John Leas ¹

  General Notes:

This John was formerly referred to as John Leas III

Notes from Kathryn (Leas) Stuart:

HUSBAND NOTES: John LEAS Jr.
Birth(1):
Migration(2,3): In 1838 they moved from Stark County to Guernsey County, Ohio.
Migration(4,3): Moved to Ashley in 1852. They lived about a mile south of Ashley. Their house was located approximately forty rods east of the first four corners south of Ashley and on the north side of the road. In 1866 they moved to Waterloo, Indiana where they remained until the time of John's death.

Census(5): 1860 Census, Smithfield twp, Dekalb County, Indiana John Leas, 63, born PA, Farmer w/ $3000 in real estate Sophia Leas, 62, born PA Emanuel Leas, 21, born OH, $75 in personal property Adaline Leas, 18, born OH Obadiah Leas, 22, born OH, School teacher, $175 in personal property

Death(6,3):
Burial(7):
General(8): Children
Augustus Spangler LEAS b: 31 AUG 1833 in Stark, Ohio
John LEAS , Jr IV b: 12 JUL 1816
Elizabeth LEAS b: 20 DEC 1818
Jacob LEAS b: 8 MAR 1821
Leonard LEAS b: 6 AUG 1824
Sophia LEAS b: 4 NOV 1826
Susanna LEAS b: 22 SEP 1831
William LEAS b: 6 MAR 1829
Obediah H LEAS b: 7 APR 1836
Emanuel R LEAS b: 7 AUG 1838
Adeline LEAS b: 18 MAR 1841

Kathryn (Leas) Stuart's sources:
1. LDS Records.
2. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 3. Fay W. Leas. LEAS GENEALOGY. 1950 Publication, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 4. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 5. Heritage Quest Books Online. Online (Coshocton Public Library access). 1860 Census images. 6. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 7. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 8. Internet Sources. <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=richhl&id=I126>.
9. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 10. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 11. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 12. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 13. LDS Records. Batch Number: C506701 Upper Bermudian Church records. 14. Ibid. Batch Number: C506701 Upper Bermudian Church records. 15. Researcher. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome. 16. Ibid. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome. 17. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 18. LDS Records. Batch Number: C506701 Upper Bermudian Church records. 19. Ibid. Batch Number: C506701 Upper Bermudian Church records. 20. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 21. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 22. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 23. Ibid. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome. 24. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 25. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 26. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 27. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 28. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 29. Ibid. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome. 30. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 31. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 32. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 33. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 34. ANCESTRY.COM. 35. Researcher. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 36. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 37. Ibid. Don Billet: Descendants of Leonard Leas / Salome - Transmitted August 1998. 38. Ibid. Angola, Steuben Co, Indiana. 39. Ibid. Don Billett. 40. Ibid. Don Billett. 41. Ibid. Don Billett. 42. Ibid. Don Billett. 43. Ibid. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome. 44. Ibid. Don Billet: Decendants of Leonard Leas / Salome.



Migration: 1818 migrated from Pennsylvania
Census: 1830 Onasburg twp, Stark Co, Ohio
Census: 1840 Madison Twp, Guernsey Co, Ohio
Census: 1850 Madison Twp, Guernsey Co, Ohio
Migration: 1852 migrated from Ohio
Census: 1860 Smithfield twp, Dekalb Co, IN


Census(4): The 1830 Census finds John Leas and family in Onasburg Township,
Stark County, Ohio with the following in the household:

2 Males 0-5 years old: William would have been 1; Jacob was about 5 1 Male 5-10 years old: Leonard would have been 6; he died in 1833 1 Male 10-15 years old: John Jr. would have been 14 1 Male 30-40 years old: John Leas would have been 33

1 Female 0-5 years old: Sophia would have been 2
1 Female 10-15 years old: Elizabeth would have been 8
1 Female 30-40 years old: Sophia Spangler Leas would have been 32
Census(5): John Leas was living in Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
at the 1840
Census. The family consisted of the following ten persons:

1 male age 0-5 years - Emanuel would have been 2
2 males age 5-10 years - Obediah could have been 5; Augustus would have
been 6
1 male 10-15 years - William would have been 11
1 male 15-20 years - Jacob would have been 15
1 male 40-50 years - John Leas would have been 43

1 female 5-10 years - Susanna would have been 8
1 female 10-15 years - Sophia would have been 12
1 female 20-30 years - Elizabeth should have been 18
1 female 40-50 years - Sophia would have been 42

Adeline was apparently not born until after the 1840 enumeration.
Census(6):
Migration(7,1): They lived about a mile south of Ashley. Their house was
located approximately forty rods east of the first four corners south of Ashley and on the north side of the road. In 1866 they moved to Waterloo, Indiana where they remained until the time of John's death.

Census(8): 1860 Census, Smithfield twp, Dekalb County, Indiana John Leas, 63, born PA, Farmer w/ $3000 in real estate Sophia Leas, 62, born PA Emanuel Leas, 21, born OH, $75 in personal property Adaline Leas, 18, born OH Obadiah Leas, 22, born OH, School teacher, $175 in personal property
Death(9,1):
Burial(10):

General(11): Children
Augustus Spangler LEAS b: 31 AUG 1833 in Stark, Ohio
John LEAS , Jr IV b: 12 JUL 1816
Elizabeth LEAS b: 20 DEC 1818
Jacob LEAS b: 8 MAR 1821
Leonard LEAS b: 6 AUG 1824
Sophia LEAS b: 4 NOV 1826
Susanna LEAS b: 22 SEP 1831
William LEAS b: 6 MAR 1829
Obediah H LEAS b: 7 APR 1836
Emanuel R LEAS b: 7 AUG 1838
Adeline LEAS b: 18 MAR 1841


In January 1821, the Ohio Repository newspaper gave notice of letters unclaimed in the Canton, Ohio Post Office - one of those was addressed to
John Leas.
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Historical Newspapers > Ohio Repository, The (Canton, Ohio) > 1833 > October
> 25

2d Light Infantry Company

You are ordered to parade in Osnaburgh on Friday the 22nd day of November next, at 7 o'clock A.M. precisely, completely armed and equipped (blue
pantaloons) with six round of cartridges.

Punctual attendance is required. By order of the Captain

JOHN LEAS, 1st Sergeant October 24, 1833

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Historical Newspapers > Ohio Repository, The (Canton, Ohio) > 1839 > January
> 24

FARM FOR SALE

The subscriber, as agent for John Leas, will sell the farm on which he resides, being the North East Quarter of section 17, in Township 18 (Osnaburgh) of range 7, containing 160 cares. There are about 75 acres cleared and under good fence - a Cabin House and Barn - a Young bearing orchard - and a number of good Springs. -- As persons wishing to purchase will, no doubt, view the premises, a further description is deemed unnecessary -- except to say, that the land is of a good quality, well timbered, and situated in a healthy neighborhood.

TERMS -- $1000 in hand, $1000 in one year and the balance in payments to suit purchasers.

LEONARD LEAS, Agent

December 17, 1838

Guernsey County 1850 Head of Household Census Index:
Soundex: L200 LEAS, John Madison Twp Page: 396




The following was posted on the Yahoo Leas Group on 16 Aug 1999 by Gene Smith of Pasadena, CA. Re-posted on 01 Feb 2009 by Lance D. Gill:

"Abstracts of Adams County, Pennsylvania Wills (1826-1850)" Randy J.
Miller. Adams County Historical Society. 1994

**
John Leas, son of Leonard Leas & Sarah or Salome:

John Leas of Tyrone Twp will w/28 Dec 1839 p/28 May 1847: Wife: Sophia.
Sons: William, George, Jacob, Leonard, John. Daughters: Sally, Mary,
Margaret, Susanna, Elizabeth. Grandsons: David Hartzell, John
Taughinbaugh, John L. Slaybaugh, John Leas Granddaughters: Christian
(George), Elizabeth (John), Sophia (Jacob)"


The following was from the Dekalb County Indiana Genealogy Society web page:

John Leas, Sr.
Submitted by Roselyn Wells


January 14, 1875 - The Waterloo Press

Sudden Death

John Leas, Sr., died very suddenly, at his residence in this place, last Monday forenoon.

He had been down town in the morning, and was apparently in good health. Returning, he sat down in a chair and expired, so suddenly that the family scarcely had time to call for assistance, even from the neighbors.

The funeral was attended at the Reformed Church yesterday, and was attended by a large audience of relatives and friends. The deceased was 77 years of age.

  Noted events in his life were:

• United States Census: Residence, 1850, Madison, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

• Residence: United States Census, 1860, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.

• Residence: US Census, 1870, Waterloo, Union Township, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA.

John married Sophia Spangler, daughter of Jonas Spangler and Susanna Rosenmiller, about 1816 in Maybe Adams Co or York Co, PA. (Sophia Spangler was born on 14 Feb 1799 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA,² died on 13 Jun 1883 in Waterloo, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA ² and was buried in Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA ².)