Leah was said to be the sister of John's first wife, but the marriagel icense had Van Gundy. Perhaps she had been married to a brother orcou sin of John's first.
Following John's death she lived with son William where she was founda t age 70 on 6/11/1880 in the census, still in Clark Twp, AtchisonCo, M O.
She was the guest of honor at a 90th birthday party at the farm homeof h er granddaughter, Mrs Thomas W McClintock, near Milton, MO,5/1899. "A pparently all the relatives in the community werepresent."
Her birth date may be 1/11/1835 as some researchers say.
