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Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. 1821–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1821

Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 08 Dec 1869

Death Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Leeper

Mother: Naomi Armstrong

Spouse(s): *Margaret Armstrong

Children(s): Andrew Jr, Mary Leeper, James Leeper

The story of Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. began in 1821 in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. resided in Stowesville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. married Margaret Armstrong, and had children including Andrew Alexander Leeper Jr, James Leeper, Mary Elvira Leeper. Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. passed away in 1869 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. began in 1821 in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. resided in Stowesville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. married Margaret Armstrong, and had children including Andrew Alexander Leeper Jr, James Leeper, Mary Elvira Leeper.
  • Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. passed away in 1869 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Leeper
1790–1839
Birth Location: Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
JL
Naomi Armstrong
1795–1872
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
NA

Spouses(s)

*Margaret Armstrong
1819–1882
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
*A

Children(s)

Andrew Jr
1849–1919
Birth Location: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
AJ
Mary Leeper
1845–1883
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
ML
James Leeper
1844–1853
Birth Location: –
JL

Andrew Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Andrew Sr.
1821–1869
Birth Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Leeper
1790–1839
Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Naomi Armstrong
1795–1872
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John ("Oliver") Leeper
1757–1804
Augusta, Virginia, Colonial Virginia
Elizabeth Davidson
1761–1835
Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Matthew Armstrong
1762–1838
Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina
Margaret Shipley
1752–1829
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Leeper
1720–1785
John Sr
1728–1801
Tabitha Porter
1730–1812
John Sr.
1742–1784
Mary Carroll
1734–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leeper
1695–1763
Margaret Curry
1700–1765

Andrew Sr.'s Descendants

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Andrew (Alexander Leeper) Sr. (29 Jan 1821–08 Dec 1869) m. *Margaret Armstrong (5 March 1819–20 June 1882)
  1. 1. Andrew (Alexander Leeper) Jr 1849–1919 m. Elizabeth (D) McKnight 1857–1927
    1. 1. Charles (Mathieson) Leeper 1884–1929 m. Beulah (Lee) Severs 1883–1948
      1. 1. Ethel (Louise) Leeper 1908–1974 m. James (Henry) Conner 1898–
      2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Leeper 1925–2004 m. George (Sherwood Waltman) Sr. 1919–
        1. 1. James (Richard) Waltman 1948–2001
      3. 3. William (Andrew Leeper US Army Air Forces) WWII 1913–2001
      4. 4. Infant (Son) Leeper 1911–1911
      5. 5. James (Carlton) Leeper 1916–1997 m. Girtrude ("Trudy" jane) Burger 1917–1994
        1. 1. Beverly (Jean) Leeper 1946–2006 m. Douglas (Michael) McNally 1943–2010
        2. 2. Ronald (William) Leeper 1949–2004
        3. 3. Robert (Carlton) Leeper 1937–1966 m. Rilla Jane 1935–2002
        4. 4. David (James) Leeper 1941–2009
      6. 6. Charles (Francis Leeper) Jr 1922–2011 m. Sarah (Virginia) Blocker 1921–2011 m. Gertrude Leeper 1919–
    2. 2. Catharine (Elvira) Leeper 1880–1903
    3. 3. James (Andrew Leeper) Sr. 1882–1956 m. Mamie (Minerva) Ford 1881–1957 m. Fannie (Ethel) Stowe 1887–1908
      1. 1. James (Albert Leeper) Jr 1917–1981 m. Mary (Eva) Hamrick 1923–2006
        1. 1. Jean (Catherine) Leeper 1946–2000 m. Mitchell (Talmadge) Weathers 1940–2004
    4. 4. Laura (Addie) Leeper 1886–1970
    5. 5. Robert (Lee) Leeper 1888–1971 m. Annie (Minerva) Rankin 1891–1958
      1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Leeper 1913–2004
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Leeper 1910–2009
      3. 3. Robert (Rankin) Leeper 1912–1986 m. Nannie (Rhea) Hendrix 1915–1984
    6. 6. George (Washington) Leeper 1890–1978 m. Bertha (Duell) Williamson 1888–1967
      1. 1. Geo (Henry) Leeper 1925–1945
      2. 2. Mary (Clark) Leeper 1923–1998
    7. 7. Margaret (Louisa) Leeper 1870–1948 m. Samuel (N) Mcknight 1871–1946
      1. 1. Grace (Inez) McKnight 1896–1987 m. William (Harrison Cousar) Sr 1887–1965
        1. 1. Samuel (Reid) Cousar 1934–1965
        2. 2. Ruby (McKnight Cousar) Westerfield 1927–1990 m. Stanley (Woodward) Westerfield 1917–1998
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hanes 1920–2001
        4. 4. Helen (Inez) Parker 1922–2007
        5. 5. William (H) Cousar 1925–
      2. 2. Lena (Gertrude) McKnight 1897–1979
      3. 3. Maud McKnight 1899–
      4. 4. Janie McKnight 1901–1996
      5. 5. Robert (Leeper) McKnight 1903–1978
      6. 6. Lacey McKnight 1906–1989
      7. 7. Ollie (James) McKnight 1912–1994
      8. 8. Elva (Craig) McKnight 1908–2002
      9. 9. Louise Mcknight 1911–
    8. 8. Emma (Jane Leeper) Wilson 1871–1942
    9. 9. William (Alexander) Leeper 1873–1947 m. Sarah (Jane) Ford 1877–1940
      1. 1. Andrew (Bryan) Leeper 1897–1939 m. Mary (Lillian) Elmore 1896–1995
        1. 1. Bryan (Henry Leeper Lt. Col USArmy) WWII 1920–1995 m. Marjorie (R.) Leeper 1923–1975
        2. 2. Mason (Burwell) Leeper 1928–1988
        3. 3. Betty (F) Leeper 1922–
      2. 2. Lucy (Parks Leeper) Armstrong 1898–1987
      3. 3. Thomas (Alexander) Leeper 1899–1941 m. Mabel (Alexander) Cathey 1898–1993
        1. 1. Mabel (Cathey) Leeper 1927–2010 m. Claude (Franklin) Eldridge 1925–2011
      4. 4. Mary (Emma Leeper) Butler 1901–1995
      5. 5. Joseph (Price) Leeper 1903–1957 m. Annie (Katherine) Brown 1902–2001
    10. 10. Luna (Idelle) Leeper 1877–1940 m. Robert (Whiton) Beaty 1868–1928
      1. 1. Edgar (Davidson) Beaty 1900–1972
      2. 2. Albert (Andrew) Beaty 1901–1944
      3. 3. Erwin (Young) Beaty 1903–1971
      4. 4. Robert (Whitten) Beaty 1906–
      5. 5. Carl (William) Beaty 1907–1977 m. Edna (Viola) Mayfield 1910–1990
        1. 1. Floyd (Jennings Beaty) Sr 1933–2010 m. Shirley (Lou) Philemon 1935–2016
      6. 6. Melborne Beaty 1910–
      7. 7. Reece (Harrison) Beaty 1910–1966
      8. 8. Woodrow (G) Beaty 1912–
      9. 9. Evaline (L) Beaty 1914–1978
      10. 10. Mary (E Beaty) Hawn 1916–2006
    11. 11. Mary (Lenora) Leeper 1875–1877
    12. 12. Sarah Leeper 1867–
  2. 2. Mary (Elvira) Leeper 1845–1883 m. S. (Joseph) Selvey 1845–1925
    1. 1. Sarah (Lodemi) Selvey 1871–1874
    2. 2. James (W.) Selvey 1876–1879
    3. 3. Infant Selvey 1882–
    4. 4. Annie (May) Selvey 1879–1882
    5. 5. Leroy (E.) Selvey 1872–1878
  3. 3. James Leeper 1844–1853

Andrew Sr.'s Timeline

4 Records

1821
29 Jan 1821
Birth of Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 39
Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. resided here in Stowesville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Stowesville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1869
08 Dec 1869
Age 48
Death of Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 49
Andrew Alexander Leeper Sr. - Probate in Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1821
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stowesville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M653_898; Page: 118; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Gaston County, North Carolina, Wills 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1839-1928; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Gaston County); Probate Place: Gaston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Gaston County, North Carolina, Wills 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1839-1928; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Gaston County); Probate Place: Gaston, North Carolina
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