Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Leaverton, John W. 1840 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  JOHN W. LEAVERTON, farmer, was born April 14, 1840, in Greensborough, Md. His
father was John H. Leaverton, born March 20, 1813, in Maryland. He died March
17, 1852, in Ohio. He was a farmer, and was married December 25, 1834, to Miss
Tamsey Irland, born April 5, 1815; she died January 19, 1870, and is the mother
of eight children. Mr. Leaverton went to school in Marion County, Ohio. He
enlisted, November 7, 1861, in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The
first battle in which he took an active part was at Bull Run, and the last at
Bentonville. He was in sixteen hard-fought battles; was with Sherman in his
famous march to the sea, and was also a noncommissioned officer in the army. Mr.
Leaverton was married December 5, 1867, in Marion County, Ohio, to Miss Delilah
Andrew, born November 7, 1836. Mr. Leaverton is respected by all who come in
contact with him. He has been Township Assessor; is a Republican; is a Knight of
Honor, having occupied the office of Dictator. He is Commander of the "Alfred
Harrison Post," No. 152, in Palestine Depart, of Ill., G. A. R; he is peculiarly
fitted for this place on account of his military knowledge; he has organized
three posts.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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