Tag Archives: Trenton Iowa

Leeper Land

Posted on January 12, 2020 by vanbraman

Today I found an 1870 map of land ownership for Henry County, Iowa on Ancestry. My 4th Great Grandfather Absalom Leeper lived there in 1870, so I was able to see exactly where his land was. Absalom lived in Trenton … Continue reading →

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A Leeper Migration

Posted on November 4, 2019 by vanbraman

Tonight I decided to put together a few maps to show how my Leeper family migrated across the country. The Leeper family came from Ireland probably around 1740 and first settled in York County, Pennsylvania in Chanceford Township. Sometime before … Continue reading →

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