonard died August 4, 1919 and is buried in Oak Grove, Cemetery, Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa.

Sevilla (Bamford) Leonard died in 1924 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa. (See her obituary in this collection.)

[Sources:
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~27thiowa/companyK/companyKNotes.htm and the Waterloo Courier.]

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