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Dr Erastus Ellington Leak

11 Aug 1855 – 17 Sep 1920

Birth	11 Aug 1855
Death	17 Sep 1920
Cemetery	Fairview Cemetery Center , Shelby County , Texas , USA
Added by	Steve Gorbet on 18 Jul 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28101277

Bio

Erastus E. Leak, son of Dr. Robert and Mary Ann H. Leak, was born in Texas after his parents moved there from Georgia about 1854, and was reared at Melrose, Nacogdoches County. An allopath, he was educated at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, graduating in 1882. He resided in Center for about 25 years, where he was a practicing physician, beginning in 1882. He married Lillian Blakey on May 20, 1883, in Nacogdoches County, Texas, and she died in 1890. In the 1900 Shelby County census, his second wife is listed as Kate E., 29, and children are daughters Pearl, b. Aug. 1884; Winfrey, b. Mar. 1888; and Onith, b. Sept. 1892. The Leaks had been married 9 years, and Kate Leak was the mother of 1 child, Onith. Also listed with the family are 2 boarders and a young male servant. His daughter Pearl Leak Payne died on January 6, 1909, and in 1910 their 3-yr-old granddaughter, Frances Payne, was living with Erastus E., Kate E., and Onita, 17. Dr. Leak retired about 10 years before his death. After his wife died in 1916, he moved to San Augustine to live with his daughter, Winfrey L. (Mrs. Rayford N.) Stripling. Dr. Leak died at his daughter's home after several years of declining health. His remains were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bridges, Center, where funeral services were held, and interment was at Fairview Cemetery. Survivors included 1 child, Mrs. R. N. Stripling, and 1 brother, Daniel A. Leak, residing at Winnsboro. Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Sources: Texas Marriages, on-line. Erastus E. Leak, Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804–1929, on-line. Erastus Ellington Leak, Texas Death Certificate. Obituaries, The Champion, September 22, 1920, and October 13, 1920. 1860, 1870, 1880 federal censuses, Melrose, Nacogdoches, Texas 1900, 1910 federal censuses, Center, Shelby County, Texas 1920 federal census, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas.

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Family

Parents

• Mary Ann H Gilder Leak 1822–1900 FaG
• Dr Robert A Leak 1824–1908 FaG

Spouse

• Lillie Pearl Blakey Leak 1858–1890
• Kate E. Pleasant Leak 1869–1916 FaG

Siblings

• Dr Robert A Leak 1852–1883 FaG
• Daniel Adkin "D.A." Leak Sr 1858–1925 FaG

Children

• Pearl Leak Payne 1884–1909
• Winfrey Leak Stripling 1888–1977
• Oneita Leak Jenkins 1892–1918

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