Henry and Patsey Raines Leonard
Alfred Henry Leonard b. March 3, 1789 Randolph Co. N.C. died March 9, 1875, Faifield, Jefferson Co. Iowa., buried Evergreen Cem., Fairfield, IA. Old Plat # 239
m. Jan 10, 1810 in Randolph Co., N.C., Martha (Patsey) Raines b. 1795 Randolph Co., N.C. d. Sept. 1864, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa. Daughter of William and Margaret Lewellen Raines.
This family migrated to Orange Co, Indiana by 1817.
Lawrence Co, Ind, 1820
Henry leonard age 31 26-45
William age 3 0-10
3 females 0-10--(Susan, Mahala, Mary)
Patsey 26 26-45
1830 Monroe County Census Index
#406 Henry Leonard page 147
Children; (NOT IN ORDER) *Please note all the HENRY's in the lines
1. Jacob Leonard b. 1820 IND d. early 1880's according to E.A
Leonard Genealogy. m. 12/20/1843 in Monroe County, IND. Catherine
Berkey b. abt 1827. Jacob did not migrate with his family to Iowa
immediately. He evidently went up into Wisconsin where 2 of his
children were born, 1850 & 1854. He did migrate later and lived in
Floyd Co., at Charles City.
1860 Floyd Co census
Jacob Leonard 40 b. IND
Catherine 33 b. IND
William Henry 15 b. Ind
Margart 10 b. Wisc.
Mary Elizabeth 6 b. Wisc.
Nancy C. 2 b. Iowa
1880 CensusCharles, Floyd Co, Iowa
Jacob Leonard 60 b. IN Hotel Keeper, fab. N.C, mob. N.C.
Catherine 58 b. IN Keeps house, fab. PA mob. OH
Hattie 19 b. IA
Agnes 17 b. IA
Essie E 14 b. IA
Clara A. 11 b. IA
Christina Anderson 31 b. Sweden, Domestic Servant Parents b. SWEDEN
E.A. Leonard Genealogy says "Uncle Jake had a son, Frank, also" and that "he was a trainmaster in Ottumwa"
2. Susan (Susannah) Leonard b. 1813 Randolph Co., N.C. d.(?) m. Feb. 28, 1833, M. Amon Goodin, Monroe Co., Indiana.
3. William Leonard b. 2/13/1817, Orange County, IND d. 9/12/1898, Smithville Christian Cem., Monroe Co., Ind. m. #1. 1/5/1843, Lucinda Grimes b. 3/23/1823 d. 8/1/1873, buried Smithville Cem. #2. 2/14/1874, Nancy M. Boruff (widow of Solomon Boruff.) b. 9/12/1928 d. 2/4/1900. Had a family.
All buried in Smithville Cem. Monroe Co., Perry Twp.
Children by Lucinda;
1850 Monroe Co.
John M.
Alfred M.
Nancy E.
James T.
Martha J.
William had a total of 9 children. I have been unable to find the rest.
4. Henry Leonard b. 1820, IND d. (?), Henry lived in Lucas,
Decatur Co, Had a family. No name of spouse. The Leonard
researcher in that county cannot find a Henry in any records. E.A.
Leonard's genealogy states that they went to Lucas in 1894 and
visited Uncle Henry there. He says as a matter of fact, Uncle John
was living there then too. John must have left Floyd County after
the death of Jacob. These are my grand Uncles by-the-way.
5. Joseph Leonard b. 1818, Ind (probably Orange Co. d. (?) m. 8/27/1840 Lawrence, Ind. Sophronia Lyon. We are researching him now
6. John Mc Leonard b. 1825, IND d. (?) m. Nov. 15, 1855, Rheese (Louise) Wright in Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.
1880 Charles, Floyd Co, IA
John Mc Leonard 55 b. IN fab. N.C. mob. N.C.
Louise 48 b. IN fab. IN mob. IN Keeps house
Henry 21 b. IA at home
Ole Nugard 31 b. Norway fab. NOR mob. NOR works in furn,
Ervin Perry 24 b. MI fab. MI mob. MI worksin sash
factory
Per family papers, John had 2 known sons, Frank and Henry. These
boys were raised by my grandfather, Alfred Leonard. Frank was shot
and killed by his brother-in-law in Cameron Mo. 1889
E.A Leonard's Genealogy says that "Uncle John had a shoe shop in
Lucas, Decatur CO 1894"
7. Mahala Jane Leonard b. 1822/23 IND d. 10/1/1895, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa m. James Buchanan Feb. 29, 1845, Morgan Co., Ind. They had a family. Migrated to Jefferson Co., Iowa. Iowa Census 1860 and 1870.
James Buchanan died before 1860, and Mahala m.#2. Joseph James 1/22/1871
Census Wapello Co., Iowa 1860
Mahala Buchanan 38 widow
Eliza 14
Anna 12
8. Harrod Leonard b. 1827 IND d. (?) m. May 18, 1851, Ottumwa,Wapello Co., Iowa, Mahala Thompson. They raised a family and resided in Agency, Iowa.
1860 Pleasant Twp., Agency, Wapello Co., Iowa
Harrod 33 Farmer
Mahala 26 wife
Elvira 7
Catherine 5
James M. 3
Mary A. 1
Harrod moved his family to Decatur Co, Iowa, near Leon.
Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp. 673-74:
"HARROD LEONARD, farmer and stock-raiser, Long Creek Township, resides on section 23, where he owns 120 acres of land. He also owns forty acres on section 27, same township. He was born in Morrison County, Indiana, June 29, 1827, son of Henry and Martha (Raynor) Leonard, natives of North Carolina. He assisted his father on the farm until he was nineteen years of age, and in 1848 accompanied him to Iowa. He settled in Fairfield, Jefferson County, where he remained three years, then removed to Wapello County, and thence, in 1866, to Decatur County. In 1851 he was married, in Wapello County, to Mahala Thompson, born in Illinois, in 1833. They have seven children -- Elmira, a widow; Catherine, wife of A. G. Spencer; James, living in Nebraska; Mary A., wife of David Polins; Eliza, wife of Jefferson West, of Nebraska; William, living also in Nebraska, and Freddie, at home. Mr. Leonard commenced with very little means, and when he was married he was $75 in debt. He rented land at first, and by hard work and good management, assisted by his excellent wife, he saved enough in four years to purchase a home. He has assisted in giving all of his married children a good start in life. His land is in a good state of cultivation, and he has a pleasant home. He is honest, upright, energetic and hospitable, and is very popular with his neighbors. He has been a member of the School Board fifteen years. He is a member of the Christian church, and politically is an ardent Republication. Postoffice, Grand River."
(Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)
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HARRON (Harrod) LEONARD, of Decatur post office gave us a pleasant call last
Saturday and renewed his subscription one year and ordered the Tribune.
MR. LEONARD came from Monroe County, Ind., and settled in this section
twenty-six years ago. He has been a patron of the paper ever since its
establishment.
Decatur County Journal
March l6, l893
Decatur County Journal
October l8, l894
DIED--At Van Wert, October l0th, of cancer of the stomach, MRS. ELVIRA
GOULD, aged 42 years.
The subject of this sketch was born in Wapello County. She is a
daughter of HARROD and MAHALA LEONARD. The family moved to Decatur
County in l865 and settled one and one half miles southwest of Van Wert.
MRS. GOULD was twice married. DANIEL WEST, by whom she had two sons,
died several years ago in Kansas. Her present husband, NEWTON GOULD, by
whom she had one son, together with her three sons, remain to mourn her
loss.
Sister GOULD joined the Christian Church and was baptized in that faith
about twenty years ago, and has lived an exemplary life ever since.
Some two or three days before her death, she told the writer she wanted
him and all her friends to know that all was right between herself and
God. Thus, she passed away in perfect peace. Funeral services were
held next day in the Christian Church by the writer, assisted by REVS.
J. BLAIR and B.F. BROWN. We hope to meet her in a better land.
S. SAMSON.
9. Mary J. Leonard b. 1830 IND d. (?) m. Oct. 5, 1865, George Shevels, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.
10. (Grandparents)Alfred Leonard b. 1831, IND
d. Feb. 28, 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa, m. Jan. 11 1873, Martha Ann Woodward b. 1835, Kentucky d. Mar. 4, 1900 Ottumwa, Iowa.Both buried at Shaul Cem.
Parents William Woodward b. 1802 PA d. 1841, KY. and Hanah Thornsberry b. 1808 PA. d. after 1840, KY.
Edward Alfred Leonard b. 2/24/1872 Jefferson Co., Iowa d.Sept. 1950 Texas.
It is said by some family members that Uncle Ed had been married, had a child and that both died and he never remarried. I have no proof of this and cannot find any proof.
He left home after the death of his parents and roamed around the country and has been linked with being a companion to a famous author. I have researched that possibility and have found all those rumors to be false, and many others that have been said about him. He was either too young to have been involved (infant as well as him not being born yet, ie civil war) or way too old to have been involved.
I am looking into another relative of our Leonards that all these tales could be alluded to, but so far have found nothing to relate to any of these tales.
In any case, I have found all these rumors completely unfounded due to time frames and circumstances.
Mary Raynes Leonard b. 1874 (Aunt Maye)
Grace Elnora Leonard b. 1876 d. 1825 Honolulu, Hawaii
William Henry Leonard b. 9/15/1877 d. 6/1959
John and Henry (Stillborn) 1880
Ethel Goldie Leonard b. 1882 d. 1829 California
11. James C. b. 1833 Monroe Co.,(possibly Orange Co.) Ind. d.1878
m. 6/16/1867, Jefferson Co, Iowa, Elizabeth Staubus
m. #2. (after 1880)Mrs.A. J. Grimes
Household: 1880 (Our James Leonard)
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
B. J. CHESTER Self M Male W 39 IN Jailer City Jail --- PA
Elisabeth CHESTER Wife M Female W 27 IA Keeping House PA OH
Flora CHESTER Dau S Female W 14 IA IN OH
Milley CHESTER Dau S Female W 12 IA IN OH
Daisy CHESTER Dau S Female W 5 IA IN OH
Frank M. CHESTER Son Male W 3 IA IN OH
Ora BERRY Other S Female W 24 IA PA PA
"James LEONARD" Other M Male W 46 IN Laborer NC NC
J. H. RHODES Other S Male W 22 CA Machinist PA ENG.
M. L. KILEY Other S Male W 17 MO Laborer IRE IRE
John CROWFORD Other S Male W 14 IA KY IN
Thomas ELLIS Other S Male W 22 OH Carpenter OH IN
Wm. CRAMER Other S Male W 20 WI Moulder NY WI
Arthur SPENCER Other S Male W 22 MO Farm Laborer OH KY
C. C. DANIELS Other S Male W 16 MO Painter KY TN
A. J. CHURCH Other M Male W 41 OH Engineer FRA MEXICO
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Source Information:
Census Place Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254347
NA Film Number T9-0347
Page Number 385D
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Household: Not sure who these Leonards are??
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Henry P. LEONARD Self M M W 39 PA Salesman AMERICA
Kate LEONARD Wife M F W 29 VT Keeps House IRE
IRE
Sarah A. LEONARD Dau S F W 8 IA At School PA VT
Nellie LEONARD Dau S F W 6 IA At School PA VT
Madaline LEONARD Dau S F W 4 IA PA VT
George LEONARD Son S M W 2 IA PA VT
Henry LEONARD Son S M W 2M IA PA VT
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Source Information:
Census Place Keokuk, Lee, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254350
NA Film Number T9-0350
Page Number 314A
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12. Elizabeth "Eliza" Leonard b. 1836, Monroe Co., Ind. d. (?) m. Feb 16, 1865, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa, John Hounhan. m. #2. J.K Cornell
Household: Note: Mary Leonard, Eliza'a sister is in the household.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
J. K. CORNELL Self M M W 50 OH Minister OH PA
Eliza CORNELL Wife M F W 43 IN Keeps House NC NC
Mary E. CORNELL Dau S F W 13 IA At School OH OH
Nettie CORNELL Dau S F W 10 IA At School OH OH
Carl K. CORNELL Son S M W 4 IA OH OH
**Mary LEONARD SisterL S F W 49 IN At Home NC NC
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Source Information:
Census Place New Sharon, Mahaska, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254353
NA Film Number T9-0353
Page Number 216C
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1850 Wapello Co., Iowa
Henry leonard 61 b. N.C Farmer
Patsey 56 b. N.C. wife
John Mc 25 b. Ind
Harrod 23 b. Ind
Mary J. 20 b. Ind
Alfred 19 b. Ind
James C. 17 b. Ind.
Eliza 14 b. Ind.
Henry Leonard's Obituary
Leonard-In Fairfield at the residence of his daughter, Mrs (Mahala) James, March 9, 1875 of paralysis, Henry Leonard, age 86 and 6 days.
Father Leonard was born in Randolph County, N.C. March 3, 1879, married to Martha Rains Jan.2, 1810.
He removed to Orange Co, Indiana in the year 1817 and in the summer of 1846, to Jefferson County, Iowa
For the last 20 years he had been a resident of Fairfield and well known among the citizens here.
Mrs. (Martha "Patsey") Leonard preceeded him into the other world about 20 years and 6 months.
Ten of their 13 children still live, 2 in Indiana and 8 in Iowa; Seven of them were permitted to be with their father through his last illness and witness his death.
Father Leonard had for 40 years been identiofied with the Church of Christ and lived a life that honored his profession. His knowledge of the bible was extraordinary and his mind remakably vigorous to the close of his life. But he is gone "not lost but gone before"
Life's labor done, so sinks the clay
Light from the load the spirit flies,
While heaven and earth combine to say
Now blest the righteous when he dies
More about Henry and Patsey's Family.
Martha "Patsey" Raines was b. March 3, 1795, Randolph Co., N.C. ,d. Sept. 1864, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa. She was the daughter of William and Margaret Lewellen Raines. She m. Jan. 2, 1810 , Randolph Co., N.C., Henry Leonard b. March 3, 1789, Randolph Co., N.C. d. March 9, 1876, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, son of Jacob and Rebecca Graves Leonard.
This family left N.C. before 1817 to migrate to Indiana, then on
into Wapello County, Iowa. They eventually settled in Fairfield,
Jefferson County, Iowa, until both their deaths.
 
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