Son of Michael & Hannah (Oller) Leatherman born in Washington Co., PA on March 5, 1832. In the spring of 1835 his family moved from Washington Co., PA to Allen Co., OH. Adam married Louisa Binkley on August 10, 1854 in Allen Co., OH. They had thirteen children; Amanda, Hannah, William, James, Sarah, twins George & Laura, Edoretha, Charles, Mary, twins Brice & Rebecca and Ollar. In March 1888 Adam and his family moved from Allen Co., OH to Vernon Co., MO. He died on March 16, 1898 in Vernon Co., MO and is interred in Gill cemetery in SW Vernon Co, near Arcadia, KS. Sometime after his death, Louisa returned to OH with some of the children and died in Allen Co., OH in 1915 and was buried in Auglaize cemetery. Adam was a farmer.
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Only nine of Adam Leatherman's family are recovering from a severe spell of measles.
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This article is from the Friday, May 29, 1885 issue of The Times-Democrat, Lima, Ohio.
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Adam Leatherman traded his farm of about 300 acres in Jackson township this county, which is one of the finest improved farms in Allen county, for one of the best 720-acre farms in Vernon county, 14 miles from Nevada, the county seat, and 15 miles from Ft. Scott, Kan., 600 acres under cultivation 80 acres in tame grass, 120 acres in choice timber, fenced with hedge, in best of condition and cross-fenced into 18 fields, one good frame house two stories, five tenant houses, plenty of wells and springs and never failing stock water, orchard of 4,000 trees in full bearing, shade and ornamental trees. This is a fine farming country and is all choice limestone soil.
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This article is from the Saturday, March 3, 1888 issue of The Lima Democratic Times, Lima, Ohio.
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Yesterday afternoon the vanguard of the spring tide of eastern immigration arrived in Fort Scott in the shape of an immigrant party of some forty members, from various places in Ohio. The party came on a reclining chair car, chartered for the trip, and were under the guidance of Capt. Geo. J. Clark, the efficient agent of the W. C. Gunn Investment Company of this city, and were largely composed of men and families to whom the enterprising firm had sold farms. Four of the families have purchased farms in this county, and have come to settle and become citizens among us; among these are A. W. Rockey and family, T. M. Arthur and family, N. Hayden and family, and S. S. Nunnvoker and family, all from in and around Lima, Ohio. Another family, that of Mr. A. Leatherman, bought of the W. C. Gunn Investment company 800 acres of land in Vernon county, Missouri, and will locate just over the line. Mr. Leatherman has fourteen members in his family, and his children are all grown, but he will have land to give them all a farm. In the same company were also Messrs. Frank R. Edyecomb and Amos Ewing of Lima, and Hon. G. B. Kyser of Kenton, Ohio, who came to Fort Scott with a view to locating, and they will doubtless invest here before they return. The entire party are stopping at the Tremont house, where they will remain until they can move into their own homes. It is a fine body of thrifty and industrious "Buckeyes," all with means, and they are cordially welcomed to Fort Scott and Bourbon county as a most valuable addition to our agricultural society.
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This article is from the Thursday, March 8, 1888 issue of the Fort Scott Weekly Monitor, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
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L. R. Jewell sold to Adam Leatherman, of Gill Ranche, a 200 acre farm, the past week and he immediately sold 40 acres of it to his son George M. Leatherman.
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This article is from the Thursday, April 30, 1891 issue of the Arcadia Times, Arcadia, Kansas.
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THOUGHT TO BE INCENDIARY
Barn and Contents Destroyed Near Lafayette Last Night.

A large barn on the Adam Leatherman farm, three and one-half miles south of Lafayette, was destroyed by fire about seven o'clock last night. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Mr. Leatherman had just returned home when the fire broke out, and only had time to rescue the horses from the burning building; the farming utensils, a quantity of grain and hay being consumed. The loss will reach $1,500, and is fully covered by insurance. The farm was recently sold to Eastern parties.
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This article is from the Friday, March 8, 1895 issue of The Allen County Republican-Gazette, Lima, OH.
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Adam Leatherman, of Vernon county, is dangerously ill. His married daughter came in from Montana yesterday morning.
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This article is from the Thursday, March 17, 1898 issue of the Arcadia Times, Arcadia, Kansas.
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Mr. Leatherman, of Vernon Co., Mo., died at his home, last Wednesday.
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This article is from the Friday, March 25, 1898 issue of The Fort Scott Lantern, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
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DIED- Adam Leatherman, of Gill Ranch, Vernon County, Missouri, died on Thursday last, after a lingering illness and was buried on Friday.
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This article was from the Thursday, March 24, 1898 issue of The Arcadia News, Arcadia, KS.
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