Directions for finding this Morrow County, Ohio Cemetery:
Drive North from Columbus, Ohio on I-71 to Rt. 36. Turn right toward Sunbury. In Sunbury, turn left at the first traffic light (Rt. 61), proceed to Rt. 656 through Olive Green (about 8 mi) to Rt. 204. Turn right. Bloomfield Cemetery is on left.
Buried there are Watson Leach (#9), Sarah Catherine Kenney (#10), Harvey Leach #17), Ann Mariah Dunham (#18) , Amos Leach (#33), Nancy Purdy (#34), and other Leaches, Dunhams, and Kenneys.
GPS : 40° 22.711' N, 82 ° 43.396' W.
Just to the right as you enter the cemetery there is a section where a lot of Leaches are buried as shown below.
MAR, 11, 1844
APR. 25, 1907
CATHERINE HIS WIFE
NOV. 5, 1843
OCT. 24, 1888
One side of the monument is labeled as shown above, the other side is labeled as shown below:
OCT. 25, 1814
JAN. 8 1899
ANN M. HIS WIFE
OCT. 8 , 1815
SEP. 11, 1893
JAN. 8, 1789
JULY 22, 1855
Wife of
AMOS LEACH
DIED
March 18, 1842
ag'd 54 Ys. 11
Mo & 22 Ds.
Other Distant Relatives:
Dorothy (below) was Watson Leach #9's only sibling. She died at the age of 6.
DOROTHY
ALMEDIA
LEACH
JULY 28, 1846
SEPT. 8, 1852
There are two markers for Estella, Daughter of Watson #9 and Catherine #10 and sister of Charles Leach #5. One marker (left) is on the side of her grandfather's and grandmother's and father's and mother's stone. The other is free standing (see below). She died just 8 days before her 8th birthday. She was killed by the kick of a colt.
ESTELLA
DAU. OF
W & C LEACH
SEP. 14, 1878
SEP. 6, 1886
Margaret (below) was Harvey Leach # 17's sister.
IN
Memory of
MARGARET ANN
Consort of
JOHN GWIN
Died August 1, 1842
Aged 26 Years
3 Months
Write, Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit.
that they may rest from their
labours: and, their works do
follow them. Rev.14.13.
Susan (below) was Ann Mariah Dunham # 18's sister. GPS: 40° 22.727' N, 82° 43.385' W.
IN
memory of
SUSAN L. DUNHAM
who died
Sept. 8, 1837
Aged 18 years
8 months
Then Tears shall all be wiped away
And Christians ? ? stray.
Homer (referred to below) was Charles #5's brother, Kent is the grandson of Watson Leach #9 and Sarah Catherine Kenny #10.
SON OF
HOMER WATSON LEACH
KENT WATSON
1915-1987
The back of the stone says:
A MAN OF COMPASSION, HE CARED DEEPLY FOR HIS FAMILY. HIS LOVE OF TEACHING GAVE PROMISE AND JOY TO MANY UNDER HIS GUIDANCE.
Below are the stones for Alavander Kenney, his wife Esther R. Lindenberger, and their daughter Agnes. Alavander is the brother of Sarah Catherine Kenney #10. GPS: 40° 22.722' N, 82° 43.376' W. Alavander's first wife, Annie S. Smith is buried at East Liberty Cemetery.
A. KENNEY
1846-1929
E .R. KENNEY
1858-1945
DAUGHTER
AGNES KENNEY
1883-1974
Contact person for this website is Susan Snyder: susanleachsnyder@gmail.com
