Descendants of Catharine JAY and her three husbands,
Talbert HILL, Joseph LEASURE, and Ephraim CLINGERMAN

as of 14 February 2002

Generation No. 1

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1. Catharine³ JAY (Thomas², David¹) was born 25 Jun 1825 in Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹, and died 5 Mar 1907². She married (1) Talbert HILL. She married (2) Joseph LEASURE. He was born 6 Oct 1817 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA², and died 15 Mar 1893³. She married (3) Ephraim CLINGERMAN ca 1895⁴. He was born 4 Feb 1828 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA^5,6, and died 11 Apr 1913 in Bedford Co. PA⁷.

Notes for Talbert HILL:
Fairview Cemetery, Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA

Tolbert A. HILL, 4 Jul 1846 - 13 Jun 1868
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Notes for Joseph LEASURE:
1850 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 157a, lines 12-20
Series M432, roll 751, dwelling 200, family 200, 11 November 1850

Joseph LEISURE, 26, Miller, $1000 Real Estate, b. Pa.
Naomi, 25, b. Pa.
Christina, 10, at school; Reiley, 8, at school; Nathan, 6; Amos, 5; Mary, 4; Samuel, 3
William, 74
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1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 561

Joseph LEASURE, 42, Farmer, 1200/300, Pa.
Catharine, 35
Christena, 19, Serving
Riley, 18, Farm Lab.
Nathan, 16; Amos, 14; Polly, 12; Samuel, 10; Silas, 8; Jesse, 5; Peter, 4

[Some of the younger children may belong to Catharine; the elder ones clearly belong to Joseph's first wife, Naomi - ed.]
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Notes for Ephraim CLINGERMAN:
1850 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. p. 144--145

Peter CLINGERMAN, 45, Farmer, $700, Pa.
Mary, 38
Ephraim, 21, Laborer; Anthony, 19, Laborer; Joseph, 17, Laborer
Sarah, 16; Jeremiah, 14; Susanna, 12; Peter, 10; Harrison, 8
Catharine, 6; Philip, 5; Mary, 4
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. ed 23, p. 7b, lines 90-92
Series T623, roll 1624, dwelling 118, family 123, 13 June 1900

Ephraim CLINGERMAN, Head, Feb 1829, 71, marr. 5 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer
Catharine, wife, Feb 1825, 75, marr. 5 yrs, 1 child / 1 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
William MARTIN, grandson, Feb 1885, 15
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Children of Catharine JAY and Joseph LEASURE are:

2 i. Christena⁴ LEASURE, born ca 1841⁸. She married John DIEHL; born 5 Jan 1851⁹; died 6 Jun 1920⁹.

3 ii. Riley LEASURE, born ca 1842¹⁰.

4 iii. Nathan LEASURE, born ca 1844¹⁰.

5 iv. Amos LEASURE, born ca 1846¹⁰.

6 v. Polly LEASURE, born ca 1848¹⁰.

7 vi. Samuel LEASURE, born ca 1850¹⁰.

8 vii. Silas LEASURE, born 18 Sep 1851¹¹; died 1926 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA¹². He married Margaret Ann BARNES; born 9 Jun 1848¹³; died 22 Jan 1936 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA¹⁴.

9 viii. Jesse LEASURE, born ca 1855¹⁵.

10 ix. Peter L. LEASURE, born 31 Mar 1856 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹⁶; died 7 Oct 1956¹⁷. He married Mary Elizabeth LEASURE 8 Aug 1875¹⁸; born 22 Mar 1857 in Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹⁸; died 16 Nov 1937¹⁹.

Endnotes

1. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. (Series T623, roll 1624), ed 23, p. 7b, lines 90-92, dwelling 118, family 123, 13 June 1900, "Catharine, wife, Feb 1825, 75, marr. 5 yrs, 1 child / 1 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa."
2. The Jay Family 1779-1936
3. tombstone
4. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. (Series T623, roll 1624), ed 23, p. 7b, lines 90-92, dwelling 118, family 123, 13 June 1900, "married 5 years."
5. The Jay Family 1779-1936
6. 1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. Mann Twp. (Series T623, roll 1624), ed 23, p. 7b, lines 90-92, dwelling 118, family 123, 13 June 1900, "Ephraim CLINGERMAN, Head, Feb 1829, 71, marr. 5 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer."
7. The Jay Family 1779-1936
8. 1860 Census
9. Charles V. Often; 1022 Crosby Road; Catonsville, MD 21228-1239; in a package 20 Feb 1996
10. 1860 Census
11. tombstone
12. Fairview Cemetery record
13. tombstone
14. Fairview Cemetery record
15. 1860 Census
16. The Jay Family 1779-1936
17. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
18. The Jay Family 1779-1936
19. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.

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