LEAHY, William John

1867 - 1929  (61 years)

• Name	LEAHY, William John
  Born	13 Mar 1867	Vernon Co., Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1929	Vernon Co., Wisconsin
  Buried	Rising Sun Saint James Cemetery, Crawford Co., Wisconsin   [1]
  Person ID	I2481	Reich
  Last Modified	27 May 2023

  
  

  Father	LEAHY, Cornelius,   b. 1814, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 30 May 1885, Vernon Co., Wisconsin  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	MURPHY, Margaret Sweeney,   b. 1826, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 1900, Vernon Co., Wisconsin  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was committed to a mental institution by his sister-in-law, Anna Harrison Leahy, wife of Dennis, for daring to chase HER pigs out of HER cornfield. After his release from the sanitarium, he shunned the rest of the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S376] Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3).