Gardner Frison Leigh, Sr

1834 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	Gardner Frison Leigh  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	20 Sep 1834	Maury, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	29583
  Burial	1915	Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Death	9 Nov 1915	Fayette, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I29583	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Whitmill Leigh
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F20207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Temperence Robertson,   b. 4 Jan 1838   d. 16 Apr 1867 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1856	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Deniah Leigh,   b. 17 Feb 1858, Illinois, USA d. 16 Apr 1939 (Age 81 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. William Frison Leigh,   b. 28 Dec 1860, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. 21 Feb 1886, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 25 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Edward Jefferson Leigh,   b. 17 Dec 1862, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. Illinois, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. Hannah Elizabeth Jane Leigh,   b. 11 Jan 1865, Iowa, Hill, Illinois, USA d. 5 Jan 1922, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Jane Beck,   b. 15 Jun 1840, Shelby, Illinois, USA d. 28 Mar 1922, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1867
  Family ID	F19734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Sep 1834 - Maury, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1856 - Shelby, Illinois, USA Burial - 1915 - Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA Death - 9 Nov 1915 - Fayette, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Louisa Beck and Gardner Leigh Ancestry.com. U.S., Family History Books [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2025.
  	Leigh, Gardner and Louisa Beck
  	Gardner Frison Leigh Title: 62282_6859c1f5_0502 Ancestry.com. U.S., Family History Books [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2025.

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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/88161814/gardner-frison-leigh