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Margaret Masters 1838–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1838

Birth Location: Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1917

Death Location: Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Joseph Masters

Mother: Susannah Masters

Spouse(s): William Jr

Children(s): Mary Long, Ernest Leeper, James Leeper

Margaret Masters was born in 1838 in Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA, the child of Joseph Masters And Susannah Masters. In 1840, Margaret Masters resided in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA. In 1850, Margaret Masters resided in North, Harrison, Ohio, USA. Margaret Masters married William Alexander Leeper Jr, and had children including Ernest Reasoner Leeper, James Lawthers Leeper, Mary Eleanor Leeper Long. Margaret Masters passed away in 1917 in Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Masters was born in 1838 in Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA, the child of Joseph Masters And Susannah Masters.
  • In 1840, Margaret Masters resided in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1850, Margaret Masters resided in North, Harrison, Ohio, USA.
  • Margaret Masters married William Alexander Leeper Jr, and had children including Ernest Reasoner Leeper, James Lawthers Leeper, Mary Eleanor Leeper Long.
  • Margaret Masters passed away in 1917 in Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Masters
1799–1890
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Susannah Masters
1805–1893
Birth Location: Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

William Jr
1828–1897
Birth Location: Leesburg [Leesville], Carroll Co., Ohio, USA
WJ

Children(s)

Mary Long
1866–1940
Birth Location: Leesburg [Leesville], Carroll Co., Ohio, USA
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Ernest Leeper
1860–1928
Birth Location: Leesburg [Leesville], Carroll Co., Ohio, USA
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James Leeper
1862–1944
Birth Location: Leesburg [Leesville], Carroll Co., Ohio, USA
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Margaret Masters's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Masters
1838–1917
Birth Place: Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Joseph Masters
1799–1890
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Susannah Masters
1805–1893
Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Masters's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Masters (02 Mar 1838–3 May 1917) m. William (Alexander Leeper) Jr (05 Dec 1828–13 Feb 1897)
  1. 1. Mary (Eleanor Leeper) Long 1866–1940
  2. 2. Ernest (Reasoner) Leeper 1860–1928 m. Jeanette Gibbs 1873–1965
    1. 1. Margaret (R) Leeper 1900–1966 m. Karl (F) King 1899–
    2. 2. Ernest (Wesley) Leeper 1896–1989 m. Thelma (Pearl) Place 1899–
      1. 1. Lenore (E Leeper) White 1924–
      2. 2. Wesley (Roy Leeper) Captain 1922–1979 m. Edith (Mae) Allen 1925–2005
    3. 3. Laverne (Davidson) Leeper 1910–1999 m. Mary (Vincent) Bleth 1914–2006
      1. 1. Margaret Leeper 1949–1951
      2. 2. James (Everett) Leeper 1936–1992
    4. 4. Ray (Willliam Leeper) Dr. 1916–2006
    5. 5. Haywood Clark 1878–
  3. 3. James (Lawthers) Leeper 1862–1944 m. Ermina (“Mina” “Minnie” Arnetta) Wilson 1875–1923
    1. 1. Eva (Lucille Leeper) McMath 1900–1955
    2. 2. Francis (Lawthers) Leeper 1909–1997 m. Mabel (A) Shuberg 1914–2013
      1. 1. Marvn Leeper 1951–1951
    3. 3. William (Wilson Leeper) Sr. 1898–1971 m. Gertrude (Olga) Thomas 1904–1945
      1. 1. Lt. (Col. William Wilson Leeper) Jr 1924–2009 m. Gloria (Lee) Felgenhauer 1927–2009
      2. 2. Francis (Arthur Leeper) Sr 1925–1998 m. Ellen (Dagny) Vig 1921–2012
      3. 3. Shirley (Eileen) Leeper 1926–1984
      4. 4. Dorothy (Gertrude Leeper) Boswell 1928–2018
      5. 5. Marilyn (Joanne) Leeper 1930–1939
      6. 6. Thomas (James) Leeper 1937–2008
      7. 7. Robert (“Bobby” Eugene) Leeper 1929–2009 m. Marlene (Joyce Farnum Reinhart) Leeper 1930–2010 m. Frances (Patricia) O’Connor 1932–1974
    4. 4. Mary (Marguerite) Leeper 1919–1919
    5. 5. Robert (M) Leeper 1904–1910

Margaret Masters's Timeline

7 Records

1838
02 Mar 1838
Birth of Margaret Masters in Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
1840
1840
Age 2
Margaret Masters resided here in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Margaret Masters resided here in North, Harrison, Ohio, USA
North, Harrison, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Margaret Masters resided here in Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Margaret Masters resided here in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Margaret Masters resided here in Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
1917
3 May 1917
Age 79
Death of Margaret Masters in Center, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Center, Carroll, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Leesville, Orange Twp, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: 1244; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0045
    [2] 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: North, Harrison, Ohio; Roll: 693; Page: 292b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: 381; Page: 266; Family History Library Film: 0020160

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North, Harrison, Ohio, 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: North, Harrison, Ohio; Roll: 693; Page: 292b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Orange, Lamartine, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orange, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: 1244; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0045

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1917
    Event Place: Center, Carroll, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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