BLOCK 12
LOT : G.A.R. 176
ROW : G.A.R. 5
COLUMN : G.A.R. 9
SUB. R/C : ?
GRAVE # 4
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Sylvester Leighton
b. June 28, 1833
near Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. June 7, 1920
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: June 9, 1920
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FATHER
Solomon Leighton
(1796-1838)
MOTHER
Hannah Van Blaricum
(1803-1861)
MARRIED
Nancy E. Reed
(1844-btw.1880/1900)
July 5, 1861
Woodford County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with Nancy
Frances Mae (nee-Leighton) Payne
(1867-1911)
James J. Leighton
(1869-1912)
Emma C. (nee-Leighton) Shumaker
(1872-1945)
Mary Henrietta (nee-Leighton) Potter
(1873-1922)
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Eliza Ellen (nee-Leighton) Nicholas
(1876-1952)
Bertha Oleta (nee-Leighton) Miner
(1878-1957)
Cora B. (nee-Leighton) Allen
(1880-1906)
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NOTE:
Sylvester Leighton,
fought in the
CIVIL WAR
CO. C. 47 ILL. INF.
CO. D & CO. G. 108 ILL. INF. |
NOTE:
Sylvester's great-grandfather,
Solomon Leighton,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
8 JUN 1920 * page 3
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