Isabella Shipe ¹

   Another name for Isabella was Isabel Leese.²

  General Notes:

STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1901, page 3, column 2

ISABELLE (SHIPE) LEAS, 29 Jul 1830 - 26 Sep 1901

Isabelle Shipe Leas was born in Mount Pleasant, West Moreland county, Pa., Jul 29, 1830, and after a brief illness died at her home in Hudson, Salem township, Steuben Co., Ind., Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 1901, aged 71 years, 1 month and 27 days.
She moved with her father's family from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from here to Indiana, settling in Fairfield township, DeKalb county. On the 22nd of October 1851, she was united in marriage to Jacob Leas. To this union were born four children, two daughters and two sons, Elizabeth J., Mary A., John T. and Marvin. Her husband preceded her to the spirit world on the 26th of January 1887. Mother Leas was reared in the Christian faith and at the age of 22 she gave her heart to Christ and united with the M. E. church; afterwards she transferred her membership to the Reformed church. She led a faithful, consistent Christian life until death, so that the sorrow of her friends need not be like that of those who have no hope. She leaves to mourn her departure, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, two brothers, five sisters and a host of friends. Their loss we believe is her eternal gain. Funeral services were held in the M. E. church, at Hudson, on Saturday, Sept. 28th conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. A. Seitz, assisted by Revs. Pittinger and Tessing. That she was highly respected was clearly evidenced by the large concourse of neighbors and friends who assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to her. All that was mortal of Mother Leas, was tenderly laid to rest in the County Line cemetery to await the resurrection morn. Peace to her ashes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Isabelle/Isabell (Shipe) Leas, 29 Jul 1830 - 26 Sep 1901, married Jacob Leas, 08 Mar 1821 - 26 Jan 1887. They are buried at County Line Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.
One son is listed in the Cemetery book, John Timothy Leas, 1857 - 1923, married Mary M. (Norman) Leas, 1868 - 1916. They are buried at O-HUD Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.

"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990" by Audree Siebel Lewis, Vol. II, pages 1106, 1107, 1108.

Submitted by: Mona Hilden-Beckwith e-mail: hilbeck@voyager.net

  Noted events in her life were:

• United States Census: Resided, 1850, Fairfield Township, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA. Age 20 and living with her mother.

• United States Census: Residence, 1870, Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA. Age 39

• United States Census: Residence, 1880, Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA. Age 50

Isabella married Jacob Leas, son of John Leas and Sophia Spangler, on 2 Oct 1851 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA. (Jacob Leas was born on 8 Mar 1821 in Stark County, Ohio, USA, died on 26 Jan 1887 in Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana, USA ³ and was buried in County Line Cemetery, Hudson, Steuben County, Indiana, USA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Submitted by Arlene Goodwin <Agoodwin@ctlnet.com> and the Eckhart Public
Library Staff <ebethgen@yahoo.com>.

Pioneer Weddings
1851
J. P. Widney, Clerk
Oct 1; Jacob Leas to Isabel Shipe, by Richard McBride, J. P., Oct 2



FamilySearch.org:

Marriage License on October 1,1851 in Dekalb County, Indiana, date of marriage, October 2, 1851:

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