William H. Leard and Margaret E. Foster

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Husband William H. Leard ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Jul 1846 - West Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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           Died: Oct 1914 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Father: Christopher Leard (1823-Aft 1891) 1
         Mother: Margaret Shields (1821-Aft 1891) 1

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       Marriage: 2 May 1872 1

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Wife Margaret E. Foster ¹

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            AKA: Emily M. Foster 2
           Born: Abt 1847
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           Died: Aft 1926
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         Father: William A. Foster (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Otto R. Leard ¹

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2 M Royal Boyd Leard ^{1 2}

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3 M Chris. K. Leard ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Feb 1882 - Craigsville, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Florence J. Bailey (      -      ) 2 3
           Marr: 2 Nov 1912 2

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General Notes: Husband - William H. Leard

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He conducted a general store in Craigsville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, for a number of years. The family moved to Kittanning in the autumn of 1893.

He was reared on his father's farm, and attended the public schools of West Franklin township, Armstrong County, and Elder's Ridge academy. He also took a course in the Iron City Business college, and at twenty years of age entered the employ of Messrs. Campbell Bros., railroad contractors of Altoona, Pennsylvania, as a clerk, but was soon promoted to "walking boss," which position he held for several years. January 1, 1872, he became a member of the mercantile firm of Leard & Sons, of Craigsville. In 1881 Joseph S. Leard withdrew from the firm, and the firm-name became Leard & Son. In 1888 his father retired. He had fine and commodious sales-rooms and kept a large and complete stock of dry-goods, groceries, clothing, hardware and drugs. He had an interest in the flouring-mill at Craigsville, where he was agent for the New England Accident insurance company.
Politically, Mr. Leard was a stanch republican, and at various times filled most of the township offices. In 1872 he was appointed postmaster of Craigsville, which position he resigned when he was elected justice of the peace of West Franklin township in 1879. At the end of his term as magistrate he was reelected and served many years thereafter. He was a member of Craigsville Council, No. 1192, Royal Arcanum, and a member and elder of the Presbyterian church of Worthington, of whose Sunday-school he was superintendent for some ten years (at different times).

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 601.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 370.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 341.