Leonard, Nicholas Barger

Leonard, Nicholas Barger

Male 1844 - 1926  (81 years)

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  • Name Leonard, Nicholas Barger 
    Birth 14 Aug 1844  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number LEON.N001 
    _FGRAVE 23964441 
    Military Service United States Civil War, Company B, 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America 
    • With the advent of the Civil War, he took up the cause of the South. In all probability he took part in the battle of Gettysberg. He served well and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

      (Nicholas B. Leonard was in 63 Virginia Infantry (McMahon's Regiment) Company B on the Confederate side.
      File Number M382 roll 33.)
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    Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865)
    Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865)


    This Confederate Flag pattern is the one most often thought of as the Confederate Flag today; it was one of many used by the Confederate armed forces. Variations of this design served as the Battle Flag of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee, and as the Confederate Naval Jack.
    American Civil War


    (1861-1865)

    Confederate States of America
    Confederate States of America
    Confederate States Army
    Confederate States Army
    63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment
    63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment
    Death 2 Jan 1926 
    Burial Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Leonard, Nettie and Nicholas
    Headstone, Leonard, Nettie and Nicholas
    Person ID I34667  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Ross, Jenettie Cathrin 'Nettie',   b. 1852   d. 22 Apr 1940 (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Leonard, Emma Dora,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1890 (Age 18 years)
     2. Leonard, James Edward,   b. 9 Apr 1877   d. 13 Apr 1877 (Age 0 years)
    +3. Leonard, Pearl Bell,   b. 1878   d. 1968 (Age 90 years)
    +4. Leonard, Della Gurtrude,   b. 13 Mar 1881, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1946 (Age 64 years)
     5. Leonard, Walter,   b. 25 Apr 1883, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1963, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +6. Leonard, Grover C.,   b. 18 May 1888   d. 17 May 1948 (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F13291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Notes 
    • A Confederate in Lee's Army. A Rebel, if you will. He was born in Bristol, Virginia in 1844, the son of Henry and Eliza Barger Leonard and with the advent of the Civil War, he took up the cause of the South. In all probability he took part in the battle of Gettysberg. He served well and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

      (Nicholas B. Leonard was in 63 Virginia Infantry (McMahon's Regiment) Company B on the Confederate side.
      File Number M382 roll 33.)

      He married Jeanetta Ross around 1869 in Bristol, VA and 8 children were born to this union. Two of the children, Emma Dora and James Edward preceded him him death. The others who survived him were Nannie May Gibson, Pearl Bell Knowles, Delia Gurtrude Bateman, Walter Leonard, Sallie Myrtle Fehrenbacher, and Grover Leonard.

  • Sources 
    1. [S10869] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Leonard, Nettie and Nicholas, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23964441/nicholas-barger-leonard), none. (Reliability: 2).