William Crown Leach

William Crown Leach, son of Leonard Washington Leach & Rosanna A. Morris, was born 23 March 1848 in Ohio County and died 12 Dec 1914 in Ohio County. He married Nancy Mariah Young 28 Sep 1871 in Ohio County. She was born 14 Mar 1850 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY and died 23 Nov 1945 in Palestine, Anderson County, TX.

His parents are identified in his death certificate.  Since there were two men named William Crown Leach living in Ohio County it is hard to distinguish between them. One of them used W. L. C. Leach as his name, probably to avoid confusion - I suspect it might have been this man because the L. could have come from his father's name, Leonard.

There is a W. C. Leach listed as a member of the Cromwell Home Guards, a volunteer unit that protected Ohio County during the Civil War (June 1861 - abt Jan 1862).  He is listed as a Pvt.

Identified in writing as William Crown Leach by his granddaughter, Elizabeth Nancy Trabue, during the 1930's, in "Baby Book" of great-granddaughter.   "Mother wrote 'Virginia Lee Shane as she grew' as a title in the old kind of black photograph albums. She had to use white ink. After listing time of birth, et-cetera, she listed my parents, then Father's parents, then Mother's parents, Father's grandparents: Ethelbert Bruce Trabue, Ophelia Elizabeth Burnett, and Mother's Grandparents: William Crown Leach, & Nancy Mariah Young."  Source is email from Ginger Hartman (Virginia Lee Shane Hartman) dated 7 May 2007.

Nancy M. Leach in Houston 1933        

William Crown and Nancy had eleven children:

1. John Richard Leach, born Aug 1872 Ohio County – died 1907 Ohio County.

2. Silas E. Leach, born 12 May 1874 Ohio County – died 31 Oct 1877 Ohio County.

3. Pernoley Leach,  born 1 Jan 1876 Ohio County – died 18 Aug 1876 Ohio County.

4. Leonard Cominton Leach, born 13 Oct 1876 Ohio County – died 30 Jan 1950 Daviess County.

  

Leonard married Mary Alice Plummer and they had two children:

a. Lorene Leach, born 22 Nov 1899 – died 8 Jul 1966 FL. Lorene married Lonie Johnson.

Loney Johnson 1890, son of DAVID JOHNSON & TENNESSEE TALLY married LORINE LEACH 1899 on MARCH 31, 1917 in SPENCER CO. IND.  On FEB 24 1918 from this marriage there was born WILDA M. (NELLY) JOHNSON and her twin brother LONEY JOHNSON, it is felt Loney died as infant. Loney the father was also a twin.  In 1920 Lorene is back in her father's home, listed as single with child Wilda.. Since she is under father's name it could be felt that she was divorced, or widowed. Sometime later Lorene married FLEMOND D. MOSELEY son of ROBERT C. MOSELEY 1855 and CATHERINE D. CROWDER. It is not known if there were children by this marriage.

b. Elijah Beulah Leach, born 1902 Ohio County – died 1 Nov 1980 Akron, Summit County, Ohio.

                    Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio 3 Nov 1980

5. Polly A. Leach  born 15 Oct 1879 Ohio County – died 30 Sep 1883 Ohio County.

6. William Crown Leach, Jr.   15 Jul 1881 Ohio County –  died 5 Jul 1882 Ohio County.

7. Lou Donie Leach  born Nov 1883 Ohio County – died 23 Jul 1946 Houston, Harris Co, TX. Married Robert Samuel Trabue, born 24 Oct 1881 Owensboro – died 25 May 1957 Houston.  Seven children: (a) Crown Ethelbert Trabue; (b) Elizabeth Nancy Trabue; (c) Alice Virginia Trabue; (d) Roberta Trabue; (e) Robert Lee Trabue; (f) Lou Valta Trabue; and (g) Kathleen Avis Trabue.

8. James Virgil Leach  born 18 Sep 1885 Ohio County – died 26 Nov 1940 Los Angeles, CA.  Married Florence Olivia Fields:  3 children: (a) James Fields, born 21 Jun 1916 Miami, AZ – died 12 Nov 1962 Houston; (b) Lucille Bernice, born 30 Jul 1917 AZ – died 10 Feb 1940 Los Angeles; and (c) Marian, born abt 1920 AZ (Marian not mentioned in father’s obit)

9. Lou Vennie Leach,  born 13 Aug 1887 Ohio County – died 16 Dec 1969 Ohio County

Lou Vennie married John Thomas Renfrow, born 1881 Ohio County – died 20 Jul 1952 Ohio County. Six children: (a) Raymond, (b) Golan Forest, (c) Eula Ray, (d) Wilmer O’Connel, (e) John Thomas, and (f) Yeullis Maurice.

10. Everett Leach, born 25 Mar 1890 Ohio County – died 25 Mar 1892 Ohio County.

11. Lavada Ethel Leach,  born 1 Apr 1893 Ohio County – died 12 Oct 1982, Palestine, Anderson County, TX.  Lavada married H.H. Lee Alford; Six children: (a) Ruby Mae, (b) Loretta E., (c) Kenneth L., (d) Elmer E., (e) Lavada Iris, and (f) William Pleasant.

  

Texas Death Index: Lavada Alford Death Date: 12 Oct 1982 Death County: Anderson Gender: Female

Thanks to Shane Hartman for the photos and Virginia Lee Shane Hartman for providing information about the family.