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James Gilland Leonard 1838–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUL 1838

Birth Location: , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Death Date: 3 September 1924

Death Location: Alum Creek, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Leonard

Mother: Mary Anderson

Spouse(s): Caroline Yates, Emma Unk

Children(s): Sarah Leonard, Charles Leonard, John Leonard, Mary Leonard, William Leonard

In 1838, James Gilland Leonard entered the world in , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, born to William Leonard And Mary Anderson. James Gilland Leonard married Caroline Cornelia Yates, Emma Unk, and had children including Charles Samuel Leonard, John Walter Leonard, Mary Cornelia Leonard, Sarah Virginia Leonard, William Leonard. James Gilland Leonard passed away in 1924 in Alum Creek, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, James Gilland Leonard entered the world in , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, born to William Leonard And Mary Anderson.
  • James Gilland Leonard married Caroline Cornelia Yates, Emma Unk, and had children including Charles Samuel Leonard, John Walter Leonard, Mary Cornelia Leonard, Sarah Virginia Leonard, William Leonard.
  • James Gilland Leonard passed away in 1924 in Alum Creek, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Leonard's Ancestors

Self
James Leonard
1838–1924
Birth Place: , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Parents
William Leonard
1800–1855
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Mary Anderson
1799–1873
Grandparents
Jody Leonard
1765–1837
Virginia
Sally (L.) Lanford
1771–1855
Rowan County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–

James Leonard's Descendants

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James (Gilland) Leonard (30 JUL 1838–3 September 1924) m. Caroline (Cornelia) Yates (4 OCT 1839–19 OCT 1901) m. Emma Unk (1839–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Virginia) Leonard 1872–1930 m. Hosea (Newton) Barksdale 1853–1940
  2. 2. Charles (Samuel) Leonard 1870– m. Linda (Mora) Miller 1860–
    1. 1. William (Carey) Leonard 1904–
    2. 2. Mora (Geneva) Leonard 1901–
    3. 3. Lucile Leonard 1902–
    4. 4. Paul (Miller) Leonard 1906–
    5. 5. Morton (Weaver) Leonard 1908–
    6. 6. Miriam (Esther) Leonard 1910–
    7. 7. Charles (Cecil) Leonard 1913–
  3. 3. John (Walter) Leonard 1873– m. Anna (C.) Nink 1863–1905 m. Hattie Owens 1863–
    1. 1. Lurene (Unadel) Leonard 1902–
    2. 2. Hiram (Magruder) Leonard 1903–
    3. 3. Mertie (Zelder) Leonard 1909–
    4. 4. Joe (Ragsdale) Leonard 1911–
  4. 4. Mary (Cornelia) Leonard 1875– m. Henry (Louis) Goerner 1872–
    1. 1. Virginia (Lewes) Goerner 1905–
    2. 2. Anna (Esta) Goerner 1906–
    3. 3. Henry (Cornell) Goerner 1908–
    4. 4. William (Edward) Goerner 1911–
  5. 5. William Leonard 1876–

James Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1838
30 JUL 1838
Birth of James Gilland Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1838
30 JUL 1838
Birth of James Gilland Leonard in , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
1924
3 September 1924
Age 86
Death of James Gilland Leonard in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1838
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1838
    Event Place: , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] William Anderson and Rebecca Denny and Their Descendants 1706-1914
    [2] Karen Wheeler's Lanfords

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1924
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alum Creek, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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