Leonard, Nicholas Barger

1844 - 1926  (81 years)

• Name	Leonard, Nicholas Barger
  Birth	14 Aug 1844	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 22 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 23, page 22
  Reference Number	LEON.N001
  _FGRAVE	23964441
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company B, 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America
  	With the advent of the Civil War, he took up the cause of the South. In all probability he took part in the battle of Gettysberg. He served well and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. (Nicholas B. Leonard was in 63 Virginia Infantry (McMahon's Regiment) Company B on the Confederate side. File Number M382 roll 33.)
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0027 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865) This Confederate Flag pattern is the one most often thought of as the Confederate Flag today; it was one of many used by the Confederate armed forces. Variations of this design served as the Battle Flag of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee, and as the Confederate Naval Jack.
  		Flags of the Confederate States of America
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Confederate States of America
  		Confederate States Army
  		63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	2 Jan 1926
  Burial	Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Leonard, Nettie and Nicholas
  Person ID	I34667	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Ross, Jenettie Cathrin 'Nettie',   b. 1852   d. 22 Apr 1940 (Age 88 years)
  Children	> 1. Leonard, Emma Dora,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Indiana d. 28 Dec 1890 (Age 18 years)   2. Leonard, James Edward,   b. 9 Apr 1877   d. 13 Apr 1877 (Age 0 years) + 3. Leonard, Pearl Bell 'Pearly',   b. 1878   d. 1968 (Age 90 years) + 4. Leonard, Della Gurtrude,   b. 13 Mar 1881, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Feb 1946 (Age 64 years) > 5. Leonard, Walter,   b. 25 Apr 1883, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1963, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years) + 6. Leonard, Grover C.,   b. 18 May 1888   d. 17 May 1948 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F13291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1844 - Virginia Burial - - Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  A Confederate in Lee's Army. A Rebel, if you will. He was born in Bristol, Virginia in 1844, the son of Henry and Eliza Barger Leonard and with the advent of the Civil War, he took up the cause of the South. In all probability he took part in the battle of Gettysberg. He served well and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. (Nicholas B. Leonard was in 63 Virginia Infantry (McMahon's Regiment) Company B on the Confederate side. File Number M382 roll 33.) He married Jeanetta Ross around 1869 in Bristol, VA and 8 children were born to this union. Two of the children, Emma Dora and James Edward preceded him him death. The others who survived him were Nannie May Gibson, Pearl Bell Knowles, Delia Gurtrude Bateman, Walter Leonard, Sallie Myrtle Fehrenbacher, and Grover Leonard.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10869] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Leonard, Nettie and Nicholas, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23964441/nicholas-barger-leonard), none. (Reliability: 2).