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Israel Leedy

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Israel Leedy

Birth
Knox County, Ohio, USA
Death
5 Mar 1908 (aged 61)
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Leiters Ford, Fulton County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Israel Leedy was born 2-25-1847 in Berlin Twp., Knox Co., OH, the 1st of 10 children born to Abraham A. Leedy iii and Elizabeth May (Leedy) Leedy. In the same year his father Abraham moved the young family to Union Twp., Miami Co., IN where Israel grew up as a farmer.

Israel enlisted 03-07-1864 as a Pvt., Co. I, 128th Reg., IN Vol Inf., USA during the Civil War. He was mustered out on 8-9-1865.

On 11-01-1871 Israel married at Elkhart Co., IN to Miss Rebecca Jane Kane (1848-1894), the daughter of James and Elizabeth Kane.

Israel and Rebecca were the parents of 6 children:

William Henry Leedy (1872-1872)
Nora Alta Leedy (1875-?)
Theresa Ann Leedy (1877-?)
Grace Ellen Leedy (1879-?)
Tobastian Freeman Leedy (1881-1952)
Orastes Abraham "Jack" Leedy (1883-1953)

Israel Leedy died 3-5-1908 at Marion, Grant Co., IN aged 62y-10d. He was buried at Leiter's Ford IOOF Cemetery, Fulton Co., IN.
Israel Leedy was born 2-25-1847 in Berlin Twp., Knox Co., OH, the 1st of 10 children born to Abraham A. Leedy iii and Elizabeth May (Leedy) Leedy. In the same year his father Abraham moved the young family to Union Twp., Miami Co., IN where Israel grew up as a farmer.

Israel enlisted 03-07-1864 as a Pvt., Co. I, 128th Reg., IN Vol Inf., USA during the Civil War. He was mustered out on 8-9-1865.

On 11-01-1871 Israel married at Elkhart Co., IN to Miss Rebecca Jane Kane (1848-1894), the daughter of James and Elizabeth Kane.

Israel and Rebecca were the parents of 6 children:

William Henry Leedy (1872-1872)
Nora Alta Leedy (1875-?)
Theresa Ann Leedy (1877-?)
Grace Ellen Leedy (1879-?)
Tobastian Freeman Leedy (1881-1952)
Orastes Abraham "Jack" Leedy (1883-1953)

Israel Leedy died 3-5-1908 at Marion, Grant Co., IN aged 62y-10d. He was buried at Leiter's Ford IOOF Cemetery, Fulton Co., IN.


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  • Created by: Jim Leedy
  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67491811/israel-leedy: accessed ), memorial page for Israel Leedy (25 Feb 1847–5 Mar 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67491811, citing Leiters Ford IOOF Cemetery, Leiters Ford, Fulton County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Jim Leedy (contributor 47357641).