Killed in the Civil War. LEACH, John R. John R. Leach was born in Arkansas in 1829, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leach. He was educated in the common schools of his day and attended the Cane Hill Academy. In religion he was a Methodist Episcopal, he was a Mason and politically a Democrat. He married Louisa Scott in 1856 in Washington County, Arkansas and four children resulted in their union, three still living. They were Louis M, who died as a youth, George N. of Prairie Grove, Mrs. Fannie King of Lincoln, Arkansas and Sam R. Leach of Prairie Grove. Mr. Leach’s death occurred December 23, 1864. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]