Sixth Generation

1166. John G. LEONARD⁷⁹⁴ was born on 19 Feb 1792 in Morris Co., NJ. He died on 5 Apr 1866 in Silver Creek?, Union Co., IN. Did he move, with other Leonards, Kitchells, and Wards, to Ohio and thenIndiana? Family tradition is that John G. forded the Ohio River from anarea in Pennsylvania to Ohio with Saloma Ward's parents and her brothers'families. There is in existence somewhere a family bible of John G. andSaloma Leonard.

In the 1850 Census, he was a mechanic, 58, born in NJ, living in Clintontwp., Union Co., Indiana, with his wife Saloma, 58, Rachael Leonard, 21,John J. Leonard, 18, and Mary E. Shaeffer, 3. John J. was a farmer.

John G. LEONARD and Saloma Dessie WARD were married about Mar 1813 in Chatham twp, Morris Co., NJ. Saloma Dessie WARD (daughter of Stephen WARD and Mary Polly GENUNG) was born on 10 Nov 1796 in Essex Co., NJ.⁷⁹⁵ John G. LEONARD and Saloma Dessie WARD had the following children:

+2242	i.	Mahlon P. LEONARD.
+2243	ii.	Sylvester Stephen Ward LEONARD.
+2244	iii.	Thomas Jefferson LEONARD.
+2245	iv.	Martha Jane LEONARD.
+2246	v.	Rachael Harriet Agnes LEONARD.
+2247	vi.	John Jackson LEONARD.
+2248	vii.	Mary Ann LEONARD.