Pat, Two daughters of Nicholas Leatherman, Jr. and Elizabeth Fink married Foley's, See below. Would you have any info on them, do you know if they were brothers? Charles Descendants of Nicholas Leatherman, Jr. Generation No. 1 1. Nicholas4 Leatherman, Jr. (Nicholas3, Hans Peter2, Hans ( John ) Theobald1 Lederman/Leatherman) was born March 03, 1785 in Mill Creek, WV, and died November 21, 1872 in Mineral Co., WV. He married Elizabeth Fink Abt. 1806, daughter of Frederick Fink and Esther Rotruck. She was born September 15, 1787 in Mill Creek, Hampshire Co., VA ( mineral Co., WV, and died 1865. More About Nicholas Leatherman and Elizabeth Fink: Marriage: Abt. 1806 Children of Nicholas Leatherman and Elizabeth Fink are: 2 i. Samuel5 Leatherman, born November 16, 1806 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV. Notes for Samuel Leatherman: Samuel Leatherman died young 3 ii. Katharine ( Katie ) Leatherman, born December 25, 1807 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV. She married Jasper Foley. Notes for Jasper Foley: Family farmed in Springfield, Clark Co., OH 4 iii. Charles Leatherman, born October 28, 1810 in near Purgitsville, Hampshire Co., VA now WV; died May 26, 1884 in near Springfield, Clark Co., OH. He married Catharine Shockley 1832; born April 15, 1815 in near Romney, Hampshire Co., VA now WV; died March 26, 1877. Notes for Charles Leatherman: In 1855 the family moved to a farm near Springfield, OH Notes for Catharine Shockley: CATHERINE SHOCKEY Abt. 1832, daughter of JOSEPH SHOCKEY and POLLY JONES. More About Charles Leatherman and Catharine Shockley: Marriage: 1832 5 iv. Barbara Leatherman, born March 11, 1813 in Hampshire Co., VA nowWV. She married William Isaac Foley. Notes for William Isaac Foley: Family moved to OH. Farmer 6 v. Susanna ( Susan ) Leatherman, born August 23, 1815 in Hampshire Co., VA now WV. She married Job Adam Sions October 06, 1839 in Mineral Co., WV. Notes for Job Adam Sions: moved to OH during the Civil War, then back to WV . Will recorded Grant Co., WV, Court House Book 1, #22, Sept. 17, 1871. More About Job Sions and Susanna Leatherman: Marriage: October 06, 1839, Mineral Co., WV 7 vi. Elizabeth Leatherman, born April 10, 1818 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV; died March 16, 1885 in Mineral, Co., WV. She married Joseph Spade November 24, 1836 in Hampshire Co. VA ( now Mineral Co., WV ); born December 12, 1812 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV; died April 01, 1900 in Mineral, Co., WV. Marriage Notes for Elizabeth Leatherman and Joseph Spade: Nov 24 Jos. Spade to Eliz. Leatherman -1836 - Mineral Co., Married records More About Joseph Spade and Elizabeth Leatherman: Marriage: November 24, 1836, Hampshire Co. VA ( now Mineral Co., WV ) 8 vii. Solomon Leatherman, born January 23, 1821 in Hampshire Co., VA now WV; died Abt. 1898 in Purgitsville, Hampshire Co., WV. He married Hannah S. Arnold December 20, 1840 in Hardy Co., VA now WV by Rev. William Welch; born Abt. 1828 in Hampshire Co., VA now WV; died 1884. Notes for Solomon Leatherman: In the 1850 Hampshire Co. census, page 205a, Solomon is listed on the same page as Nicholas Leatherman, Sr.; Charles Leatherman; Jasper Foley; and James Arnold. In the 1860 census Page 165, Soloman was 39 years old. He was a farmer. In the 1870 Mineral Co., census, page 614b, Mill Creek Twp.(PO New Creek), enumerated 07/18/1870, he had $600 in real estate and $200 in personal property. In 1880 the family lived next to Emanuel Liller. Martha Liller later married John N. Leatherman. Chuck & Linda <clbutler@pennswoods.net> More About Solomon Leatherman: Occupation: 1880, Farmer Residence: 1880, Mill Creek Dist., Hampshire Co., WV More About Hannah S. Arnold: Religion: Dunkard More About Solomon Leatherman and Hannah Arnold: Marriage: December 20, 1840, Hardy Co., VA now WV by Rev. William Welch 9 viii. Hester Leatherman, born November 26, 1823 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV ); died in near Purgitsville, Mineral Co., WV. She married James Arnold. 10 ix. Dr. John Nicholas Leatherman, born November 04, 1826 in Hampshire Co., VA ( Now Mineral Co., WV; died April 11, 1890. He married Catharine Arnold September 22, 1846; born November 09, 1824; died May 22, 1908. Notes for Dr. John Nicholas Leatherman: When Fairfax was locating his estates, Washington surveying routes to the west and Jack Ashby holding the "fort" at Frankfort, this section was once a part of Orange County, VA and afterwards part of Frederick Co., thence a part of Hampshire Co, now Mineral county, WV., has it's share of "Yarb Doctors". The Medical service of the section of Hampshire county, now Mineral County according to information handed down from generation to generation was given by three medicine men, now referred to as "Herb Doctors": Dr. Green, Dr. Lemon, and Dr. Leatherman. The Eastern section now comprising Mineral County was served by Doctors Leatherman and Lemon. The Elk District was served by Dr. John Green. DR. JOHN NICHOLAS LEATHERMAN A "Thomsonian Doctor" lived in the mountain section east of what is now Purgittsville and gave medical service to all that section east of Patterson Creek. DR. JAMES A LEMON Was a graduate of a medical school then at Winchester, VA. He lived just west of Greenland and gave medical service to the people living in upper Patterson Creek and New Creek sections. DR. John GREEN Lived in that section of the county and gave medical service to the territory now comprising Elk District. He was the first physician of Hampshire Co., now Mineral Co., W. Va., He lived on Green Mt. near Suphur City, a place he called Iceland. ( My great great grandfather, Charles William Harvey - b-1937) Notes for Catharine Arnold: Catherine father, Jacob Arnold was a farmer, Dunkard Elder and physician. ( David Paul Roderick " RODERICK GENEALOGY" ) More About Dr. Leatherman and Catharine Arnold: Marriage: September 22, 1846 **************************** Pat Foley wrote: >I believe there is a Leatherman and Foley connection, would anyone have an >infor on this. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Helkbenter@aol.com> >To: <WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:26 PM >Subject: [WVMINERA] Leatherman > > > > >>Hi Susan, >> >>My Leathermans descend from: >> >>Hans Diebold Ledermann & Anna Maria Engler (from Alsace on the James >>Goodwill 30 Sep 1727 >>Hans Peter Ledermann b. 16 Sep 1711 & ? (from Alsace on the Brittania 21 >> >> >Sep > > >>1731 >>(Springfield, Bucks, PA 1746 (& before?) >Lancaster Co, [naturalized as >> >> >"of" > > >>same on 21 Sep 1762] > Frederick Co, MD by 1757) >>Nicholas b. 1740s?, PA? 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