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Descendants of Peter Leadenham

8. Thomas⁴ Leadingham (Peter³ Leadenham, Stafford "unconfirmed"², William¹) was born 26 Jul 1829 in Floyd CO., KY., and died 21 Jan 1915 in Carter CO., KY.. He married Mary (Polly) Ann Justice 25 Mar 1858 in Carter CO., KY., daughter of Hiram Justice and Jane Isom. She was born 18 Nov 1834 in Wise CO., VA., and died 12 Apr 1922 in Carter CO., KY..

Notes for Thomas Leadingham:
BIO: THOMAS "TOM" LEADINGHAM WAS BORN ON JULY 26, 1829, IN CARTER COUNTY,
KENTUCKY TO THE PARENTS OF PETER AND SARAH (SALLY) HAMILTON Leadingham.
TOM'S FATHER, PETER LEADINGHAM, WAS BORN IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1785, AND DIED IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY ON MARCH 2, 1856.
HE MARRIED MARY ANN JUSTICE ON MARCH 25, 1858, IN CARTER COUNTY.
KENTUCKY. MARY ANN JUSTICE IS THE DAUGHTER OF HIRAM AND JANE ISOM
JUSTICE. MARY ANN JUSTICE LEADINGHAM WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 18, 1834,
AND DIED ON APRIL 12, 1922, IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
TOM AND MARY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN CARTER COUNTY, KY:
1. SARAH JANE, BORN JANUARY 26, 1859.
2. PHOEBA, BORN MAY 1, 1860, AND DIED ON FEBRUARY 2, 1939, IN CARTER COUNTY. KY.
3. GILBERT, BORN OCTOBER 8, 1861, DIED NOVEMBER 3, 1935, IN CARTER CO., KY.
KY., AND MARRIED MARY ELLEN YATES ON JUNE 26, 1889, IN CARTER CO. KY.
4. PETER, BORN OCTOBER 6, 1863, DIED FEBRUARY 13, 1913, IN CARTER CO.
KY., AND MARRIED TWO TIMES, FIRST TO LOUISA WELLS ON APRIL 16, 1885
AND SECOND TO IDA (HELTON) LEADINGHAM ON JULY 30, 1904. BOTH MARRIAGES
WERE IN CARTER COUNTY, KY.
5. JOHN ALLEN, BORN JUNE 10, 1865, DIED SEPTEMBER 24, 1932, IN
GREENUP CO. KY., AND MARRIED NANCY ELIZABETH ROBINSON ON DECEMBER
15, 1890 IN CARTER CO. KY.
6. MELVINA, BORN SEPTEMBER 1, 1867, MARRIED LABORN T. MOORE IN CARTER
CO. KY. ON MARCH 16, 1889.
7. IDAHO, BORN SEPTEMBER 1, 1869. NO OTHER INFORMATION.
8. THOMAS HOPKINS, BORN MAY OF 1876. NO OTHER INFORMATION.
9. MARTHA ELIZABETH, BORN JUNE 22, 1879, DIED JUNE 25, 1964, IN
ASHLAND, BOYD CO. KY. MARRIED JOHN HENRY LEADINGHAM, SON OF LEWIS
(LUCAS) LEADINGHAM, ON DECEMBER 12, 1903, IN CARTE CO. KY.
TOM AND MARY OWNED A LARGE FARM ON LEADINGHAM BRANCH AND LITTLE FORK CREEK.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR THE REBELS WERE CAMPED ON TOP OF THE HILL OVER LOOKING LEADINGHAM BRANCH AND HILTON BRANCH. (THIS IS THE CURRENT DAY LOCATION OF THE LEADINGHAM CEMETERY, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE LEADINGHAM BRANCH AND HYLTON BRANCH FROM HIGH ON TOP OF THE HILL WHERE THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED). THE SOLDIERS HAD SLAUGHTERED THE LIVESTOCK OF ALL THE FARMERS EXCEPT, THOMAS LEADINGHAM, BECAUSE HE TOLD THEM, IF THEY WOULD LEAVE HIS ANIMALS ALONE, THAT HE WOULD FEED THEM.
THOMAS LEADINGHAM DIED ON JANUARY 21, 1915. THERE IS NO RECORD
OF HIS BURIAL IN THE LEADINGHAM CEMETERY, BUT HE MAY BE BURIED IN ONE
OF THE MANY GRAVES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CEMETERY, UNDER THE BIG
TREE THAT MARKS THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE CEMETERY. ALL THE GRAVES IN THE MIDDLE OR THE HIGHEST POINT ARE MARKED BY FIELD STONE AT THE HEAD AND FOOT OF EACH GRAVE, BUT NO LETTERING TO TELL US WHO THEY ARE.
THIS IS THE SAME LOCATION THAT THE CIVIL WAR REBELS USED AS THERE CAMP SITE. THOMAS COULD BE BURIED IN THE LEADINGHAM CEMETERY ON MEADOWS BRANCH, WHERE ANOTHER LEADINGHAM WAS LOCATED IN OCTOBER OF 1993.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM:
1. 1850 AND 1860 CARTER COUNTY CENSUS. ALSO SEE 1880 CENSUS.
2. DONNA SUE PENNINGTON BRYANT, WHO WROTE PART OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE CARTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOOK THAT WAS PRINTED IN DECEMBER OF 1992.
3. COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM, OF FREDERICK, MD. IN 1992.
4. UPDATED IN IN 1993, 1998, AND 2002.
5. THE MARRIAGE DATE IS LISTED IN HE CARTER CO., KY MARRIAGE BOOK 1838, ON THE CARTER CO., KY WEB PAGE
.
COPYRIGHT 2002 IN THE PAUL LEADINGHAM AND ALLIED FAMILIES GENEALOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

Children of Thomas Leadingham and Mary Justice are:

	59	i.	Sarah Jane⁵ Leadingham, born 26 Jan 1859 in Carter CO., KY.; died 1880 in Carter CO., KY..
	60	ii.	Phoeba Leadingham, born 01 May 1860 in Carter CO., KY.; died 02 Feb 1939 in Carter CO., KY..
+	61	iii.	Gilbert Leadingham, born 08 Oct 1861 in Carter CO., KY.; died 30 Nov 1935 in Carter CO., KY..
+	62	iv.	Peter Leadingham, born 06 Oct 1863 in Carter CO., KY.; died 13 Feb 1913 in Carter CO., KY..
+	63	v.	John Allen Leadingham, born 10 Jun 1865 in Carter co., KY.; died 24 Sep 1932 in Greenup, CO., KY..
+	64	vi.	Melvina (Mel) Leadingham, born 04 Sep 1867 in Carter CO., KY; died 19 Dec 1930 in Carter CO., KY.
	65	vii.	Mary Lee Leadingham, born 1868 in Carter CO., KY..
+	66	viii.	Idaho (Ida) Leadingham, born 27 Sep 1869 in Sciotio CO., OH.; died Abt. 1912.
	67	ix.	Thomas Hopkins "Hop" Leadingham, born 07 May 1876 in Carter CO., KY.; died 21 Mar 1962 in Carter CO., KY..

More About Thomas Hopkins "Hop" Leadingham:
Burial: CAUSE OF DEATH/PLACE BURIED.: CORONARY/LEADINGHAM CEM03-23-62

Martha Elizabeth Leadingham, born 22 Jun 1879 in Carter CO., Ky.; died 25 Jun 1964 in Ashland, Boyd CO., KY..

10. Nancy⁴ Leadingham (Peter³ Leadenham, Stafford "unconfirmed"², William¹) was born 1834 in Floyd CO., KY.. She married David Lester 30 Mar 1854 in Carter CO., KY.. He was born Abt. 1832 in VA..

Notes for Nancy Leadingham:
NANCY LEADINGHAM WAS BORN AROUND 1834, WE BELIEVE IN FLOYD CO., KY. SINCE HER DAD MOVED TO CARTER COUNTY ABOUT 1938, AND SETTLED ON LEADINGHAM BRANCH, LITTLE FORK CREEK, LOCATED IN CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF PETER LEADINGHAM AND SARAH (SALLY)
HAMILTON.
HER FATHER, PETER WAS BORN IN 1785, IN CRAVEN COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
SHE MARRIED A DAVID LESTER, ABOUT 1860, PROBABLY IN CARTER CO., KY.
ALL WE KNOW IN 2001 ARE THE NAMES OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THE ACTUAL BIRTH DATES OF GEMIMA LESTER BORN OCT 1, 1868, PETER IN MAY OF 1872 AND LEWIS JUNE 2 1875.
SEE COMPLETE LISTING UNDER THEIR FAMILY GROUP SHEET.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FORM:
1. DONNA SUE PENNINGTON BRYANT OF ASHLAND, KY. IN 1992/.
2. RECORDS OF CARTER CO., KY.
3. COMPILED AND COMPUTERIZED BY MEREDITH PAUL LEADINGHAM,
IN 1992.

COPYRIGHT 2001, IN THE PAUL LEADINGHAM AND ALLIED FAMILIES GENEALOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Children of Nancy Leadingham and David Lester are:

69	i.	Thomas⁵ Lester, born Abt. 1865 in Lawrence CO., KY.. He married Gemima Pennington 25 Jul 1854 in Lawrence CO., KY.; born 1837 in Lawrence CO., KY..
70	ii.	Sarah Lester, born Abt. 1866. She married Mr. (Unknown) Miller; born Abt. 1866.
71	iii.	Harvey Lester, born Abt. 1867 in Lawrence Co., KY..
72	iv.	Gemima Lester, born 01 Oct 1869 in Lawrence Co., KY..
73	v.	Peter Lester, born May 1872 in Lawrence Co., KY..
74	vi.	Lewis Lester, born 02 Jun 1875 in Lawrence Co., KY..
75	vii.	George William Lester, born Abt. 1879 in Lawrence Co., KY..

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