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James William Leach 1854–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1854

Birth Location: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1942

Death Location: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Father: Franklin Leach

Mother: Nancy Isaacs

Spouse(s): Mary Lynch

Children(s): Fern Leach, Mabel Leach, Edward Leach, Floyd Leach, Minnie Leach, Carrie Leach, William Leach

The story of James William Leach began in 1854 in Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. In 1860, James William Leach resided in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United St. In 1870, James William Leach resided in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United St. James William Leach married Mary Ann Lynch, and had children including Carrie Mae Leach, Edward Franklin Leach, Fern Della Leach, Floyd Alvin Leach, Mabel Rose Rosie Leach, Minnie Ethel Leach, William Elbert Leach. James William Leach passed away in 1942 in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Leach began in 1854 in Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, James William Leach resided in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United St.
  • In 1870, James William Leach resided in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United St.
  • James William Leach married Mary Ann Lynch, and had children including Carrie Mae Leach, Edward Franklin Leach, Fern Della Leach, Floyd Alvin Leach, Mabel Rose Rosie Leach, Minnie Ethel Leach, William Elbert Leach.
  • James William Leach passed away in 1942 in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Leach
1828–1906
Birth Location: , Shelby, Indiana, USA
FL
Nancy Isaacs
1836–1871
Birth Location: Illinois
NI

Spouses(s)

Mary Lynch
1857–1935
Birth Location: Atwater, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
ML

Children(s)

Fern Leach
1900–1967
Birth Location: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
FL
Mabel Leach
1892–1927
Birth Location: Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
ML
Edward Leach
1875–1939
Birth Location: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
EL
Floyd Leach
1882–1972
Birth Location: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
FL
Minnie Leach
1884–1966
Birth Location: McVey, Macon County, Illinois, USA
ML
Carrie Leach
1877–1959
Birth Location: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
CL
William Leach
1878–1958
Birth Location: Litchfield,Montgomery Co.,Ilinois USA
WL

James Leach's Ancestors

Self
James Leach
1854–1942
Birth Place: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Franklin Leach
1828–1906
, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Nancy (L) Isaacs
1836–1871
Illinois
Grandparents
David Leach
1801–1878
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Catherine ("katy") Nail
1800–1836
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Samuel (Wilburn) Isaacs
1793–1856
Cove Creek, , North Carolina, USA
Mary (A. (Polly)) Cornwell
1798–1870
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zadock Leach
1753–1844
Nancy Lovelace
1776–1852
Heinrich Nail
1771–1827
Mary Nare
1776–1857
John Isaacs
1777–1835
Anne Robins
1760–1820
Elijah Cornwell
1765–1804
Ruth Swobe
1778–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Leach
1730–1807
Sarah Hooper
1729–1813
Caleb Nail
1726–1794
Jacob Keller
1749–1810
Barbara Traughber
1755–1841

James Leach's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Leach (18 May 1854–25 Nov 1942) m. Mary (Ann) Lynch (17 Apr 1857–9 Feb 1935)
  1. 1. Fern (Della) Leach 1900–1967 m. Harmon (Roscoe) Gardner 1896–1974
    1. 1. Carolyn (Jean Gardner Harvey) Nimmo 1933–2013 m. Gerald (Edwin) Nimmo 1921–2007 m. Royal (Melvin "Sam") Harvey 1930–2003
    2. 2. Iva (Mae) Gardner 1918–2009 m. Howard (Eugene) Miller 1917–2001
      1. 1. Marlene Miller 1940–2025 m. Richard (H) Schlenther 1939–2023
      2. 2. Donald (Eugene) Miller 1944–1944
    3. 3. Melvin (Loyd) Gardner 1922–2005 m. Dorothy (June) Willard 1920–1997 m. Maudebelle (Lorraine) Reynolds 1923–2007
      1. 1. Danny (Lee) Gardner 1951–2020
    4. 4. Ima (Lorriane) Gardner 1926–1999 m. Frank Motika 1913–1982
      1. 1. William (Lloyd) Motika 1948–2021
    5. 5. Jimmie (Karol) Gardner 1936–2001 m. Carmen (Lynn) Crawford 1938–2007
  2. 2. Mabel (Rose 'Rosie') Leach 1892–1927 m. Sidney (E) Vancamp 1889–1925
    1. 1. Edwin (S. Van) Camp 1912–1996 m. Faye (E.) Crosby 1911–2006
    2. 2. Genevieve (Van) Camp 1918–1981 m. James Passini 1913–
  3. 3. Edward (Franklin) Leach 1875–1939 m. Maud (“May”) Harrison 1880–1958
    1. 1. Pearl (Lorene) Leach 1898–1963 m. Claude Sutherland 1898–1976
      1. 1. Maxine Sutherland 1921–
      2. 2. William (Terrel) Sutherland 1923–1989 m. Almita (E) Sutherland 1921–2009
      3. 3. Virginia Sutherland 1920–
    2. 2. Harrison (John) Leach 1899–1954 m. Lena (Lucille) Wroughton 1898–1967
      1. 1. Ruth (Lavonne) Leach 1927–1994 m. Joseph (Leroy) Webb 1925–1995
      2. 2. Helen (Lorraine) Leach 1932–2002
      3. 3. Herbert (W.) Leach 1929–2013 m. Shirley (Jean) Huson 1930–
      4. 4. Donal (Dale) Leach 1920–1963
      5. 5. Evelyn Leach 1922–
    3. 3. Lula (Mary) Leach 1904–
  4. 4. Floyd (Alvin) Leach 1882–1972 m. Della (Mae) Campbell 1881–1967
  5. 5. Minnie (Ethel) Leach 1884–1966 m. Glenn (Almyr Lanckton) Sr 1878–1964
    1. 1. Mary (Theresa) Lanckton 1907–
    2. 2. Glenn (Edward Lanckton) Jr 1909–1993 m. Louise (Evelyn) Schultz 1910–1956 m. Charlotte (Marie) Sanders 1926–2017
    3. 3. Eunice (Lucille) Lanckton 1906–1996 m. Carl (Clinton) Stevenson 1907–1972
      1. 1. Norma (Elaine) Gherrity 1930–2022
    4. 4. Holland (Forrest) Lanckton 1903–1990 m. Laurine Seefeldt 1913–1992
  6. 6. Carrie (Mae) Leach 1877–1959 m. Charles (Rumsey) Hamilton 1872–1940
    1. 1. Charles (Francis) Hamilton 1905–1983 m. Lois (Irene) Hamilton 1907–1999
      1. 1. Charles (Clayton) Hamilton 1927–1982 m. Billie (Rae) Clevenger 1930–2007 m. Verlyn (Leigh) Hamilton 1932–1977
        1. 1. Charles (Norman) Hamilton 1951–2023
    2. 2. Alvin (Lee) Hamilton 1913–2003 m. Florence (Evelyn) Hamilton 1916–2017
    3. 3. James (David) Hamilton 1908–2011 m. Velma (Kathryn) Hamilton 1909–2012
      1. 1. Dwain (Leland) Hamilton 1931–2006 m. Patricia (Frances) Smith 1933–1999
      2. 2. Phyllis (D.) Bosler 1933–2018 m. Billy Bosler 1933–1986
    4. 4. Carrie (E.) Hamilton 1903–1911
    5. 5. Freda (Wilburn) Hamilton 1896–1972 m. Joseph (Earl) Gabbert 1900–1945
      1. 1. Russell (Earl) Gabbert 1921–1927
    6. 6. Alma (Adele) Hamilton 1898–1993 m. Carl (Donald) Walden 1893–1978
      1. 1. Stanley (Hamilton) Walden 1925–2009 m. Anna Williamson 1931–2013
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Walden 1950–2014
      2. 2. Donald (Lee) Walden 1920–2014 m. Doris Taylor 1924–1994
        1. 1. Donna (Dean) Walden 1942–2020
        2. 2. Danny (Lee) Walden 1944–2020
      3. 3. Ina (Mae) Walden 1921–2019 m. Norman (Enos) Traylor 1922–2006
      4. 4. Sterling (Hamilton) Walden 1925– m. Doris Slightom 1928–2014
    7. 7. Mary (Hazel) Hamilton 1901–1990 m. Homer (Owen) England 1899–1942
      1. 1. Winton (Eugene England) Sr 1930–2009 m. Nina (Blanche) England 1928–2016
  7. 7. William (Elbert) Leach 1878–1958 m. Theresa Lanckton 1880–1948
    1. 1. Clayton (James) Leach 1904–1963 m. Edna (Myrtle) Wales 1910–2007
      1. 1. Peggy (Marie) Leach 1936–1990
      2. 2. Robert (Norman) Leach 1933–1993
      3. 3. Ronald (W.) Leach 1942–2006
    2. 2. Glen (Elbert) Leach 1906–1970 m. Helen (M) Saathoff 1909–1995
    3. 3. Clyde Leach 1901–1966 m. Clara (Victoria) Leach 1907–1989
      1. 1. Richard (Murrell) Leach 1942– m. Judy (Elaine) Stewart 1944–1975
      2. 2. Patricia (Joan) Leach 1932–2022 m. Robert White 1926–1983
    4. 4. Clark (Alvin) Leach 1912– m. Luella (Nancy) Stewart 1915–1992
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Leach 1931–2015 m. Melvin Been 1929–2011

James Leach's Timeline

12 Records

1854
18 May 1854
Birth of James William Leach in Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
James William Leach resided here in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 16
James William Leach resided here in Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 26
James William Leach resided here in Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
James William Leach resided here in Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
James William Leach resided here in Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
James William Leach resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
James William Leach resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 81
James William Leach resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 86
James William Leach resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1942
23 Nov 1942
Age 88
Death of James William Leach in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
1942
25 Nov 1942
Age 88
Burial of James William Leach in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1854
    Event Place: Atwater, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 59-38
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-39
    [3] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T625_388; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 553
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 540; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0035; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340275
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 273D; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0548
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M593_250; Page: 52B; Image: 106; Family History Library Film: 545749
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 324; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240324
    [9] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M653_206; Page: 565; Image: 567; Family History Library Film: 803206
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T624_308; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374321
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M653_206; Page: 565; Image: 567; Family History Library Film: 803206

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M593_250; Page: 52B; Image: 106; Family History Library Film: 545749

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 273D; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0548

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 324; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240324

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nilwood, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T624_308; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374321

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T625_388; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 553

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 540; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0035; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340275

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 59-38
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-39

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 59-38
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T627_846; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-39

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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