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James Vandever Leatherwood 1846–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1846

Birth Location: Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama

Death Date: 11 SEP 1911

Death Location: Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas

Father: Zachariah Leatherwood

Mother: Agnes Castleberry

Spouse(s): Lucretia Maddox

Children(s): Milton Leatherwood, Mary Leatherwood, Samuel Leatherwood, Rose Leatherwood, Ida Leatherwood

The story of James Vandever Leatherwood began in 1846 in Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama. James Vandever Leatherwood married Lucretia Cornelia Rebecca Jane Maddox, and had children including Ida Luarca Leatherwood, Issac Elbert Leatherwood, Martha Alabama Leatherwood, Mary Isabelle Leatherwood, Milton Garrison Leatherwood, Patrick Henry Leatherwood, Rose Jane Leatherwood, Samuel Frank Leatherwood, Twin Boy Leatherwood, Zachariah Leatherwood. James Vandever Leatherwood passed away in 1911 in Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Vandever Leatherwood began in 1846 in Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama.
  • James Vandever Leatherwood married Lucretia Cornelia Rebecca Jane Maddox, and had children including Ida Luarca Leatherwood, Issac Elbert Leatherwood, Martha Alabama Leatherwood, Mary Isabelle Leatherwood, Milton Garrison Leatherwood, Patrick Henry Leatherwood, Rose Jane Leatherwood, Samuel Frank Leatherwood, Twin Boy Leatherwood, Zachariah Leatherwood.
  • James Vandever Leatherwood passed away in 1911 in Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leatherwood's Ancestors

Self
James Leatherwood
1846–1911
Birth Place: Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama
Parents
Zachariah Perry Leatherwood
1807–1869
Woodruff, South Carolina
Agnes (Susan) Castleberry
1809–1861
Woodruff, South Carolina
Grandparents
George (Holland) Leatherwood
1781–1848
Manassa, Prince William County, Virginia
Susannah Wakefield
1787–1844
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Paul Castleberry
–1841
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 (Vandever) Leatherwood (29 JUL 1846–11 SEP 1911) m. Lucretia (Cornelia Rebecca Jane) Maddox (20 NOV 1844–)
  1. 1. Milton (Garrison) Leatherwood 1883–1927 m. Cora (Ethel) Sanders 1885–1943
    1. 1. Van (Milton "Buster") Leatherwood 1911–
    2. 2. William (Happel "Cotton") Leatherwood 1909– m. Linnie (Jewel) Steadham 1911–
    3. 3. Calvin (Buck "Buck") Leatherwood 1907–1974 m. Lottie (E.) Barnett 1908–
    4. 4. James (Dudley "Jake") Leatherwood 1905–
  2. 2. Mary (Isabelle) Leatherwood 1874–1935
  3. 3. Samuel (Frank) Leatherwood 1872–1894
  4. 4. Rose (Jane) Leatherwood 1870–1871
  5. 5. Ida (Luarca) Leatherwood 1868–1871

James Leatherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1846
29 JUL 1846
Birth of James Vandever Leatherwood in Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama
Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama
1911
11 SEP 1911
Age 65
Death of James Vandever Leatherwood in Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas
Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1846
    Event Place: Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1911
    Event Place: Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

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