Sarah Kenney

10. Sarah Catherine (Catharine)(Kate) Kenney (Married Watson Leach (#9) in 1872)

Died: 24 October 1888; she is buried with Watson Leach (#9) at Bloomfield Cemetery in Morrow County, Ohio. Her tombstone reads "Catharine." [Note: She died 12 days before her 45th birthday and only about 4 months after the birth of her daughter, Belva.]

a) Eliza Kenney: (Married 1st: to Andrew Hildebolt; Married 2nd: Jack Longfellow) Born: 1829. Died: 1919. (Had three children); For more detailed information about Eliza click here.

b) Joseph Leander Kenney: (Married: Susan Rhoten in 1860) Born: 13 May 1830 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Died: September 1868. For many additional details, about the adventures of this man, click here:

c) Susan Kenney: (Married: Samuel Morton of Preble County, Ohio) Born: 8 January 1832 . Died: 1915. Miscellaneous: (Had five children); (Below are photographs of Susan and Samuel from a cartes de visite photo album in the possession of the webmaster. For more information about Susan, click here.

d) Sophia Jane Kenney: (Single) Born: 13 March 1835. Died: 25 January 1869 near Farmersville, Ohio - buried East Liberty Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio. (Was prominent school teacher). For more information about Sophia, click here.

e) Louisa Kenney: (Married: John Newton Conger on 14 February 1856, lived Eaton, Ohio). ) Born: 20 February 1836 . Died: 2 June, 1921. (She and her husband had eight children of their own. When Louisa's sister Sarah Kenney Leach died in 1888, they took in Belva Leach (#5e), who was only 4 months old. (Below are photographs of Louisa and John, courtesy of Doug Hart, Great-Great Grandson of Louisa (Kenney) Conger and John Newton Conger) Additional information and photographs concerning Louisa can be found by clicking here.

f) Mary Ellen Kenney: (Married: Thomas Jefferson Hart of Preble County, Ohio, during Civil War) Born: 2 March 1838. Died: 6 October 1925. (Moved to Iowa in late 1860’s) (Had four children) (Below are photographs of Ellen and Tom from a cartes de visite photo album in the possession of the webmaster.) For more information about Mary Ellen Kenney, click here.

g) George Washington Kenney: (Married: Emma Arvesta Blayney on 18 May 1871) Born: 28 August 1840 in Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Died: 11 November 1911 (Buried East Liberty Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio.(Below are photographs of George and Arvesta. The originals are in the possession of Matt Kenney.) For more information about George, click here.

h) John Peter Kenney: Born: 5 November 1843. Died: 17 January 1864 (Died in Lookout Valley of fever. Enlisted in Co.B., 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I) and was in service two years. Buried in family lot in East Liberty Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio.) For more information about John, click here.

i) Alavander Kenney: (Married 1st: Annie S. Smith in 1875, who died aged 18, on August 2, 1876 and is buried at East Liberty Cemetery, Married 2nd: Esther R. Lindenberger on April 8, 1879.) Born: 25 December 1846 in Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Died: May 7,1929. For more information about Alavander, click here. (Below are photographs of Alavander and Esther. The original images are framed and were in the possession of Clyde Perfect, great grandson of Alavander and Esther, until Clyde died August 26, 2020. It is unknown where these photographs are at this time.

The 1860 Census for Porter Township, Delaware, Ohio shows John (age 16), Sarah (age 16) , and Alexander (age13) are living with their parents, Albert and Susan.

By 1866, Amos had died and his son, Harvey Leach #17, owned the property. Also, by 1866, Sarah's father had purchased additional land so that his property was adjacent to Harvey's. Harvey's son was Watson. In 1866, Sarah and Watson were both about 23 years old. (Actually, she was about 4 months older than her future husband.) (Click on map image to enlarge it.)

The 1870 Census for Porter Township, Delaware, Ohio shows George (age 29), Sarah (age 26), and Alexander (age 23) are living with their parents, Albert and Susan.

A map, dated 1875, shows that Watson owed property adjacent to his father's property. (Click on map image to enlarge it.)

The 1880 Census for Porter Township, Delaware, Ohio shows Watson and Kate (as she was called) had two children, Arthur O (age 4) and Estelle (age 1).

A 1908 map shows that Watson had purchased 100 acres and had taken over his father's 50 acres (his father died in 1899.) (Click on map image to enlarge it.) It is unknown when Watson moved from his farm adjacent to his father's and bought the 100 acres. Since Sarah died in 1888, between the years on the 1875 and 1908 maps, the exact location of her home near the end of her life is unknown.

Sarah died just before her 45th birthday, leaving behind five children, Arthur Othello Leach aged 12, Charles Albert Leach (#5) (aged 7), Harold Dean Leach (aged 4), Homer Watson Leach (aged 2), and Belva Lockwood Leach (aged 4 months). A sixth child, Estella Leach had died in 1886 at the age of 8, killed by the kick of a colt.

Sarah's obituary (courtesy of Matt Kenney, Great- Great- Great Grandson of Albert Kenney) is transcribed by this webmaster below. The original obituary transcription obtained from Matt is linked here. The original transcriber is unknown.

SARAH CATHERINE KENNEY LEACH

Sarah Catherine Kenney Leach was born in Delaware Co., Ohio on Nov. 5, 1843 and died at O. P. Morton’s home in Camden, O., on Oct. 24, 1888, age 44 yrs. 11 mo. and 19 days. She was married to Watson Leach of Delaware Co., O. in 1872.

In October she came to Camden to attend a reunion of her mother, brothers and sisters near Sugar Valley. After a visit of several days and on the eve of returning home, she took typhoid-pneumonia and after three weeks died. She leaves her husband and dear little children at home. She was anxious to visit dear old mother and sisters hen death came.

(Her children surviving her were Arthur, age 12, Charles, Harold, Homer and Belva Lockwood age 3 mos. Sarah Catherine’s sister, Louisa Conger took the baby and raised her.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Stella, who was killed in an accident. Also a twin brother, John Peter Kenney died Jan. 17, 1864 while in the Union Army at Lookout Valley.)