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Malinda Elsie Leonard 1826–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1896

Death Location: Abner Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Father: James Leonard

Mother: Nancy McClain

Spouse(s): Zadock Wilson

Children(s): William Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Isham Wilson, Bud\\ None, Mary Wilson, Miles Wilson, Malinda Wilson

The story of Malinda Elsie Leonard began in 1826 in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. In 1850, Malinda Elsie Leonard resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, Malinda Elsie Leonard resided in Southern Division, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South. Malinda Elsie Leonard married Zadock Wilson, and had children including Bud, Elizabeth Miller Wilson, Isham W Wilson, Malinda Elsie Wilson, Mary Wilson, Miles Hilton Wilson, Nancy Jane Wilson, Sarah Ann Wilson, William Zachariah Middleton Wilson. Malinda Elsie Leonard passed away in 1896 in Abner Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Malinda Elsie Leonard began in 1826 in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Malinda Elsie Leonard resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Malinda Elsie Leonard resided in Southern Division, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South.
  • Malinda Elsie Leonard married Zadock Wilson, and had children including Bud, Elizabeth Miller Wilson, Isham W Wilson, Malinda Elsie Wilson, Mary Wilson, Miles Hilton Wilson, Nancy Jane Wilson, Sarah Ann Wilson, William Zachariah Middleton Wilson.
  • Malinda Elsie Leonard passed away in 1896 in Abner Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Malinda Leonard's Ancestors

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Malinda Leonard
1826–1896
Birth Place: Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James G. Leonard
1791–1880
Anson County, North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) McClain
1788–1859
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jody Leonard
1765–1837
Virginia
Sally (L.) Lanford
1771–1855
Rowan County, North Carolina
Charles McClain
1750–1821
Elizabeth (Lurine) Moon
1754–1837
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John McLEAN
1665–1745
Jane Marshall
1672–
Thomas Marshall
1694–1759
Jane Fox
1699–1778
Peter Moon
1682–1720
Elizabeth Smith
–1720

Malinda Leonard's Descendants

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Malinda (Elsie) Leonard (28 Feb 1826–21 May 1896) m. Zadock Wilson (8 Dec 1818–1 Mar 1897)
  1. 1. William (Zachariah Middleton) Wilson 1858–1936 m. Roxie (Ann) Wood 1858–1937
    1. 1. Alice (Josephine) Wilson 1878–1958 m. Elliott (Henry) Lanford 1871–1947
      1. 1. William (Marshall) Lanford 1900–1975 m. Sarah (Esther) Albertson 1905–1994
        1. 1. Doris (Kathryn) Lanford 1927–2016 m. John (Robert Brock) Sr 1927–2014 m. Willie (Paul) McCullough 1929–2002
        2. 2. Millicent (Opal) Lanford 1928–2015
        3. 3. Wilma (Ann) Lanford 1931–2003 m. Joe (Thomas) Mize 1929–2001
        4. 4. Muris (LuEllen) Lanford 1933–2004 m. James (Ray) Cannon 1933–2016
      2. 2. Annie (Bruce) Lanford 1905–2005 m. William (Wylie) Cole 1898–1974
        1. 1. William (Harry) Cole 1929–2016 m. Sybil Dorsey 1931–1992
      3. 3. Carol (Lynn) Lanford 1902–1985 m. Henry (Ray) Whitmire 1904–1965
      4. 4. Harold (Greene) Lanford 1912–2010 m. Mattie (Ernestine) Stewart 1917–2020
      5. 5. Lou (Ethel) Lanford 1907–1999 m. Jake\\ 1911–1983
      6. 6. James (Elliot) Lanford 1909–1976 m. Nell Brown 1911–1989
        1. 1. Henry (Ryan) Lanford 1934–1976
        2. 2. James (Edward) Lanford 1938–2008
        3. 3. Leon (Mason) Lanford 1942–1996
      7. 7. Lillie (Paunee) Lanford 1916–1997 m. Arthur (Carmine Phillips) Jr. 1917–1973
        1. 1. Alice (Jo) Phillips 1941–2010
      8. 8. Alice (Arene) Lanford 1914–1986 m. John (Tyra) Ferguson 1907–1988
        1. 1. Pansy (Arene) Ferguson 1936–2001
        2. 2. John (Dewey) Ferguson 1940–2006
        3. 3. Geneva Ferguson 1937–1937
      9. 9. Alma (Ruth) Lanford 1920–1980 m. Gary (C.) Butler 1926–1993
        1. 1. Derrolyn (Lanford) Butler 1951–2019 m. Stanley (R.) Murrell 1949–2002
    2. 2. Ava (Ernestine) Wilson 1893–1986 m. Jefferson (Olice) Hendrix 1888–1978
      1. 1. Mildred (Anne) Hendrix 1912–1996 m. Jason McElrath 1905–1948
      2. 2. William (Arthur "Bill") Hendrix 1914–1991 m. Evelyn Forest 1910–1990
      3. 3. Bertha (Irene) Hendrix 1917– m. Lewis (William) Hadden 1914–
      4. 4. Clifford (Olice) Hendrix 1916– m. Frances (Elizabeth) Bridwell 1918–
        1. 1. Lowell (Cliff) Hendrix 1943–1994
      5. 5. Francis (Earle) Hendrix 1925–2023 m. Mary (Louise) Snelgrove 1925–
      6. 6. Everett (Wilson) Hendrix 1923–1997 m. Martha Ballenger 1925–
      7. 7. Ralph (McClure) Hendrix 1920– m. Sarah Bissell 1919–1974 m. Josie (Carrol) Martin 1925–
    3. 3. Bertha Wilson 1891–1994 m. W. (McClure) Smith 1888–1986
    4. 4. Hettie (Ann) Wilson 1881–1965 m. Theodore (Whitner) Smith 1883–1943
      1. 1. Katherine (Hettie) Smith 1915–
      2. 2. Edna (Murice) Smith 1916–
      3. 3. Grace (Ann) Smith 1921–
      4. 4. Lewis (Keith) Smith 1925–
      5. 5. Whitner (Wilson) Smith 1919–1921
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Wilson 1842–1912 m. Manning (Austin) McHugh 1839–1927
    1. 1. Lee (Isom) McHugh 1872–1921 m. Annetta Goodman 1877–1974
      1. 1. Carl (Manning) McHugh 1914–1999 m. Sybil Pruitt –1999
      2. 2. Nellie McHugh 1901–2007
      3. 3. Annetta Williston 1907–
      4. 4. Matthew (Lee) McHugh 1899– m. Alice (S.) Unk 1902–
      5. 5. Sara Coleman 1903–
      6. 6. Clarissa McHugh 1910–
      7. 7. Eloise (Mittie) McHugh 1908–1998 m. John (Donnom) Witherspoon 1913–1967
        1. 1. John (Donnom Witherspoon) III 1935–2017 m. Mary (Ann) Haynes 1938–1993
        2. 2. Lee (McHugh) Witherspoon 1939–1996
    2. 2. James (Harrison) McHugh 1869–1956 m. Malinda Beaty 1871–1946
      1. 1. Beaty (J) Mchugh 1903–
      2. 2. Ralph (Simpson) McHugh 1905–1982
      3. 3. M (B) McHugh –1898
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Miller) Wilson 1844–1931 m. John (Anthony) Jones 1842–1928
    1. 1. Sarah (Ella Belle) Jones 1863–1927
    2. 2. James (Henry) Jones 1867–1950 m. Etta (M) Brown 1880–1943
      1. 1. James (William) Jones 1912–1973
      2. 2. Henry (Ansel) Jones 1914–1993
      3. 3. Jessie (Lee) Jones 1901–
      4. 4. Annie (Elizabeth) Jones 1901–1982 m. Francis (Marion) Suttles 1901–1984
        1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Suttles 1926–2001 m. John (Thomas) Bridges 1923–
        2. 2. Etta (Elizabeth) Gresham 1929–2017
        3. 3. Alma (Jane) Whitt 1931–2017
      5. 5. Joseph (F) Jones 1907–
    3. 3. Edith ("Edie") Jones 1869–1940
    4. 4. Minnie Jones 1871–1959
    5. 5. Willie (E.) Jones 1872–1897
    6. 6. Johnnie (Zadock) Jones 1874–1979
    7. 7. Missouri (Victoria) Jones 1876–1969 m. Joseph (Moses) Divver 1871–
      1. 1. Harriett (Elizabeth) Divver 1904–1989 m. Roy (Andrew) Bowen 1894–1970
        1. 1. Roy (A) Bowen 1922–1989
        2. 2. Joseph (Divver) Bowen 1923–2010 m. Mary (Catherine) Brown 1923–1995
        3. 3. Robert (Emory Bowen) Sr 1931–2007 m. Geraldine (Frances) Cole 1930–2007
    8. 8. Lillie Jones 1878–1879
    9. 9. Leonard (A.) Jones 1880–1969
    10. 10. Marie Jones 1882–1882
    11. 11. Elsie (Inez) Jones 1885–1965
  4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Wilson 1846–1916 m. Manning (A) Wilson 1834–
    1. 1. Thomas (Lafayette) Wilson 1868–1948 m. Rosa (Lee) Smith 1869–
      1. 1. Martha (Jane Mattie) Wilson 1891–1948 m. Charles (Bynum) Reid 1888–1967
        1. 1. Thomas (Irving) Reid 1909–1998 m. Lenorah (Perala) Hemrick 1910–1989
        2. 2. Walker (Hennon) Reid 1914–1986 m. Earline (S) Bruce 1914–1990
      2. 2. Jessie (Mae) Wilson 1893–1979 m. Broadus (Allan Culberson) Sr 1894–1975 m. Sloan (Duncan) Batson 1869–1947
        1. 1. Nathan (Jesse) Batson 1932–2008
        2. 2. Broadus (Allan) Culberson 1917–1998 m. Sue Weaver 1918–1997
      3. 3. Minnie (Lee) Wilson 1895–1966 m. James (Cameron) Atkison 1890–1965
        1. 1. James (Cameron Atkison Jr) DO 1920–2007 m. Amber (Kay) Kuehl 1927–1998
      4. 4. Ruth (A) Wilson 1899–1990 m. Seth (L.) Flora 1890–1978
      5. 5. Elsie Wilson 1902–1982 m. James (Arington) Hendley 1889–1960
        1. 1. James (Arington Hendley) Jr 1922–2011
        2. 2. Dickson (Lafayette) Hendley 1926–2014
        3. 3. Herbert (Bailey Hendley) Jr 1937–2019
        4. 4. Elsie (Juanita) Hendley 1923–2001 m. Lawrence (James) Roe 1920–1975
    2. 2. Itson (Auston) Wilson 1885–1967 m. Annie (Elizabeth) LaFoy 1897–2000 m. Drusilla Leathers 1885–1940
      1. 1. James (Newton) Wilson 1921–1969
      2. 2. Jannie Haagensen 1921–2012
      3. 3. Oranie Bell 1907–1929
      4. 4. Dewitt Wilson 1905–1990 m. Eva (Marie) Turner 1912–1975
        1. 1. James (Richard) Wilson 1933–2004
      5. 5. Woodrow Wilson 1915–1974
      6. 6. Nathan (Henry) Wilson 1911–1983 m. Sarah (Inez) Willis 1915–2005
        1. 1. Bobbie (Joe) Wilson 1936–1939
    3. 3. Mary (J.) Wilson 1866–
    4. 4. Minnie Wilson 1871–
    5. 5. Mabel Wilson 1877–
    6. 6. William Wilson 1879–
    7. 7. Henry (Ernest) Wilson 1884–1956 m. Ollie Morgan 1888–1923
      1. 1. Arthur (Edgar) Wilson 1909–1963 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Smith 1908–1986
        1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Wilson 1930–2004
        2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Wilson 1933–2013 m. Howard (Eddy) Moody 1925–2011
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Wilson 1933–2020 m. John (Thomas) Gibson 1934–2021
      2. 2. James (Lester) Wilson 1910–1990 m. Lena Tucker 1914–1996
        1. 1. James (Lester) Wilson 1938–2014
  5. 5. Isham (W.) Wilson 1848–1865
  6. 6. Bud\\ 1850–1938 m. Melissa Greer 1863–1950 m. Elizabeth (Cassandra) Jones 1852–1882
    1. 1. William (Emory) Wilson 1870–1931 m. Julia (C.) Leonard 1872–1953
      1. 1. Ellen Wilson 1895–1985
      2. 2. Luther (Vanderbilt) Wilson 1893–1930 m. Corrie (Ada) Feagins 1893–1981
        1. 1. Eula (Mae) Wilson 1924–1995
        2. 2. Roy (Lee) Wilson 1920–1986 m. Nina Balliew 1920–2008
        3. 3. Lella (Bee Beadie) Wilson 1912–2003 m. Horace (Arthur) Johnson 1908–1999
        4. 4. Alma Wilson 1914–1986
        5. 5. Eunice Wilson 1918–1993
      3. 3. Cassandra (C.) Wilson 1895–
      4. 4. Eva Wilson 1902–1929
      5. 5. Arizona Wilson 1903–1960 m. Paul (McKinely Roach) Hendrix 1901–1955
        1. 1. Wilton (McKinney) Hendrix 1923–1996
        2. 2. Charles (Henry) Hendrix 1925–2012 m. Ellouise Farmer 1927–2015
    2. 2. Benjamin Wilson 1873–1922
    3. 3. Carrie Wilson 1878–1890
    4. 4. Eddie Wilson 1888–1960 m. Ellen (Mae) West 1890–1979
      1. 1. Lottie (Jeanette) Wilson 1917–1989 m. Alvin (A) Graydon 1913–1976
        1. 1. Gerald (Wilson) Graydon 1943–2020 m. Teressa Graydon 1944–2020
      2. 2. Palmer (Leroy) Wilson 1918–1997 m. Flores Tollison 1921–2019
        1. 1. Eddie (Wayne) Wilson 1941–2009
      3. 3. Virginia (Dell) Wilson 1920–2013
      4. 4. Paul (Greer) Wilson 1921–1999 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1923–
      5. 5. Sarah (Blanche) Wilson 1924–1997 m. Eldon (Leo) Maassen 1921–1997
      6. 6. James (Edwin) Wilson 1926–2007 m. Dorothy (Eveline) Dill 1931–2016
    5. 5. J. (Arthur) Wilson 1881–1904 m. Iler Christopher 1885–1905
    6. 6. Infant Wilson 1875–1875
  7. 7. Mary Wilson 1854–1916
    1. 1. Irvin (Gilbert) Wilson 1874–1948 m. Margaret (E.) McElrath 1871–1945
      1. 1. James (Homer) Wilson 1896–1916
      2. 2. Vera (B.) Wilson 1903–1903
      3. 3. Zadok (Cromer) Wilson 1911–2005
        1. 1. Kenneth (Zadok) Wilson 1947–1976
  8. 8. Miles (Hilton) Wilson 1862–1927 m. Ellen (Dorothy) George 1865–1910
    1. 1. Isham (Jahugh) Wilson 1886–1949
    2. 2. Walter (Lafayette) Wilson 1890–1909
    3. 3. Jerome (Hilton) Wilson 1893–1973
    4. 4. Arthur (Lee) Wilson 1895–1963 m. Vida Moore 1890–1969
      1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Wilson 1920–1985 m. Hazel (Grace) Powell 1922–2011
      2. 2. Ruth (Ellen) Pearson 1923–2015 m. Anthony (Wakefield) Pearson 1923–1998
      3. 3. Jesse (Maurice) Wilson 1926–1998 m. Mary (Jo) Farmer 1933–1999
    5. 5. William (Zadoc) Wilson 1898–1971 m. Callie (Belle) Pittman 1902–1982
      1. 1. William (W.) Wilson 1924–
      2. 2. Hilton (L.) Wilson 1926–
      3. 3. Dorothy (Lou) Wilson 1935–2019 m. John (Robert) Parris 1931–2006
    6. 6. George (Bryan) Wilson 1900–1977 m. LIllie (Jane) Norris 1904–1965
      1. 1. Charles (Hilton) Wilson 1920–2000
        1. 1. Janice Wilson –2000
      2. 2. George (Harold) Wilson 1929–2013
    7. 7. Ernest (Dean) Wilson 1901–1985 m. Nora Unk 1905–
    8. 8. Edgar Wilson 1903–1978
    9. 9. Oscar Wilson 1903–1987
    10. 10. Claude (Oliver) Wilson 1906–1988 m. Mabel (Grace) Hill 1910–1992
      1. 1. Frank (Oliver) Wilson 1930–2006 m. Mary (Jo) Kilcoyne 1929–2017
  9. 9. Malinda (Elsie) Wilson 1867–1915 m. John (Harvey) Wood 1852–1918
    1. 1. Clara (Belle) Wood 1896–1987 m. Fred (Walker) Anderson 1886–1959
      1. 1. John (Wilson) Anderson 1922–1974 m. Doris (Viola) Cook 1927–2020
        1. 1. Erick (Fred) Anderson 1951–2017
      2. 2. Mary Anderson 1918–
      3. 3. Fred (Walker Anderson) Jr. 1919–1995 m. Velmon (Charlotte) Coleman 1924–2003
        1. 1. Allan (Walker) Anderson 1943–2020
      4. 4. Leonard (Cook) Anderson 1919–1996 m. Jessie Gaston 1929–2015
      5. 5. James (Beverly) Anderson 1933–2001
    2. 2. Malinda Wood 1898–1899
    3. 3. Infant Wood 1901–
    4. 4. Infant Wood 1902–
    5. 5. Lee (Roy) Wood 1903–1904
    6. 6. Infant Wood 1908–

Malinda Leonard's Timeline

5 Records

1826
28 Feb 1826
Birth of Malinda Elsie Leonard in Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Malinda Elsie Leonard resided here in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Malinda Elsie Leonard resided here in Southern Division, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Southern Division, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 54
Malinda Elsie Leonard resided here in Reidsville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Reidsville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1896
21 May 1896
Age 70
Death of Malinda Elsie Leonard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Reidsville, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 301C; Enumeration District: 146
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1226; Page: 373; Famil
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 858; Page: 141b
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 858; Page: 141b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Southern Division, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1226; Page: 373; Famil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Reidsville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Reidsville, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 301C; Enumeration District: 146

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1896
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abner Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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