DESCENDANTS of NATHAN TURPIN LEECH

This file last updated:  16 October 2002

NATHAN TURPIN LEECH is the grandson of JOHN LEECH and ELEANOR McHENRY .
NATHAN TURPIN LEECH is the son of JOSEPH LEECH and CELIA TURPIN.

Generation No. 5

30.  NATHAN TURPIN LEECH (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, DAVID1, UNKNOWN0)  was born August 06, 1826 in Hart Co. Ky, and died February 27, 1908 in Union Township, Hardin Co. Iowa.  Buried Sheppard Cemetery. He married JUDITH or JUDA MARTIN ("JUDY")   Abt. 1845 in Hart Co. Kentucky, daughter of ISAAC MARTIN and MARTHA (PATSY) MARTIN. She was born May 01, 1814 in Hart Co. Ky, and died January 07, 1895 in Hardin Co. Iowa, buried Sheppard Cemetery.  The MARTINs were from Halifax County, VA.

Sheppard Cemetery: N.W. of Union, Union Township, Hardin County, Iowa.

Children of NATHAN TURPIN LEECH and JUDITH ("JUDY")  MARTIN are:

112. i.  SARAH ELIZABETH LEECH (BETSEY) , b. January 28, 1846, Hart Co. Ky.
113. ii.  JOHN LEECH , b. June 1849, Ky (probably Barren County).
114. iii.  MARY TAYLOR LEECH , b. 14 November 1850, Barren Co Ky.
115. iv.  MARTHA LOUISE LEECH , b. November 04, 1852.
116. v.  DAVID McHENRY LEECH ("Mack"), b. August 20, 1854, Hart Co Ky.
117. vi. CELIA CATHERINE LEECH ("Kate") , b. August 25, 1856, Hart Co. Kentucky.
118. vii. JANE ALICE LEECH , b. Dec 1862.

Sources:
(1) This compilation originally from Charlotte Mazurik.
(2) Submission to the SCKY Mailing List by Virginia L Shipp, Glendale, KY.  The MARTINS settled "west of Cave City 1817 - land joined what is now part of Cave City.".  She gives a family group sheet for ISAAC and MARTHA MARTIN.
(3) Biography of John M Cox.
(4) 1850 Census, Division 1, Barren County, KY ., p. 312, household 84/86.
(5) Gorin, Hart Co. Births.
(6) 1860 Census, Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township (Post Office Eldora), p. 18, lines 8-15, household 111/113 (N. Leach).  Enumerated on the 8th day of June, 1860, by D. T. Ellsworth.
 

 
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(7) 1870 Census, Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township, page 21, rows 3-8.  Enumerated the 8th day of June, 1870 by J. P. Wallace.  Shows one future son-in-law (Lorenzo Ozmun), and one daughter and her husband.  Nathan Hutson could well be kin to Leason Hutson.
 

 
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(8) 1880 Census, Iowa, Hardin Co., Grant Township (E D 126), sheet 15, lines 14-17.  Enumerated on the 16 day of June, 1889 by Jasper J. Parsons.  

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       "      Judah W F 65   wife   1     Keeping house                 1 1 Kentucky Ky Ky
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       "     Alice W F 17   dau 1                       1     Iowa Ky Ky
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       "    Renzo W F 12   Grandson 1       at school               1     Iowa Iowa Kentucky

(The 1s in columns 22 and 23 indicate that Nathan and Judah Leach cannot read and cannot write)

(9) 1900 Census, Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township .

Generation No. 6

112.  SARAH ELIZABETH LEECH ("BETSEY LEECH") (NATHAN TURPIN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, DAVID1, UNKNOWN0) was born January 28, 1846 in Hart Co. Ky, and died 1916, buried in Union, Hardin Co. Iowa Sheppard Cem (b/1/5).. She married JOHN M. COX April 10, 1870 in Hardin Co.Iowa., son of ENOCH COX and SALLY COX. He was born May 02, 1837 in Virginia, and died 1909 in Union, Hardin Co. Iowa.  Buried Sheppard Cemetery (also b/1/5).

Notes for JOHN M. COX:

Came to Henry Co. Iowa in 1857 with Sam Burcham for 1 year
Then went to Marshall Co. Iowa.
In the Spring of 1861 came to Union Township in Hardin County.
August 1861 John enlisted at Eldora, Iowa was put in Co F 32nd Iowa Inf.
At one time he had a farm near Macy, Hardin County, Iowa
In 1888 he bought part of Section 9 in Union Twp.

Other Sources:
(1) See the Biography of John M Cox .
(2) 1880 Census of Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township (E D 127), sheet 13, lines 39-42, household 93/95.  Enumerated on the 12th day of June, 1880 by Lindley M. Carter.
 
 
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            Jas P W M   6   son                               Iowa Vir Ky
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            Geo A W M   1   son                               Iowa Vir Ky

1900 Census of Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township (ED #156), sheet 5B, household 97/97, rows .  Enumerated on the 13th day of June, 1900 by T. E. Lockard.
 


 
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      Cox William O son W M June 1885 14 S       Iowa Virginia Kentucky       at school    7 yes  yes  yes         
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      Cox Enech N son W M Jan 1888 12 S       Iowa Virginia Kentucky       at school    8 yes  yes  yes         

(4) 1910 Census of Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township (ED 184), sheet 8B, lines 51-53.  Enumerated on the 27th day of April, 1910 by Edward A. Hunt.
 
 
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Children of SARAH LEECH and JOHN COX are:

i. JOHN F.8 COX, b. January 01, 1871, Hardin Co. Iowa.; d. January 23, 1874, Hardin Co. Iowa. Sheppard Cem. Union, Iowa (a/3/5) 3 Yrs old.
ii. MARY L COX, b. June 28, 1873, Hardin Co. Iowa.; d. January 23, 1874, Hardin Co. Iowa. Shepard Cem. Union, Iowa (a/3/5) 1 yr old.  Died on same day as brother JOHN F. COX.
iii. CORINDA CATHERINE COX, b. February 01, 1877, Hardin Co. Iowa.; d. February 14, 1878, Hardin Co. Iowa. bur Sheppard Cem. Union, Iowa. (a/3/3) 1 yr old.
iv. JAMES PHILLIP COX, b. February 10, 1878, Hardin Co. Iowa..

Notes for JAMES PHILLIP COX:
Lived at home was a Baptist and a member of Modern Woodmen Lodge at Union.     Found in 1930.

v. GEORGE A. COX, b. November 08, 1878, Hardin Co. Iowa.; m. MINNIE E. McNALL, daughter of GEORGE A. McNALL and MARY E. GRAFF; MINNIE McNALL was born in  Nebraska, in September or October 1879,  and died before 1920.  Found in 1930.

More About GEORGE A. COX:

Occupation: mailcarrier at Havana, SARGENT County,  North Dakota. 

1860 Census, Illinois, Rock Island County, Twp No 16 N R 5 W 4 P. M.  Post Office Copper Creek.  Enumerated on the 7th day of June, 1860 by M M Blaudorf, Ass't Marshall.  Page 24, rows 31-34.  Samuel (28, PA) and Harriet (22, PA) Graff, Daniel M (5, IL), Mary (2, IL).

1870 Census, Illinois, Rock Island County, Drury Township, page 21, rows 24-29, household 167/158.  Post Office: Illinois City.  Enumerated on the 10 day of June, 1870 by George M. Keller, Ass't Marshal.  Samuel (37, PA) and Harriett Graff (33, PA), children Mary (12, Illinois), James (9, Illinois), Dora (6, Illinois), Effie (1, Illinois).

Muscatine, County, Iowa Marriage Records

Groom
 Bride
 Marriage Date
McNALL, GEORGE A
 GRAFF, MARY E
 19 Aug 1876
McNALL, JUSDON S.
 BOWMER, ELLEN
 21 Feb 1869


1880 Census, Kansas, Smith County, Harvey Township, ED 306, page 13, rows 1-16.  Enumerated on the 10 day of June, 1880, by R D Trimble. Mary E. Graff is in the household of Samuel and Harriett Graff in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, referenced above.  Daniel Graff appears to be her brother.

     
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1900 Census of Iowa, Hardin County, Union Township (ED #156), sheet 6B, household 118 /118, rows 72-75.  Enumerated on the 18th day of June, 1900 by T. E. Lockard.
 
 
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 74     Cartright William f-in-law W M Nov 1838 61 M 42     Illinois