Solomon Hattery\Elisha Ellsworth LEACH ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Roger Greenough. Photographer: McVicker Bros., Mapleton, Ia.

IA, DELAYED BIRTH RECORDS, 1856-1940:
Name: Elisha Ellsworth Hattery [Elisha Ellsworth Leach]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1893
Birth Place: Mapleton, Monona, Iowa, USA
Father: Solomon Hattery
Mother: Sara Jane Keairns

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, St. Claire:
Elisha E. Hattery, 1, b. Monona Co.

1900 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, St. Clair Twp:
"Dinah" Leach, Aug, 1857, 42, wd, married 25 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. IA, parents b. OH;
father Nathaniel A. Ball, Jun 1831, 68, wd, b. OH, parents b. OH;
ward Solomon Hattery, Jul 1893, 6, b. IA, father's birthplace unknown, mother b. IA;
sister Ada Ball, Dec 1878, 21, single, b. IA, parents b. OH;
boarder Henderson J. Lambert, Dec 1852, 47, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, farmer.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, St. Clair Twp, Mapleton P.O.:
"Nathanal" Ball, Mrs. Diana Leach, Elisha E. Leach, and Ada E. Ball were all listed together.

1910 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City:
M. D. Leach, 42, 2nd marriage, married 4 yrs, b. IN, parents b. US, painter, house;
wife Ida, 31, 2nd marriage, married 4 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA;
son Cyrus Kishen, 10, b. IA, parents b. IA;
boarder Tresa(?) Bierer, 21, b. MN, parents b. Germany, servant, private family;
boarder Clifford "Kerns", 18, single, b. IA, parents birthplaces unknown, laborer, odd jobs;
boarder Elisha "Kerns", 16, b. IA, parents birthplaces unknown, (unable to read occupation).
(1920 IA Census, Woodbury Co: McDaniel & Ida Leach)

IA, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1880-1951:
Name: Elisha E Leach
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1892
Birth Place: Mapleton, IA
Occupation: Farmer
# of Marriages: !st
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1914
Marriage Place: Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Father: W J Leach
Mother: Diza Ball
Spouse:Martha Christina Sorenson [Martha Kristina Jensen]
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: Caucasian (White)
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Date: abt 1893
Spouse's Birth Place: St Paul, Nebr.
Spouse's # of Marriages: 1st
Spouse's Father: Wilson Sorenson
Spouse's Mother: Anna Morrison

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: Elisha Ellsworth Leach
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married with 21 mo. old child
Age: 23
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1893
Birth Place: Mapleton, Monona Co, Iowa, USA
Occupation: Farming
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place:Battle Creek, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Blue

1930 NE CENSUS, Madison Co, Battle Creek Twp:
Elisha Leach, 36, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, parents b. IA, interior decorator;
wife Martha, 36, 1st marriage age 20, b. NE, father b. Denmark, mother b. NY;
son Ely, 14, b. IA, father b. IA and mother b. NE;
dau. Ethel, 12, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE.

1940 MO CENSUS, Jackson Co, Southeast Independence village:
Elisha Leach, 46, 8th, b. IA, 1935: same house, painter, building/construction;
Martha, wife, 46, 5th, b. NE, 1935: same house.

WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942:
Name: Elisha Ellsworth Leach
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1893
Birth Place: Mapleton, Iowa, USA
Residence Place:Independence, Missouri, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Next of Kin: Mrs. Martha Leach
Occupation: Self Contractor
Height: 5 7
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color:Gray
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light

OBIT OF GEORGE BURCH, 1937: mentions his stepson "Elijah" E. Leach, who was living Independence, MO.

OBIT OF SARAH BURCH, 1952: her son Elisha E. Leach was living 1525 N. Spring St., Independence, MO.

CA DEATH INDEX, 1940-1997:
Name: Elisha E Leach
Social Security #:492141384
Gender:Male
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1893
Death Date: 19 Mar 1961
Death Place:San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Keairns

INFO FROM SHIRLEE DRUMMOND-HAY: Elisha Hattery Leach was given as a ward to Diana Ball and her husband William J. Leach when Solomon was only 2 years of age. Diana later adopted him legally. They apparently had done well for themselves in owning much properties. However, they had no children. I suspect that is the reason for Diana adopting Elisha. A descendant reports that his death record gives his mother's name as Sarah Jane Keairns and the father as Solomon Hattery, or Solomon Hattery-Leach.

Solomon married Martha Christina JENSEN on 29 Nov 1914 in Woodbury Co, IA.¹ (Martha Christina JENSEN was born on 6 Dec 1893 in St. Paul, Howard Co, NE,^{1 6} died on 14 Apr 1957 in Independence, Jackson Co, MO ^{7 8} and was buried in Woodlawn Cem, Independence, Jackson Co, NI ⁷.)