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Lewis Monroe Leonard 1848–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 AUG 1848

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: OCT 1919

Death Location: Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Father: Calloway Leonard

Mother: Amanda Wakefield

Spouse(s): Eugenia Edwards

Children(s): Sallie Leonard, Jane Leonard\\, Nora Leonard

The story of Lewis Monroe Leonard began in 1848 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Lewis Monroe Leonard married Eugenia Lenora Edwards, and had children including Jane Leonard, Nora Leonard, Sallie Augustus Leonard. Lewis Monroe Leonard passed away in 1919 in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Monroe Leonard began in 1848 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  • Lewis Monroe Leonard married Eugenia Lenora Edwards, and had children including Jane Leonard, Nora Leonard, Sallie Augustus Leonard.
  • Lewis Monroe Leonard passed away in 1919 in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calloway Leonard
1824–1894
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
CL
Amanda Wakefield
1824–1883
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Eugenia Edwards
1848–1917
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
EE

Children(s)

Sallie Leonard
1869–1912
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
SL
Jane Leonard\\
1867–1943
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
JL
Nora Leonard
1876–
Birth Location: –
NL

Lewis Leonard's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Leonard
1848–1919
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Calloway Middleton Leonard
1824–1894
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Amanda Wakefield
1824–1883
Grandparents
James (G.) Leonard
1791–1880
Anson County, North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) McClain
1788–1859
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jody Leonard
1765–1837
Sally Lanford
1771–1855
Charles McClain
1750–1821
Elizabeth Moon
1754–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Joseph McClain
1707–1807
Nancy Marshall
1726–1790
Gideon Moon
1720–1790
Mary Hudson
1725–1799

Lewis Leonard's Descendants

1.
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Lewis (Monroe) Leonard (30 AUG 1848–OCT 1919) m. Eugenia (Lenora) Edwards (7 MAY 1848–JAN 1917)
  1. 1. Sallie (Augustus) Leonard 1869–1912 m. Perry (Nimrod) Roddy 1868–1936
    1. 1. Emma (Lenora) Roddy 1892–1965 m. James (Herbert) Sexton 1889–1965
      1. 1. Paul Sexton 1910–1977
      2. 2. Mildred Sexton\\ 1914–1997 m. Roy Pearson\\ 1907–1992
      3. 3. Miriam Sexton 1914–2000 m. Troy (M.) DeYoung 1912–1987
        1. 1. Lucy (Mae) DeYoung 1933–1991
    2. 2. William (Robert) Roddy 1883–1976 m. Nannie (C.) Smith 1895–1943
      1. 1. Frances Roddy 1920– m. Joseph (Crouch) Coleman 1916–2002
    3. 3. Earl (Lafayette) Roddy 1896–1955
    4. 4. John (Henry) Roddy 1898–1965 m. Irene Smith 1899–1947
    5. 5. Fred (Monroe) Roddy 1903–1949 m. Ila Massingale 1901–1974
      1. 1. James (Monroe) Roddy 1925–1999
  2. 2. Jane Leonard\\ 1867–1943 m. Thomas (N.) Owens 1869–1887 m. Lorenzo (D.) Grubbs 1862–1907
    1. 1. James (Henry Owens) Sr. 1885–1935 m. Maggie (E.) Christopher 1882–1970
      1. 1. Clara Owens 1904–
      2. 2. Belton (O.) Owens 1905–1980 m. Ailene Burnett 1904–
      3. 3. Thomas (D. Owens) Sr. 1907–1988 m. Alice Burnett 1909–1986
      4. 4. Sue Owens\\ 1910–
      5. 5. Infant Owens 1913–1913
      6. 6. James (Henry Owens) Jr. 1914–1914
    2. 2. Thomas (Newton) Owens 1887– m. Sallie Brown 1881–1960
    3. 3. Frank Grubbs 1883–
    4. 4. Russell (Burdett) Grubbs 1901–1979 m. Rhetta (Ann) Gantry 1903–1991
      1. 1. John (Gary) Grubbs 1920–1988 m. Lois (Mae) Greer 1920–1997 m. Nellie (Aremis) Wood 1922–1971
        1. 1. Joan (Brenda) Grubbs 1948–2012 m. Harry (Dewitt) Rholetter 1948–2007
        2. 2. Carolyn (Annette) Grubbs 1942–1988
        3. 3. Charles (W.) Grubbs 1938–2005
      2. 2. Lucille (Beatrice) Grubbs 1929–1998 m. Leland Leonard 1928–2011
      3. 3. Russell (B. Grubbs) Jr 1933–1945
      4. 4. James (Cecil Grubbs) Sr 1923–1995 m. Gladys (R.) Vaughn 1926–2017
      5. 5. Sara Grubbs 1925–2016 m. Russell (Earl) Brown 1925–1988
      6. 6. Doris (Vearl) Grubbs 1927–2020 m. Claude (Bruce) Bayne 1928–1989
    5. 5. Elizabeth Grubbs 1883–
  3. 3. Nora Leonard 1876–

Lewis Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1848
30 AUG 1848
Birth of Lewis Monroe Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1919
14 OCT 1919
Age 71
Death of Lewis Monroe Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1919
OCT 1919
Age 71
Burial of Lewis Monroe Leonard in Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1848
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
    [2] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
    [3] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1919
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1919
    Event Place: Sharon United Methodist Church, Greer, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
    [2] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
    [3] The Cemetery Survey for Sharon United Methodist Church near Reidville,Spartanburg Co., SC, 10
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