George Leith (abt. 1797 - 1844)

Born about 1797 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Branner) Leith — married 10 Nov 1818 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1844 at about age 47 in Walker, Alabama, United States

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Biography

George Leith was born in 1796 in Shenandoah, Virginia to Ebenzer Leith and Nancy Anne McKay. He married Elizabeth Branner on November 10, 1818, in Dandridge, Tennessee. They had ten children in 23 years. He died on October 7, 1844, in Walker, Alabama, at the age of 48.

Birth

• George Leith was born in 1796 in Shenandoah, to Ebenzer Leith and Nancy Anne McKay.

Marriage

• George Leith married Elizabeth Branner in Dandridge, Tennessee, on November 10, 1818, when he was 22 years old.^[1][2]

Military

• George Leith served his country during the Seminole Indian Wars in Florida. He served three months under General Cox, three months under General Henderson, and three under General Jackson, all voluntary terms.^[2]

Death

• George Leith died on October 7, 1844, in Walker, Alabama, when he was 48 years old.^[2]

Children

• George and Elizabeth had the following Children:
  1. Cortez Branner Leith, b. March 20, 1819; unmarried.
  2. Alphonso Leith, b. April 15. 1821; d. Nov. 4, 1836.
  3. Mary Jane Leith, b. May 2, 1823; mar. Dr. L. C. Miller.
  4. Winfield S. Leith, b. March 2, 1825; mar. Louisa Sanders.
  5. Mitchell Porter Leith, b. Dec. 26, 1826; mar. (1) S. E. Chilton ; mar. (2) Jane Lyle.
  6. Sarah Catherine Leith, b. May 6, 1829; mar. (1) Hugh G. Lollar; mar. (2) Mark Lee.
  7. Margaret Christina Leith, b. Feb. 5, 1831 ; mar. (1) W. A. Morris; mar (2) William B. Day.
  8. George W. Lafayette Leith, b. July 4, 1833; mar. Evaline Thompson.
  9. Louisa Grace Leith, b. April 4, 1835; d. Sept. 4, 1840, infant death..
  10. Francis M. Leith, b. Feb. 8, 1838; mar. Sarah F. Whitson.
  11. Martha Elizabeth Leith, b. July 16, 1842; mar. D. H. Whatley.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YN-P6L : 21 December 2016), George Leeth and Elizabeth Branner, 10 Nov 1818; citing , Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 968,301.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Branner, John. Casper Branner of Virginia and his Descendants Privately Printed, Stanford University Press, California, 1912

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-QGL : 11 August 2017), George Leath, Bibb, Alabama, United States; citing 154, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 2,329.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:99H3-GRQ : accessed 21 October 2019), entry for George Leith (2GPZ-8TQ); submitted by mmmartin3298340 [identity withheld for privacy].