Asa Shin Leonard

1842 - 1921  (79 years)

• Name	Asa Shin Leonard  [1]
  Alt. Birth	1842	Greene County, Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1842	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Born	9 Sep 1842	Greene County, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Pennsylvania   [5, 6, 7]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1843	Pennsylvania   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Alt. Birth	Cal 1844	Greene County, Pennsylvania   [12]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1844	Pennsylvania   [13]
  Occupation	9 Aug 1860	White Cottage, Greene County, Pennsylvania   [8]
  	farm laborer
  Occupation	22 Sep 1867	Coe, Isabella, Michigan   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	19 Sep 1868	Isabella, Isabella County, Michigan   [5]
  Occupation	10 Aug 1870	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [13]
  	farmer
  Occupation	17 Sep 1870	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [7]
  	farmer
  Occupation	4 Jan 1874	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1 Jun 1880	Gilmore, Greene County, Pennsylvania   [9]
  	farmer
  Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Surrey, Clare County, Michigan   [14]
  	lumberman
  Residence	19 Jun 1900	Surrey, Clare County, Michigan   [14]
  	the home of his son-in-law Charles Stinchcomb & family
  Occupation	3 Nov 1902	Farwell, Clare County, Michigan   [3]
  	merchant
  Occupation	26 Apr 1910	Rose Lake, Osceola County, Michigan   [10]
  	farmer
  Alt. Death	20 Sep 1921  [2]
  Name	Asa Leonard  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14]
  Name	Asa S. Leonard  [11]
  Died	20 Sep 1921	Farwell, Clare County, Michigan   [4]
  Person ID	I129496	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	John Leonard,   b. 28 Nov 1810, Pennsylvania ,   d. 31 Mar 1858, Greene County, Pennsylvania  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Jane Fordyce,   b. 16 Oct 1805, Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Jan 1876, Greene County, Pennsylvania  (Age 70 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1830	Greene County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F47767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adelia Reynolds,   b. Abt 1849, Lucas County, Ohio ,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1867	Coe, Isabella, Michigan   [12]
  Residence	19 Sep 1868	Isabella, Isabella County, Michigan   [5]
  Census	10 Aug 1870	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [13]
  	Page 2, Line 24, Dwelling 14, Family 14: The household consisted of Asa Leonard, 26, male; Delia, 21, female; and Della J., 2, female. Asa is a farmer and declared $1,100 real estate and $300 personal estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $1,400 from 1870 was: -----$183,000.00 using the unskilled wage -----$378,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation -----$402,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
  		Census of 1870 - Michigan, Isabella County Gilmore, Page 2
  Residence	27 Sep 1870	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [7]
  Residence	4 Jan 1874	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [6]
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan   [9]
  	Page 490A, Line 43, Dwelling 9, Family 9:
  		Census of 1880 - Michigan, Isabella County Gilmore, Page 490A
  Children	+ 1. Della Jane Leonard,   b. 10 Sep 1868, Isabella, Isabella County, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Edwin Leonard,   b. 17 Sep 1870, Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Francis L. Leonard,   b. 4 Jan 1874, Gilmore, Isabella County, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F48080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary F. Taylor,   b. 8 Oct 1857, Montcalm County, Michigan ,   d. 9 May 1950, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan  (Age 92 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1902	Farwell, Clare County, Michigan   [3]
  	This is the 2nd marriage for both of them. [3]
  Census	26 Apr 1910	Rose Lake, Osceola County, Michigan   [10]
  	Sheet 1B, Line 73, Dwelling 16, Family 16: The household consisted of Asa Leonard, head, 67; and Mary F., wife, 52. Asa & Mary F. are married 7 years.  Mary has 1 child, living.  They own a farm free of mortgage.
  		Census of 1910 - Michigan, Osceola County Rose Lake, Sheet 1B
  Census	5 Jan 1920	Farwell, Clare County, Michigan   [11]
  	Sheets 2B-3A, Line 98, Dwelling 68, Family 65: The household consisted of Asa S. Leonard, head, 77; Mary F., wife, 66; Cynthia Stilson, mother-in-law, 79; and Walter J. Hubbell, grandson, 29. They own a farm free of mortgage.
  		Census of 1920 - Michigan, Clare County Farwell, Sheet 2B
  		Census of 1920 - Michigan, Clare County Farwell, Sheet 3A
  Census	26 Apr 1930	Farwell, Clare County, Michigan   [15]
  	Superior Street
  	Sheet 1A, Line 16, Dwelling 5, Family 5: The household consisted of Mary F Leonard, head, 72; and Walter J. Leonard, adopted, 13. Mary is widowed and was 20 years old when first married.  She owns a house and declared it to be worth $500.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $500 from 1930 was: -------$21,900.00, using the unskilled wage -------$29,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation -------$37,500.00, using the nominal GDP per capita
  		Census of 1930 - Michigan, Clare County Farwell, Sheet 1A
  Census	15 Apr 1940	Jacksonville, Duval, Florida   [16]
  	District 64, Sheet 61B, Line 45, Dwelling 521: Mary F. Leonard, 82, widowed is listed in a household with 6 others, all of whom are under 30 except for one who is 39.
  		Census of 1940 - Florida, Duval County Jacksonville, District 64, Sheet 61B
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F47768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - farmer - 1 Jun 1880 - Gilmore, Greene County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1850, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Centre, Page 275A (Reliability: 4). [S861] Fordyce, Descendants of Samuel (1734-1824), Jim Fordyce, (www.fordyce.org, 1 Nov 1999), http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy/index.html., page 19 of 338 (Reliability: 3). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", Asa Leonard & Mary Taylor Leonard", citing Farwell, Clare, Michigan, v 1 p 540 rn 63, Department of Vital Records, Lansing | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N381-6KP (Reliability: 4). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Memorial: 23353205, "Asa Leonard" (Reliability: 3). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Michigan Births, 1867-1902", Della Jane Leonard; citing item 2 p 142, Isabella, Isabella, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQND-VVZ (Reliability: 4). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Michigan Births, 1867-1902", Francis L. Leonard; citing item 1 p 12 rn 974, Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQN5-1QF (Reliability: 4). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Michigan Births, 1867-1902", John Edwin Leonard; citing item 3 p 55 rn 307, Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQCS-TB9 (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1860, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Centre Township, White Cottage, Page 125 (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1880, Michigan, Isabella County, Gilmore, Page 490A (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1910, Michigan, Osceola County, Rose Lake, Sheet 1B (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1920, Michigan,Clare County, Farwell, Sheets 2B-3A (Reliability: 4). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", Asa Leonard & Adelia Reynolds | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXB-GNG (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1870, Michigan, Isabella Count, Gilmore, Page 2 (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1900, Michigan, Clair County, Surrey, Sheet 8B (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Michigan, Clare County, Farwell, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1940, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, District 64, Sheet 61B (Reliability: 4).