Leonard

OLIVER P. Leonard b. 1835 in Indiana d. 1 Jul. 1918 in Fowler, Benton, Indiana.  Oliver is the s/o William Leonard.  All I have to go on at this time is Oliver's death certificate from Benton Co., Indiana.  Oliver's father is William born in Indiana, his mother unknown was born in Pennsylvania.  Oliver married Sarah Jane Darby 18 Oct. 1856 in Fayette County, Indiana.  Sarah is the d/o Daniel Owen Darby and Hannah Lovelace.  Sarah was born Oct. 1837 and died Jan. 1916.  Sarah also has 3 siblings from her mother first marriage to Mr. Hopkins (Mary, Emily & Joseph)  Oliver and Sarah's children are:

BYRON Emray b. 1857 d. 1923 Fayette Co., Indiana married Rose Francis Martin.

ALFRED b. 30 Apr. 1859 in Indiana d. 12 Mar. 1916 in Ida County, Iowa he married Elizabeth Harper 

SCOTT b. 22 Mar. 1861 d. 13 Oct. 1872 Fayette Co., Indiana buried in Columbia cemetery

CHARLES b. 1867  d. 1945 in Monroeville, Allen, Indiana, he married Ida Mills

JESSE b. 9 Sep. 1868 d. 2 Oct. 1875 buried in Columbia cemetery 

MURTLE b. 5 Jan. 1871 d. 13 Oct. 1875 also buried in Columbia cemetery

GERTIE b. 24 Jan. 1875 d. 3 Dec. 1875 also buried in Columbia cemetery

JOHN b. 1877    Spanish American war soldier (not confirmed)

ERNEST b. 1877 WWI soldier died during WWII married a woman of Indian heritage.

Byron married Rose Francis Martin 21 Jan. 1879 in Fayette Co., Indiana.  Rose is the daughter of Stephen & Elizabeth Caldwell Martin.  Byron d. 30 Apr. 1923 and Rose died May of 1922 (obit Connersvile newspaper dated 29 May 1922).  Byron and Rose only had 2 children and they are:

WALTER S. b. 1879 and d. 1951, married 1st cousin Penelope Perin (1874-1966 d/o Samuel Ezra Perin and Martha Jane Martin) no children survived past infancy

OMA "MERL" b. 6 Apr. 1882 in Benton Co., Indiana married Albert Henry Vaughn abt. 1904 possibly in Benton Co.  Oma and Albert had 10 children all of which are deceased except my g-pa and his information will not be listed.  Oma and Albert's deceased children are:

EVELYN Eliza b. 27 May 1905 in Ohio (close to Allen Co., Indiana).  She was a school teacher for the Columbia twp school, very active in the Columbia church and in charge of the church's Christmas pageant for several years

CLARIBELLE Rose b. 8 Aug. 1906 d. 11 Jun. 1911

ETHEL Francis b. 28 Feb.1908 Edgerton, Indiana married Lester Hunt 5 May 1938.  Lester b. 8 Mar. 1898 Ky d. 20 Mar. 1997, Ethel d. 12 Mar. 2000

MILTON Leonard b. 3 Jul. 1909 northern Indiana d. 2 Jul 1993. WWII soldier and received many award (see Military page)

DONALD Henry b. 2 Feb. 1911 in Columbia twp and d. 10 May 1911 Columbia twp.  The only picture available of Donald is at his funeral in his casket.  This picture will not be posted but a copy of it is in my possesion.

RAYMOND Walter b. 3 Feb. 1912 d. 20 Aug. 1982 married Mildred Sherwood b. 1914 d. 1993

RUTH Madeline b. 14 Mar. 1914 d. 25 Oct. 1976 married Delbert York b. 1912 d. 2002

RALPH Emray b. 8 Jun. 1919 d. 23 Apr. 1944

NAOMA Merl b. 29 Mar. 1927 and died 5 Sep. 2004

Oma and Albert children Evelyn, Ethel, Claribelle, Milton, Donald. Ruth, Naoma and Oma's parents and grandparents are buried in Columbia cemetery.  Raymond is buried in Brumfield (Fayette Co.) and Ralph is in Dale (Fayette Co.)

 

 

Before Nov. 21, 2008 it was speculated that Oliver P. Leonard was the s/o Isaac Leonard and Christina Messersmith.  However receiving Oliver's death information from Benton County health department this is not true.  The Leonards are distantly related to the Messersmith according to my gr. g-ma O. Merl Leonard Vaughn.  This connection would have to come through Isaac and Christina somehow.  Isaac is the only Leonard to have married a Messersmith to my knowledge.  I have recently found quite a few "Leonard" headstones in Orange North cemetery and will pursue this direction.  I also found information that Owen Darby married Nancy Messersmith and the Messersmith connection may be through the Darby's.