Sarah Jane (Southward) Leeper

--b. March 4, 1843 Fannin Co., Texas
--d. March 20, 1929 Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma
----buried Tribbey Cemetery, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma
--m. Benjamin Franklin LEEPER
--abt 1858 probably Fannin Co., Texas
----b. November 3, 1835 Missouri
----d. June 27, 1894 Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma Territory
------buried Tribbey Cemetery, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma
------s/o John Leeper

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Tribbety Cemetery - Pottawatomie Co., OK
Benjamin and Sarah (Southward) Leeper Tombstone
Photo: Courtesy of Yvonne Akin

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My Websites for Iredell

• Sarah Jane Southward and Benjamin Franklin Leeper Memorials

• Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect

  	JOB(E) LEGACY Descendants of Andrew Job Jr

• 1860's - Civil War

  Benjamin Franklin Leeper was inducted as a seargent into C Company, Martin's Regiment of the Texas Cavalry and discharged as a private during the Civil War.

• 1870 Cooke Co., Texas - Preceient 2, Gainesville, p. 224

  Benjamin F. LEEPER               35   Farmer  $300
  Sarah J                          25
  Nancy E                          11
  Martha J                          9                   Arkansas
  Mary C                            7                   Texas
  Ambrose L                         5                   Texas
  

• 1880 McLennan Co. Texas, Waco, page 180A

  B. F. LEEPER      Self  M   Male   W   45   MO   Farmer   
  S. J. LEEPER      Wife  M   Female W   37   MO   Keepinghouse NC   NC  
  Mary C. LEEPER    Dau   S   Female W   18   TX   At Home   
  Ambers Lee LEEPER Son   S   Male   W   15   TX   Field Hand   MO   MO  
  William A. LEEPER Son   S   Male   W   19   TX   Field Hand   MO   MO  
  John A. LEEPER    Son   S   Male   W   11   TX   Field Hand   MO   MO  
  Frances M. LEEPER Dau   S   Female W    8   TX      
  David F. LEEPER   Son   S   Male   W    5   TX                MO   MO  
  Irdell J. LEEPER  Son   S   Male   W    3   TX                MO   MO  
  James H. LEEPER   Son   S   Male   W   4M   TX                MO   MO  
  

• 1884

  September 10 (Montague Co., Texas)Vol W, p. 85
  --page 85 starts in the middle of something and I don't have page 84
  Signed and Delivered in the Presence of

  D. F. Southward Annie Southward J. F. Box M. S. F. Box F. M. Walker E. E. Walker J. S. S. Southward; S. A. B. Southward B. F. Leeper S. J. Leeper

  The State of Texas - McLennan Co

  " before me W. G. Boyd a Justice of the Peace and Exofficio Notary Public in McCclennan Co.,, Texas, personally appeared B. F. Leeper known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing and acknowledged to me that he had signed the same for all the purposes and consideration therein sated [sic] also personally appeared before me S. J. Leeper wife of the said B. F. Leeper known to me and being by me determined privily and apart from her said husband and having said deed fully explained to her she the said S. J. Leeper acknowledged to me that she had willingly signed said deed for all the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and that she wished not to retract it. Witness my hand and seal of office this the 10 day of September A.D. 1884.

  W. G. Boyd, a Justice of the Peace and exofficio Notary Public in McLennan Co.,, State of Texas

• 1883-87 McLennan Co.,, Texas Tax List

• 1889

  May 25

  "Francis Marvin Walker appeared before the judge to swear that Sarah Jane Leeper, Ellen E. Walker, D. Frank Southward, James L. S. Southward, M. Lousiana, F. Box, and William H. Southward (deceased) were all of the said heirs of Iradell's estate."

• 1900 Pottawatomie, Oklahoma (Town of Burnett)

• 1910 Powwatomie, Oklahoma (town of Burton)

  Sarah residing with son, Iradell

1. Nancy E. (Leeper) Tyra

   --b. abt 1859 Johnson Co., Texas
   --d. January 1886 Hill Co., Texas
   ----buried Old Lebanon Cemetery, Aquilla, Hill Co., Texas
   --m. Samuel Doak TYRA
   --February 7, 1877 Montague Co., Texas
   ----b. 1856 Itawamba Co., Mississippi
   ----d. November 20, 1922 Hill Co., Texas
   ------buried Old Lebanon Cemetery, Aquilla, Hill Co., Texas
   ------Samuel Tyra m/2 Mary Frances RAY 1888 Texas
   --------s/o Joseph S. Tyra and Isabella ASHLEY
   ----------gs/o Jesse Vowell Tyra, Jr. and Frances GILHAM
   ------------gt gs/o Jesse Vowell Tyra and Martha P. TITTLE
   ----------gs/o James Perry Ashley and Lucy MCCRARY
   ------------gt gs/o George McCrary and Elizabeth JOHNSTON
   

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2. Martha J. Leeper

   --b. abt 1861 Arkansas
   

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3. Mary C. (Leeper) Rice

   --b. abt 1863 Montague Co., Texas
   --m. George RICE
   --July 28, 1878 Texas
   

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4. Ambers Lee Leeper

   --b. September 18, 1864 Montague Co., Texas
   --d. October 24, 1924 Henryetta, Oklahoma
   --m. Mattie E. STIWELL
   --September 18, 1887
   ----b. February 9, 1871 Gainesville, Cooke Co., Texas
   ----d. Decmeber 6, 1945 Madera Co., California
   

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5. William Albert Leeper

   --b. October 3, 1866 Montague Co., Texas
   --d. March 24, 1933 Oklahoma
   --m. Betty N. -
   --abt 1899 Sulphur Springs, Oklahoma
   ----b. November 1866 Arkansas
   
   

6. John Andrew Leeper

   --b. March 27, 1868 Montague Co., Texas
   --d. March 7, 1948 Marietta, Love Co., Oklahoma
   ----buried Lakeview Cemetery, Love Co., Oklahoma
   --m. Paulina Jane CAPERTON
   --November 18, 1891 Whitesboro, Grayson Co., Texas
   ----b. February 26, 1873 Texas
   ----d. November 27, 1939 Marietta, Love Co., Oklahoma
   ------buried Lakeview Cemetery, Love Co., Oklahoma
   ------d/o George Winfield Caperton and Nancy Lucretia WINDERS
   --------gd/o George Winfield Caperton and America Balinger MUNDY
   ----------gt gd/o George Caperton and Eleanor CONN
   ------------2nd gt gd/o Adam Caperton and Elizabeth MILLER
   --------------3rd gt gd/o John Caperton and Mary THOMPSON
   
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   Lakeview Cemetery - Love Co., OK
   John and Paulina Jane (Caperton) Leeper Tombstone

   
   

7. Frances M. Leeper

   --b. abt 1872 Montague or McLennan Co., Texas
   
   

8. David Franklin 'Frank' Leeper

   --b. October 1874 Montague Co., Texas
   
   

9. Iradell G. Leeper

   --b. abt 1878 Montague Co., Texas
   --d. --- Oklahoma
   --m. Nannie A. -
   --abt 1905 Oklahoma
   ----b. abt 1880 Mississippi
   
   

10. James H. Leeper

    --b. January 3, 1880 Montague Co., Texas
    --d. January 10, 1958 Hanna, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma
    ----buried Hanna City Cemetery, McKintosh Co., Oklahoma
    --m. Mary M. -
    --abt 1905 Oklahoma
    ----b. January 22, 1885
    ----d. November 27, 1968 Hanna, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma
    ------buried Hanna City Cemetery, McKintosh Co., Oklahoma
    
    
    

11. Emma M. Leper

    --b. September 1884 McLennan Co., Texas
    

If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at

Ann (Jobe) Brown

• Katherine Reynolds (1968-1974)

• Bill Jobe (1990)

• Randy Jobe (1998-2008)

• Wayne Irwin

  Yvonne Akin