Re: Indiana Leavells-Mid 1800's
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Indiana Leavells-Mid 1800's
steve leavell 6/27/02
Albert Perry Leavell was born abt 1836 to Gideon Leavell and Rachel Martindale; he died June 18, 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, leaving a widow, Sarah Ann Clear. They were married June 12, 1858 in Randolph Co. IN. One of their children was James William Perry Leavell, born December 22, 1861. That's your Perry Leavell, postmaster.
Obit:
http://www.dcoweb.org/randolph/UCobits/1941b.html#126http://www.dcoweb.org/randolph/UCobits/1941b.html#126
Union City Times-Gazette, Wednesday, March 12, 1941
Former Postmaster is dead at Redkey.
.....Redkey, Ind., March 11. --- Perry Leavell, 79, former postmaster and traction line agent, died at his home here early this morning. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Everett Riegel, and one son, Albert of near Flatt, and nine grandchildren.
.....Funeral services will be conducted at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Jones mortuary, in charge of the Rev. R. M. McBride. Burial will be in Fountain Park cemetery in Winchester.
.....Mr. Leavell at one time held a public office in Randolph county.