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William Thomas Leeper 1823–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1912

Death Location: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA

Father: Hugh Jr

Mother: Sally ?Wallace?

Spouse(s): Margaret Lee, Amanda Nicks

Children(s): Thomas Leeper, Sidney Leeper, Floy Meyer, Addie Leeper, John Leeper, Ara Leeper, Margaret Leeper, William Leeper, William Jr, Louisa Leeper, Martha Lee, Chlotilda Leeper, Sarah Harris, Prudence Talbott, Laura Leeper, Samuel Leeper, Elizabeth Leeper

In 1823, William Thomas Leeper entered the world in Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA, born to Hugh Leeper Jr And Sally Davis Wallace. In 1850, William Thomas Leeper resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, William Thomas Leeper resided in Benton, , Wayne, Missouri, USA. William Thomas Leeper married Amanda Jane Nicks, Margaret Virginia Lee, and had children including Addie A Leeper, Ara Leeper, Chlotilda Jane Leeper, Elizabeth Leeper, Floy Leeper Meyer, George W Leeper, John H Leeper, Laura E Leeper, Louisa J Leeper, Margaret J Leeper, Martha Ann Leeper Lee, Prudence Caroline Leeper Talbott, Samuel D Leeper, Sarah E Leeper Harris, Sidney Lee Leeper, Thomas A Leeper, William F Leeper, William T Leeper Jr. William Thomas Leeper passed away in 1912 in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA.

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Reliability Score:
A
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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • In 1823, William Thomas Leeper entered the world in Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA, born to Hugh Leeper Jr And Sally Davis Wallace.
  • In 1850, William Thomas Leeper resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, William Thomas Leeper resided in Benton, , Wayne, Missouri, USA.
  • William Thomas Leeper married Amanda Jane Nicks, Margaret Virginia Lee, and had children including Addie A Leeper, Ara Leeper, Chlotilda Jane Leeper, Elizabeth Leeper, Floy Leeper Meyer, George W Leeper, John H Leeper, Laura E Leeper, Louisa J Leeper, Margaret J Leeper, Martha Ann Leeper Lee, Prudence Caroline Leeper Talbott, Samuel D Leeper, Sarah E Leeper Harris, Sidney Lee Leeper, Thomas A Leeper, William F Leeper, William T Leeper Jr.
  • William Thomas Leeper passed away in 1912 in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Jr
1800–1848
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Sally ?Wallace?
1805–1869
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lee
1842–1919
Birth Location: Hematite, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
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Amanda Nicks
1826–1873
Birth Location: Shady Grove Duck River, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
AN

Children(s)

Thomas Leeper
1865–1918
Birth Location: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
TL
Sidney Leeper
1877–1946
Birth Location: Wayne County, Missouri, USA
SL
Floy Meyer
1882–1942
Birth Location: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
FM
Addie Leeper
1875–1938
Birth Location: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
AL
John Leeper
1874–1943
Birth Location: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
JL
Ara Leeper
1880–1880
Birth Location: –
AL
Margaret Leeper
1856–1859
Birth Location: –
ML
William Leeper
1860–1861
Birth Location: –
WL
William Jr
1897–1898
Birth Location: –
WJ
Louisa Leeper
1858–1858
Birth Location: –
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Martha Lee
1850–1935
Birth Location: Hickman County, Kentucky, United States of America
ML
Chlotilda Leeper
1846–1935
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
CL
Sarah Harris
1848–1877
Birth Location: Tennessee
SH
Prudence Talbott
1856–1935
Birth Location: Tennessee
PT
Laura Leeper
1862–1892
Birth Location: Missouri
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Samuel Leeper
1846–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SL
Elizabeth Leeper
1850–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Leeper's Ancestors

Self
William Leeper
1823–1912
Birth Place: Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Hugh Leeper Jr
1800–1848
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Sally (Davis) ?Wallace?
1805–1869
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Hugh Leeper
1757–1820
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
Martha Davidson
1764–1850
Albemarle, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Leeper
1728–1799
Jean Thompson
1735–1850
George Sr
1738–1826
Mary ❤
1744–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leeper
1695–1763
Margaret Curry
1700–1765
Hugh Thompson
–1762

William Leeper's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Leeper (8 Mar 1823–19 May 1912) m. Margaret (Virginia) Lee (27 August 1842–21 July 1919) m. Amanda (Jane) Nicks (29 Apr 1826–08 Oct 1873)
  1. 1. Thomas (A.) Leeper 1865–1918 m. Mary (Louella) Tidwell 1872–1967
    1. 1. Robert (Fulton) Leeper 1899–1989 m. Norna (Mankell) Bergman 1895–1958
      1. 1. Thomas (Niles) Leeper 1931–2017 m. Judith (Harriet Kuhl) Leeper 1935–2010
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Leeper 1929–1953
    2. 2. Ann Leeper 1904–1906
    3. 3. Bertie Leeper 1907–1907
    4. 4. Marvin (Tidwell) Leeper 1902–1976 m. June (Winifred) Strait 1905–1976
      1. 1. Robert (Marvin) Leeper 1932–2022
    5. 5. Catherine (Jane) Leeper 1908–1993
    6. 6. Virginia (Caroline) Leeper 1911–2004
    7. 7. William (Thomas) Leeper 1897–1898
  2. 2. Sidney (Lee) Leeper 1877–1946 m. Alice (R) Chilton 1876–1953
    1. 1. Clyde (William) Leeper 1900–1940 m. Alta McGhee 1899–1953
      1. 1. Sidlee (W) Leeper 1929–2020
    2. 2. Aileen (C) Leeper 1903–1969
    3. 3. Marie (Frances Leeper) Byington 1910–1978
    4. 4. Woodrow (Sidney) Leeper 1914–1967 m. Francis McCullough 1914–
      1. 1. Mercia (Louise) Leeper 1948–2021
    5. 5. Marie (T) Leeper 1910–1978 m. Earl (Hill) Byington 1906–1963
  3. 3. Floy (Leeper) Meyer 1882–1942
  4. 4. Addie (A) Leeper 1875–1938 m. Oscar Davis 1872–1901 m. Cicero (Hall) Lucy 1866–1938 m. Oscar Davis 1872–1901
    1. 1. Mildred Davis 1900–2000 m. Jay (Kingdon) Browne 1895–1934
      1. 1. Betty (L) Browne 1922–1972
      2. 2. Jay (K) Browne 1923–1942
  5. 5. John (H) Leeper 1874–1943 m. Nellie (Eleanor) Austin 1879–1942
    1. 1. Wayne (A) leeper 1904–1988 m. Dorothy (I) Cooknell 1917– m. Grace (Elizabeth) Sperry 1908–1990
    2. 2. Sidney (Austin) Leeper 1900–1978
    3. 3. Joe Leeper 1903–1976
    4. 4. Margie (Virginia) Leeper 1899–1991
  6. 6. Ara Leeper 1880–1880
  7. 7. Margaret (J.) Leeper 1856–1859
  8. 8. William (F.) Leeper 1860–1861
  9. 9. William (T. Leeper) Jr 1897–1898
  10. 10. Louisa (J.) Leeper 1858–1858
  11. 11. Martha (Ann Leeper) Lee 1850–1935 m. George (Thompson) Lee 1844–1921
    1. 1. Pearl Lee 1885–1966 m. Raymond (Jesse) Ballard 1883–1936
      1. 1. Graydon (Lee Ballard) Sr. 1908–1972 m. Martha (Lee) Sullenger 1909–1999
        1. 1. Graydon (Lee Ballard) Jr 1931–2006 m. Diane (Lovell) England 1936–2017 m. Anna (Mae) Raaf 1927–1990
        2. 2. Sally (Bea) Ballard 1934–1998
      2. 2. George (Phillip) Ballard 1913–1914
    2. 2. May Lee 1872–1894
    3. 3. June Lee 1875–1941
    4. 4. George Lee 1870–
  12. 12. Chlotilda (Jane) Leeper 1846–1935
  13. 13. Sarah (E Leeper) Harris 1848–1877
  14. 14. Prudence (Caroline Leeper) Talbott 1856–1935
  15. 15. Laura (E) Leeper 1862–1892
  16. 16. Samuel (D.) Leeper 1846–
  17. 17. Elizabeth Leeper 1850–

William Leeper's Timeline

13 Records

1823
8 Mar 1823
Birth of William Thomas Leeper in Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 27
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Benton, , Wayne, Missouri, USA
Benton, , Wayne, Missouri, USA
1862
Apr 1862
Age 39
William Thomas Leeper resided here
None
1863
1 July 1863
Age 40
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Wayne, Missouri, United States
Wayne, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 47
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Benton, Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Benton, Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 57
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 67
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 77
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
1907
Abt 1907
Age 84
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Wayne County, Missouri
Wayne County, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 87
William Thomas Leeper resided here in Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
1912
19 May 1912
Age 89
Death of William Thomas Leeper in Leeper, Mill Spring Twp., Wayne County, Missouri, USA...buried at the Leeper Homestead, Leeper, Missouri by family.
Leeper, Mill Spring Twp., Wayne County, Missouri, USA...buried at the Leeper Homestead, Leeper, Missouri by family.
1912
14 Jun 1912
Age 89
William Thomas Leeper - Probate in Wayne, Missouri, USA
Wayne, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Hickman, Murray County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the AGO, 1780s-1917; Record Group #: 94; Series Number: M405; Roll #: 0733
    [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: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 12a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, 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: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 12a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Benton, , Wayne, Missouri, 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: Benton, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: M653_660; Page: 663; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1862
    Record Source: U.S., Returns from Military Posts, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 1512

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Wayne, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Benton, Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Benton, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: M593_825; Page: 154B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: 740; Page: 182A; Enumeration District: 185

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: 907; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0155

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1907
    Event Place: Wayne County, Missouri
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: T624_827; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1374840

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Jefferson County Republican; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1912; Publication Place: De Soto, Missouri, USA; ,0.53346884,0.49152726,0.97896475&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1912
    Event Place: Leeper, Mill Spring Twp., Wayne County, Missouri, USA...buried at the Leeper Homestead, Leeper, Missouri by family.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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