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Willis Riley Leach 1905–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1905

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 28 Jan 1952

Death Location: Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Nelson Leach

Mother: Nancy Holland

Spouse(s): Lucy Smith

Children(s): Hubert Leach, Robert Leach, Ercie Leach, Virginia Cole, Carl Leach, Carol Leach, Hobert Leach, Elizabeth Griffith, Willis Jr, Jerry Leach, Jewel Leach

Willis Riley Leach was born in 1905 in Kentucky, the child of Nelson W Dudley Leach And Nancy Bertha Holland. In 1910, Willis Riley Leach resided in Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Willis Riley Leach resided in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA. Willis Riley Leach married Lucy Ophelia Smith, and had children including Alice B Leach, Carl Leach, Carol Leach, Elizabeth Griffith, Ercie Joyce Leach, Hobert Nelson Leach, Hubert Ray Leach, Jerry Ward Leach, Jewel Logan Leach, Marliyn J Leach, Riley Leach Jr, Robert Edward Leach, Virginia M Leach Cole, Willis Riley Leach Jr. Willis Riley Leach passed away in 1952 in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Riley Leach was born in 1905 in Kentucky, the child of Nelson W Dudley Leach And Nancy Bertha Holland.
  • In 1910, Willis Riley Leach resided in Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Willis Riley Leach resided in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.
  • Willis Riley Leach married Lucy Ophelia Smith, and had children including Alice B Leach, Carl Leach, Carol Leach, Elizabeth Griffith, Ercie Joyce Leach, Hobert Nelson Leach, Hubert Ray Leach, Jerry Ward Leach, Jewel Logan Leach, Marliyn J Leach, Riley Leach Jr, Robert Edward Leach, Virginia M Leach Cole, Willis Riley Leach Jr.
  • Willis Riley Leach passed away in 1952 in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Leach's Ancestors

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Willis Leach
1905–1952
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Nelson W. Dudley Leach
1887–1960
Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy (Bertha) Holland
1888–1957
McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Crittenden) Leach
1849–1927
Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
Clara (Jane) Beck
1855–1921
Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Beck
1819–1870
Jane Owens
1825–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Winston Beck
–1868
Abigail Armstrong
1795–1856

Willis Leach's Descendants

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Willis (Riley) Leach (15 May 1905–28 Jan 1952) m. Lucy (Ophelia) Smith (22 May 1908–20 June 1964)
  1. 1. Hubert (Ray) Leach 1934–2012
  2. 2. Robert (Edward) Leach 1940–2003
  3. 3. Ercie (Joyce) Leach 1931–2013 m. Emily (Dorrine) Pochelu 1931–2021
  4. 4. Virginia (M. Leach) Cole 1926–2010
  5. 5. Carl Leach 1943–1943
  6. 6. Carol Leach 1943–1943
  7. 7. Hobert (Nelson) Leach 1929–2001
  8. 8. Elizabeth Griffith 1924–1997
  9. 9. Willis (Riley Leach) Jr 1935–2017
  10. 10. Jerry (Ward) Leach 1942–1999
  11. 11. Jewel (Logan) Leach 1938–2020

Willis Leach's Timeline

7 Records

1905
15 May 1905
Birth of Willis Riley Leach in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 5
Willis Riley Leach resided here in Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Willis Riley Leach resided here in Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Willis Riley Leach resided here in Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky
Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 35
Willis Riley Leach resided here in Mag D 1 Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Mag D 1 Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Willis Riley Leach resided here in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1952
28 Jan 1952
Age 47
Death of Willis Riley Leach in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1905
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01346; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 92-5
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: T625_594; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 130
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: T624_498; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374511
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1952; Roll: 01
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hartford, Ohio, Kent

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: T624_498; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374511

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: T625_594; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 130

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01346; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 92-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag D 1 Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01346; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 92-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hartford, Ohio, Kent

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1952
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1952; Roll: 01

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

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