Raymond James Leonard (1896 - 1965)

Born 18 Dec 1896 in Clifton, Brownsville Township, Union County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of George Washington Leonard and Alta Belle Zora (Smalley) Leonard

Husband of Jennie Dorothy (Lafuze) Leonard — married 11 Oct 1930 in Mooresville, Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1965 at age 68 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Raymond was born in Union County, Indiana in 1896 and passed away in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965.^{[1][2] [3]}

Military Service

Raymond's service record can be viewed here: Navy Service Record for Raymond James Leonard. He served aboard the USS Stewart in World War I.^[4] He fired coal into the boiler on the ship.^[5] The ship was a supplier to other destroyers.^[5] Raymond would tell the story of passing the convoy carrying President Woodrow Wilson to Europe.^[5] This event is covered in the Wikipedia article about the USS Stewart and its service: "USS_Stewart_(DD-13)".

Furlough Visit Home

Raymond was home on a fourteen-day furlough from his service in the US Navy in January 1919, as reported in the Richmond Palladium-Item.^[4]

Marriage

Raymond Leonard and Jennie (Lafuze) Leonard were married at the home of Rev. Mills in Mooresville, Indiana.^[6] He had married Jennie's parents, Curtis Lafuze & Margaret Moon while the reverend lived in Union County.^[6] He had retired.^[6] Jennie wrote him a letter, and he accepted.^[6] Berthabel & Eulie Conner and Curtis Lafuze & Margaret Moon attended.^[6]

Research Notes

• When did Raymond begin serving on the USS Stewart?
• Was Raymond on board during all of the events covered in the article "USS_Stewart_(DD-13)"?
• Batsey's garage in Liberty is where Raymond and Jennie met. Jennie was a bookkeeper and Raymond was a customer. Source: AMC October 29, 2022

Sources

1. ↑ Death certificate of Raymond Leonard. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1965; Roll: 17.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/81073490/raymond-james-leonard : accessed 05 June 2021), memorial page for Raymond James Leonard (18 Dec 1896–30 Oct 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #81073490, citing West Point Cemetery, Liberty, Union County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Marc Doty (contributor 46843703).
3. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brownsville, Union, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1240406.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Raymond Leonard on fourteen-day furlough from US Navy, stationed on S.S. Stewart. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. January 30, 1919, p. 6. Accessed on Newspapers.com October 6, 2020.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} First-hand recollection of AMC, daughter of Raymond Leonard, as reported in a conversation with Kelly Leonard on October 2, 2020.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Second-hand anecdotal evidence from AMC, the daughter of Raymond Leonard, shared with Kelly Leonard, grandson of Raymond Leonard in early 2020.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 37.2 cM segment on chromosome 3, consisting of Kelly Leonard, GEDmatch kit # AY817142C1, and Bob Wagner, his 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # A319340, and RB, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A753105. (Bob and RB are 4th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are John Marshall and Rachel Debolt, the 3x great grandparents of both Kelly Leonard and Bob Wagner and 3x great grandparents of RB. DNA test taker Kelly Leonard is the grandson of Raymond Leonard, the son of George Leonard, the grandson of the common ancestors John Marshall & Rachel Debolt.
• Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Kelly Leonard and their second cousin, LC. Their most-recent common ancestors are Alta Belle (Smalley) Leonard and George Leonard, who are the great-grandparents of both Kelly Leonard and LC. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th Cousin; Shared DNA: 110 cM across 7 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jana Last for creating WikiTree profile Leonard-2611 through the import of IngridGillberg.ged on Mar 28, 2013.

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