Can you help me find the parents of Mary Ann Smith Leedy, born in Huntingdon, PA in 1828?

Question

Mary Ann Smith Leedy is my 2nd great grandmother. She was born on 10 Dec. 1828, and married John A. Leedy on 26 Mar 1848 in Elkhart, Indiana. Her marriage is the earliest record I have found for her. I've searched on Ancestry and Family Search, for years, as well as Newspapers.com and Newspaper Archives, but have been unable to find her parents. According to census records, she was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and her parents were from Prussia. (The published Leedy Family History book by Gordon M. Connelly does not give her parents.) I would really appreciate any help or tips that will help me break through this brick wall!

Answer 1

Here is an article about her daughter: This has some obvious typos because it was created automatically with an optical scan.  You can see this on archive.org by text search for "mary ann leedy"

STUTZMAIV — Jennie  Etta  Leedy  Stutzman 
was  born  in  Elkhart  county,  Indiana,  Febru- 
ary 19th,  1862  and  departed  this  life  Febru- 
ary 26th,  1922  at  the  age  of  sixty  years  and 
seven  days.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Joiin 
A.  and  Mary  Ann  Leedy.  October  4th,  1892, 
she  was  united  in  marriage  to  B.  F.  Stutz- 
nian,  to  which  union  wei'e  born  two  children, 
Alta  Constance,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Edwin  Leedy  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana.  Forty 
years  ago  she  united  with  the  Church  of  the 
Brethren,  later  casting  in  her  lot  with  the 
Brethren  church.  She  was  faithful  to  her 
chui-ch  and  Loi'd  to  the  end,  even  tbough  ill- 
ness kept  her  from  attending  as  regularly  as 
she  would  have  liked  to  attend.  She  enjoyed 
Bible  reading  and  prayer.  Besides  the  hus- 
band and  son,  she  is  survived  by  one  step- 
•  son,  thi'ee  brothers  and  four  sisters.  May  the 
Loi-d    comfort    the    remaining    ones.

Comments

Thank you for that information, Tom. I will add it to Jennie's profile in my family tree. I have her husband's obituary but did not have this.

I will poke around in the archive.org site, for Mary Ann Smith, as that is one place I haven't looked. I have the basic details on all of her children, but so far, none give any clues as to who Mary Ann's parents were.