John Henry Hadley

1858 - 1911  (53 years)

• Name	John Henry Hadley  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 Apr 1858	Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John H Hadley  [4]
  Name	John H Hadley  [5]
  Reference Number	29664
  Residence	1860	Cold Spring, Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1900	Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas, USA   [1]
  	Occupation: Rr Road Master; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1910	Independence Ward 2, Montgomery, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Roof Master; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Burial	1911	Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA   [3]
  Death	3 Nov 1911	Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I29664	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Hadley,   b. 21 Jan 1835, Ohio, USA d. 28 Feb 1863, Youngs Point, Louisiana, USA (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Rebecca Melvina Shields Taylor,   b. 16 Aug 1839, Ohio, USA d. 15 Sep 1917, Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	11 Mar 1857	Bond, Illinois, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F19883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Deniah Leigh,   b. 17 Feb 1858, Illinois, USA d. 16 Apr 1939 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1880  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Leslie Hadley,   b. Jan 1883, Illinois, USA d. 20 Jul 1916, Jasper, Missouri, USA (Age 33 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Frank E Hadley,   b. Jul 1885, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Edward E Hadley,   b. Jul 1885, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. William Edward Hadley,   b. 8 Jul 1885, Kansas, USA d. 10 Dec 1952, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Hattie Hadley,   b. Dec 1889, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. George C Hadley,   b. 1892, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Grover Hadley,   b. Apr 1892, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Temple M Hadley,   b. Apr 1899, Missouri, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Apr 1858 - Illinois, USA Burial - 1911 - Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA Death - 3 Nov 1911 - Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Henry Hadley Excerpted page from A Leigh's Tree about John Henry Hadley having 2 families at that same time.

  
  

• Notes

  Per a book on the Leigh family called A Leigh's Tree (1806-1976), it's thought that Sarah Leigh's husband, John Henry Hadley, had two wives and two families, one at each end of his railroad run (Joplin and Kansas City.) Ancestry.com. U.S., Family History Books [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2025. Title: 62282_6859c1f5_0502

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: 471; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0037. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: 471; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0037 [S313] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [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/110013855/john-henry-hadley [S31] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Independence Ward 2, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T624_448; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1374461. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Independence Ward 2, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T624_448; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1374461 [S55] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M653_228; Page: 417; Family History Library. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cold Spring, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M653_228; Page: 417; Family History Library [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. [S328] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).