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Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood 1892–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Nov 1892

Birth Location: Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas

Death Date: 4 Oct 1954

Death Location: Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana

Father: Zachariah Leatherwood

Mother: Mary Yocom

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The story of Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood began in 1892 in Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas. Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood passed away in 1954 in Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood began in 1892 in Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas.
  • Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood passed away in 1954 in Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana.

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Willis Leatherwood's Ancestors

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Willis Leatherwood
1892–1954
Birth Place: Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas
Parents
Zachariah Willis Leatherwood
1851–1911
Villa Rica (Carroll), Georgia
Mary (Caroline) Yocom
1853–1909
Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Thomas (Bud) Yocom) (Yoakum)
1826–1898
Franklin, Alabama, USA
Malinda (Elizabeth) Martin
1835–1921
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Yocum
1781–1860
Jenny Mullins
1786–1840
Henry MARTIN
1797–1881
Nancy McDaniel
1805–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Martin
1758–1848
Elizabeth"Lillie" Ray
1770–1848
William McDaniel
1766–1852
Nancy Woodward
1779–1836

Willis Leatherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1892
05 Nov 1892
Birth of Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood in Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas
Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas
1954
4 Oct 1954
Age 62
Death of Willis Benjamin (Ben) Leatherwood in Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana
Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1892
    Event Place: Springhill (Hempstead), Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1954
    Event Place: Shreveport (Caddo), Louisiana

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