Leeman, Walter ^{2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Walter was Leman, Walter.

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• his Biography was published in the History of Kent County, Michigan in 1881 in Kent County, Michigan, USA. ⁶

Walter Leeman was born April 1, 1811 in Albany Co., N.Y.; is son of George and Alice Leeman, the former of English descent, the latter of Scotch. Mr. Leeman came to Michigan in 1855. He was married Jan. 23, 1833, to Elizabeth Hays, of Albany Co., N.Y. She died Mar. 10, 1836, leaving two children -- Mary Jane, born Oct. 28, 1833, and George, Dec. 26, 1835. Mr. Leeman was married Oct. 19, 1836 to Sally Ann, daughter of Alexander and Lucy McKinley, of Berne, Albany Co., N.Y., born there July 15, 1818. Her parents were of English extraction, born in Albany County. They have the following children -- Elnorett, born Sept. 13, 1837, died Dec. 31, 1840; Alexander C., May 22, 1839, died Nov. 27, 1863, in hospital at Nashville, Tenn., -- he was a soldier of the civil war; George W., April 26, 1841; Lucy Ann, July 6, 1843; Catherine E., Sept. 21, 1845; William John, May 12, 1848; Rachel A., June 18, 1850; Harriet A., Feb. 24, 1853; Sarah E., Aug. 3, 1855; Almorett, Mar. 24, 1859; and Walter W., Oct. 27, 1863. Mr. Leeman has been a farmer all his life, beginning in Albany county, where he lived until 1843, when he moved to Niagara Co., N.Y. and 13 years after settled in Paris, Kent Co. Five years later he went to Montcalm county, where he remained two years and then bought 120 acres of land on sec. 21 in Oakfield. Five years after he bought 80 acres on sec. 16, 40 on sec. 4, and 33 on sec. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Leeman are members of the society of United Brethren.

Walter married Sally Ann McKinley on 19 Oct 1836 in Albany County, New York, USA.¹ (Sally Ann McKinley was born on 15 Jul 1818 in Berne, Albany County, New York, USA and died on 19 Sep 1883 in Hartwick Township, Osceola County, Michigan, USA.)