Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — JAMES LEATHERMAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JAMES LEATHERMAN

■Born June 11, 1822.

Died March 8, 1912.

1 James Leatherman, son of Abraham Leatherman and Margaret Hershman, was born in Hampshire county, Virginia (now West Virginia), June 11th, 1822, and departed this life at Rensselaer, Indiana, March Sth, 1912, at the age «of 89 years, 8 months and 27 days, being the last of a family of 11 children. He was married October 12th, 1843, to *£ilteabeth Ann Henlenback, also of Virginia, who died December 15, 1898. To this union were born 11 children, 9 sons and 2 daughters. Three sons died in early childhood and the youngest son, Andrew J., lost his life by drowning in the Missouri river, at Pierre, South Dakota, May 18, 1891. The surviving children are; William 1., of Pleasant Hill, Mo.; Simon P., mt Lamar, Mo.,'John T„ of Chapman,

Kansas; Mrs. H. K. Payne, of Indian apolis; David F., of Wolcott and Mary E. and James N., of Rensselaer. He united witjy the German Baptist, or Church of the Brethren, in early life and was a loyal and devoted member of the ehurch of his faith, holding his membership in the Honey Creek Congregation in White county. The subject of this sketch came to White county; this state, tn thefati of 1850, coming by boat on the Ohio river to Vincennes and by canal from Vincennes to Lafayette, and then by team overland to what is known as the Dobbins Settlement, north of the town of Wolcott. In 1899 he lost his sight but enjoyed reasonably good health until the 15th day of last March, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he never fully recovered. .

JAMES LEATHERMAN