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John Preston Leamon (1854 - 1941)

John Preston Leamon
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 16 Oct 1892 in Jay, Indiana, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 86 in Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Leamon was born on 27 November 1854 in Kentucky, the fourth of nine known children and the second of three sons of James and Mary Branstetter Leamon.

Family of birth

James Gillespie Leamon married Mary Elizabeth Branstetter on 19 November 1846 in Barren County, Kentucky. They had nine known children, three sons and six daughters:
Child: Letitia J. Leamon
Child: Catharine Murrel Leamon
Child: Thomas F. Leamon
Child: John Preston Leamon
Child: Priscilla J. Leamon
Child: Melissa Elizabeth Leamon
Child: Louisa Elizabeth Susan "Ludie" Leamon
Child: Laura Gee Green Leamon
Child: Marion B. Leamon.[1][2]
On 16 October 1892, when he was thirty-eight, he married Grace Starbuck in Jay County, Indiana.[3] She bore him four known children, all sons:
  1. James Leamon
  2. William Leamon
  3. Dwight Leamon
  4. John Leamon.
On 9 February 1941, when he was eighty-six, he died in Indiana of unknown causes. He was buried in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana.[4]

Residences

1 June 1850, Barren County, Kentucky[5]
1 June 1860, East Fork, Metcalfe, Kentucky.[6]
1 June 1870, Glover's Creek, Metcalfe, Kentucky[7]
1 June 1880, Metcalfe County, Kentucky[8]
1 June 1900. Pennville, Jay County, Indiana.[9]
15 April 1910, Pennville, Jay, Indiana[10]
1 April 1930, Pennville, Jay, Indiana[11]
Gravestone for John Leamon

From Findagrave.com

John Preston Leamon
Birth: 27 Nov 1854 Kentucky, USA; Death: 9 Feb 1941 (aged 86) Portland, Jay County, Indiana, USA; Burial: Pennville IOOF Cemetery, Pennville, Jay County, Indiana, USA. Memorial #: 19964590,
Family Members: Parents: James Gillispie Leamon (1820-1895), Mary Elizabeth Branstetter Leamon (1828-1892); Spouse: Grace May Starbuck Leamon (1870-1945); Siblings: Lititia Jane Leamon Johnson (1847-1919), Catherine Muriel Leamon Martin (1849-1900), Thomas F. Leamon (1852-19150, Priscilla J. Leamon Forrester (1857-1942), Melissa Elizabeth Leamon Westmoreland (1858-1887), Louisa E. Leamon Smith (1862-1942), Laura Gee Green Leamon (1866-1886), Marion Brownlow Leamon (1868-1949); Children: James Leamon (1893-1894), William G. Leamon (1894-1936), Dwight Thomas Leamon (1900-1991), John Preston Leamon (1903-1967).[12]

Citations

  1. Grace (Smith) Huston
  2. Dr. Paul D. Branstetter
  3. Indiana Marriages, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, Jay County Marriages, Book C-G; OS Page 272; Leamon-Starbuck, 1892
  4. Bob & Nancy Cannon (46739623), “John Preston Leamon,” Findagrave.com. Record added 18 Jun 2007. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19964590/john-preston-leamon. Accessed 17 December 2019.
  5. 1850 U.S. Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com.
  6. U.S. Census, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com., East Fork P.O.
  7. 1870 census, Sartain Precinct, Glover's Creek P.O., 1870 Census Metcalfe Co, KY Title: 1870 U.S. Census, Metcalfe County, KY, Ancestry.com.
  8. U.S. Census, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com. Sartain District
  9. 1900 Census Jay County, Indiana, ,Ancestry.com. Penn Township, Pennville Village
  10. 1910 U.S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, Ancestry.com. Pennville
  11. 1930 U.S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, Ancestry.com. Pennville
  12. Bob & Nancy Cannon (46739623), “John Preston Leamon,” Findagrave.com. Record added 18 Jun 2007. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19964590/john-preston-leamon. Accessed 17 December 2019.

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Leamon-25 was created through the import of LeonardHG7gen.ged on Jan 12, 2012 by D Tripp.

Sources

  • Dr. Paul D. Branstetter
  • Grace (Smith) Huston
  • Indiana Marriages, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com. Provo, Utah.
  • 1850 U.S. Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com.
  • 1860 U.S. Census, Metcalfe Co, Kentucky, Ancestry.com.
  • 1870 U.S. Census, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com.
  • 1880 U.S. Census, Metcalfe County, KY, Ancestry.com.
  • 1900 Census Jay County, Indiana, ,Ancestry.com.
  • 1910 U.S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, Ancestry.com.
  • 1930 U.S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, Ancestry.com.




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