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Absalom Leonard 1852–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAR 1852

Birth Location: Clark, Brown, Ohio

Death Date: 2 Feb 1912

Death Location: Hamersville Cemetery, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio

Father: Marcus Leonard

Mother: Nancy Curless

Spouse(s): Sarah Lawwill, Clara Duncanson, Sarah Moore

Children(s): Marcus Leonard, Goldie Leonard, Charles Leonard, Norah Leonard, Nancy Leonard

In 1852, Absalom Leonard entered the world in Clark, Brown, Ohio, born to Marcus Mark Leonard And Nancy Jane Curless. In 1880, Absalom Leonard resided in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Absalom Leonard was recorded in the census in Clark, Brown, Ohio. Absalom Leonard married Clara Melvina Duncanson, Sarah Annie Lawwill, Sarah Ella Moore, and had children including Charles Leander Leonard, Goldie Ann Leonard, Marcus Barton Leonard, Nancy Jane Leonard, Norah A Leonard. Absalom Leonard passed away in 1912 in Hamersville Cemetery, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Absalom Leonard entered the world in Clark, Brown, Ohio, born to Marcus Mark Leonard And Nancy Jane Curless.
  • In 1880, Absalom Leonard resided in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Absalom Leonard was recorded in the census in Clark, Brown, Ohio.
  • Absalom Leonard married Clara Melvina Duncanson, Sarah Annie Lawwill, Sarah Ella Moore, and had children including Charles Leander Leonard, Goldie Ann Leonard, Marcus Barton Leonard, Nancy Jane Leonard, Norah A Leonard.
  • Absalom Leonard passed away in 1912 in Hamersville Cemetery, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Leonard
1820–1888
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
ML
Nancy Curless
1824–1875
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
NC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Lawwill
1852–
Birth Location: Ohio
SL
Clara Duncanson
1865–1944
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
CD
Sarah Moore
1869–
Birth Location: Huntington, Brown, Ohio
SM

Children(s)

Marcus Leonard
1878–1955
Birth Location: Illinois
ML
Goldie Leonard
1880–1964
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
GL
Charles Leonard
1873–1963
Birth Location: Clark, Brown, Ohio
CL
Norah Leonard
1876–1881
Birth Location: Ohio
NL
Nancy Leonard
1886–1973
Birth Location: Pike, Brown, Ohio
NL

Absalom Leonard's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Leonard
1852–1912
Birth Place: Clark, Brown, Ohio
Parents
Marcus Mark Leonard
1820–1888
Brown, Ohio
Nancy (Jane) Curless
1824–1875
Brown, Ohio
Grandparents
Aaron* Leonard
1776–1825
Pennsylvania
Sarah* (Rounds) #
1784–1857
Buxton, York, Maine
John (Wesley) Curless
1801–1905
Ohio
Phebe Rumery
1805–
Clermont, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Moses Leonard
1759–1844
Elizabeth Anderson
1754–1834
James* #
1758–1843
Rachel* Clay
1759–1813
Moses Rumery
1762–1813
Elizabeth Boothby
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain II
1734–1824
Joseph* Rounds
1728–1770
Abigail Gerry
1727–1763
Richard* Clay
1713–1801
Rachel* Pennell
1721–1797
Jonathan Rumery
1731–1778
Mary Durrell
1732–

Absalom Leonard's Descendants

1.
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Absalom Leonard (1 MAR 1852–2 Feb 1912) m. Sarah (Annie) Lawwill (Abt 1852–) m. Clara (Melvina) Duncanson (2 Oct 1865–8 Aug 1944) m. Sarah (Ella) Moore (1869–)
  1. 1. Marcus (Barton) Leonard 1878–1955 m. Nettie (Belle) Redman 1879–1969
    1. 1. Owen (Gilbert) Leonard 1900–1973 m. Mary (Myrtle) Kress 1899–1965
      1. 1. Lloyd (Elmer) Leonard 1925–2013
    2. 2. Ella (Elizabeth) Leonard 1902–1994 m. John (Forest) Burns 1906–1981
    3. 3. Ethel (Velma) Leonard 1907–2001
  2. 2. Goldie (Ann) Leonard 1880–1964 m. John (Arthur) Bolender 1873–1949 m. Fred (Conrad) Neu 1879–1959
    1. 1. Rena (Florence) Bolender 1900–1968 m. Gurney (Floyd) Pitzer 1888–1982
      1. 1. Thelma (Jean) Pitzer 1920–1995
      2. 2. Densil (Elton) Pitzer 1921–1979
      3. 3. Williard (Richard) Pitzer 1924–
      4. 4. Floyd (Bolender) Pitzer 1932–1989 m. Bernice (Evelyn) Wardlow 1933–1982
    2. 2. Arthur (Absalom) Bolender 1902–1987 m. Agnes Anderson 1905–1986
      1. 1. David (Axel) Bolender 1928–1994
      2. 2. Dexter (Arthur) Bolender 1929–2006
      3. 3. Douglas (Allen) Bolender 1937–2005
    3. 3. Elbert (Earl) Bolender 1905–1912
    4. 4. Lester (Beryl) Bolender 1915–1982 m. Peggy (Helen Marie) Fritz 1912–2002
    5. 5. Anna (Loraine) Bolender 1919–1993 m. Laurel (Wayne) Prine 1918–1969
  3. 3. Charles (Leander) Leonard 1873–1963 m. Emma (Nora) Fite 1879–1960
    1. 1. Maggie (Anna) Leonard 1895–
    2. 2. Dora (Virginia) Leonard 1899–1903
    3. 3. Thomas (Edgar) Leonard 1901–1986 m. Margaret Harris 1884–1963
    4. 4. Elva (Lucille) Leonard 1904–1994 m. Cecil (Charles) Pursley 1891–1964 m. Harry (Walter) Carel 1904–1973
      1. 1. Richard (Lee) Pursley 1924–1997
      2. 2. John (Hubert) Pursley 1925–1976
      3. 3. June (Ella) Pursley 1929–1994 m. Arthur Marticke –1987
      4. 4. Wanda (May) Pursley 1933–2013
    5. 5. Sarah (Mildred) Leonard 1906–1988 m. Hobert (Browning) Bravard 1905–1950
      1. 1. Mildred (Lois) Bravard 1926–
    6. 6. Julia (Marie) Leonard 1908–1979 m. Ray Marksberry 1898–1986
      1. 1. Ray (Paul) Marksberry 1928–1961
    7. 7. Jessie (May) Leonard 1908–2000 m. Fred (William) Fancher 1901–1978
      1. 1. Emma (Lorine) Fancher 1940–1940
      2. 2. Elora (Louise) Fancher 1942–1942
    8. 8. Absalom Leonard 1910–1994
    9. 9. Carl (Woodrow) Leonard 1912–2001
    10. 10. Hazel (Gertrude) Leonard 1914–2006
    11. 11. Leander Leonard 1916–2000 m. Wilma (Elizabeth) Roehm 1922–2002
    12. 12. Cecil (Lawwill) Leonard 1917–1990
    13. 13. Emma (Maude) Leonard 1922–1973
  4. 4. Norah (A.) Leonard 1876–1881
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Leonard 1886–1973 m. Hubert Pursley 1885–1955
    1. 1. Richard (Lowell) Pursley 1924–1992 m. Hattie (Jane) Deardoff 1926–2005
    2. 2. Fred (D.) Pursley 1922–2014 m. Virginia (Alfair Mrs.) Pursley 1924–1999
    3. 3. Sylvia (Ellen) Pursley 1916–2001
    4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Pursley 1920–1920
    5. 5. Gerald (M.) Pursley 1907–1960 m. Esther (Ione) McCandless 1905–1966
    6. 6. Vernon (R) Pursley 1909–1974 m. Ola (May) Smith 1910–2004
      1. 1. Russell (Smith) Pursley 1935–2012

Absalom Leonard's Timeline

4 Records

1852
1 MAR 1852
Birth of Absalom Leonard in Clark, Brown, Ohio
Clark, Brown, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 28
Absalom Leonard resided here in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
Absalom Leonard appeared in census in Clark, Brown, Ohio
Clark, Brown, Ohio
1912
2 Feb 1912
Age 60
Death of Absalom Leonard
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1852
    Event Place: Clark, Brown, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Family History Film: 1254255; Page: 435A; Enumeration District: 214
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Family History Film: 1254255; Page: 435A; Enumeration District: 214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clark, Brown, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1912
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamersville Cemetery, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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