1. RICHARD¹ LEIGH (RICHARD^A) was born 11 May 1836 in Tn, and died 06 Jan 1894 in Christian Co., Mo. He married MARY ELISABETH GREEN 03 Mar 1859 in Carroll Co. Tennessee¹, daughter of UNKNOWN HUMPHREY and ELIZABETH.

Richard and Mary Leigh were listed in the 1860 census of Carroll Co., TN in District 8 house #934. Living in the next house (#933) was the family of Emeline Leigh age 33, Adaline 31 , Eliz J. 27, Nancy C. 23, Lucy 20, James D 18, Wm D 16, Lucinda 13, and Sarah 11. All fit the 1850 Tippah MS census. Missing are Hildra age 29 and Martha age 27. 

Richard and Mary probably moved to Illinois shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. When I posed the question: Was there a specific reason a family would move from TN to Perry Co ., IL I got this response from Peggy Holley who does a lot of work for the Carroll Co., TN Gene Society and is a history teacher.

"The number of people who left Carroll County and other mid-west Tennessee counties before and during the Civil War is tremendous. The scenario seems to have been that some good farmland opened up in southern Illinois in the area often referred to as Little Egypt sometime around the 1850s. A few families moved to that area. Little Egypt is the southern tip of Illinois. Cairo is the most obvious indication but some of the smaller towns are named Thebes, Karnak, etc. There is also a Lake of Egypt and even Perry Co has a Pyramid State Park. It was a very fertile area, apparently, with a large river which reminded a historically and Biblically trained generation of Egypt.

When the Civil War was looming southern Unionists went north or sent their sons north to stay with relatives to avoid the Confederate draft. (Four counties in mid-west Tennessee including Carroll voted not to join the Confederacy.) As the war progressed more and more people left the area for Illinois. If your relative did not serve is not unusual because as southerners some did not wish to fight against their neighbors. Some did, however, and two Union regiments were raised in the mid-west Tennessee area among the Unionists there.

The church to which several Leigh's and Humphrey's may have belonged to was the Christian Chapel Church of Christ. The Christian's Chapel Church was, however, not pacifist during the Civil War. The minister, John Neely, became Captain of a company which contained many members of that church, including Richard's brother William D. (Co M 6th Tenn Cav USA) who died during the war on 8 March 1864 and is buried in Memphis. Another Leigh sister, Sarah, married Isaiah Morris who was also in the Union Army tho not in the preacher's company. He was in Co. M 12th TN Cav.

It is also interesting to note that the Methodist Minister who married Richard and Mary, Jesse Giles was also a Justice of the Peace as well as a minister. He was the tax collector for Carroll Co. and was so much of a Unionist that he collected the taxes for the county just before Tennessee went Confederate and refused to turn the money over to the CSA government. After the war was over he took it to the reconstruction government."

By 1863, Richard and Mary were living in IL when their daughter Sarah was born. They were in Illinois from 1863 until 1874 and then moved to Christian Co., MO. The family is listed in the 1870 census of Perry Co., IL. The family is listed in the 1880 census of that county with four children born in IL and the last one born in MO.

In 1887 Richard Leigh applied for a homestead in Christian County, Section 5 N., Range 25 W . and in 1893 received title to 127 acres. The character of the land was described as "timber and farming land" with 40 to 50 acres in cultivation, a log house 16 x 20 feet, a barn and an orchard, all worth $500.

Family tradition says that Richard Leigh served in the Civil War, but so far, there is no record of this. I did send to the National Archives requesting a copy of Civil War Pension and Military records, but no such file was found.  

I did send for the military records of Richard's brother, William.

More About RICHARD LEIGH: Burial: Hammond Cem., Christian Co., Mo

Notes for MARY ELISABETH GREEN:

"Mary's parents are unknown and, according to family stories, they died of yellow fever by 18 50. By 1850, she is being raised by 'a near relative', Elisabeth Humphrey. Mary Green is listed in the 1850 census of Carroll Co., TN in the family of Elisabeth Humphrey, a widow, age 60, with several children of her own. Mary was 11 years old. She had an only brother, Joseph M. Green and a grandmother whose last name was Bly or Blythe. This grandmother suposedly left Mary an estate in TN which was never collected by Mary or her family and was probably lost to taxes or by some other means." [Mildred Ambler, 1998]

In 1925, William Leigh, Mary's son, wrote a letter to Goodman and Goodman, attorneys in Minneapolis, MN regarding the estate left to his mother from her grandmother.

It reads Dear Sir:

In regards to the letter I received the other day in regards to that estate my mother left in Tennessee. Her own father was married some few years before the War broke out in '61. They went from TN to IL and stayed until I was about 3 years old and then came to Missouri where they stayed til death. My mother's name was Mary Lizzie Beth Green before she married but this estate is coming from her grandmother whose name was Bly. She had only one brother. His name was Josef M Green. My father told me several times about the estate. He said we would get that some day when we needed it worse. My mother was born Dec 25, 1839 and died June 19 , 1913 at Ozark, Christian Co., MO. If any more information that I can do, I will be pleased to do so. My Post office is Highlandville, MO Box 38.

Yours Truly, W D Leigh

[I have edited the spelling and punctuation] 

More About MARY ELISABETH GREEN: Burial: Ozark, Mo

Children of RICHARD LEIGH and MARY GREEN are:

    i. HESEKIAH² LEIGH, b. 19 Dec 1860; d. 28 Apr 1861.

    ii. INFANT SON LEIGH, b. 13 Dec 1862; d. 18 Dec 1862.

    iii. SARAH MARGARET LEIGH, b. 25 Dec 1863, Il; d. 04 Sep 1927, Cuates, Nm; m. (1) JOSEPH THOMAS; m. (2) ISAAC FAIN.

    iv. INFANT DAUGHTER LEIGH, b. 1866, Il; d. 1866.

2. v. RICHARD EDWARD LEIGH, b. 31 Aug 1867, Il; d. Bet. 1947 - 1948, Heneryetta, Ok.

3. vi. WILLIAM DAVIS LEIGH, b. 05 Feb 1870, Perry Co, Ilinois; d. 18 Aug 1928, Seatonville, Missouri Bureau Co..

4. vii. MARY ELISABETH LEIGH, b. 09 Dec 1873, Illinois; d. 03 May 1910, Springfield, Greene Co., MO.

5. viii. JOHN FRANKLIN LEIGH, b. 28 Apr 1881, Highlandville, Missouri; d. 12 Aug 1949, Miami, Ok.

2. RICHARD EDWARD² LEIGH (RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 31 Aug 1867 in Il, and died Bet. 1947 - 1948 in Heneryetta, Ok³. He married MARY MCGLOTHLIN 06 Apr 1893 in Christian Co., MO⁴.

Notes for RICHARD EDWARD LEIGH: Patty Whitecotton (email [email protected]) is descended of Richard's dau. Lucy. She says the migrated to Oklahoma about 1910.

Notes for MARY MCGLOTHLIN: According to Janis <[email protected]>, Mary was 1/2 Cherokee.

Other Researcher: Janis Partain: [email protected]

Children of RICHARD LEIGH and MARY MCGLOTHLIN are:

    i. NANCY³ LEIGH.

    ii. DENVER LEIGH.

    iii. MARY ZETTA LEIGH. (Janis Partain says Richard had 9 children. She does not have Mary listed.)

    iv. DELBERT LEIGH.

6. v. LUCY CLARA LEIGH, b. 1907.

    vi. RICHARD LEIGH, b. 03 Jan 1894.

    vii. LUTHER LEIGH.

    viii. IVIE LEIGH.

    ix. BUANNA LEIGH.

7. x. EMMA CORRINE LEIGH, b. 05 Nov 1914, Springfield, MO; d. Apr 1987.

3. WILLIAM DAVIS² LEIGH (RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 05 Feb 1870 in Perry Co, Ilinois⁵, and died 18 Aug 1928 in Seatonville, Missouri Bureau Co.⁶. He married (1) LENNIE DAVIS 07 Sep 1890 in Christian Co., Mo⁷, daughter of THOMAS DAVIS and MAHALA COOK. He married (2) MARGARET ELIZABETH CLINE Abt. 1902. 

More About WILLIAM DAVIS LEIGH: Burial: Oakland, Princeton IL; Cause of Death: cerebral hemorage; 01 Jul 1998, From IRAD: could find no birth record for Perry Co., IL^8; Residence: 23 Sep 1925, Highlandville, Christian Co., MO^9; Will: 1998, No will filed in Bureau Co., IL¹⁰

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM LEIGH and LENNIE DAVIS:

Their marriage is recorded in Book 4, pg 326 Christian Co., MO. Both were under the age of 21 and had written permission of their fathers. They were married at the bride's parent's home by Eld. M. E. Doane.

Children of WILLIAM LEIGH and LENNIE DAVIS are:

    i. TONY OLIVER³ LEIGH, b. 20 Jan 1892, Christian Co., MO; d. 16 Oct 1962, Springfield, Greene Co., MO.

    ii. ROSIE BELL LEIGH, b. 31 Oct 1895, Highlandville, Christian Co., Mo; d. 14 Aug 1966, Kirksville, Adair Co., Mo.

Children of WILLIAM LEIGH and MARGARET CLINE are:

    iii. LILLY MAE³ LEIGH, b. 08 May 1904; d. 1979, Arkansas; m. THOMAS HARRIS, 14 Nov 1920, Christian Co., MO¹¹.

    iv. DOROTHY LEIGH, b. 27 Jul 1906; d. 1981, Nixa, MO; m. LEONARD KELSEY, 09 Oct 1926, Christian Co., MO¹².

    v. EARL LEIGH, b. 1908; d. Abt. 1910. Earl died a baby.

10. vi. MILLARD LEIGH, b. 1910; d. 09 Mar 1987.

4. MARY ELISABETH² LEIGH (RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 09 Dec 1873 in Illinois, and died 03 May 1910 in Springfield, Greene Co., MO¹³. She married GRANVILLE REDMON 30 Aug 1891 in Christian Co., MO¹⁴. Mary was the first of Granville's three wives.  All together, he had 20 children.

Notes for MARY ELISABETH LEIGH: David Sills ([email protected]) notes that Mary was pregnant - had the measles - gave birth to baby - had heart problems and fainting spells. She died from all these complications. The baby died and was buried with her.  She was buried at Highlandville, Christian Co., MO. 

Children of MARY LEIGH and GRANVILLE REDMON are:

11. i. BESSIE³ REDMON, b. 09 Feb 1894, Green Mound Ridge, Highlandville, Christian Co., MO; d. 04 Jul 1986, Portland, OR.

12. ii. ESSIE REDMON, b. 23 Sep 1896, Green Mound Ridge, Highlandville, Christian Co., MO; d. 03 Jun 1985, Milwaukee, WI.

13. iii. WINNIE REDMON, b. 09 Sep 1899; d. 08 May 1992.

14. iv. MARY JANE REDMON, b. 24 Mar 1902; d. 09 Jun 1985.

    v. CHEATIE MARIE REDMON¹⁶, b. 15 Jan 1905; d. 18 Sep 1997, Neosho, MO; m. JESSE ANDREW GIBSON¹⁶, 29 Jul 1921, Wheeler, AR. Jesse was buried at Howard Cemetery, Goodman, MO.

    vi. ROSCOE RAYMOND REDMON¹⁶, b. 07 Aug 1907; d. 29 Aug 1989, Mt. Vernon, MO; m. MARIE MARIE HOGGETT¹⁶, 1948. Roscoe was buried at Bethel Cemetery, Monett, MO

5. JOHN FRANKLIN² LEIGH (RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 28 Apr 1881 in Highlandville, Missouri¹⁷, and died 12 Aug 1949 in Miami, Ok¹⁷. He married EDITH INEZ MAYBERRY 16 Nov 1908 in Christian Co., MO^17,18, daughter of ROBERT MAYBERRY and MARY FISHER.

Children of JOHN LEIGH and EDITH MAYBERRY are:

15. i. CHARLEY RICHARD³ LEIGH, b. 25 Aug 1909.

    ii. MINNIE MARY LEIGH, b. 05 Jan 1912, Conway Co., Ar¹⁹; m. THOMAS HERMAN REEVES.

    iii. SARAH ETHEL LEIGH¹⁹, b. 27 Oct 1914; d. 18 Dec 1914.

    iv. ROLLO ITHEMER LEIGH¹⁹, b. 16 Dec 1915; d. 15 Jun 1952; m. GLADYS LEDGERWOOD¹⁹.

    v. WILLIAM ROY LEIGH¹⁹, b. 12 Jul 1918; m. LEODIA EVADINE TUCKER.

    vi. FRANCES BIRDIE LEIGH¹⁹, b. 05 Oct 1920; m. WILLIAM CHESTER HARVELL.

    vii. JAMES ERNEST LEIGH¹⁹, b. 12 Aug 1922; m. HELEN SMITH.

    viii. EDITH INEZ LEIGH¹⁹, b. 13 Mar 1930; m. MERIT REID CARTER.

    ix. JOHN DAVID LEIGH¹⁹, b. 16 Sep 1932; m. WAURIKA WASUHA.

6. LUCY CLARA³ LEIGH (RICHARD EDWARD², RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A)²⁰ was born 1907²⁰. She married ? WHITECOTTON.

Child of LUCY LEIGH and ? WHITECOTTON is:

i. HARLEY⁴ WHITECOTTON.

7. EMMA CORRINE³ LEIGH (RICHARD EDWARD², RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 05 Nov 1914 in Springfield, MO, and died Apr 1987. She married LOY JAMES YOUNG.

Children of EMMA LEIGH and LOY YOUNG are:

i. JANIS⁴ YOUNG.

ii. GARY LOY YOUNG.

10. MILLARD³ LEIGH (WILLIAM DAVIS², RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 1910, and died 09 Mar 1987. He married (1) ARGIE WEAVER 07 Jul 1931 in Christian Co., MO²⁵. He married (2) ROSALIE VAN HALL 26 Dec 1938 in Christian Co., MO²⁶.

Children of MILLARD LEIGH and ARGIE WEAVER are:

i. CHARLES⁴ LEIGH, b. 23 Aug 1933.

ii. WILLIAM A. LEIGH, b. 08 Sep 1941.

iii. PAT LEIGH, b. 02 Apr 1944.

iv. KENNETH LEIGH, b. 10 Mar 1946.

v. DAVID A. LEIGH, b. 11 Mar 1948.

vi. RICHARD F. LEIGH, b. 22 Aug 1953.

vii. JAMES D. LEIGH, b. 13 Aug 1955; d. Aft. 1955. James died in a fire.

11. BESSIE³ REDMON (MARY ELISABETH² LEIGH, RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A)²⁷ was born 09 Feb 1894 in Green Mound Ridge, Highlandville, Christian Co., MO, and died 04 Jul 1986 in Portland, OR. She married ROLLO MARLER²⁷ 22 Sep 1911.

Children of BESSIE REDMON and ROLLO MARLER are:

i. SPURLIN⁴ MARLER²⁷.

Notes for SPURLIN MARLER:

Died very young.

ii. ORVILLE MARLER²⁷.

Notes for ORVILLE MARLER:

Died a baby

iii. KENNETH MARLER²⁷, m. JOSIE.

iv. ENZY MARLER²⁷, b. 08 Mar 1919; d. 22 Jun 1948; m. ELVA.

More About ENZY MARLER:

Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery

v. ROWENA VIRGINA MARLER²⁷, d. 09 Mar 1979; m. LOUIS LANE.

vi. DAISEY IRENE MARLER²⁷, m. AUDIE NELSON.

12. ESSIE³ REDMON (MARY ELISABETH² LEIGH, RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A)²⁷ was born 23 Sep 1896 in Green Mound Ridge, Highlandville, Christian Co., MO, and died 03 Jun 1985 in Milwaukee, WI. She married JOSEPH LIBRIZZI²⁸. 

Child of ESSIE REDMON and JOSEPH LIBRIZZI is:

i. JOSEPH EDWARD⁴ LIBRIZZI²⁹.

13. WINNIE³ REDMON (MARY ELISABETH² LEIGH, RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A)²⁹ was born 09 Sep 1899, and died 08 May 1992. She married (1) DAVID RICHARD KLAPP²⁹. She married (2) WILLIAM RILEY HOWARD²⁹ 11 Jun 1927. 

Children of WINNIE REDMON and DAVID KLAPP are:

i. ALBERT GREEN⁴ KLAPP²⁹, b. 08 Oct 1917.

ii. DAVID NED KLAPP²⁹, b. 01 Aug 1919.

iii. AUGUST KERN KLAPP²⁹, b. 02 Aug 1921.

iv. ORRIE CLELL KLAPP²⁹, b. 30 Nov 1923; d. 05 Feb 1924.

Children of WINNIE REDMON and WILLIAM HOWARD are:

v. LOLA DEAN⁴ HOWARD²⁹, b. 21 Jan 1928; d. 17 Feb 1991; m. CARL PHELPS²⁹.

vi. ALFRED EARL HOWARD²⁹, b. 20 Apr 1932; m. PATRICIA SUE MOFFETT²⁹.

vii. LORETTA ANN HOWARD²⁹, b. 22 Mar 1939; d. 22 Mar 1939.

14. MARY JANE³ REDMON (MARY ELISABETH² LEIGH, RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A)²⁹ was born 24 Mar 1902, and died 09 Jun 1985. She married JOHN OLIVER MORGAN²⁹ 10 May 1919.

Children of MARY REDMON and JOHN MORGAN are:

i. MARY ELIZABETH⁴ MORGAN²⁹, b. 19 Jun 1920.

ii. LOIS LORENE MORGAN²⁹, b. 11 Jan 1923; d. 06 Sep 1999; m. (1) WAYNE SILLS²⁹; m. (2) EVERETT MARION YOUNG²⁹.

iii. JOHN CALVIN MORGAN²⁹, b. 24 Mar 1926.

iv. CARL ANDREW MORGAN²⁹, b. 04 Jun 1929.

v. ROBERT WILLARD MORGAN²⁹, b. 16 Feb 1934.

15. CHARLEY RICHARD³ LEIGH (JOHN FRANKLIN², RICHARD¹, RICHARD^A) was born 25 Aug 1909³⁰. He married EDITH IRENE MCGINNIS.

Children of CHARLEY LEIGH and EDITH MCGINNIS are:

i. RICHARD ROGENE⁴ LEIGH, b. 01 Feb 1943.

ii. ROGER DEVINS LEIGH, b. 29 Oct 1947.

1. Carroll Co., TN Marriage Book 1838-1873, Page 401 # 424.

2. Homestead Application #14683, Final Certificate # 9161.

3. Janis Partain email [email protected].

4. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 5 page 149.

5. According to son's birth certificate.

6. Death Certificate of Wm. D. Leigh, Dist. No. 4094, Registered No. 9.

7. Marriage License, Book 4 page 326.

8. Illinois Regional Archives Depository.

9. Letter written to Goodman & Goodman, attys in Minneapolis WI.

10. Letter from Clerk of Circuit Court, Bureau Co., IL.

11. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Marriage book 10 page 273.

12. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 11 page 417.

13. Death Certificate of Mary Redmon, File No. 12838, Dist 2001, Registered No. 234.

14. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 5 page 36, Groom's name is Dan Redmon.

15. Death Certificate of Mary Redmon.

16. David Sills: email [email protected].

17. Bible belonging to Edith Inez Leigh.

18. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 8 page 128.

19. Bible belonging to Edith Inez Leigh.

20. Patty Whitecotton Email [email protected].

21. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 8 page 278.

22. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 9 page 2.

23. Birth Certificate.

24. Marriage License, Book 153 #245612.

25. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 13 page 182.

26. Christian Co., MO GenWeb Site: Marriages 1859-1940, Book 15 page 346.

27. David Sills: email [email protected].

28. David Sills: email [email protected], Essie and Joe lived all their married life in Milwaukee, WI and are buried there..

29. David Sills: email [email protected].

30. Bible belonging to Edith Inez Leigh.

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