Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of W. A. LEACH 

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W. A. LEACH, one of Coweta county's leading farmers, comes of brave and hardy 
pioneer stock. His grandfather, John Leach, brought his wife, Dorcas (Wyng) 
Leach, from their native state, South Carolina, to the Georgian forests very 
early in the century. They cleared up a farm and erected a house, and here, 
in Gwinnett county, in 1816, their son, E. W. Leach, was born. This man was 
a soldier in the Indian war, represented the county in the Georgia 
legislature in 1874-5, and married Miss Mary A. Jones, whose parents were 
among the early settlers of the state. Their son, W. A. Leach, was born in 
Fayette county in 1844, and spent his boyhood upon the farm, attending school 
in the old log school house, with slab seats and without windows, the cracks 
between the logs serving to admit light. The chimney was of rock, and the 
great fireplace occupied nearly the whole of one side of the house. In 1862 
Mr. Leach enlisted in Company F of the Second Georgia regiment, Crew's old 
brigade. His company was in command of Capt. Hardy Chapman. Mr. Leach went 
through the entire war without being either captured or wounded, passing 
unscathed through the following battles: Perryville, Ky., both conflicts at 
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Chickamauga, Knoxville, and was with Gen. Johnston in 
his famous retreat. After the war Mr. Leach returned to Fayette county and 
pursued the occupation of agriculture. In 1866 he married Sarah E. Denham, 
daughter of Daniel D. and Nancy E. (Easton) Denham. Mr. Denham was a North 
Carolinian by birth, having come with his parents from his native state to 
settle in Fayette county when but a small boy. He was elected to represent 
his county in the Georgia legislature four different times before the war, 
and twice to the senate. His daughter, now Mrs. Leach, was born in Fayette 
county, and there the home of the family had always been until 1891, when 
they moved to Coweta county for the sake of the educational privileges 
afforded to the children. These are five in number, Luella, Daniel R., 
William E., Nancy A., and Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Leach are devoted members of 
the Baptist church. Mr. Leach is a member of the council of Senoia, and is 
deservedly held in high esteem wherever he is known.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical 
Association, 1895.