Unknown Leedom individuals found in various records:
census, obituaries, cemetery

 

 

- Isaac Leedom and wife Anna

 

1. Isaac Leedom was born about 1795 in Pennsylvania and died after 1870.
 

General Notes: I believe (am hoping) that this Isaac is a grandson of William Leedom and Lydia Pritchard through their son Isaac about whom I have no information beyond his approximate birth year of 1769.

• Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co VA:
Isaac Leedom - age 65, b. PA, farmer
Anna - age 60, b. VA
Mary A. - age 27, b. VA
Caroline O. - age 18, b. VA
Charlotte U. - age 15, b. VA
John K. McGee - age 10, b. VA

• Census: Resided 1870 Clay Twp, Ritchie Co WV, aged 75 b. PA, with daughter Mary, aged 38 b. VA. Isaac's occupation listed as miller.

According to USGenWeb county site Ritchie Co was formed in 1843 from parts of Harrison, Lewis and Wood counties.

West Virginia Marriage records:
Name: ISAAC LEEDOM
Spouse:CAROLINE STAGLE
Marriage Date:31 Aug 1870
County:Ritchie
State:WV

Name: JOHN W. ATWOOD
Spouse: MARY LEEDOM
Marriage Date: 07 Jul 1870
County: Ritchie
State: WV

Name: H. M. HOLBERT
Spouse: MARTHA V. LEEDOM
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1895
County: Doddridge
State: WV
 

Isaac married Anna (Leedom). Anna was born about 1800 in Virginia and died after 1860.
 

Children:

   2 M    i. Robert Leedom was born in Mar 1829 in Virgina and died on 10 Jan 1900 in Harrison Co WV.
 

General Notes: Leedom, Robert - 71y s/o Isaac & Anna; wife, Columbia; died 10 Jan 1900
Harrison County, West Virginia Death Records 1853-1903 by Patricia B Hickman, 1991

The transcription seems to be in error as Robert is recorded with his wife and family in the 1900 census enumerated 23 Jun. (He is indexed as Ludom.)

Birth month and year as well as state of VA is from 1900 census record.
 

• Census: WV, 1900, Sardis, Harrison WV. Visit 181, family 181:
Robert Leedom - age 71, b. Mar 1829 VA, parents both born VA, married 27 yrs
Columbia - age 45, b. Jun 1854 WV, parents both born WV, 9 ch, 8 living
Effie M. - age 26, b. Apr 1874
Lyda - age 24, b. Apr 1876
Mary A. - age 19, b. Sep 1880
Bertha M. - age 15, b. Apr 1885
Anna B. - age 12, b. Sep 1887
Ester G. - age 10, b. Apr 1890
Frances C. - age 6, b. Nov 1893
 

Robert married Columbia E. (Leedom). Columbia was born in 1855 in West Virgina, died in 1919 in prob Harrison Co WV, and was buried in Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, Clay District, Harrison WV.

 

• Census: WV, 1910, Sardis, Harrison WV. Visit 67, family 69, Shinnston and Middletown Turnpike:
Columbia E. Leedom - age 53, wd, 9 ch, 8 living, b. WV, F b. WV, M b. VA
Genevieve - age 18, daughter, b. WV, F b. VA, M b. WV
Frances - age 16, daughter, b. WV, F. b. VA, M b. WV

 

   3 F    ii. Mary A. Leedom was born about 1832 in Virginia.
 

   4 F    iii. Caroline O. Leedom was born about 14 May 1841 in Washington D.C. and died on 25 Sep 1882 in Taylor Co WV.
 

General Notes: Named as Caroline A. Ringler, daughter of Isaac and Annie Leedom in death record. Birth place recorded as "Washington" which was confirmed to be Washington D.C. in the 1880 census record of Grafton, Taylor Co WV. Her birth place is specifically listed there as "D.C.".

Birth date calculated from age at death in same record as recorded in the Taylor County Clerk's Office.

Caroline married Franklin Ringler. Franklin was born about 1833 in Pennsylvania.

 

   5 F    iv. Charlotte U. Leedom was born about 1845 in Virginia and died after 1860.
 

General Notes: There is a Charlotte Wolf in the 1870 census that may be this Charlotte. The Elk Township, Harrison Co census lists her as born in Virginia, aged 24 years, wife of 28 year Isaac Wolf who was born in Virginia. They have 2 children: Ulises L., age 2 and Martin B. age 8 months, noted as having been born in Sep. Both children were born in West Virginia.

By 1880 they had three more children: Ernest, age 8, Cora, age 6 and Charles, age 4. The middle name of Ulysses is given as Lee.

 

 

 

- John Leedom and wife ___ Sterling

 

1. John Leedom married ___Sterling.
 

Child:

+ 2 M    i. John Leedom was born in 1812 in Jamison's Corners, Bucks PA and died 13 Mar 1897 in Reading, Berks PA.
 

Second Generation

2. John Leedom (John¹) was born in 1812 in Jamison's Corners, Bucks PA and died 13 Mar 1897 in Reading, Berks PA.
 

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania by Morton Montgomery, pub. 1909
p. 991
Surnames: LEEDOM, STERLING, EVANS, WRIGHT, SHIREY, KANCHER, PIERCE

John Leedom, for a number of years a leading citizen of Reading, Pa., engaged in pattern-making, was born at Jamisons Corners, Bucks Co., Pa., in 1812, son of John Leedom and his wife (whose maiden name was Sterling).

John Leedom learned his trade in Bucks county, where he worked until 1837, and in this year he located in Reading, making the trip in a wagon. He entered into a business partnership with a Mr. Spencer, under the firm name of Spencer & Leedom, manufacturing farming implements and threshing machines, and they also conducted a branch at Lebanon, Pa. The business was carried on until the panic of 1842-47, when they suspended business. From that time until within two years of his death, in 1897, Mr. Leedom worked at his trade of pattern maker, having charge of the Scott Foundry pattern department. During the Civil war he drafted and made plans for cannons used in that struggle for the firm of Seyfert, McManus & Co. He was a very fine mechanic, and samples of his handiwork may be seen in the iron fence surrounding the Charles Evans cemetery.

Mr. Leedom married Louisa A. Wright, daughter of George Wright, of Bustleton, Pa., and to this union there were born: Emma m. David Shirey; George W. Was for some time a clerk in the First National Bank of Reading; John N. M.; Susan J. m. John R. Kancher, at one time cashier of the First National Bank; Adelaide, deceased m. Howard Pierce; Edward J. is deceased; Ellen M. Was a teacher in the primary department of the public schools; Howard M. Is deceased; and Clara E. In religious connection Mr. Leedom was a member of St. Peter's Methodist Church, and a leader of the choir there for many years.

George W. Leedom first enlisted in the three months' service in the Civil War, becoming a member of Company G, 1st Pa. V. I., and after an honorable discharge, re-enlisted in Company G, 93rd Pa. V. I. After his second discharge he again enlisted in the 176th regiment, Hospital Corps, serving until the regiment was mustered out. He again enlisted in the 5th U. S. Vet. Vol. Inf., and was Hospital Steward of the regiment, serving his time, and being honorably discharged at the close of the war. He resides at No. 1567 Mineral Spring Road, Reading.
 

John married Louisa Ann Wright. Louisa died prob 3 May 1900 in Reading, Berks PA.
 

Children:

   3 F    i. Emma Leedom was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania and married David Shirey.

   4 M    ii. George W. Leedom was born about 1840 in Pennsylvania.
 

In 1860 there is a 20 year old George Leedom living in Southampton, Bucks Co in the household of Edward Boileau, farmer, age 57, and his wife Rachel B., age 48. George is listed only as an apprentice.
For some time a clerk in the First National Bank of Reading.
 

   5 M    iii. John Newland M. Leedom was born in Mar 1844 in Pennsylvania.
 

Named Newland in 1850 census, John N. in 1870 census and John N. M. Leedom in bio of his father.

Born 1842 per 1850 census, Mar 1844 per 1900 census where he is also listed as a pattern maker. Married 28 years in 1900.

John married Jane (Leedom) about 1872. Jane was born in Jan 1845.

 

   6 F    iv. Susan J. Leedom was born about 1844 in Pennsylvania.
          Named Susanna in 1850 census, married John R. Kancher.

 

   7 F    v. Adelaide Leedom was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania and died before 1909, married Howard Pierce.

 

   8 M    vi. Edward J. Leedom was born about 1848 in Pennsylvania and died 20 Nov 1889 in Reading, Berks PA. - Death records of Reading, Berks Co.

 

   9 F    vii. Ellen M. Leedom was born about 1852 in Pennsylvania.
 

   10 M    viii. Howard M. Leedom was born about 1854 and died 18 May 1877 in Reading, Berks PA. - Death records of Reading, Berks Co.

 

   11 F    ix. Clara E. Leedom was born about 1854.
 

 

- Samuel Leedom and wife Mary

1900 census, Middletown Delaware Co. PA:

Samuel Leedom - age 63, b. Mar 1837 PA, parents b. PA, m. 34 years, day laborer

Mary - age 57, wife, b. Apr 1843 DE, parents b. DE, m. 34 years, 4 ch, 4 living

Evana - age 33, b. Apr 1867 MD, father b. PA, mother b. DE

Ellsworth - age 22, b. Apr 1878 MD, father b. PA, mother b. DE

Ivy - age 19, b. Jul 1880 MD, father b. PA, mother b. DE

John - age 17, b. Jan 1883 PA, father b. PA, mother b. DE

 

This list of children is completely different than those given by Sara Eachus in the Leedom Family for Samuel Leedom and his wife Mary Jane (Kennard) though the ages are similar. (Frustratingly, I cannot locate Samuel and Mary Jane in 1900 or 1910.)

 

 

- Thomas Leedom and wife Catherine indexed as "Leeden" in Southeastern PA Birth Index

Children baptised at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Pottstown, Montgomery PA:
Anna - bap. 28 Jul 1778

John - bap. Aug 1780

Samuel - bap. 11 Jun 1782

 

 

 

- Jacob Leedom and wife Elizabeth

 

1. Jacob Leedom was born about 1814.
 

1850 East Hanover, Dauphin Co census

Jacob married Elizabeth (Leedom). Elizabeth was born about 1815.
 

Children:

   2 F    i. Rebecca Leedom was born about 1840.

There is a 17 year old Rebecca Leedom in the household of Isaac L. Bieber in East Hanover, Lebanon Co.

   3 M    ii. David Leedom was born about 1842.

   4 F    iii. Mary Leedom was born about 1842.

   5 F    iv. Magdalina Leedom was born about 1845.

   6 F    v. Phoebe Leedom was born about 1847.

   7 F    vi. Elizabeth Leedom was born bt 1848.

 

 

 

- Jacob Leedom and wife Mary

 

1. Jacob Leedom was born about 1820.
 

1860 - East Hanover, Lebanon Co, blacksmith

 

Jacob married Mary (Leedom). Mary was born about 1820.

Children:

   2 F    i. Mary Leedom was born about 1840.

   3 F    ii. Magdalina Leedom was born about 1842.

   4 F    iii. Phoebe Leedom was born about 1844.

   5 M    iv. Jacob Leedom was born about 1845.

   6 F    v. Sarah Leedom was born about 1850.

   7 F    vi. Catherine Leedom was born about 1851.

 

 

- Jacob Leedom, son of Catherine, and wife Harriet

 

1. Catharine (Leedom) was born about 1807 in Pennsylvania and died after 1880. Married second to a Hofstetler, living with son Jacob and his wife Harriet in Atlantic City NJ in 1880.

 

Child:

   2 M    i. Jacob Leedom was born about 1825 and died 13 Oct 1895, buried Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia.
 

Living in Ward 24 Dist 77, Philadelphia in 1870 with wife Harriet. Jacob's age is given as 40, Harriet's as 30.
 

Listed in Atlantic City NJ 1880 census, age 55, running a boarding house with wife Harriet, age 47. With them is eight year old nephew Leedom H. Debler, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. MA. Mother Catharine Hofstetler, age 73, is living with them.

 

• He appeared on the PA census in 1870 in Ward 24, district 77, Philadelphia PA.

Jacob Leedom - age 40
Harriet - age 30
 

Jacob married Harriet (Leedom). Harriet was born about 1833 and died 1 Oct 1908 in Atlantic City NJ.

 

 

 

- Edward Leedom

 

1. Leedom
 

Leedom married Sara A. Wilson. Sara was born about 1835 in Maryland.
 

Children:

   2 M    i. Edward Leedom was born about 1872 in Maryland and died after 1910.
 

1910 census Cecil Co MD, dist 7:
Edward H. Jackson - age 47, married 26 yrs, railroad watchman
Florence - age 40, married 26 yrs, 0 children
Sara A. Wilson - age 75, mother-in-law, widow, 10 children, 5 living
Edward Leedom - age 38, brother-in-law, railroad laborer
Marion J. - age 16, nephew
Resided on Blythedale and Jackson Town Road. All born MD, all parents born MD.

 

+ 3 M    ii. Leedom
 

   4 F    iii. Florence Leedom was born about 1870 in Maryland.
 

Florence married Edward H. Jackson about 1884. Edward was born about 1863 in Maryland.
 

Second Generation

3. Leedom (Unknown¹)
 

Leedom married unknown date.
 

Child:

   5 M    i. Marion J. Leedom was born about 1894 in Maryland.
 

 

 

 

- Richard P.  Leedom

 

1. Richard P. Leedom was born about 1818.
 

1850 census of Penn, Philadelphia Co in household of Sara J. Jourman.

Richard married Sarah A. (Leedom). Sarah was born about 1820.
 

Children:

   2 F    i. Emma T. Leedom was born about 1844.

   3 F    ii. Ellen Leedom was born about Jan 1850.
 

 

 

 

- John A.  Leedom

 

1. John A. Leedom was born about 1856 and died 1954, buried Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks Co PA.
 

John married Margaret C. (Leedom) born about 1860 and died 1941. Margaret is also buried in Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks Co PA.

 

 

 

 

- Hannah Leedom

1. George Dickinson was born about 1798 in Pennsylvania, died after 1870, and was buried in Old Haverford Friends Burial Ground, Haverford PA.
 

Haverford burial records show birth 3 Dec 1798 and death 23 Dec 1843 but at least the year must be in error (daughter Hannah's death year) because George and Hannah are both alive and listed in 1870 census.

 

• He appeared on the PA census in 1850 in Haverford, Delaware PA. Visit 148, family 148:
Geo. Dickinson - age 52, farmer
Han. - age 48
Geo. - age 24
Elias H. - age 15
Powell - age 11
Eliz. Pyott - age 23

 

George married Hannah Leedom. Hannah was born 16 Mar 1802 in Pennsylvania, died 9 May 1888, and was buried in Old Haverford Friends Burial Ground, Haverford PA.
 

Children:

   2 M    i. George Dickinson was born about 1826 in Pennsylvania, died 2 Aug 1900, and was buried in Old Haverford Friends Burial Ground, Haverford PA.
 

   3 M    ii. Elias Dickinson was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania.
 

   4 M    iii. Powell Dickinson was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania and died after 1870.
 

Married Mary E., born abt 1844 NY, and had one child by 1870, son Morton.

 

 

 

 

Mystery Leedoms from other researchers.....

 

- Calbert Harry Leedom

My grandfather, Calbert Harry Leedom, was born Oct 2, 1896 in Dickinson, North Dakota (a far as I can tell). The newspaper said he came to St. Paul MN from Dickinson, but I guess he could have been born somewhere else. He married my Grandmother Elsie Marie Kraft on July 2, 1920. He was working for the St. Paul MN Police Department when he died on June 20, 1926. 

 

According to the paper he had moved to St. Paul from Dickinson 20 years earlier. I don't believe he ever lived with his mother or father in St. Paul, he lived with the Ericksons (not sure about the spelling). We always referred to them as Grandma and Grandpa but I don't know if they were even related. He was a carpenter and that is all I know about them. I guess I will have to see if Mom remembers more, she has never said anything much about them. Maybe they were his mothers parents, just a wild guess. 

 

I have his death certificate and it lists father as unknown Leedom and Mother as unknown. It is so sad. I also have their marriage certificate but that does not give me any more info. This is all I know and it's not much. There has to be something somewhere.

 

Pam Matthews
2001

 

 

 

- Martin Henry Leedom

I have very little on the Leedom family--here is what little I have. My Leedoms (at least what I know about them) are from Lafayette, MO

 

John Snider b. 2/22/1796 place unknown m. Sarah Snider b. 4/5/1802. Dau. Estaline Virginia Snider b. 8/29/1847, d. 5/30/1908 m. Martin Henry Leedom, b. 7/13/1840 d. 12/17/1904. Their children:

• John Lee Leedom b. 3/5/1866

• Minnie A. Leedom b. 7/10/1874 m. Golladay d. 4/8/1927

• Dora Geneva Leedom (my ggrandmother) b. 9/3/1875 Lafayette MO. m. Matthew S. Winfrey d. 9/3/1965 in Kansas City, MO

• Joseph G. Leedom b. 6/18/1877 d. 3/17/1880

Others mentioned are Sallie S. Cockrellmas b. 1857 and Mary J. Cockrellmas b. 12/22/1875--don't know who they are or connection; Sarah S. b. 1854 is also mentioned in family history --(this was given to me by my father--not certain of exact source but do have pictures of Martin Henry Leedom and Estaline Virginia Snider Leedom, Dora G. Leedom Winfrey.) Hazel Vern Winfrey Kennedy was one of 2 children of Matthew S. Winfrey and Dora G. Leedom Winfrey. Dorothy Lucille Kennedy Stricker was only daughter of Roy A. Kennedy and Hazel V. Winfrey Kennedy.

 

Know only that Dora G. was born in Lafayette County MO--not sure of other birth locations or where the Leedom family actually lived in MO--any information would be appreciated.

 

Patty Sellenrick
1999

 

 

I have found more information about Martin Henry Leedom. He was b. July 13, 1840 (or one source says 1842) the first source says Columbus Ohio, the second says Lexington, Fayette Co. KY. According to his partial obit, he had been in KY, OH, and MO. He was a private in the Confederate Army in the 5th Missouri Cav, Co. H. He enlisted in Lafayette Co. MO, although his papers indicate he was from Carroll Co. I have recently acquired copies of his military records. He was captured and wounded in October 1864 and was in prison in Kansas City, Mo. He was released in April 1865. 

 

He married Ellen Harier and they had one (?) child, John Lee Leedom b. 1866. I believe John was born in Carroll Co. and I do not know what happened to Ellen. In 1873, he married Estaline Virginia Snider. They had 3 children. In 1892, he purchased land in Howell Co. MO. and passed away there in 1904. Estaline passed away in 1908. I still do not have his parents names, but when I did the research at the National Archives on his military records, there were other Leedoms in the same unit. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to copy those records. There is a partial obit--will try to find the source of it, as well as a written piece about an incident at the post office and he was the assistant to the post master. It is interesting that there are some Leedoms listed in Ohio at post masters.

 

You may want to post this to the website also--thought I would send it directly to you. I am interested in getting in touch with anyone who is descended from either of Martin H. Leedom's families.

 

Patty Sellenrick
2000

 

 

 

- Sarah Leedom

I would like any information about Sarah Leedom who married James Hockenberry 10 Feb 1820 in Wayne County, Ohio. She may be the mother of my great-grandfather McKelvy Hockenberry, born 13 Nov 1830 in Holmes County, Ohio. James married again in December 1832 so either Sarah died or they were divorced by then.

 

Joanne Schnittgen

1999

 

Comments: Joanne and I both suspect, because of the early marriage date in Ohio, that Sarah Leedom may be one of the five daughters of John and Isabela Leedom.

 

 

- brother Ernest Harry and Roy Leedom

Kathryn, I am helping a friend with her LEEDOM line. She has told me that her grandfather was Earnest Harry LEEDOM born in 1894 (place unknown). He had a brother Roy, date of birth unknown, though suspected to be two years apart in age. Their father was Charles LEEDOM and their mother was Della BELKNAP.

 

Apparently Charles and Della died when the boys were small. She has a photo of Charles taken in Osklaloosa (sp?), Iowa and he looks to be about 25 years old. Earnest and Roy were orphaned and ended up in an orphanage (name unknown) in Chicago, IL. She says that the boys "ran away from the orphanage".

 

I can get no handle on these people. I have searched the 1900 Soundex for Illinois and Iowa but have not found them. Roy LEEDOM had the Leedom Photo Shop, 123 Shoeshone Street North, Twin Falls, Idaho.

 

Does anyone have anything on this family. Thanks so much.

 

Patricia in Indiana

 

More information - update 18-Apr 1999

I just received the Social Security information on Roy Charles LEEDOM. He was born 16 December 1897 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Charles and Della BELKNAP LEEDOM. I just found his marriage to Gladys GREENLY in Lincoln County, Idaho on 5 April 1926 via the Western States Marriage Record Index on the Internet.

 

I also found a marriage of Roy Charles Leedom to Velma Belle Bassford in Twin Falls Co., Idaho on 19 April 1919. I suspect he may have been married twice.

 

I am still searching for birth information for Roy's brother Earnest Harry LEEDOM, born 1894 (place unknown) and died 12 February 1938 according to the death records of Cook County, IL.

 

I am still searching for someone who might be connected to this family. You may post this on your query page. Thanks.

 

Patricia Bogel

1999

 

 

- Thomas Leedom

I just stumbled across your Leedom family references a few days ago, via Gendex.com. Cool! My mom was a Leedom, and we seem to be a missing sheep in the Leedom genealogy.

 

My G-G-grandfather, Thomas Leedom/Leathum/Lethum, born in the 1810's, moved from Stouch[s]burg, PA (straddling the Lebanon/Berks Co. line) after his wife (Leah Witman, b. 1816) died, ca. 1850, and landed in Hollidaysburg, where he promptly died of typhoid, orphaning his three children. Thomas appears to have had a brother, prob. Samuel, who lived in Lebanon borough in 1840, and in whose household at that time lived a 60-69 year old man and woman (Thomas and Samuel's parents?). (By the way, Thomas and Samuel appear in the 1840 PA Census returns as Leadum, although at least one of them is listed incorrectly in the Census Index as 'Leadwin'.)

 

Does anyone have any information on Lebanon County or Blair County Leedoms from the mid-1800s? There seem to have been some Leedoms from Leb. Co. who served in the Civil War, and I'm interested in whether any of them might be related, or preserved traces of my GGgrandfather, Thomas.

 

Thanks again for the Leedom info,
Daniel W. Koon

1999
Canton, NY

 

Comments: Daniel sent some detailed biographical information on Thomas Leedom and his son, Levi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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