Leith, John

Abt 1818 - 1887  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Leith, John
  Birth	Abt 1818	Stromness, , Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  1860 Census	1860	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Leith43 Elizabeth Leith42 John Leith14 James Leith12 Mary Leith10 Isabella Leith6 Thos Leith4 Saml Leith1
  1870 Census	1870	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  John Leith43 Elizabeth Leith42 John Leith14 James Leith12 Mary Leith10 Isabella Leith6 Thos Leith4 Saml Leith1
  1880 Census	1880	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Biography	John came over from Orkney Islands, Scotland with his wife in 1850 and settled on a farm near Appleton,Wisconsin. Elizabeth turned a room of their house into a school and was the first white teacher in Outagamie County. Her pay was $6.00 a year. She also kept the post office and raised several children. "The first school meeting in the town was held at the house of Peter Hephner. Seven votes were cast. Peter Hephner was elected treasurer; N. M. Hephner, clerk; William Byrnes, director. Mrs. Leith taught the first three months for $25. She was a woman of education and refinement, and says a pupil taught the first two terms of school in her home: "There was a partition across the house separating us from the kitchen. There were no desks nor school furniture; we sat in chairs; our writing lessons, as well as our 'sums,' were done on our slates. There were eight or nine pupils representing the Cotter, McMillan and two Barry families." The curriculum was "Readin', Ritin' and Rithmetic, taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick," but Mrs. Leith, the best woman in the world, kept her stick out of sight behind the door. "The first term was, I think, in the fall of 1852, and was followed by a spring term, and established District No. 1, securing thereby the school money from the state. A log schoolhouse was then built not far from the corners.There was a plank along the wall for a desk on which to do our writing; in front of that were seats for the pupils; the seats and desk, as well as the teacher's desk, were made of rough boards. The whole outfit, house and furniture, cost forty dollars." their son John A. Leith who came with them from Scotland at age 5, grew up to be the Suerintendent of Outagamie Schools before moving to Alliance, Nebraska.
  Death	4 Dec 1887	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  News Mention	28 Feb 1971
  Appleton Post Crescent
  	Leith, John Appleton Post Crescent News Feb. 28, 1971
  Person ID	I189525	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Setter, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1819, , , , England d. 17 Jul 1880, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1845	Stromness, , Orkney Islands, Scotland
  		Leith, John and Elizabeth Setter
  Children	1. Leith, John,   b. 15 Nov 1845, Stromness, , Orkney Islands, Scotland d. 13 Jun 1923, Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA (Age 77 years)   2. Leith, James,   b. 6 Oct 1847, Stromness, , Orkney Islands, Scotland d. 12 Jan 1932, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 84 years)   3. Leith, Mary E.,   b. 15 Jun 1852, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 8 Jul 1925, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, USA (Age 73 years)   4. Leith, Isabelle E.,   b. 16 May 1855, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Feb 1930, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years)   5. Leith, Thomas,   b. 1 Aug 1856, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Feb 1924, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years) + 6. Leith, Samuel W.,   b. 28 Aug 1860, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Dec 1938, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)   7. Leith, Anna,   b. 23 Dec 1862, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 May 1939, , Wabasha County, Indiana (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F65084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2014

  
  

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