Asa Shin Leonard b. 9 Sep 1842 Greene County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Sep 1921 Farwell, Clare County, Michigan: If the Legends Are True...

1842 - 1921 (79 years)

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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	19 Jun 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	19 Jun 2017
Family ID	F47768	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Occupation - farmer - 1 Jun 1880 - Gilmore, Greene County, Pennsylvania

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Sources

[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1850, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Centre, Page 275A (Reliability: 4).
Centre, Page 275A
[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).
White Cottage, Centre Township, Page 125
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1880, Michigan, Isabella County, Gilmore, Page 490A (Reliability: 4).
Gilmore, Page 490A
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1910, Michigan, Osceola County, Rose Lake, Sheet 1B (Reliability: 4).
Rose Lake, Sheet 1B
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1920, Michigan,Clare County, Farwell, Sheets 2B-3A (Reliability: 4).
Farwell, Sheet 3A
[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).
Gilmore, Page 2
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1900, Michigan, Clair County, Surrey, Sheet 8B (Reliability: 4).
Surrey, Sheet 8B
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Michigan, Clare County, Farwell, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 4).
Farwell, Sheet 1A
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1940, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, District 64, Sheet 61B (Reliability: 4).
Jacksonville, District 64, Sheet 61B