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Eighth Generation
3545. Stephen
Sylvester LEONARD794
was born on 22 Sep 1852 in Liberty, Union Co., IN. He died on 17
Jun 1892 in Truesdale, Brown twp., Edwards Co., KS. He was buried
in Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards Co., KS. Stephen and Carrie and
five children came to Kansas by covered wagon tohomestead in 1884. His brother
Francis was already living in
Edwards County with his first wife Mariah and their children. Theirfirst residence
was a sod house measuring 14x24 in Edwards County.
He filed a land claim November 7, 1891, and died at the age of 40 in Juneof the
grip a few months later, leaving a 31-year-old wife and childrenages 15 months
to 15 years. Carrie Alice remarried in 1895 to RudolphMarteeney, a farmer/stockman,
and had another daughter, Virginia.
According to tales told by Anna Johanna Tenbrink Leonard, SylvesterBenjamin (Bud)
Leonard, and Rose Josephine Minet Leonard, four of thedaughters were "very
wild" and married each others husbands. The boysall married one wife and
were "good providers." There is another rumorthat another brother,
William M. Leonard, came with Francis to Kansas andended up in New Mexico (but
no proof). Stephen Sylvester LEONARD and Carrie Alice RING were married in
Feb 1876. Carrie Alice RING794 was born on 13 Jul 1861 in IN. She died
on 24 Mar 1909 in Truesdale, Brown twp., Edwards Co., KS. She was
buried in Trotter Cemetery, Lewis, Edwards Co., KS. Stephen Sylvester
LEONARD and Carrie Alice RING had the following children:
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