Joseph Leighty
Joseph Leighty and Elizabeth Humphreys were married in Scioto county, Ohio, May 4, 1837. He was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1814, and she is a native of Jackson county, Ohio, born January 10, 1817. Mr. Leighty’s parents are Peter and Elizabeth (Warner) Leighty. His wife’s parents, Morris and Dicey (Long) Humphreys, came to Lawrence county in 1818. The children of Mr. Leighty are: Jemima J., born February 7, 1838, in Scioto county, died February 15, 1843; Gabriel H., April 30, 1839, in Scioto county, resides in this county; Peter W., October 25, 1841, resides in this county; Willmine (Snedaker), November 3, 1843, resides in this county; Hester A., January 10, 1846, died January 2, 1870; Morris E., March 28, 1848, resides in Lawrence County, Ohio; John Q., July 16, 1850, resides in this county; Florentha (Ferguson), May 24, 1853, resides in this county; Cassiah (Lynd), January 6, 1856, resides in this county; Laura L., October 8, 1859, resides at home. Two of the boys served in the war of the rebellion. Peter W. and Gabriel H. Leighty were members of the 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in 1861 and serving three years, when they reenlisted as veterans in the 1st Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry, serving until the close of the war. Gabriel was wounded at the battle of White Sulphur Springs, East Virginia, July 4, 1862. Two of Mrs. Leighty’s brothers were also soldiers. Gabriel Humphreys enlisted in 1862 in the 9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and was lost and supposed to have been killed in the fall of 1864, near Winchester. He was 65 years of age. Thomas L. Humphreys enlisted in 1861 in the 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of White Sulphur Springs in 1862. Mr. Leighty is engaged in farming and gardening in Perry township. He settled in this county in 1840. Address, South Point, Lawrence county, Ohio.
Atlas of Lawrence Co., Ohio by Hardesty (1882)