Veterans Day

Veterans Day started as Armistice Day after World War I. This is my grandfather's letter home written the next day.

In 1954, November 11 became the day to honor all veterans. Here are my veterans:

Vietnam my cousin

Korea my Dad

World War II my Dad and Uncle, my Father-in-law and his brother. A cousin who was taken prisoner and received Combat Infantry Badge

World War I my grandfather, and my grandmother's brother (who possibly served his tour in Africa)

Civil War
Benjamin Griffith 140 Reg’t Indiana Infantry enlisted September 15, 1864
John Leachman 54th Kentucky
Charles Brooks 155 Illinois Infantry enlisted February 15, 1865
John H. Cate 3rd Tennessee Infantry enlisted February 1862, captured London, Kentucky August 1862
Elijah Cate (John’s son) 3rd Tennessee Infantry enlisted January 1863 died May 1863
Andrew DeShields 2 Reg’t Missouri Infantry enlisted August 7, 1862

Revolutionary War

Richard Lewis
Joseph Spangler

Seems like William Rodman Benson and Henry Arney should have served in the Civil War based on their ages and locations. They were both in Arkansas, although Henry went to Illinois and then came back after the war. There are also lots of Shamblin from Tennesse that served in the Civil War so probably some of those are related somehow.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

I'm a Yankee doodle dandy
A Yankee doodle do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam born on the 4th of July

We all know the song. When we were little my brother and I always thought it was so cool that Leonard Leachman was born on July 4, 1776.

This is according to Leachman genealogy that my grandmother had. My Dad said it was done by a cousin trying to get into the DAR. Unfortunately it does not have the cousin's name.

Leonard (my great-great-great grandfather) married Sarah Sanford in 1804 and they had 11 children. Baby number four was Leonard who married Pauline Lewis, whose anniversary articles are posted below.

Happy 4th

To Leonard and Pauline

These are copied from Pauline Leachman's scrapbook

Newspaper articles about her grandparent's anniversaries.

Wish I had the gold and silver nugents :)

Lewis Family Bible

This is copied from a microfilm, "Cemeteries of Carroll County, Kentucky" by Kathryn Salyers and Sherman Dunn. There was a lot on it besides just cemetery records.

I believe J. S. Lewis is John Stephen Lewis, brother of my great great grandmother, Pauline Lewis.

Leachman Family Bible

Random info from my last two library visits

Sometimes you find something really cool at the library and sometimes you just don't. I think these are "don't" visits.

I have ordered 3 microfilms from Family Search. I am waiting and not very patiently (Patient doesn't go with my red hair. And btw, never pray for patience, I did that I few times and then wound up in the grocery lines from hell!)
The 3 microfilms I ordered:
Cemeteries of Carroll County, Kentucky
Marriage and death notices from Switzerland County, Indiana newspaper
Marriage records of Switzerland County

This started out as looking for Griffith and Huckleberry however the Lewis and Leachman families were in Carroll County, Kentucky and I just figured out my husband's Brooks family was in or near Carroll County.

Meanwhile I found a few things ....

Switzerland County Will Records
Lavina J. Griffith will dated 12/28/1893 received 5/21/1895
sons Nelson Griffith and Thomas Griffith both deceased

Thomas Sigmon will dated 10/31/1882 Received 2/5/1883
wife Rachel Sigmon, daughters Elizabeth Sigmon, Ann Eliza Protsman and Antoinette Protsman

Mount Zion Cemetery, Craig Township
William (1824 - 1888) and Lorinda (1823-1902) Brindley
(So let's assume if it says Lorinda on the headstone that is her name and not Lucinda.)
Same cemetery
Mary Malissa Madary wife of George D and only daughter of Wm and L. Brindley d 8/1/1887 aged 22 y 10 m 27 d

Eight Huckleberry (various spellings) marriages in Clark County, Indiana from 1891 to 1901. So then are the Clark County ones related to my Switzerland County Huckleberrys? Which at the moment consists of 2 people, Adeline, my great great grandmother and her sister Lorinda (not Lucinda.)

Sevier County Tennessee cemeteries
Evans Chapel ( Locust Ridge) Mary Shamblin Valentine 1827 - 1885
Aaron Profitt Cemetery Judy Shamblin May June no years listed

Hillcrest Cemetery Bradley County, Tenn
Shamblin , Ida Lee Duggan
Shamblin, Arthur N.
Shamblin, James C.
Shamblin, Vivia Ruth Goins
Shamblin, Chassie

from Carroll County, KY Vital Statistics
8 Lewis babies between 1852 and 1859. Proud parents Stephen and Matilda Lewis, John and Sarah Lewis, Merit and Sarah Lewis, TL and Malinda Lewis

Swiss Settlement of Switzerland County Indiana
In 1870 Joshua Griffith was elected County Treasurer for 2 years from 9/1/1871.
In 1874 Francis M. Griffith was elected County Treasurer for 2 years from 9/1/1875
Wonder if this is the same person as the Hon. F. M. Griffith pictured in Pauline's scrapbook?

My first Revolutionary Soldier

I may have found my first American Revolutionary soldier. My great grandfather is Lewis Leachman, his mother is Pauline Lewis, her father is John Lewis and his father is Richard Lewis. Supposedly Richard Lewis was the soldier. I haven't quite confirmed all this so we'll see.

Pauline Leachman's scrapbook

For some unknow reason, I have my Great Aunt, Pauline Leachman's scrapbook. The book itself is her brother's Atlas Science Tablet and she pasted newspaper clippings over the pages.
Scanning the whole book was my first thought, but it would take a while and some of the paper is so discolored I'm not sure it would scan. Here is a list of what I have, if you are interested an article, let me know.

Lewis Leachman and Shawnee, Oklahoma Masonic Lodge
Leechman brother in Falls City, Nebraska
Mrs. J. R. Stout or Fannie Belle Leachman obit
Robert T. Leachman obit
Mrs Sarah (Parker) Leachman obit
Letter written by George W. Scott to the newpaper in memory of Leonard Leachman
Dr. W. T. Leachman "no hope for recovery"
John T. Blackburn and Lula Craigmyle marriage
Mrs Mattie Leachman and Frank Lewis marriage
Mr Congdon and Cora Leachman marriage
Leonard Leachman and wife Pauline celebrate 63rd anniversary
Robert Blake obit
Mary Louise (Griffith) McCreary obit
Leonard Leachman obit
Pauline (Lewis) Leachman obit
Mrs W. T. Leachman not missing
Leonard and Pauline Leachman Golden Anniversary
Masonic Lodge #107 and 523 Dec 1940
Drawing cut from the newspaper of Hon. F. M Griffith
Grace Mankey and Mr. H. Leachman marriage
Helen Viola (Leachman) Welsh obit
Mary (Montgomery) Searcy obit
Gertrude Lacey and William Clark marriage
Asbury Ames obit
Judge Robert Leachman obit