Leeper Family Tree

James Leeper
- born in Ireland, immigrated in late 1730's, died 1763
        Married
Margaret
        James and Margaret may have had eleven children - Nicholas (eldest), Sarah, Jane, Andrew,
        James Leeper, Jr. tombstone Photo, Gavin, Isabella, Mary, Margaret, John, and George.
        Margaret, John, and George - born in America.

        1.   Nicholas Leeper - born in Ireland
                   Married
              Mary - born 1728, died 20 Oct 1784 - Tombstone Photo
                  1.  James Leeper
                             Married
                       Jane
                             1.  Mary Leeper
                             2.  James Leeper
                             3.  Elizabeth Leeper
                   2.  Matthew Leeper 
                             Married
                        Amytiah
                   3.  Margaret Leeper -
                             Married 2 Oct 1786
                        John Neagle
                   4.  Robert Leeper -
                   5.  John Leeper - born 1757. died 8 Apr 1804 - Tombstone Photo
                             Married
                        Elizabeth Davidson - born 1761, died 6 Feb 1835 - Tombstone Photo
                        Daughter of John Davidson and Tabitha Porter
                             1.  Andrew Leeper - born 25 Mar 1788, died 15 Oct 1853 - Tombstone Photo
                                       Married 27 Feb 1810
                                  Margaret Parks - born 22 Aug 1787, died 5 Mar 1833 - Tombstone Photo
                                       Married, 2nd, 27 Sep 1837
                                  Mary Mellon - born 2 Aug 1805, died 25 Sep 1865
                             2.  William Leeper - born 1789
                                        Married
                                  Martha
                             3.  James Leeper - born 15 Apr 1790, died 25 Sep 1839 - Tombstone Photo
                                        Married 1 Apr 1816
                                  Naomi Armstrong - born 12 Apr 1795, died 21 Nov 1872 - Tombstone Photo
                                  Daughter of Matthew Armstrong and Margaret Shipley Sloan
                                        1.  John Leeper - born 1817, died 5 Feb 1820
                                        2.  Matthew Leeper - born 3 Oct 1818, died 5 Nov 1823
                                        3.  Andrew A. Leeper - born 29 Jan 1821, died 8 Dec 1869
                                                  Married
                                             Margaret S. - born 5 Mar 1819, died 20 Jun 1882 - Tombstone Photo
                                        4.  Margaret Leeper - born 25 Sep 1823, died 21 May 1897
                                        5.  James Leeper, Jr.   Family follows below
                                        6.  Esther Leeper - born 7 Dec 1829, died 3 Nov 1843 - Tombstone Photo
                              4.  Esther Leeper - born 1792
                              5.  John Leeper - born 1796
                                        Married 23 Mar 1820
                                   Margaret Sloan
                              6.  Nancy E. Leeper - born 1798, died 26 Aug 1851
                                        Married 19 Apr 1819
                                   Robert A. Beaty - died 15 Aug 1881



James Leeper, Jr. - born 5 May 1826, died 16 Sep 1888 - Tombstone Photo
        Married 15 Feb 1845
Naomi Armstrong - born 8 Apr 1824, died 4 Dec 1908 - Tombstone Photo
daughter of Matthew Armstrong, Jr. and Mary Mariner
        1.  Esther Leeper - born 2 Jul 1846, died 20 Dec 1902
                  Married
             Matthew Henry Smith - born 5 Oct 1846, died 21 Jan 1923
                  1.  Alice Smith
                  2.  Mary Smith
                  3.  William Smith
                  4.  Margaret Smith
                  5.  Lewis Smith
                  6.  Ada Smith
                  7.  Julia Smith
        2.  Andrew M. Leeper - born 14 Dec 1847, died 23 Jun 1849
- Tombstone Photo
        3.  Alice Leeper - born 5 May 1849, died 28 Apr 1927
                   Married
              John Matthew Armstrong - born 28 Apr 1852, died 11 Feb 1928
                   1.  Margaret M. Armstrong - born 12 Sep 1872, died 2 May 1898
                   2.  Charlie Armstrong - born 5 Jan 1876, died 2 Mar 1950
                   3.  Katie Agnes Armstrong - born 28 Oct 1879, died 26 Jan 1960
                              Married 22 Dec 1897
                        David Clifton Dellinger - born 22 Nov 1875, died 17 Mar 1967
                                     For the family of Katie and David, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> see me
                   4.  Ferrie Armstrong - born 1881, died 1960
                   5.  Oscar Armstrong - born 17 Jun 1882, died 14 May 1948
                   6.  Edward Lefate Armstrong - born 18 May 1884, died 24 Nov 1929
        4.  Lodemia Leeper - born 14 Jul 1850, died 21 Sep 1874
                   Married
             James M. Selvey -
                   1.  Irene Selvey
                   2.  Julia N. Selvey - died 9 Mar 1877, age 5 years, 6 months and 7 days
                   3.  Ida Selvey
        5.  James A. Leeper - born 1851, died 18 Jun 1854 - Tombstone Photo
        6.  Leroy Leeper - born 26 Dec 1853, died 5 Aug 1855
        7.  Robert Leeper - born 20 Mar 1858, died 25 Apr 1936 - Tombstone Photo
                   Married 9 Jan 1895
             Laura Ann Ratchford - born 28 Oct 1872, died 31 Oct 1953 - Tombstone Photo
             daughter of John Addison Ratchford and Elizabeth Ann McKee
                   1.  Mamie Bright Leeper - born 29 Oct 1895, died 16 Jan 1988 - Tombstone Photo
                              Married 28 Oct 1925
                        Marion Long Burnette - born 20 Mar 1885, died 15 Nov 1930
                   2.  Ferrie Lunda Leeper - born 15 May 1898, died 23 Apr 1960
                              Married, 1st,
                        Luther Owens
                              Married, 2nd, 4 Sep 1927
                        Lester O. Ford - born 6 Jul 1901, died 2 Jun 1959
                   3.  Infant Daughter - born 8 Feb 1901, died 12 Feb 1901
                   4.  Clarence Elwood Leeper - born 11 Sep 1902, died 3 Jan 1989 - Tombstone Photo
                              Married 29 Mar 1922
                        Ann Ford - born 6 Jul 1901, died 26 Nov 1979
                   5.  Ernest Robert Leeper - born 4 Mar 1904, died 27 Apr 1982
                              Married, 1st, 8 Jun 1926
                        Pauline Frye
                              Married, 2nd, 23 Apr 1949
                        Sammie Carlisle Berry - born 27 Oct 1919, died 11 Nov 1980
                   6.  Ida Lee Leeper - born 4 May 1905, died 19 Dec 1980
                              Married 9 Dec 1925
                        Lyman Edward Cato - born 13 Oct 1902, died 2 Mar 1984
                   7.  Wade Leeper - born 22 Jul 1906, died 13 Dec 1907
                   8.  George Leeper - born 15 Aug 1909, died 4 Oct 1909
                   9.  Ruth Patrick Leeper - born 16 Sep 1910, died 18 Aug 1971 - Tombstone 
                              Married 27 Dec 1936
                        Thomas Wilson Cathey - born 13 Oct 1909, died 16 Apr 1989
                        son of Loyd Watson Cathey and Loma Atwood Wilson
        8.  Margaret Leeper - born 16 Feb 1857, died 11 Dec 1928 - Tombstone Photo
                   Married
             James Addison McKnight - born 20 Oct 1857, died 24 May 1927 - Tombstone Photo
        9.  Julia Leeper - born 5 May 1862, died 14 Sep 1922
                   Married 20 Jan 1880
             Dr. W. W. Davis
- born 14 Sep 1851, died 6 Jan 1924

Sources and References

Family Trees

Cathey1 Cathey2 Cathey2 Armstrong Ratchford Byrum McKee Carothers Shipley Allen Dow Alexander Mulwee Baker

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13 April 2008