from the 1914 History of Hendricks County: The valuable man to any community is the man who does things; and, with this criterion, it is safe to say that James T. Leak is one of the most important men in Union Township, this county. He is a splendid example of the progressive, self-made man who belileves in doing well whatever is worth doing at all. He is a man of discernment and sound judgment, broad-minded and at the same time a follower of the principles embodied in the Golden Rule in all his relations with his fellow men. Daily contact with our fellow citizens so familiarizes us with their many virtues that we ordinarily overlook them, and commonly underestimate their possessor. Nevertheless, though the man may pass away, his deeds of virtue live on, and will, in time, do him the justice which he failed to receive during his life time. However, the many good qualities of Mr. Leak are fully recognized and appreciated by his fellow citizens, who long ago placed their stamp of approval upon his life.
James Thomas Leak, a prosperous farmer and banker of Lizton, this county, was born February 14, 1857, in Union Township. His parents were George W. and Sarah G. (Leach) Leak. James T. Leak received his education in the schools of Union Township and remained at home until his marriage, at the age of twenty-one, when he went to farming for himself. He devoted his attention to this vocation until 1902, when he retired from active farming and moved to Lizton. As an agriculturist he carried on general farming, raised all the crops common to this locality and gave a considerable share of his attention to the breeding and raising of live stock. His farm is well improved, he has a comfortable and attractive residence, well arranged barns and other features which show him to be a man of wise discrimination and good judgment. In 1900 Mr. Leak became interested in banking and when the Citizens Bank at Jamestown was organized in that year he became a stockholder and director in the same and has been officially connected with that financial institution since its organization. In 1902 he moved to Lizton and became the cashier of the Lizton Bank upon its organization December 1, 1910, and is still filling that responsible position to the entire satisfaction of the board of directors of the bank.
Mr. Leak was married October 17, 1878, to Susan D. Young, the daughter of Milton and Susan (Parrish) Young. Mr. and Mrs. Leak are the parents of two children, Sarah Essie, the wife of Ira O. Dale, a farmer of Middle Township in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dale have one daughter, Susan Fern. The other child of Mr. and Mrs. Leak is Milton Edward, a farmer in Union Township, this county. He married Edna Wright and has two daughters, Mary Blanche and Susan Helen.
Mr. Leak is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias at Lizton, having had his membership transferred from the Danville Lodge to the lodge at Lizton upon its organization at the latter place. He has been a life-long Republican, but has never taken an active interest in politics. Mr. Leak is a plain-spoken man in his manner and yet with that honest of speech and straightforwardness which indicates the man of solid worth; is quick to grasp the situation, alert to carry it out and persistent in following it to his final conclusion. He is a man who has won a host of friends because of his clean, open life and the interest which he has always taken in all good movements in the community.
from the Republican for Sept. 29, 1932:
Lizton - James T. Leak, son of George W. and Sarah G. Leak, was born near Lizton, Indiana, Hendricks county, February 14, 1857 and departed this life at 7 a. m. on September 22, 1932. He was the third child of a family of eleven children, three of whom survive him, E. A. Leak and Mrs. Milo Dowden of Lizton and Mrs. Georgia McHenry of Indianapolis. On October 17, 1878, he was united in marriage to Susan D. Young. Their married life was very happy and on October 17, 1928 they had the unusual privilege of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. She preceded him in death April 28, 1931. Besides the brother and sisters, two children, Sarah Essie and Milton Edward, three grandchildren, Blanch, Helen and Fern and a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends are left to mourn his going. For the past five years he was in declining health. He was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and was a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He has also been affiliated with the State Bank of Lizton since its organization and at his death was serving as vice president.
James Thomas Leak, a prosperous farmer and banker of Lizton, this county, was born February 14, 1857, in Union Township. His parents were George W. and Sarah G. (Leach) Leak. James T. Leak received his education in the schools of Union Township and remained at home until his marriage, at the age of twenty-one, when he went to farming for himself. He devoted his attention to this vocation until 1902, when he retired from active farming and moved to Lizton. As an agriculturist he carried on general farming, raised all the crops common to this locality and gave a considerable share of his attention to the breeding and raising of live stock. His farm is well improved, he has a comfortable and attractive residence, well arranged barns and other features which show him to be a man of wise discrimination and good judgment. In 1900 Mr. Leak became interested in banking and when the Citizens Bank at Jamestown was organized in that year he became a stockholder and director in the same and has been officially connected with that financial institution since its organization. In 1902 he moved to Lizton and became the cashier of the Lizton Bank upon its organization December 1, 1910, and is still filling that responsible position to the entire satisfaction of the board of directors of the bank.
Mr. Leak was married October 17, 1878, to Susan D. Young, the daughter of Milton and Susan (Parrish) Young. Mr. and Mrs. Leak are the parents of two children, Sarah Essie, the wife of Ira O. Dale, a farmer of Middle Township in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dale have one daughter, Susan Fern. The other child of Mr. and Mrs. Leak is Milton Edward, a farmer in Union Township, this county. He married Edna Wright and has two daughters, Mary Blanche and Susan Helen.
Mr. Leak is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias at Lizton, having had his membership transferred from the Danville Lodge to the lodge at Lizton upon its organization at the latter place. He has been a life-long Republican, but has never taken an active interest in politics. Mr. Leak is a plain-spoken man in his manner and yet with that honest of speech and straightforwardness which indicates the man of solid worth; is quick to grasp the situation, alert to carry it out and persistent in following it to his final conclusion. He is a man who has won a host of friends because of his clean, open life and the interest which he has always taken in all good movements in the community.
from the Republican for Sept. 29, 1932:
Lizton - James T. Leak, son of George W. and Sarah G. Leak, was born near Lizton, Indiana, Hendricks county, February 14, 1857 and departed this life at 7 a. m. on September 22, 1932. He was the third child of a family of eleven children, three of whom survive him, E. A. Leak and Mrs. Milo Dowden of Lizton and Mrs. Georgia McHenry of Indianapolis. On October 17, 1878, he was united in marriage to Susan D. Young. Their married life was very happy and on October 17, 1928 they had the unusual privilege of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. She preceded him in death April 28, 1931. Besides the brother and sisters, two children, Sarah Essie and Milton Edward, three grandchildren, Blanch, Helen and Fern and a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends are left to mourn his going. For the past five years he was in declining health. He was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and was a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He has also been affiliated with the State Bank of Lizton since its organization and at his death was serving as vice president.
from the 1914 History of Hendricks County: The valuable man to any community is the man who does things; and, with this criterion, it is safe to say that James T. Leak is one of the most important men in Union Township, this county. He is a splendid example of the progressive, self-made man who belileves in doing well whatever is worth doing at all. He is a man of discernment and sound judgment, broad-minded and at the same time a follower of the principles embodied in the Golden Rule in all his relations with his fellow men. Daily contact with our fellow citizens so familiarizes us with their many virtues that we ordinarily overlook them, and commonly underestimate their possessor. Nevertheless, though the man may pass away, his deeds of virtue live on, and will, in time, do him the justice which he failed to receive during his life time. However, the many good qualities of Mr. Leak are fully recognized and appreciated by his fellow citizens, who long ago placed their stamp of approval upon his life.
James Thomas Leak, a prosperous farmer and banker of Lizton, this county, was born February 14, 1857, in Union Township. His parents were George W. and Sarah G. (Leach) Leak. James T. Leak received his education in the schools of Union Township and remained at home until his marriage, at the age of twenty-one, when he went to farming for himself. He devoted his attention to this vocation until 1902, when he retired from active farming and moved to Lizton. As an agriculturist he carried on general farming, raised all the crops common to this locality and gave a considerable share of his attention to the breeding and raising of live stock. His farm is well improved, he has a comfortable and attractive residence, well arranged barns and other features which show him to be a man of wise discrimination and good judgment. In 1900 Mr. Leak became interested in banking and when the Citizens Bank at Jamestown was organized in that year he became a stockholder and director in the same and has been officially connected with that financial institution since its organization. In 1902 he moved to Lizton and became the cashier of the Lizton Bank upon its organization December 1, 1910, and is still filling that responsible position to the entire satisfaction of the board of directors of the bank.
Mr. Leak was married October 17, 1878, to Susan D. Young, the daughter of Milton and Susan (Parrish) Young. Mr. and Mrs. Leak are the parents of two children, Sarah Essie, the wife of Ira O. Dale, a farmer of Middle Township in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dale have one daughter, Susan Fern. The other child of Mr. and Mrs. Leak is Milton Edward, a farmer in Union Township, this county. He married Edna Wright and has two daughters, Mary Blanche and Susan Helen.
Mr. Leak is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias at Lizton, having had his membership transferred from the Danville Lodge to the lodge at Lizton upon its organization at the latter place. He has been a life-long Republican, but has never taken an active interest in politics. Mr. Leak is a plain-spoken man in his manner and yet with that honest of speech and straightforwardness which indicates the man of solid worth; is quick to grasp the situation, alert to carry it out and persistent in following it to his final conclusion. He is a man who has won a host of friends because of his clean, open life and the interest which he has always taken in all good movements in the community.
from the Republican for Sept. 29, 1932:
Lizton - James T. Leak, son of George W. and Sarah G. Leak, was born near Lizton, Indiana, Hendricks county, February 14, 1857 and departed this life at 7 a. m. on September 22, 1932. He was the third child of a family of eleven children, three of whom survive him, E. A. Leak and Mrs. Milo Dowden of Lizton and Mrs. Georgia McHenry of Indianapolis. On October 17, 1878, he was united in marriage to Susan D. Young. Their married life was very happy and on October 17, 1928 they had the unusual privilege of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. She preceded him in death April 28, 1931. Besides the brother and sisters, two children, Sarah Essie and Milton Edward, three grandchildren, Blanch, Helen and Fern and a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends are left to mourn his going. For the past five years he was in declining health. He was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and was a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He has also been affiliated with the State Bank of Lizton since its organization and at his death was serving as vice president.
James Thomas Leak, a prosperous farmer and banker of Lizton, this county, was born February 14, 1857, in Union Township. His parents were George W. and Sarah G. (Leach) Leak. James T. Leak received his education in the schools of Union Township and remained at home until his marriage, at the age of twenty-one, when he went to farming for himself. He devoted his attention to this vocation until 1902, when he retired from active farming and moved to Lizton. As an agriculturist he carried on general farming, raised all the crops common to this locality and gave a considerable share of his attention to the breeding and raising of live stock. His farm is well improved, he has a comfortable and attractive residence, well arranged barns and other features which show him to be a man of wise discrimination and good judgment. In 1900 Mr. Leak became interested in banking and when the Citizens Bank at Jamestown was organized in that year he became a stockholder and director in the same and has been officially connected with that financial institution since its organization. In 1902 he moved to Lizton and became the cashier of the Lizton Bank upon its organization December 1, 1910, and is still filling that responsible position to the entire satisfaction of the board of directors of the bank.
Mr. Leak was married October 17, 1878, to Susan D. Young, the daughter of Milton and Susan (Parrish) Young. Mr. and Mrs. Leak are the parents of two children, Sarah Essie, the wife of Ira O. Dale, a farmer of Middle Township in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Dale have one daughter, Susan Fern. The other child of Mr. and Mrs. Leak is Milton Edward, a farmer in Union Township, this county. He married Edna Wright and has two daughters, Mary Blanche and Susan Helen.
Mr. Leak is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias at Lizton, having had his membership transferred from the Danville Lodge to the lodge at Lizton upon its organization at the latter place. He has been a life-long Republican, but has never taken an active interest in politics. Mr. Leak is a plain-spoken man in his manner and yet with that honest of speech and straightforwardness which indicates the man of solid worth; is quick to grasp the situation, alert to carry it out and persistent in following it to his final conclusion. He is a man who has won a host of friends because of his clean, open life and the interest which he has always taken in all good movements in the community.
from the Republican for Sept. 29, 1932:
Lizton - James T. Leak, son of George W. and Sarah G. Leak, was born near Lizton, Indiana, Hendricks county, February 14, 1857 and departed this life at 7 a. m. on September 22, 1932. He was the third child of a family of eleven children, three of whom survive him, E. A. Leak and Mrs. Milo Dowden of Lizton and Mrs. Georgia McHenry of Indianapolis. On October 17, 1878, he was united in marriage to Susan D. Young. Their married life was very happy and on October 17, 1928 they had the unusual privilege of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. She preceded him in death April 28, 1931. Besides the brother and sisters, two children, Sarah Essie and Milton Edward, three grandchildren, Blanch, Helen and Fern and a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends are left to mourn his going. For the past five years he was in declining health. He was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and was a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He has also been affiliated with the State Bank of Lizton since its organization and at his death was serving as vice president.
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