Solomon Hattery\Elisha Ellsworth LEACH ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

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

Sarah Kearn Hattery's son, Solomon Hattery, was taken in by Sarah's aunt Diana Ball Leach when Solomon was about 2. Diana later adopted him and changed his name to Elisha Ellsworth Leach.

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: 1st
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

1950 MO CENSUS, Jackson Co, Independence:
Elish Leach, 55, b. IA, paper hanger, papering;
Martha, wife, 55, b. NE.

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.)