Leathers, William Thomas^[1]

1844 - 1901  (56 years)

• Name	Leathers, William Thomas
  Birth	25 Dec 1844	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Eagle Cemetery, Curtin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Eagle Cemetery
  	Address: Eagle Cemetery
  		William Thomas Leathers Eagle Cemetery
  Occupation	13 Jun 1900  [1]
  	Contractor
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  _UID	0FDCD89CBFDD4FC6A193647B39B2587FE504
  Death	8 May 1901	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Burial	Curtin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Eagle Cemetery
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Frederick Leathers,   b. 1691, Germany d. 1749, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States Maternal Line: Christena (Workinger),   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I8225	Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Leathers, Frederick,   b. 1798, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1 Apr 1877, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Workinger, Rebecca E,   b. 30 Oct 1816, Curtin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 25 Dec 1851 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hughes, Mary Ellen,   b. 22 Jul 1845, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Mar 1910, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Leathers, James Luther,   b. Nov 1864   d. 4 Dec 1947 (Age 83 years)   2. Leathers, Frederick,   b. 18 Oct 1869, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 21 Feb 1921, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States (Age 51 years)   3. Leathers, Lucy,   b. Apr 1873, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Leathers, Martha,   b. Nov 1876, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Leathers, George,   b. Aug 1878, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Leathers, Cookman,   b. Apr 1882, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Leathers, Jesse,   b. Apr 1884, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Dec 1844 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Cemetery - Eagle Cemetery,Address: Eagle Cemetery - - Eagle Cemetery, Curtin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 13 Jun 1900 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 8 May 1901 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Burial - Address: Eagle Cemetery - - Curtin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War story for William Thomas Leathers:At the age of sixteen years, on August 16, 1861, young Leathers enlisted in Company A. 45th P. V. I., then commanded by Capt. John I. Curtin (later, Gen. Curtin), and until in July, 1862, the command served under Sherman. It participated in the battle of James Island and in many skirmishes. The command took part in the battle of Antietam, Md., on September 17, 1862, after which engagement Mr. Leathers was transferred to the 6th U. S. Cavalry, Troop I, in which he served until September, 1864. He was engaged at Beverly Ford and in other minor battles, and in the battle of Gettysburg almost his entire regiment was captured, he narrowly escapting. After the battle he served principally as a messenger at the headquarters of Gen. Sherman. Mr. Leathers was twice wounded, once while with the infantry and again while carrying a dispatch from Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Kilpatrick, receiving a bullet in the left thigh, which he carried some six months or more

  
  

• Sources

  [S231] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1390; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241391. 1900 US Census Howard, Centre County, PA