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Erasmus Leonard (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1835-12-27 d. 1897-01-13

Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Leonard and Rodah Leonard. Married to Lucinda Gammons Leonard in Mercer County, Kentucky, in June 1854. Father of Benjamin Leonard, John W. Leonard, and Richard W. Leonard. Resident of Mercer County in 1850. Farm laborer in Washington County in 1860. Enrolled in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private on August 18, 1862. Discharged on account of tuberculosis on April 1, 1863. Farmer in Washington County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 324B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 1, p. 155.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Hebardsville Precinct, p. 60A.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0109.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Mercer County, KY, Month 1863, p. 290.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film 000191861.

"Erasmus R Leonard (1835-1897)," Find A Grave, Memorial 49022217, accessed October 21, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49022217.

Citation

Leonard, Erasmus. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209362 (November 12, 2026).

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