Obit of Simpson Stroud Leonard (l536a) - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gloria Spurlock 27 Jul 2003 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Simpson Stroud Leonard, aged veteran of the Civil War and pioneer settler of Oklahoma, died Sunday night at the family home, 1002 8th Ave., in his 95th year. Death was attributed to complications incident to advanced age. Mr. Leonard was born in Strausburg, Northampton County, July 4, 1832. At the age of 10 his father moved to McVeytown where he grew to young manhood on the farm. In 1852 he was married to Miss Elizabeth White who preceded him to the grave a number of years ago. To their union 13 children were born, 3 of whom survive, William Leonard, vice president and secretary of the City Trust and Savings Bank of Youngstown, Oh, Sim of Detroit, and a daughter residing in St. Louis, MO. He is also survived by his second wife, Mrs. Nettie Leonard. He served in a number of the important battles of the Civil War, and was a member of Co. 1, 149th Bucktail Regiment. He later re-enlisted in the 10th PA Calvary and served with that regiment until the close of the war, being mustered out at Baton Rouge, LA. He was one of the first settler of Oklahoma, being there when the territory was first opened to settlers by the government. He filed a claim on 160 acres of land along the Santa Fe. Part of his holdings is now incorporated in the town of Waterloo, Oklahoma. For 3 months he was alone in Oklahoma, his nearest neighbor being about 4 1/2 miles from his home. While a resident in Oklahoma he was the mayor of Edmund, a small town in that state, for a term of two years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. The body will be taken to the home of his son in Detroit, MI and interment will be made there. He suffered from asthma and heart problems. He enlisted in the Civil War on 8 Aug. 1862, Mt. Union, Huntingdon Co., PA. He was 6 feet tall with light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and was a farmer. He served in Captain Blair's Company - co. I, 149th Reg. Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was discharged 14 March 1863 at Eckington Hospital, Washington, DC. He had caught a severe cold which caused bronchitis and was disabled for manal labor. He later served in Co. C 19th battalion Pa Cavalry, enrolling 15 Sept 1864 and was discharged at Baton Rouge, LA on 1 June 1865. He received a pension of $90 per month. Witnesses to his deposition: William Whiteman, Samuel Overturf. After leaving service he resided in Terre Haute, IN; Youngstown, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Detroit, MI; Oklahoma County, OK; and Altoona, PA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html