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Note N1923
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Entire family rafted down the James River from Nelson County, Virginia in 1882, probably to Lynchburg. Obtained a covered wagon, traveled to Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Moved to Kansas and then to Sturgeon Missouri, where Permelia died 2/6/1889 of cancer. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Renick Missouri where Ezra died of pneumonia; all the surviving children lived together for a time in Guthrie Missouri. This according to William H. Calvin.
Karl C. Leebrick adds this info, which he attributes to Ruth Bruteau: William Henry Leebrick left Nelson county, Va May 1884,lived in McPherson, Kansas 1884-1886, then Tulsa Oklahoma 1886-1887, then Hallsville, Sturgeon and Renick,Missouri 1887-1892, then Guthrie, Mo 1892-1910,then Mexico, Mo summer 1910 and finally Columbia, Mo 1910-1949.
One incident recounted by William Henry to his daughter Ruth concerned his obtaining flour from the Indians. The family had run out of provisions, but there were Indians nearby. The others were afraid to approach them, but William, declaring that if he was friendly to the Indians, they would be friendly to him, set off to obtain the needed food. He found the Indians in fact very friendly and helpful, and he secured sufficient flour from them.
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Note N1924
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Age 64, birthplace, Virginia, Family 407.
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Note N1925
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Last name spelled Libberick.
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Note N1926
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Age is given as 1 year old, even though he was evidently only a few months old.
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Note N1927
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Early Pennsylvania Births (1675-1875) by Charles Fisher
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Note N1928
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Living with his grandfather William H Leebrick
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Note N1929
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SSDI CD gives SSN as 718-14-0695, reports that the account was issued before 1951, and that the issuing state was "Railroad Retirement".
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Note N1930
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SSN was 554-20-0847
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Note N1931
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Occupation, miner
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Note N1932
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Occupation: Mine manager
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Note N1933
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This is probably the William Leebrick listed in the SSDI as having been born 7 Nov 1864, SSN 554-20-0847, issued in California before 1951.
There is a listing in the 1913 Denver Business Directory, for William S. Leebrick, as being in the mining business.
There is a listing in the 1920 Colorado State Business Directory, for Idaho Springs, Colorado, for "Highland Mining & T Company", W. S. Leebrick mgr.
In the Denver Land Office Records, 1862-1908, there is a "mineral entry" for township 4 south, range 73 west in his name. Application number is 1511 and claim name is MAINE. No further information is available.
"New Incorporations.--...Long Island Coal and Oil company, by W.S. Leebrick, A.H.Parker and Sidney Maritz; capital stock, $1,500,000; principal office in Idaho Springs..."--29 January 1903, Denver (CO) Post
"LITTLE MATTIE SOLD FOR CASH --Final Payment of Sixty Thousand Dollars Made Yesterday at Idaho Springs -- Big Strike Reported in Shafter Mine. --IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo., May 20.--The final payment of $60,000 was made this week on the Little Mattle mine and the deed taken out of escrow. The money paid to representatives of Allen B. Wrisley and John Cochrane of Chicago, who were the principal owners of the property, by Dr. W.C. Abbott of Chicago, and W.S. Leebrick of this city, representing the Little Mattle Mining, Milling and Power company. The claims included in the transfer have been held under a lease for the past five years. During this period all of the royalties from the sales of ore were deposited in a Chicago bank to be applied on the purchase price. The amount accumulated was nearly $25,000 and as the average royalty was 10 percent, it would show that the net production during the five years has been close to a quarter of a million. ===During the past five years the Little Mattle company has expended thousands of dollars in development work and improvements. The mill has been enlarged; a cable tramway erected from the main shaft to the mill, and a steel pipe line, a mile in length, gives the company one of the best water power plants in the district. Additional claims have ben purchased so that the company now owns over a mile and a quarter of the main "mother lode" of Chicago mountain. The group now comprises twenty claims, the combined production of which will total in excess of two million. Thousands of feet of old levels have been re-timbered and new ones driven, and the entire property has been connected from the Silver Glance on the west, through the Little Mattle, Great Republican, Decatur, General Thomas and Newton claims to the Wild Rose on the east. The Little Mattie is now one of the best equipped and developed mines in the district for continuous ore production."--27 May 1906, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News
"Very Extensive Work. J.R. Roots and W.S. Leebrick of Idaho Springs have secured options on a great deal of good mining property near Montezuma. They are pushing development upon the following properties, chiefly by tunnel: The Silver Wave group of forty-three claims, the Sarsfield group of twenty-five, the Santa Fe and Monta Rosa group of nine, the Chautauqua group of twenty-three, the Silver King group of eight, and a concentration mill which they are having rebuilt, and the Radical group of fifty-one claims. Remodeling Mill. The Silver King concentration mill, when its renovation is completed, will be well adapted to handle the ores of the mines controlled by Roots & Leebrick and will be arraigned to operate by either water or steam power, according to the season. They have opened a three and a half foot streak of smelting ore that assays about $31 per ton, at a distance of 865 feet from the mouth of the Silver King tunnel. The balance of the vein, which is over ten feet wide, is chiefly ore suited to concentration. In the Sarsfield they have recently struck an ore shoot which they have penetrated for twenty-seven feel along the vein, which shows a twelve-inch streak of ore assaying $115 per ton, the values being in silver and lead. In the older workings of the properties operated by Roots & Leebrick there are large quantities of good grade zinc ore that were left standing by former operators because at that time there was no market for zinc ore from Summit county."--14 Aug 1907, Denver (CO) Post
"Old Summit Camp Taking on Lively Air by Advent of New Capital. -- The old camp of Montezuma, up in Summit county, is taking on the appearance of a brand new discovery camp, according to W.S. Leebrick of the Montezuma Mines Development company, who has just returned from a visit to the scene of activity. Mr. Leebrick says that new people are going in daily, and only a few days ago at a hotel which had enjoyed but a few boarders for a long time, ninety people were registered.
An interesting race is on between the Central Power company and the Summit County Power company to get into the new district. The Central company, operating from Leadville, is putting up its towers, while the Summit company of Dillon is stringing wires. Mr. Leebrick says the indications are that Montezuma will soon be one of the most important camps in the state."--20 September 1907, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News.
"SUIT BROUGHT TO ANNUL SALE OF $250,000 MINE --William S. Leebrick, president of the Colorado Mining and Development company at Idaho Springs, has filed suit in the District court to circumvent a deal into which he entered to sell the Little Mary mine to John S. Fowler and M.G. Hanson. He asserts that he gave them an option to the property for $41,000, when it is worth $250,000 and that he did so 'without the advice of counsel and under duress.' Since making the contract, he asserts he has ascertained that they acted in violation of the rights of the corporation and the stockholders."--21 November 1918, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News.
W. S. Leebrick of Idaho Springs is listed as President of Mountain States Silver Mining Company in a public offering of 150,000 Shares of Treasury Stock. Offering was published 27 April 1920 in the Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, also in the 25 April 1920 issue of the Denver Post.
"INCORPORATIONS. --The Green Dragon Products Company, $100,500, home office, Denver. Incorporaters: J.J. Lieberman, W.S. Leebrick and Al Weinberg...."--24 Aug 1922, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News.
"George Leebrick, former resident of Chula Vista, was calling on friends and looking after business interests here this week. He expects soon to leave with his brother Will Leebrick for San Blas, Mexico, to open a mine."--10 Nov 1939, The Chula Vista (CA) Star