Here are some more DCs that I have transcribed. I think I posted a couple of them before but did so again since it went with the family. Billie -------------------------------------------- 1918 Death Cert. #22292, Newberry Co, SC James Johnson Leopard Male, White, married b. Dec. 9, 1895, Saluda Co, SC father: E. Leopard, Saluda Co, SC* mother: Rodianna Butler, Saluda Co, SC* d. Sept 1, 1918, Newberry #1, Newberry co, SC cause: influenza with pneumonia informant: E. Leopard, Newberry, SC buried: West End Cem. UT: ( R. M. Leavell) & Son, Newberry, SC No Saluda Co. when his parents were born. They were probably born in Old Edgefield Dist, SC He is the son buried with his parents in West End Cem, Newberry Co., SC. At the time of his parents birth, the Saluda Area was still in Edgefield Dist, SC I found Ephraim buried in the West End Cem., Newberry Co, SC along with the following:[Newberry Co. Cemeteries, VII, 1985, Newberry Historical Society. Ephraim Leopard Feb. 26, 1869 - Jan 13, 1936 Rhoda A. Leopard July 31, 1869 - Feb 4, 1917 Infant d/o D. P. & Cleo Leopard Oct 18, 1916 - Oct 19, 1916 James John Leopard Dec. 9. 1896 - Sept 1, 1918 His Father was: 1936 - Death Cert. #2996, Saluda Co, SC Ephraim Leopard Male, white, md. Farmer, spouse: Mrs. Sallie Leopard b. Feb. 25, 1867, SC father: Ben D. Leopard, SC mother: Mary Leopard, SC d. Jan 13, 1936, Coleman's, Saluda Co, SC cause: cerebral hemorrhage buried: Newberry, SC [West End Cem] informant: D. P. Leopard, Newberry, SC UT: James R. Leavell. His Mother was: 1917 - Death Cert. #3022 Newberry Co, SC Rhoda Anna Leopard Female, White, md b. July 1871, Edgefield, SC father: Thos. Butler, Edgefield Co, SC mother: Alsey Burnett, Edgefield Co, SC d. Feb. 4, 1917, Newberry Co, SC cause: chronic myocarditis informant: E. Leopard, Newberry, SC buried: West End Cem., [Newberry Co, SC] UT: R. Leavell & son, Newberry, SC I looked up several census records for the Ephraim Leopard family and am copying them to the message: CENSUS: 1900 Saluda Co, SC #5 twp, p. 136, HH#218/218 Ephrim Leopard, head, 29 M W 2/1871 md 11 yrs, Farm laborer, can r/w, SC SC SC Rodianna Leopard, wife, 29 F W 7/1870 mf 11 yrs, 6 children.6 living, can r/w, SC SC SC Marie (L) Leopard, dau, 9 F W 8/1890, SC SC SC Eva E. (_) Leopard, dau, 7 F W 5/1893, SC SC SC (B/R) (S/D) Leopard, dau, 5 F W 7/1894, SC SC SC James J. Leopard, son, 4 M W 12/1895, SC SC SC D. P. Leopard, son, 2 M W 6/1897, SC SC SC Pearl Leopard, dau, 1 F W 3/1899 SC SC SC CENSUS: 1910 Newberry Co, 5th wd, Newberry, p. 297, HH#115/117, Cromer St. Ephraim Leopard, head, M W 39 md1, 21 yrs, weaver/cotton mill, SC SC SC Rosanna Leopard, wife, F W 39 md1, 21 yrs, 8 children/7 living, SC SC SC Mamie L. Leopard, dau, F W 19 spinner/cotton mill, single, SC SC SC R. D. Leopard, dau, F W 16 spinner/cotton mill, single, SC SC SC James J. Leopard, son, M W 14 card room/cotton mill, siingle, SC SC SC David P. Leopard, son, M W 12 single, SC SC SC Pearl Leopard, dau, F W 11 single, SC SC SC Aron T. Leopard, son M W 4 single, SC SC SC CENSUS: 1920 Greenwood Co, SC, 96th twp, p. 202, hh#274/280 Ephraim Leopard, head, M W 52 md, weaver/cotton mill, SC SC SC ** Gennie/Glennie Leopard, wife, F W 20 md SC SC SC Mary Leopard, dau, F W 9, SC SC SC Note new wife listed in 1920. Is this death certificate hers? ------------------------------------------------- 1921 - Death Cert. #3676, Laurens Co, SC Glennie Leopard Female, White, married b. July (21), 1899, Newberry Co, SC father: Arthur Milton/Melton, Darlington Co, SC mother: Emma Boozer, Newberry Co, SC d. March 8, 1921, (Clinton?) township, Laurens Co, SC cause: Pulmonary edema informant: Arthur Milton/Melton, Clinton, SC buried: (?Harris Church?) UT: _ _ Dibble Co, Clinton, SC Could this be the wife of Ephraim Leopard of the 1920 Greenwood Co, SC, 96th twp, p. 202, hh#274/280? I looked at the one Laurens Co. Cem. book that is a part of the SC DAR collection at the Archives but could not find a Harris Church Cem. listing. This death would work with him being a widow in 1930. CENSUS, 1930, Newberry Ward 5, Newberry, South Carolina Robert E. Gilliam, head, m, w, 20,m, SC,SC,SC, doffs- cotton mill Ruth E. Gilliam, wife, f, w, 20, m, SC,SC,SC, homemaker Virgil D. Gilliam, son,m, w, 2, s, SC,SC,SC James C. Gilliam, son, m, w, 1 mo, s, SC,SC,SC Robert C. Bedenbaugh, boarder,m, w, 22, s, SC,SC,SC, weaver-cotton mill * Ephraim Leopard, boarder, m,w, 60, widow,SC,SC,SC, weaver-cotton mill Ida Leopard, boarder, f,w,12, s, SC,SC,SC How is Ida connected? According to one Leopard Researcher, he married a 3rd time to Sarah Christine 'Sallie' Hart md 1) Allen Edgar Watson. She is buried with her first husband in Good Hope Baptist Church Cem, Saluda Co, SC. [Cem. Records] 1946 - Death Cert #8346 Greenwood Co, SC Mrs. Sallie Watson Leopard Female, White, widow Resided: (803/303) Lindsey St. b. Oct 20, 1872, Edgefield Co, SC father: Charles (Hart), Edgefield Co, SC mother: (Amanda Rauton), Edgefield Co, SC d. July 7, 1946, Greenwood, Greenwood Co, SC cause: cerebral hemorrhage informant: Eva (Williams), Greenwood, SC buried: (Good Hope B. Cy) UT: (Blyth's, Greenwood, SC)