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James Eliphus Leatherwood 1840–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1840

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1916

Death Location: Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Leatherwood

Mother: Mary Hamilton

Spouse(s): Rutha Barton

Children(s): James Leatherwood, Ora Leatherwood, Rose Leatherwood, William Leatherwood, Alice Leatherwood, Pinkney Leatherwood

James Eliphus Leatherwood was born in 1840 in Alabama, USA, the child of James W Leatherwood And Mary Hamilton. In 1870, James Eliphus Leatherwood resided in Hickmans, Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. In 1880, James Eliphus Leatherwood resided in Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. James Eliphus Leatherwood married Rutha Eleanor Barton, and had children including Alice L Leatherwood, James M Barton Leatherwood, Ora Nevada Leatherwood, Pinkney Elias Leatherwood, Rose Belle Leatherwood, William Hamilton Leatherwood. James Eliphus Leatherwood passed away in 1916 in Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Eliphus Leatherwood was born in 1840 in Alabama, USA, the child of James W Leatherwood And Mary Hamilton.
  • In 1870, James Eliphus Leatherwood resided in Hickmans, Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, James Eliphus Leatherwood resided in Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • James Eliphus Leatherwood married Rutha Eleanor Barton, and had children including Alice L Leatherwood, James M Barton Leatherwood, Ora Nevada Leatherwood, Pinkney Elias Leatherwood, Rose Belle Leatherwood, William Hamilton Leatherwood.
  • James Eliphus Leatherwood passed away in 1916 in Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leatherwood's Ancestors

Self
James Leatherwood
1840–1916
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
James W Leatherwood
1804–1848
Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Mary Hamilton
1809–1859
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Holland) Leatherwood
1781–1848
Manassa, Prince William County, Virginia
Susannah Wakefield
1787–1844
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790

James Leatherwood's Descendants

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James (Eliphus) Leatherwood (16 September 1840–24 Dec 1916) m. Rutha (Eleanor) Barton (24 August 1842–4 Aug 1922)
  1. 1. James (M. Barton) Leatherwood 1868–1890
  2. 2. Ora (Nevada) Leatherwood 1874–1918 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Poole 1851–1929
    1. 1. Clifton (J) Poole 1894–
    2. 2. Willie (P) Poole 1898–
    3. 3. Maggie (R) Poole 1899–
    4. 4. Ruth Poole 1901–
    5. 5. Jane Poole 1902–
    6. 6. Howard Poole 1904–
    7. 7. Cornelius Poole 1906–
    8. 8. Mary (Ella) Poole 1908–
    9. 9. Alice (B) Poole 1910–
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Poole 1912–1977 m. Eleanor (Ann) Hilton 1924–1998
  3. 3. Rose (Belle) Leatherwood 1877–1957
  4. 4. William (Hamilton) Leatherwood 1879–1934
  5. 5. Alice (L) Leatherwood 1882–
  6. 6. Pinkney (Elias) Leatherwood 1885–1938

James Leatherwood's Timeline

7 Records

1840
16 September 1840
Birth of James Eliphus Leatherwood in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
James Eliphus Leatherwood resided here in Hickmans, Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Hickmans, Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
James Eliphus Leatherwood resided here in Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
James Eliphus Leatherwood resided here in Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
James Eliphus Leatherwood resided here in Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1916
24 Dec 1916
Age 76
Death of James Eliphus Leatherwood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1921
12 Sep 1921
Age 81
James Eliphus Leatherwood resided here in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1840
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hickmans, Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_43; Page: 427A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 34; Page: 733D; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 42; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0131

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romulus, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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