Eliza Ann (Marshall) Leonard (1826 - 1856)

Born 16 Dec 1826 in Center Township, Union County, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Jefferson Leonard — married 25 Jul 1847 in Union County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1856 at age 29 in Center Township, Union County, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Eliza was born on December 16, 1826,^[1][2][3] according to the calculation done using the information on her headstone, as reported in The Wagner Family Early History. When she was 20 years old, Eliza married Thomas Jefferson Leonard (abt.1825-1882) on July 25, 1847, in Union County, Indiana.^[4]

At age 23, Eliza was enumerated by name in the 1850 US Census (see below) while living with her parents and siblings in Center Township, Union County, Indiana.^[5] A transcription can be found here: Marshall & Leonard Families - 1850 US Census Record.

She passed away on November 19, 1856 at age 29.^[1][2][3]

Research Notes

• It is presumed Eliza was born in Center Township, Union County, Indiana because that is where her parents were living in 1830, according to the 1830 US Census. In the 1850 US Census, she was reported as being born in Indiana.
• It is presumed Eliza died in Center Township, Union County, Indiana because that is where she was buried and is where her family continued to live after her death, according to the 1860 US Census.
• Were Eliza and Thomas Jefferson Leonard (abt.1825-1882) still married when she died? Four facts call this into question: 1) Her last name wasn't put on her headstone, 2) Eliza and Thomas weren't living in the same household in 1850,^[5] 3) her father sued Thomas and two other family members in 1858,^[6] and 4) Thomas had a later history of mutliple marriages, which could be an indication of him having challenges with marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Photo of Eliza Marshall's headstone with overlaid text, uploaded to WikiTree; see comments for additional context; accessed 15 September 2023.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Memorial for Eliza Ann (Marshall) Leonard, including photograph of gravestone. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 April 2020), Find a Grave Memorial no. 97214378, citing Pentecost Cemetery, Union County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Will Motsinger (contributor 47262409) . Birth date calculated from inscription on gravestone.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Wagner Family Early History. Accessed on September 15, 2023.
4. ↑ Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Provo, Utah, United States.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, Archive.org (1850 U.S. Census, Center Township, Union County, Indiana), Center Township, Union County, Indiana, United States; citing family 602, dwelling 602, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Reel 0176 - 1850 Indiana Federal Population Census Schedules - Tipton, Union, and Vanderburgh Counties. Eliza Marshall, Line 42, living with parents John and Rachel Marshall; accessed 15 September 2023. A transcription of the enumeration of their family can be found here: Marshall & Leonard Families - 1850 US Census Record.
6. ↑ John Marshall vs. Thos. J. Leonard. Liberty Herald, Liberty, Center Township, Union County, Indiana, USA. June 3, 1858, p. 3. Accessed at Newspaperarchive.com on August 12, 2021.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 37.2 cM segment on chromosome 3, consisting of Bob Wagner, GEDmatch kit # A319340, and Kelly Leonard, his 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # AY817142C1, and RB, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A753105. (Kelly and RB are 4th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are John Marshall and Rachel Debolt, the 3x great grandparents of both Bob Wagner and Kelly Leonard and 3x great grandparents of RB.