Obituary of Leander Eagles

July 1910 - Leander Bartlett Eagles, son of Leander B. and Lucy Prentice Eagles, was born in Bethany, Genesse Co. N. Y., Dec. 29, 1822, and died July 3, 1910, aged 87 years, 6 Mo. and 13 days.

In his 15th year he came with his parents to Noble Co. this state.

In June, 1846, he was married to Rebecca Wilson, daughter of the late judge Thomas H. Wilson, who died in Jan, 1906. To this union were born eight children-William of Galesburg, Kan.; Charles L. and Edwin D. of Thayer Kan,; Alvin L., of Los Angles, Cal.; Warren and Harry W., of Syracuse; Frank of Cromwell, and Miss Alice, at home.

During all of his married life, with the exception of a few months when he lived on a farm in Whitley Co., and p to the time of his death he lived continuously on his farm near Indian Village- and he was identified with all the interests of the community of which he was a part. He had lived to see the wilderness transform into fruitful fields the log huts of the first settlers in to comfortable, even luxurious homes, and had borne his full share in the labor and heat of the day.

Perhaps no man has had a greater part in the development of educational l and moral forces in his neighborhood, and his sphere of influence was wide. He was a friend to the friendless, a father to the fatherless, and his hand was ever ready to help and strengthen the weak, He became a member of the Christian church in Ligonier many years ago, and from his youth up had always in the minds of his associates, for that was upright and manly. It will not be til the present generation has passed away that his many kindnesses will be forgotten. Of his immediate relative surviving are his eight children, 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

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