History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties,
Missouri, published by Goodspeed, 1889--Page 749

    Simon B. Leedy has resided in Cedar County, Mo., since 1878
and has a fertile farm of 160 acres nine miles west of Jerico.
His native State is Ohio, and he was born in Knox County of that
State, December 14, 1838, being the eldest of twelve children 
of Samuel A. and Elizabeth (Bostater) Leedy, and the grandson 
of Abraham and Elizabeth (Zook) Leedy, the latter couple being
Pennsylvanians, who died in Ohio, whither they had moved in 1829.
The Leedys are of Swiss descent.  Samuel Leedy and wife were 
born in Bedford County, Penn., and Washington County, Md., May 
19, 1816, and August 26, 1815, respectively, and the former was
a farmer and Brethren minister but is now retired from the active
duties of life, and is residing with his son, Simon B.  His wife
died in February, 1887, in Cedar County, Mo., whither they had
come in 1882.  Simon B. Leedy resided with his parents until his
marriage to miss Elizabeth Martin, which event took place in 
1865.  She was born in the "Buckeye State" in 1835, and is the
mother of five living children: Ira C., Orpheus A., Elda M., 
Aquilla G. and Lucian G., Samuel is deceased.  In 1878 Mr. Leedy
remove to Cedar County, Mo., where he has since made his home.
He has 100 acres of land under cultivation, and forty acres of
timber land.  Stephen A. Douglas received his first vote for the
presidency, and he is now a Democrat politically.  Mr. Leedy is
a Brethren minister, and all the family are church members.

History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties,
Missouri, published by Goodspeed, 1889--Page 749

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