Terry Taylor Leard (1892 - 1918)

Born 7 Jan 1892 in Milton, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Oct 1918 at age 26 in France

Biography

Terry was Choctaw.

Terry was born 7 Jan 1892 at Milton, Moshulatubbee District, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, the son of James Leard and Cora McCarty. Terry passed away 6 Oct 1918 in France. Terry entered the military for World War I at Ratliff, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Pvt. Leard died from disease while stationed overseas. His body was returned after the war, and he was buried at the Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.^[2]

The sources listed from the “Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907” show the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, application for allotment affidavit, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 2657, line 9
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/57192674/terry-taylor-leard : accessed 9 August 2021), memorial page for Pvt Terry Taylor Leard (7 Jan 1892–6 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57192674, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237) .
3. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3WQ-9P?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 469 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3W3-G1?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 470 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
5. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3WS-TZ?cc=1390101&wc=MXH5-TTL%3A967441301%2C967978301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 7690-7720 > image 477 of 658; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.

• Leard, Terry T, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, PUBLICATION INFO, Publication Title: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 (Text only collection), Content Source: US Department of Veterans Affair, Department of Veterans Affair, Last Updated: Jul 15 2020, Description: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 - https://www.fold3.com/record/713521164/leard-terry-t-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST3-9BZ : accessed 10 August 2021), Terry Taylor Leard in household of James Thomas Leard, Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 5B, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,851.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQP-38T : accessed 10 August 2021), Terry T Leard in household of James T Leard, Ratliff, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 1B, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1247; FHL microfilm 1,375,260.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDW-C43 : 23 February 2021), Terry Taylor Leard, 1917-1918.
• "United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHD-TGXN : 3 December 2019), Terry T Leard, .