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Lemuel Merrell Leach 1899–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAR 1899

Birth Location: Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 22 JUL 1928

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

Father: Peter Leach

Mother: Luetta Been

Spouse(s): Belle Jennings

Children(s): Merleen Leach

Lemuel Merrell Leach was born in 1899 in Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA, the child of Peter Belles Leach And Luetta Been. Lemuel Merrell Leach married Belle Hannah Jennings, and had children including Merleen Opal Leach. Lemuel Merrell Leach passed away in 1928 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Lemuel Merrell Leach was born in 1899 in Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA, the child of Peter Belles Leach And Luetta Been.
  • Lemuel Merrell Leach married Belle Hannah Jennings, and had children including Merleen Opal Leach.
  • Lemuel Merrell Leach passed away in 1928 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA.

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Lemuel Leach's Ancestors

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Lemuel Leach
1899–1928
Birth Place: Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Parents
Peter Belles Leach
Luetta Been
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Lemuel Leach's Descendants

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Lemuel (Merrell) Leach (6 MAR 1899–22 JUL 1928) m. Belle (Hannah) Jennings (13 APR 1901–OCT 1982)
  1. 1. Merleen (Opal) Leach 1918–1981 m. Kenneth (E.) Knapp 1914–2003
    1. 1. Tamara (LaWray) Knapp 1936–2012 m. Clarence (E.) Moore m. Paul (Andrew) Willemssen 1934–1981
    2. 2. Sharon (Dee) Knapp 1939–2014 m. David Odom 1942–2002 m. FNU Chisolm
    3. 3. Howard (Curtis) Knapp 1942–1996 m. Gladys (Edith) Burris 1944–2003

Lemuel Leach's Timeline

2 Records

1899
6 MAR 1899
Birth of Lemuel Merrell Leach in Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
1928
22 JUL 1928
Age 29
Death of Lemuel Merrell Leach in Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA
Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1899
    Event Place: Armington, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1928
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

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