For several years now two young women – well they’re not
really young having been born and died in the 1800s – have been slipping in and
out of my genealogy consciousness. They are not in my direct line but just the
fact I’ve had so much trouble learning their lineage keeps me coming back.
Lucinda Fresh was born in Kentucky 26 Jan 1809 (according to
her tombstone). She married William R Leisure 14 Nov 1827 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The couple had three children: Benjamin, Francis, and Sarah E. This Leisure
family had lived many years (census records 1850 and 1860) in Rush County,
Indiana. Lucinda died 09 Mar 1869 in Howard County, Indiana and is buried in
Jerome cemetery in Howard County, Indiana
.
Dorinda T. Fresh was born in February 1811 (according to
census information). She married Joseph P. Leisure 08 Nov 1836 in Lincoln
County, Kentucky. The couple had five children: Elizabeth, Lucinda, William,
Sarah M., and John Franklin. Dorinda died 09 Feb 1875 in Rush County, Indiana
and is buried in Hannegan cemetery in Rush County, Indiana.
William R. and Joseph P. are brothers of my 3rd
great-grandfather, George Washington Leisure. Are Lucinda and Dorinda sisters? Cousins?
The Fresh surname is apparently very uncommon. A search on
Ancestry.com shows only two Fresh families in all of Kentucky in 1820. There is
a Benjamin Fresh listed in the Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky 1820
census. Listed with him are one female under 10 and one female between 10 and
15 – could that be Lucinda age 9 and Dorinda age 11?
I would love to learn more about these ladies, their
parentage, and their early lives. Any help out there?
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