Jacob Brown Leedy (1831 - 1864)

Born 13 Apr 1831 in Richland, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Garber) Leedy — married 26 Feb 1854 in Richland, Ohio, United States

Died 28 Aug 1864 at age 33 in Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Cpl Jacob Leedy served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 2, 1864
Mustered out: Aug 28 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D,163rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Cpl Jacob Leedy Died of Disease during US Civil War.

Jacob was born on 13 Apr 1831 in Richland County, Ohio.^[1] He was the son of Daniel Leedy and Salome (Brown) Leedy.^[1]

Jacob married Barbara (Garber) Leedy on 26 Feb 1854 in Richland County, Ohio.^[2]

Jacob served the Union in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company D, 163rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard). He died of disease at Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Jacob died on 28 Aug 1864 at Fort Monroe Hampton City, Virginia and is buried in the Hampton National Cemetery at Hampton,Virginia.^[1][3]

Jacob Leedy in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Jacob Leedy

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 19

Birth Year: abt 1831

Birthplace: Ohio

Home in 1850: Jefferson, Richland, Ohio, USA

Occupation: Laborer

Industry: Industry Not Reported

Line Number: 26

Dwelling Number: 346

Family Number: 346

Inferred Father: Daniel Leedy

Inferred Mother: Saloma Leedy

Household Members (Name) Age

Daniel Leedy: 56

Saloma Leedy: 43

Anna Leedy: 21

Jacob Leedy: 19

Martin Leedy: 16

Sarah Leedy: 14

Aaron Leedy: 10

Savilla Leedy: 8

Sevie Leedy: 5

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69815951/jacob-brown-leedy: accessed 17 March 2023), memorial page for Jacob Brown Leedy (13 Apr 1831–28 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69815951, citing Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jim Leedy (contributor 47357641).
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPB-WF8 : 8 March 2021), Jacob B. Leidy and Barbara Garber, 26 Feb 1854; citing Marriage, Richland, Ohio, United States, It.4 pg203, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2023.
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• Source Citation: 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: Jefferson, Richland, Ohio; Roll: 724; Page: 448a. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.