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Leach/Sharpe
Family Genealogy
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This genealogy was prepared by Russell Leach (Generation 3, #3) during the 1950s -1970s and by Susan Leach Snyder (Generation 2, #2) beginning in 2000. Information for Generations 1-3 is based on family interviews, letters, news articles, and visits to cemeteries. Unfortunately, because of the threat of identity theft, this information is not being posted on this website. Beginning with Generation 4, all black-typed information is based on details collected by Russell Leach or facts confirmed from newspaper articles, letters, and scrapbook materials . Beginning with Generation 5, most black- typed information is Russell’s original work, red typed information was obtained by Susan using internet sources (ancestry.com and LDS web sites) and it needs to be confirmed. Blue information has been obtained by Susan from obituary information, census records, marriage records, correspondence with other relatives who are researching, published family ancestry books, history books, county records, genealogical society publications, visits to cemeteries, and land grant records.
More about the process...
It was the intent of this study to find out as much as possible about each person, with a focus on each person's personality. Research has been done on relationships, occupations, avocations, religions, politics, geographic locations at different stages in life, and the details of everyday life. This study has become an obsession, fueled by curiosity and the thrill of adventure. The adventure has included surfing the net, spending time looking at old documents, scanning microfilm, interviewing relatives, and tromping through overgrown cemeteries. Genealogy is truly an activity that allows one to become a history detective.
How to use this site...
By clicking on a particular generation in the left menu, you will get a directory of the generation and be able to access all researched ancestors.
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History of the Leach and Sharpe Names and Heraldry
Alphabetical Listing of Ancestors
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This website is dedicated to the memory of
Russell Leach
(1922-2002)
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A Comment:Each of us is here for a limited amount of time. What we do with our lives does make a difference and people will remember us based on our actions. The poem below was read at my father's funeral and it has special meaning for me.
HOW DO YOU LIVE YOUR DASH?
I read of a woman who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
She referred to the dates on his tombstone
From the beginning...to the end.She noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears, (1922-2002)
But she said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.For that dash represents all the time
That he spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved him
Know what that little line is worth.For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars...the house...the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.So think about this long and hard...
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile...
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.So, when your eulogy’s being read
With your life’s actions to rehash...
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how your spent your dash?Author: Unknown
