Millie Jane BALL

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Roger Greenough.

MONONA CO, IA MARRIAGE RECORDS, Book 1, p. 83: Leach, R. & Ball, "Jennie" married Sep 3, 1876.

1880 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp:
"Reubin" Leach, 32, farmer, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. KY;
wife "Milie" J., 19, b. MO, parents b. OH;
dau. "Lissie" M., 1, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. MO.
(On the census, listed next to the Archibald Leach family and James & Mary Leach.)

1885 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp:
R. Leach, 38, laborer, b. IN;
Millie J., 23, b. Monona Co, IA (Monona appears to be crossed out with a notation that county was not known);
David E., 2, b. Monona Co, IA.

1900 NE CENSUS, Thurston Co, Blackbird precinct:
Reuben Leach, Sep 1847, 52, married 30 yrs, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer;
wife Jane, Mar 1874, 35, married 30 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. IA, parents b. OH;
son David, Aug 1883, 16, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. "Mrtle", May 1885, 15, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. Della, Nov 1886, 13, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son Floyd, Apr 1892, 8, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. Della, Jun 1899, 11/12, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA.
(They were listed on the census next to the family of George Leach.)

1910 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp:
Reuben "Leeche" (Lerche?), 63, 1st marriage, married 40 yrs, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer;
wife Millie J., 47, 1st marriage, married 40 yrs, 2 children, 5 living, b. IA, parents b. OH;
dau. Myrtle Steele, 24, 1st marriage, married 5 yrs, 2 living children, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son-in-law William Steele, 35, 1st marriage, married 5 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother's birthplace unknown, farmer;
dau. Elsie "Leeche", 10, b. NE, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
grand dau. Eda M. Steele, 4, b. IA, parents b. IA;
grand son Eddie E. Steele, 2, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Grant Twp, Rodney P.O.:
"Ruben" Leach, 65, retired, married, 2nd grade education, b. IN, parents b. IN, Baptist, in IA 25 yrs;
Millie Leach, 59, married, 5th grade education, b. IA, parents b. OH, Baptist, in IA 38(?) yrs;
Elsie, 15, single, at school, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Millie Jane Leach
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1860
Birth Place: Butler County, Iowa, United States of America
Death Date: 6 Sep 1918
Death Place:Castana, Monona County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Heisler Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Nathaniel Ball
Spouse:Rueben Leach
Children:
Elsie L. Tudehope
Della Edith Lewis
Myrtle Edna Steele

INFO FROM ROGER GREENOUGH: Mille Jane and Reubin Leach lived variously in Leach Hollow, Burt Co, NE, Blaine Co, OK and back to Kennebec Twp, Monona Co, IA. Millie Jane died at Castana on Sept. 6, 1918.

Millie married Reuben LEACH, son of James LEACH and Mary WILSON, on 3 Sep 1876 in Mapleton, Monona Co, IA.^{1 2} (Reuben LEACH was born on 15 Oct 1847 in Delaware Co, IN,^{3 4} died on 26 Oct 1915 in Castana, Monona Co, IA ^{3 4} and was buried on 27 Oct 1915 in Heisler Cem, Mapleton, Monona Co, IA ^{3 4}.)