Descendants of Solomon Leach

Generation I

Solomon Leach Born abt March 17, 1814* in New York (note: some records show Ohio as place of birth) Married: (1) Harriet Fowler on January 8, 1835 in Geauga County, Ohio, (2) Mary Maynard on March 28, 1847, (3) Susan (Higley) Hoard on December 20, 1856 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan. Solomon Leach died January 19, 1892 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan.

* Date taken from “History of the Leach Family” as Known in 1936. Cemetery headstone states that Solomon Leach died January 19, 1892 at the age of 76 years, 11 months, 2 days which, if correct would mean his date of birth was February 17, 1815.

Generation II

Children of Solomon Leach and Harriet Fowler

(1) Philetus E. (Nick) Leach, born January 15, 1836 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. Died February 21, 1915. m. (1)Louisa (unknown)(2) Amanda or Amelia Farrier, (3) Louisa Doran

SOURCE(S) : Files of Betty Crockett received September, 2000. The marriage of Philetus and Louisa can also be confirmed by the Civil War Pension application as can the date and location of his death. Missouri: State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, certificate of death#64566.

(2) Enard Leach, born November 25, 1837 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. Died February 20, 1920 in Clio, Michigan. Married: (1) Barbara A. Bunn, 1/1/1861, (2) Artie J. Guthrie 9/21/1873.

SOURCE(S): Civil War Pension file and attendant documents and affadavits, showing date of birth, marriage and death. Michigan, Department of State – Division of Vital Records. Death Certificate, Genesee County. Copy included with Pension Application packet.

(3) Francisco Leach, born September 25, 1839 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. Died September 18, 1893. Married Melissa Sanford, December 11, 1866.

SOURCE(S): Civil War Pension application, file of Betty Crockett received September, 2000. Ohio GenWeb Archives, Ohio death index, accessed 2/2/2008.

(4) Sylvester Leach, born March 15, 1841 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. Died May 25, 1928. Married: (1) Mary E. Bunn, 12/2/1865, (2) Katherine Emo, (3) Delilah Fall.

SOURCE(S): Civil War Pension file and attendant document and affadavits, death certificate for Sylvester Leach showing dates of birth and death.

(5) Edgar Fenton Leach, born December 15, 1842 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. m. Indiana Stambaugh, died 5/25/1922

SOURCE(S): file of Betty Crockett received September, 2000, Civil War Pension application showing death date. Missouri, State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, certificate of death#15476.

(6) Harriet Leach, born January 12, 1845 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. Died February 23, 1883 in Arbela, Michigan. Married John Nelson.

SOURCE(S) file of Betty Crockett received September, 2000, Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System: Online Index. Entry for Hattie Nelson.

Children of Solomon Leach and Mary Maynard

(7) Moses S. Leach, born May 27, 1850 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. m. Lucy Minerva Dayton 2/26/1870, d. 2/20/1934

SOURCE: OHIO. Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death# 12820. Moses Leach lived in Akron, Ohio at the time of his death in 1934. Informant for the certificate was Gifford Harry Leach.

(8)Charles Leach, born August, 1851 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. d.2/4/1875 (click the link for a picture of Charles).

SOURCE: Tuscola County Death Records Index, Caro, Michigan. Cause of death: Consumption.

Children of Solomon Leach and Susan Higley/Hoard

(9) AlisonAllison Leach, born September 12, 1857 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan. m. Ida Mae Hossler 12/21/1890. d. 4/16/1898
(10) Susan Viola Leach, born December 12, 1859 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan, m. Moses Benjamin Sherman 3/28/1880, d. 12/5/1942
(11) Mary A. Leach, born September 1, 1862 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan, m. (1) Jackson Thompson, (2) Alpheus Carr*, (3) Sylvester Goodwin
(12) Veiva (Vera) Leach, born January 24, 1865* in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan, m. Elmer Coles 4/19/1885. d. August 22, 1941.
(13) Ulysses S. (Grant) Leach, born October 8, 1867 in Arbela, Tuscola County, Michigan, m. Ida Foot (date unknown), d. 3/1942

Generation III

Children of Philetus Leach and Sarah (unknown)

(1) John Leach, born abt 1866 at Iowa

Children of Philetus Leach and Amanda/Amelia Farrier
(2) Eddie M. Leach, born abt 1876 at Iowa.

Children of Philetus Leach and Louisa Doran
(3) Clinton Leach, born abt. 1879 (4) Budd P. Leach, born abt May, 1882 at Iowa (5) Artice M. Leach, born abt May, 1884 at Iowa (6) Vernia V. Leach, born abt April, 1886 at Iowa (7) Enard D. Leach, born abt July, 1889 at Iowa (8) Grant Leach, born abt September 1895 at Nebraska

Children of Enard Leach and Barbara A. Bunn:
(1) Charles H.D. Leach, born January 1, 1862 (2) Edgar F. Leach, b. 9/18/1865 (3) Hattie Mae Leach, b. 6/16/1867

Children of Enard Leach and Artie J. Guthrie:
(4) Ora A. (Orrie) Leach, b. 9/10/1874
(5) Manuel C. Leach b. 10/31/1880
(6) Josephine A. Leach, b. 8/22/1884
(7) Loverna E. Leach, b. 7/19/1891

Children of Francisco Leach and Melissa E. Sanford
(1) Verna Leach, born abt 1868 (2) Roy H. Leach, born abt. 1880

Children of Sylvester Leach and Mary E. Bunn: (1) Walter Solomon Leach, b. 10/25/1866
(2) William H. Leach, b. 1/17/1868
(3) Myrtle U. Leach, b. 1/2/1872
(4) Allie Louisa Leach, b. 5/20/1882
(5) Louise Leach, b. 5/20/1883 (may be same person as Allie Louisa Leach)

Children of Sylvester Leach and Katherine Emo
(none known)

Children of Sylvester Leach and Delilah Fall
(none known)

Children of Edgar Fenton Leach and Indiana Stambaugh
(1) Harriet Ann Leach, born April 10, 1871 (2) Ada Viola Leach, born November 11, 1872 (twin) (3) Ida Vienna Leach, born November 11, 1872 (twin) (4) Robert Franklin Leach, born July 20, 1874

Children of Harriet Leach and John Nelson (1) Florence Nelson

Children of Moses S. Leach and Lucy Minerva Dayton
(1) Harry Gifford Leach, born December 26, 1881 (2) Cordelia (Abbie) Leach, born March 27, 1884 (3) Roy Leach, born August 9, 1886

Children of Charles Leach
(none)

Children of Alison Leach and Ida Mae Hossler (1) Althea Leach, b. abt 1893

Children of Susan Viola Leach and Moses Benjamin Sherman
(1) Edward Sherman, b.1881 (2) Martha Almena Sherman, b. 1882 (3) William Clay Sherman, b. Septermber 19, 1885 (4) Murry Bird Sherman, b. 1888 (5) baby Sherman, b. 1902

Children of Mary Leach and Jackson Thompson (1) Philo Thompson, born September 9, 1899

Children of Mary Leach and Alpheus Carr
(1) Lloyd Carr, born abt 1897 (2) Harry Carr, born abt 1905

Children of Mary Leach and Sylvester Goodwin
(none)
Children of Veiva Leach and Elmer Coles
(1) Alvin Coles, born abt February 1888 (2) Allison Sidney Coles, born abt June 1889 (3) Harrison Coles, born abt March, 1892

Children of Ulysses S. (Grant) Leach and Ida Foot (1) Clarence Leach, b. 1892 (2) Mabel Leach, b. 1898

New (Leach) Coles Family Pictures

Good Evening,

Tonight I have two pictures to share with you, generously donated by Emily and Nelson Coles.  Thank you!

The first picture features Sidney and Opal Coles with baby Ruby and grandma Veiva Coles.  This picture would have been taken before 1941 when Veiva died.

The second picture is that of  Harrison Coles, youngest son of Elmer Coles and Veiva (Leach) Coles.  The date is unknown.

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Again, many thanks to Nelson and Emily Coles for sharing these two photographs.

Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls Washington, October 28, 2010 All Rights Reserved.

 

 

The Buffalo

Hi Everyone,

Here’s my submission for the Postcard Carnival “Quadrupeds.”  This card, with many others is part of a collection my husband inherited from his grandparents.  Some of the cards are photos, like this one, others are elaborate floral designs or holiday greetings.  But a quadruped this fellow is… so here in all his glory is the mighty buffalo!

The card has no writing on the reverse, but the text on the front says:  ”KING OF AMERICAN BEASTS, Copyright – 1906. Sumner W.Matteson”  The card was published by W.T. Ridgley Calendar Co., Great Falls, Montana.

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Written for the “Carnival of Postcards”  for October, 2009

Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls, Washington, October 9, 2009 All Rights Reserved

Photograph is the sold property of Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls, Washington

The Goat Cart

 

Even though I don’t know the origin of this post card it’s so delightful I couldn’t resist posting it.  The back of the card says “Mrs. Sherman from Margaret.”  Mrs. Sherman was my husband’s  Great Grandmother and and we assume the card was hers since it was with others she’d collected.  Goat carts were used in the early 20th century and probably earlier as well, and came in a variety of styles. This one looks like a one person buggy of the sort that would be used with a horse if it were full sized.  Carts were more than a novelty… they were used for transportation to school or church, there was a type for carrying things like garden produce, and I’m sure many, many others.  Since goats are pretty strong for their size and usually willing workers a “goat cart”  would be practical transportation.

Written for “A Festival of Post Cards”  Carnival of Genealogy

Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls Washington, May 19, 2009, All Rights Reserved

Picture is the sole property of Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls Washington

Lots of Blogs…….

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to let you know a little more about our various and sundry blogs:

Echo Hill Ancestors is our blog on the Shane, Walker, Boss, Daly and Arbuckle Families.  URL is: http://susaned1.wordpress.com

The Graveyard Rabbit of North Snohomish County is devoted to graveyard studies and pictures, not limited to our family lines.  URL is: http://susaned2.wordpress.com

The Family File is our blog on the Edminster, Neust, Hartwell, Leach, Higley and Sherman Families. URL is http://susaned3.wordpress.com

The Four Dog Blog, and Life at Echo Hill Farm, is devoted to our four legged friends and everyday life out here in the sticks.  URL is http://susaned4.wordpress.com

Stop by for a visit when you can….

Sue

Dogs, Blogs and Dust Bunnies

Signs of the coming spring are beginning to show here in the Northwest. For one thing the coyotes are screaming at night and I suppose that means there will soon be pups and then even more coyote screaming and yipping. The resident rabbit population will need to go into hiding if it wants to survive. Another sign of spring is the arrival of many, many extra dust bunnies at our house, in fact they’re not bunnies at all but the size of full grown rabbits! Since our primary heat source is a wood stove this gives rise to the large dust bunny population as well as layers of dust in every nook and cranny. Many of them have no doubt been lurking about for awhile but now that the days are sunnier and also a bit longer the bunnies are much more noticeable, just begging to have a visit with the broom and dust mops. Our house has lots of large windows so today it was time to attack the layer of dust and smoke that had accumulated on the glass and also the valances were looking a bit droopy, and no wonder when I saw the layer of dust and smoke clinging on to them!! Oh my. So I bravely went at it and now have sparkling clean windows you can actually see through, clean valances and a reduced population of dust bunnies. My eyes feel as though they’re full of gravel but that’s a small price to pay. Because of all this flurry of activity over the last several days I’ve not done any blogging so it’s time to start catching up with some posts. I’ve been toying with the idea of making the two family history blogs back into static sites and leaving “The Four Dog Blog” and “The Graveyard Rabbit of North Snohomish County” in blog format. Static sites might work better for the readers of the history blogs but the other two lend themselves quite well to blogging. Well, we’ll have to see how the dust bunny population explodes before making a decision on that. Meanwhile, I’m preparing a new post for “The Four Dog Blog” for tonight before getting back to our record digitizing project. All that writing should allow plenty of time for the dust bunny population to explode again!

February 21, 2009, Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls Washington, All Rights Reserved

Aunt Ura

Aunt Ura

This portrait was among several inherited by my husband from the possessions of his great-grandmother Susan (Leach) Sherman. It’s quite a large portrait measuring 20″tall by 16″wide and you quickly see that the portrait has been touched up to a considerable extent, in fact the clothing looks like it’s been painted on. In comparing her hair style style to picture samples from various eras, it appears that this portrait could have been taken in the 1860′s although that’s far from clear. And her dress with a little white ruffle and bow at the neck compares with dresses from the 1860′s and 1870′s as does the smooth (vs puffed) sleeve. This dignified and stately lady is only identified (on the back of the portrait) as “Your Father(s) Aunt Ura.” Unfortunately we don’t know to whom Susan Sherman was addressing that statement. Since the portrait was in with very similarly styled portraits of Solomon Leach and Susan (Higley) Leach, Charles Leach, and Milton Higley, it’s probable that Aunt Ura was connected to either the Higley or Leach lines. But just what the relationship is we have no idea. Yes, Aunt Ura, we’d really like to know who you are!

Written for the “Smile for the Camera” Carnival of Genealogy, January 9, 2009. Susan J. Edminster, Granite Falls, Washington, All Rights Reserved.

Portrait is the sole possession of Susan J. and Howard D. Edminster.