BURIAL
Roselawn Cemetery
Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, USA
PLOT Section 2, Lot 191[1]
Born while moving from PA to OH in 1805 In the 1887 obituary of Elizabeth Leas Wilson, a daughter of William and Anna Swisher Leas, Elizabeth is reported to have been "born in 1805 as her parents Wm and Anna Leas moved from Pennsylvania to Preble County, Ohio." (This information was provided by Kathryn Leas Stuart).
EATON REGISTER
Obituary of Elizabeth LEAS WILSON, February 10, 1887,
WILSON. - At the residence of her son-in-law, in Eaton, on Saturday, Feb. 5, Mrs. Elizabeth WILSON, widow of Thomas WILSON, deceased, and daughter of William and Anna LEAS, aged 81 years, 5 months, and 20 days.
Mother Wilson was born Sept. 15, 1805 while her parents were emigrating from Pennsylvania to Ohio. At an early day, William LEASE, with his family, settled near Lewisburg, Harrison Township, Preble Co., Ohio where the deceased had resided until she came to Eaton last August. She was the mother of eight children -- six boys and two girls, seven of whom are still living.
Her husband has been dead nine years, since whose death she has resided with her son-in-law, Silas LAIRD, present treasurer of Preble County. Her remains were taken to Lewisburg on Monday morning for interment where appropriate religious services were held.[2]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7M-W3Y : 21 December 2020), Elizabeth Wilson in household of Thomas Wilson, Harrison Township, Preble, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Notes from David A. Leas and/or the 1950 Leas Family Genealogy in possession of Whitney Rapp.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHJ-SLT : 26 August 2019), Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Lease, 05 Oct 1826; citing Marriage, Preble, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHJ-S2N : 26 August 2019), Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Lease, 05 Oct 1826; citing Marriage, Preble, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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