George Washington Leuty

1849 - 1927  (78 years)

• Name	George Washington Leuty  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	1 Apr 1849	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Relocation	Between 1 Apr 1849 and 31 Dec 1849	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3]
  	From Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio
  	The 1856 Iowa state census indicates family members of the William M. Leuty household to have resided in the state for 7 years (i.e. since 1849). Son George Leuty was born on 1 Apr 1849 in OH so they could not have let until after then.
  Occupation	Jun 1870	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [5]
  	Farm hand
  Died	26 Nov 1927	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Obituary	Dec 1927	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States
  Knoxville Journal
  George W. Leuty Prominent Marion County Man Dies After Long Illness George W. Leuty, son of William and Mary Leuty, was born April 1, 1849, near Chillicothe, Ross county, Ohio. He was one of a family of thirteen children. At the time of his death north of Knoxville, Saturday evening, November 26, 1927 he was aged 78 years, 7 months and 25 days. When but six months of age, he came with his parents by wagon to Iowa. One year was spent in VanBuren county, after which the family settled east of Red Rock on the north side of the river (Des Moines River), Later moving to a place about four miles south of Red Rock, which became their permanent home. Mr. Leuty attended Blame school and at the age of 21 years, he took a homestead in Sioux county, Iowa. In 1871 the death of his father occurred and it became one of his duties to support his mother and her family. On January 7, 1874, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Moorhouse, daughter of John and Hannah Moorhouse, who lived where the Leuty farm home stands today. After two years spent on the homestead, Mr. and Mrs. Leuty moved to a farm which they purchased, near Percy, Iowa. Two children blessed the home: Mrs. Zula Leuty Prunty, now of Greeley, Colorado, and John William Leuty of Percey. In the year 1900 Mr. and Mrs. Leuty erected the comfortable home where the last 27 years of his life was spent. It was in this abode that the host of friends of Mr. Leuty came to know his as "Uncle George', for his was always the kind hand, the generous heart, the cheery disposition and a seeker of friends. always a keen seeker of nature lore, his mind was rich storehouse of knowledge gained through roaming familiar haunts of his acres. A pioneer of the county, he could relate for hours instances in the history of developing of this part of the state. A seeker of knowledge, a loving husband and father, a sincere friend, industrious and God-loving, the memory of his life shall always be as the sweetest passages of a rich poem which stands out in our memories throughout the years. And although he is gone, memory will always keep open for us the book of his life. Beside his wife and two children, he leaves to mourn his departure: one sister, Mrs. Martha Settle of Lowery City, Missouri, four brothers, Samuel of Hume, Missouri, William of Hancock, Minnesota, Walker of Knoxville, Iowa, and Amos of Morris, Minnesota: one sister Mrs. David Stittsworth, passed away in February 1920. Five living grandchildren survive: lona E. Gamble of Tucumcari, New Mexico, John Leuty Prunty of Greely, Colorado, Beulah Winiford Prunty, also of Greely, Colorado, Josephine and Johnson Leuty of Knoxville, Iowa. One grandson, Lloyd Leland Prunty passed away July 30 at the age of 24 years. three great grandchildren also survive: John Leuty Prunty Jr., Margaret Lorene Prunty and Gene gamble. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon, November 28, 1927. Interment in Graceland cemetery.
  Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1]
  	Address: Graceland Cemetery Knoxville, Iowa
  		George Washington Leuty-Mary J (Moorehouse) Leuty-John Leuty Grave Marker
  Person ID	I172	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	William M. Leuty,   b. 23 Jun 1820, Bourneville, Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Aug 1871, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Mary S. Benson,   b. 15 Dec 1824, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 8 Apr 1908, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1842	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Moorhouse,   b. 23 May 1849, Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 2 Feb 1938, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1874	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States
  Children	+ 1. Zula May Leuty,   b. 27 Oct 1875, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States ,   d. 28 May 1974, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  (Age 98 years) + 2. John William Leuty,   b. 9 Feb 1880,   d. 1961  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 1 Apr 1849 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - From Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio - Between 1 Apr 1849 and 31 Dec 1849 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Farm hand - Jun 1870 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 7 Jan 1874 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 26 Nov 1927 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Obituary - Knoxville Journal - Dec 1927 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - Address: Graceland Cemetery Knoxville, Iowa - - Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S193] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Graceland Cemetery Grave Markers, George W. and Mary J. Leuty; Personally read and photographed, 4/21/2008. (Reliability: 2). [S41] Census - IA, Marion - 1860 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2008), M653, Union Township, p. 120, dwelling 859, family 811, William Leuty, accessed 9 Jun 2008 (Reliability: 2), 22 Dec 2008. [S196] Census - IA, Marion - 1856 State, Iowa, Marion, (Digital images. Ancestory.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Polk Township, p. 886, dwelling 45, family 46, William Leuty; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1/29/2009) (Reliability: 2), 1 Feb 2009. [S257] Census - IA, Marion - 1850 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, Union Township, p. 275, dwelling 647, family 701, William Lutey, accessed 1 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 2 Feb 2009. [S75] Census - IA, Marion - 1870 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestor.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, Union Township, p. 1, dwelling 7, family 7, Wm. Leuty, accessed 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 8 Feb 2009. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Leuty-Benson, 1842. (Reliability: 3).