Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Leyda and Jane Reed




Husband James Leyda 1 2

           Born: 1804 - Washington Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1891 3
         Buried: 


         Father: David Leyda (1782-1872) 1 4
         Mother: Sara Kennedy Carlon (1784-1860) 4


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Evans (      -      ) 1



Wife Jane Reed 1 2

           Born: 1806 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1856 1
         Buried: 


         Father: William Reed (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Jemima Leyda 4

           Born: 29 May 1828 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Apr 1879 4
         Buried:  - Rocky Springs Cemetery
         Spouse: Daniel Urey (1824-1908) 4


2 M David Leyda 1 2

           Born: 14 Aug 1832 - French Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1906 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
         Spouse: Eliza Jane Reed (1839-1905) 2 6
           Marr: 8 May 1856 6


3 F Rebecca A. Leyda 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 



4 F Elizabeth Leyda 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Bleakley (      -      ) 1


5 F Hulda C. Leyda 1

            AKA: Hulda Leyde 7
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Thomas C. Mattox (      -Abt 1861/1865) 7
         Spouse: James Burns (      -      ) 8


6 F Sarah Leyda 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Rahouser (      -      ) 1


7 M John G. Leyda 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 



8 F Mary Jane "Jennie" Leyda 1 9

           Born: 30 Apr 1849 10
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 22 Apr 1922 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Mitchell (1848-Aft 1910) 1 11 12
           Marr: 19 Nov 1868 - Georgetown, Mercer Co, PA 9 11


9 F Margaret Leyda 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Hays (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - James Leyda


He was a pioneer of French Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
In 1808, he removed with his parents from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Mercer County, and resided there until about 1869, when he removed to Franklin.

He had several children with his second wife.

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Sources


1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1024.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1053.

3 Karen Patterson, My Urey Family (Privately published, July, 2001), Pg 19.

4 Karen Patterson, My Urey Family (Privately published, July, 2001), Pg 14.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 30.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1025.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 885.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 885, 1024.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1049.

10 Karen S. Golden Rodgers, The Mitchell Family 1772 - 1989 (Self-published, 1990), Pg 14.

11 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 651.

12 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1048.


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