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William M. Leak

Birthdate:
Birthplace: South Carolina, USA
Death: August 01, 1865 (55-56)
Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Place of Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Immediate Family:

Husband of Saletha W. Leak
Father of Sarah Jane Van Bibber; Mary S. Leak; Laura Lucinda Lindsay; William J. Leak; James Tillman Leak and 1 other

Managed by: Cynthia Curtis, A183502, US7875087
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About William M. Leak

William M. LEAK, born 1809, South Carolina, died August 1, 1865, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA, buried Block # 8, Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA.

William M. LEAK, 1809-1865, was son of Reverend Samuel LEAK [variant spelling: LEAKE, LEAK], 1773-1836. buried Leak Family Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 41769107, and of his wife, Jane


LEAK, 1781-1840.

William M. LEAK, 1809-1865, married March 25, 1833, Pike County, Georgia, Selatha [variant spelling: Selatha, Salatha] W. THOMPSON, 1816-1883, daughter of Henry THOMPSON, died 1823, Jones County, Georgia, and of his second wife, Mary


THOMPSON.

In the Macon, Georgia, Messenger, 24 July 1845, William M. LEAK was a member of the Senatorial Convention from Pike County. William LEAK paid taxes in Griffin, Pike County, Georgia, in 1845 and 1846.

"DOB is approximate - aged 56 years, born in South Carolina, died in Griffin, Spalding Co, Georgia. Served in Civil war in Zebulon Pike County Georgia Volunteers as a private. - marker is lying on the ground." Judy K. Brantley/Wilson.

William and Salatha LEAK lived in Pike County, Georgia, in 1850. William and Salatha LEAK live in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, in 1860. He was a cotton broker/dealer. Salatha W. LEAK lived in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in 1870. Salatha LEAK lived in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in 1880, with her son, William J. LEAK.

Selatha W. THOMPSON LEAK, 1816-1882, is buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA, Find-A-Grave Memorial # 16222430.

Known children of William M. LEAK and Selatha W. THOMPSON, include:

i. Sarah J. LEAK, born 5 January 1834, Pike County, Georgia, died 23 November 1908, Atlanta, [Fulton County], Georgia, married 3 November 1854, Spalding County, Georgia to Thomas H. VanBIBBER, born 14 December 1831, died 25 January 1861.

ii. H. LEAK, female, born circa 1840.

iii. Mary S. LEAK, born circa 1838, died 1862, buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA.

iv. Laura S. LEAK, born circa 1844, married N. M. HOLLAND about 1860.

vi. William J. LEAK, born circa 1846/1848, married Mary


. born circa 1859. They lived in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in 1870 and 1880.

vii. J. L. LEAK, male, born circa 1849.

viii. Henry S. LEAK, born circa 1850.

ix. Ida T. LEAK, born circa 1853, married 16 June 1875, Fulton County, Georgia, to Charles W. HOLLAND.

x. Thomas F. LEAK, born circa 1856.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 10 2023, 17:59:04 UTC

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William M. Leak's Timeline

1809
1809
South Carolina, USA
1834
1834
Georgia, USA
1838
1838
1844
September 16, 1844
Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
1847
July 8, 1847
1850
January 1850
1855
1855
Georgia, USA
1865
August 1, 1865
Age 56
Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
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Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA