Martha (Husted) Leonard Her Adventures (& Tragedies) in the Wild
West  I'd love to compare notes with you on this family! E-mail
me  Some Interesting Information Concerning Local People  By
Rev. Peter Jacobs, Perry, Iowa Newspaper - 1938 (1930?)  Note
from JLT: Martha (Husted) Leonard was the step sister of Matilda
(Husted) Whiton (my 2G grandmother) and a daughter of James
Leamon Husted. Martha's mother was Druscilla (Landon) Husted,
James' second wife. Many hours have been spent trying to uncover
who James' first wife was (the mother of Matilda) --- still a
great mystery waiting to be solved! I have narrowed my search
down to a little town called Waltham in Addison Co., Vermont.
Meanwhile, have managed to collect vast amounts of HUSTED family
information!  Did you know that Mrs. Martha Leonard, who was
ninety-one, May 1 of this year, crossed the western plains in
1866 sixty four years ago this summer? It was a daring venture,
daring enough for men. How much more so for a young mother
thirty seven years old