Bio: James M. Leach, Sabine Parish Louisiana

Source:  Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana, The

Southern Publishing Company, 1890, Nashville and Chicago



Submitted by:  Thelma Shields

e-mail:  shields@eufaula.lib.ok.us
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JAMES M. LEACH



James M. Leach is a farmer, general merchant and ginner of Ward 3, Sabine

Parish, La., and as an honest, worthy and law abiding citizen he has not his

superior in this section of the country. He was born in Bibb County Alabama,

in 1852, to William and Sarah (Doss) Leach, who were married in that State,

coming in 1850 to Sabine Parish, Mrs. Leach passing from life here five years

later.  Mr. Leach is still residing here, engaged in farming, and is, as was

his wife , a member of the Baptist Church, and was all through the Confederate

Army.  He is a member of Mount Carmel Lodge of the A.F. & A. M., and is now

living with his second wife by whom he has six children, and as he was reared

to a farm life he did not receive much schooling in his youth.  Being

thoroughly familiar with farm life, he began following that calling for

himself at the age of twenty one years, and in 1871 was married to Miss Nancy

Frances, daughter of William and Hannah Leach, a distant relative.  Mrs.

Leach, as well as her parents, was born in Alabama, but in 1870 she was

brought by them to Sabine Parish, and here they are still living.  To James M.

Leach and his wife a family of three sons and three daughters has been born. 

When first married he settled in the woods, on his present farm, nine miles

southwest of Many.  It comprises 280 acres, and everything about the place

indicates that a man of energy, enterprise, , thrift, and industry is at the

helm.  He also owns and operates a good cotton gin, and for the past three

years has been conducting a general mercantile store with good results. 

Midkiff post office was established at this store a short time since, and of

this he is postmaster.  He is a member of the Baptist Church and his wife is a

Methodist.



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