Catharine Amanda Leaman
Catharine Amanda Leaman (maiden name: Slaymaker) was born on May 9, 1815, in Pennsylvania to William and Elizabeth Slaymaker. She married Henry Leaman around 1835, and they had at least six children: Mary, born on October 18, 1836; William, born on February 12, 1838; Henry, born on July 3, 1839; John, born around 1841; Charles, born on September 3, 1845; and Rosh, born on December 21, 1854. They lived in Paradise, Pennsylvania, and her husband worked as a farmer and hotel owner. By 1860, they owned $27,000 of real estate and $1,960 of personal property.
A decade later, their wealth had grown to $30,000 of real estate and $21,000 of personal property. A local writer described her as a “most estimable woman [who was] highly respected in the community.” She was a devout Presbyterian who “took much interest in church affairs.” Her husband died on May 16, 1887. In December 1894, she probably suffered a stroke, which rendered her “right side…useless” and “deprived her of her speech.” She died in Paradise on January 5, 1894.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4868) | Leaman, Catharine Amanda ~ Slaymaker, Catharine Amanda | 1815-05-09 | 1894-01-05 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 4
People - Records: 7
- (4868) Leaman, Catharine Amanda is the [parent of] (4752) Leaman, Charles
- (4868) Leaman, Catharine Amanda is the [parent of] (4753) Leaman, Mary E.
- (4868) Leaman, Catharine Amanda is the [parent of] (4837) Leaman, Rosh
- (4868) Leaman, Catharine Amanda is the [aunt/uncle of] (5539) Slaymaker, George Duffield
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; The Lancaster (PA) Examiner, 10 January 1894
