William Frison Leigh

1860 - 1886  (25 years)

• Name	William Frison Leigh  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Dec 1860	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Leigh  [4]
  Residence	1880	Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Reference Number	29587
  Burial	1886	Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Death	21 Feb 1886	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I29587	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Gardner Frison Leigh, Sr,   b. 20 Sep 1834, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Nov 1915, Fayette, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Temperence Robertson,   b. 4 Jan 1838   d. 16 Apr 1867 (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1856	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F19735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina McConnell,   b. Aug 1860, Illinois, USA
  Marriage	23 Sep 1882	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Bessie Leigh,   b. 28 Jun 1883, Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. 29 Jan 1965, Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Lula Grace Leigh,   b. 2 Sep 1885, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. Apr 1973, Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1860 - Shelby, Illinois, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1882 - Shelby, Illinois, USA Burial - 1886 - Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA Death - 21 Feb 1886 - Shelby, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William F Leigh Title: 62282_6859c1f5_0502 Ancestry.com. U.S., Family History Books [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2025.

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S53] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 251; Page: 53b; Enumeration District: 185. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 251; Page: 53b; Enumeration District: 185 [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15585032/william-frison-leigh [S12] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S197] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.