Leonard Coleman Shingleton ¹

  General Notes:

Leonard was a merchant and Postmaster at Hebron for many years.

HEBRON METHODIST CHURCH A Methodist Protestant organization was formed here in the early 1860's. During the previous 30-35 years of settlement, the cemetery at Pine Grove was used. John McGregor, Nathan Morgan, John Odell, William Piles, T. P. Pratt, L. C. Shingleton, J. W. Simonton, David, Wagner, Thomas Weekley and M. Williamson were among early members

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Merchant.

• Census: Tyler County, Virginia - Household # 536 Living with Sam Cochran, 1850.

• Census: Pleasants County, Virginia - Household # 278, 1860.

• Census: Pleasants County, West Virginia - Lafayette District Page 472 Household # 12, 1870.

• Census: Pleasants County, West Virginia - Lafayette District Page 17, 1880.

Leonard married Minerva Jane Hill on 13 Mar 1851 in Tyler Co Virginia. (Minerva Jane Hill was born on 23 Dec 1830 in Harrison Co, Virginia, died on 3 Jan 1863 in Pleasants Co, West Virginia and was buried in Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery.)

Leonard next married Louisa Weekley on 1 Oct 1863 in Pleasants Co, West Virginia. (Louisa Weekley was born on 23 Aug 1842 in Tyler Co, Virginia, died on 21 Jun 1864 in Pleasants Co, West Virginia and was buried in Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery.)

Leonard next married Lavina J Smith Wells on 15 Nov 1866 in Pleasants Co West Virginia. (Lavina J Smith Wells was born on 11 Jun 1837, died on 6 May 1887 in Pleasants Co, West Virginia and was buried in Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery.)