Brief Life History of Stillman Lafayette
When Stillman Lafayette Leas was born on 9 January 1861, in Salem, Blue Creek Township, Adams, Indiana, United States, his father, William Leas, was 31 and his mother, Suzannah Schoffstall, was 27. He married Flora May Ransburg on 23 February 1882, in Hudson, Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Gibbon Township, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States for about 40 years. He died on 27 June 1946, in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.
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- Stillman Lesse, "United States Census, 1870"
- Glittman C Leas, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Stillman Leas, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries: 1866: Adams, Indiana, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Possibly a shortened and altered form of Scottish and Irish McLeish .
English: variant of Lees 2.
Americanized form of German Lasch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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