Biography: Jacob Levengood, (Jacob Lowengut) 1754-1822, Northumberland, Snyder Co.'s, PA and Tuscarawas, Coshocton OH. Other names mentioned-Leininger, Lower, Keiser, Hoffer, Burket, Brown, Dietz, Lehman, Stahl, Pershing, Elliot, Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Michelle Walsh. Mickiw@adelphia.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________ Please contact me if you have any additional information for this family. Michelle Walsh Mickiw@home.com Leavengood SPELLINGS IN THE CENSUS'S and other documents that I have seen relating to this family Livingood, Levergood, Labingood Leurgood, Leivengood, Lavergood, Lowingood, Levigood, Lavenguth, Lavagood, Levengood Laragood, Livergood, Lovegood, Lavergood, Lovergood Leavegood, Lavengood, Livengood, Levergood, Levingood, Livingwood, Lehenguth, Levengooth, Other earlier sources Leibundgut, Leibenguth, Leibengut, Leebengood, Lowengut, Loewengut, The following is the narrative of the "Genealogy of the Leavengood Family" (most likely written by Benjamin C. Leavengood ca. 1880) The narrative was passed down to later generations and was typed in 1956 by the uncle of Don Leavengood and distributed to family members of his father's generation. Anything in parenthesis "( )" are my comments. Genealogy of the Leavengood Family in America.-in it's entirety Jacob Lowengut was born close to Marborg, Hesse, in Germany about the year 1754. He lived in his native country until he was about 10 years of age, when tiring of his occupation "as Tender of Poultry" Boylike, he ran away and embarked on a vessel as a stowaway for the new world. After his arrival in this country at Philadelphia, he was bound or practically for a term of years to pay for his passage across the ocean, amounting to $40.00. This required several years to pay. But after reaching manhood he bought or entered a two hundred acre tract of land in what was orignally called Northumberland Co. Pennsylvania, but later was subdivided, and a portion now called Snyder county. The cost of this land was recording and surveying fees and frequently the lines then ran by the surveyor was not straight but with reference to taking in the most desirable land. It was here he met and married Marion Elizabeth Leiningem, (Leininger) and to this union was a son born Dec. 18th, 1780, whom they named Christian. Of this the baptismal record states that it was in the Lutheran Church in Magadango Twp. Northumberland Co. Pa. During the Revolutionary war, Jacob Leavengood took a prominent part, as did two other brothers who emigrated here later than he; and while detailed as "Guard of Provisions" to be carried to the Patriots of our Revolution, his brother Peter was ambushed and killed by Indians. (There is a Peter L. Leavengood (great grandson of Jacob) Bio that states War of 1812 and lists Jacob's brothers name as John not Peter. However, Jacob would have been about 58 years old in 1812. To see this bio-click below) http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/WellsBios?read=172 After the restoration of Peace and Liberty in America, he followed his trade-- that of wheel-wright and Farming. The names of the children of Jacob and Elizabeth Leavengood are as follows: Christian - John -Catherine - Jacob - Elizabeth and Mary. Catherine married a man named (Jacob) Hoffer, Elizabeth a man named Burket, and Mary a man named Brown. Nearly all of their decendents still live in Pennsylvania. (Christian ended his administration of the Jacob Leavengood estate in February 1824 but he purchased land in Tuscarawas in 1812, he must have travelled between the two, before finally moving to Ohio after 1824). Christian Leavengood emigrated to Tuscarawas Co. Ohio in 1812 and pre-empted 160 acres of land on Sugar Creek bottom, for which he paid $1.25 per acre and was given a patent therefor in 1813. His occupation was Farming and Blacksmithing. He was married to Elizabeth Keiser in Northumberland Co. Penn. in 1805 who emigrated with him to Ohio and shared his joys and sorrows until death, April 30th 1868, aged 80 years 3 months and 25 days. The husband followed her April 7 1870, aged 89 years 3 months and 19 days. To this union was born the following children: Mary born June 21st, 1807, Elizabeth born Sept. 22 1808; Jacob (this Jacob married Susanna Stahl of Union Twp, Snyder Co, PA., they settled in Coshocton Co, OH abt. 1830) born Oct 12 1809; John born Jan 8th 1811; Susanna born July 8th 1814; Peter born May 10th 1824; George born March 20th 1827. Mary married Jacob Stall (Stahl). Elizabeth married Abraham Deitz. Susanna married Jacob Lehman. Catherine married George Pershing. Daniel Leavengood was born near Shaneville Tuscarawas Co Ohio on February 20th 1819 and was reared on a farm owned by father. (Daniel was actually born in Chapman Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania and his birth was recorded at Grubbs (Botschapt) Lutheran Church) Later he learned the trade of Blacksmithing and divided his time between the forge and the farm. On May the 3rd 1842 he was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Lower, by Rev. H. Colorado (Corrado), who shared his varied fortunes and griefs, and we trust has been reunited with him in a better world. Shortly after their marriage they moved to what then was the frontier Paulding Co. Ohio where the following children were born: Wm. H. born Mar 29th 1843. Simon P. May 31st 1844. Levi A. Feb'y 8th, 1846. Having been stricken by fever and ague and meeting but little encouragement there, they returned to Coshocton County, close to New Bedford, where Phebe A was born Dec 21st 1847. Benj. C. Sept 28th 1849. (Benj. C. is believed to be the author of this narrative) Daniel J. Feb'y 14 1851. Then they again moved near Warsaw in the same county where Sarah M. was born April 13th 1853. John E. Jan. 18th, 1855. Then finally buying a farm of 110 acres close to Spring Mountain of the same county. The following children were born. Mary E. Dec 9th 1860. Isaac N. May 14th 1862. In the Autumn of 1861 the call was made for troops to hold the union from dissolution. The father tendered his service to his country and in a fever stricken hospital close to Fair Oaks he gave up his life June 23rd, 1862. (When he died at age 43 he left a wife and 11 living children varying in age from 19 years to 39 days.) The mother held the home and children together until April 3rd, 1869, when she was called higher to receive the reward for Saints. An unknown grave holds all that is mortal of the father in a Southern state, and the Mother sleeps beside little Susie on a wooded hill overlooking the village church where she used to worship, at Princeton, Coschoction Co. Ohio. In September of the year 1868, Benjamin at the age of nineteen came to Dallas, Marion, Co. Iowa to seek his fortune in the golden West. He remained in Iowa two years, when in company with his brother Daniel, he went still farther West into the state of Nebraska. They each took a homestead. But not finding the soil and climate equal to Iowa they returned in the year 1874. He was married to Sarah Frances Elliot Sept 30, 1875. To this union were born: Edward Oscar February 12, 1878 Harry Blaine August 21, 1879 Loren Bruce May 11, 1881 Carroll Clinton February 23, 1883 Morton Stanley Sept 11, 1888 Charles Hamlin August 6, 1891 Emory Jan. 23 1898 Little Emory died Jan 27 at the age of four days. Benjamin C and Sarah Frances lived on a rented farm near Dallas until Mar 9, 1880 when he and his brother-in-law L.H. Elliot purchased a 160 acre tract of unbroken prairie land two miles east and one half mile south of Dallas. He lived on his father-in-law's place, assisting in the breaking and cultivation of the new land, until April 13, 1889 when he purchased the other half interest in it. He moved to the place then and continued to live there until Nov 29 1907. When he moved to Indianola, Warren Co., Iowa to give his two youngest sons and education in Simpson College. In the spring of 1913 he moved back to Dallas, having built a new residence on East Main Street. On July 23rd 1914 the wife and mother sustained a bad fall, injuring her head and causing a pressure on the brain. After and illness of four weeks her sprit passed out to its maker to receive its reward, and the dear one was laid to rest beside little Emory in the Fairview Cemetery, just West of Dallas. (Note all of the "flowery language" used in the narrative. The narrative had to have been written many many years ago.-note from Don Leavengood, great grandson of Benjamin C. Leavengood)