1900 Census Porter Township, Delaware, Ohio

 

Watson Leach (#9): Head; White, Male, Born: Mar 1844; 56; Married; Years Married 10; Born in Ohio; Father Born in New York; Mother born in Ohio; Farmer; He can read, write, and speak English; Owns his farm free of a mortgage.

Edith A. Leach: Wife; White; Female; October 1868; 31; Married; Mother of how many children: 1; Number of these children living: 1; Born in Ohio; Father Born in New York; Mother Born in Ohio; She can read, write, and speak English,

Charles A. Leach (#5): Son; White; Male; April 1881; 19; Single; He and both parents were born in Ohio; Teacher; He can read, write, and speak English,

Harold D. Leach: Son; White; Male; February 1884; 16; Single; He and both parents were born in Ohio; He is At School; He can read, write, and speak English,

Homer W. Leach: Son; White; Male: January 1886; 14; Single; He and both parents were born in Ohio; He is At School; He can read, write, and speak English,

Ralph M. Leach: Son; White; Male; June 1890; 9; He and both parents were born in Ohio; He is At School. [Note: He is the only child of Watson and Edith].

 

[It's interesting to note that Watson married a woman 25 years younger than himself after his first wife,Kate (#10), died in 1888. In 1900, Charles was a teacher at Pleasant Hill School in Porter Township, Delaware, Ohio. He was teaching two of his brothers, Harold and Homer, and his half brother (Ralph)...among other students.]