House of Hackett
Sarah Elizabeth Waring LEITNER
1847 - Yes, date unknown1. Sarah Elizabeth Waring LEITNER was born in 1847; and died. Notes:
When Sarah E.W. Leitner was packing to migrate to Florida with her parents she was told to take only the absolute essentials. 8 year old Sarah begged so hard to bring a little rose bush (everblooming Louis Phillippe) that she was allowed to "carry it all the way on my lap". As long as Sarah lived she had a bush of this rose (also known as the Carolina Rambler) in her yard. She rooted hers under an over-turned Mason fruit jar. --told to C. Patrick Priest.
Sarah E.W. Leitner Griner Priest demonstrated the Leitner determination when the nineteenth amendment went into effect Aug.18, 1920. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Aged 73 at this time Sarah went to the polls at the first opportunity and consulted with no one as to the most desirable candidates. (Told by her son Clarence C. Priest as he neared his 95th birthday. That same day Papa recalled that his grandpa, Jacob Leitner, Jr. ((1807-1884)) would become so wrought-up when he prayed at family prayer time, he could be heard a quarter mile away. Fan Priest Kipp)Family/Spouse: Nathaniel GRINER. Nathaniel (son of Martin GRINER and Sarah Jane ALDERMAN) was born on 23 Jun 1844; died in Sep 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Christopher Columbus PRIEST. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Walter PRIEST
- 4. Leon L. PRIEST
- 5. John Nathaniel PRIEST was born on 23 Aug 1874; died in 1938.
- 6. Clarence PRIEST
Generation: 2
2. Natalee GRINER (1.Sarah1) Family/Spouse: Charles MURPHY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Walter PRIEST (1.Sarah1) Family/Spouse: Bertie CASON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Leon L. PRIEST (1.Sarah1) Family/Spouse: Florence MILLIGAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. John Nathaniel PRIEST (1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Aug 1874; died in 1938. Notes:
John was Zada's first cousin
Family/Spouse: Zada Ella PROCTOR. Zada (daughter of Alfred Daniel PROCTOR and Nancy Ophelia Madoria LEITNER) was born on 26 Sep 1885 in Twin to Ada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. John Granville PRIEST was born on 2 Oct 1903; died on 20 Jan 1965.
6. Clarence PRIEST (1.Sarah1) Notes:
PRIEST, CLARENCE C. (Pvt.) enlisted 6 Aug.1898 3rd. Battalion. lst Volunteers Infantry Ocala, Fla. dismissed 27 Jan.1899 in Huntsville, Ala.
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How Papa came to volunteer to fight in the Spanish-American War.
by Emily Priest Brockman
Papa and two of his brothers attended a party in Pedro, Fla. A recruiter for the Army was there and the three brothers promised to report to an office in Ocala the following morning. The next morning the two brothers "would have none of it" but Clarence was still determined to go. When he told his father of his intentions to join the army and asked if his brother, John, could use their buggy and the family mare "Old Bess" to drive him to Ocala (about 10 miles) his father, who had volunteered for the Civil War, said "No".
After Clarence retorted "I can walk it by 10 o'clock", his father, Lum, relented and John drove him to town. "Ma and sister Fannie followed me to the end of the family field crying their eyes out", Clarence said.
Generation: 3
7. John Granville PRIEST (5.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 2 Oct 1903; died on 20 Jan 1965. John married Thelma Mae SCROGGIE on 16 Jun 1925. Thelma was born on 16 Jul 1907; died in 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
8. Clifford Granville PRIEST (7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) Clifford married Peggy Louise MANFIELD [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. John Alfred PRIEST
- 11. Clifford Ray PRIEST
- 12. Jeffrey Lynn PRIEST
- 13. Filmon Martin PRIEST
- 14. Peggy Jeanette PRIEST
- 15. Elsie Mae PRIEST
9. Elsie Mae PRIEST (7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) Family/Spouse: Earl Martin SEAVER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Earl Martin SEAVER was born on 12 Feb 1961; died on 1 Feb 1967.
- 17. Karen Thelma SEAVER
Generation: 5
10. John Alfred PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 11. Clifford Ray PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 12. Jeffrey Lynn PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 13. Filmon Martin PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 14. Peggy Jeanette PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 15. Elsie Mae PRIEST (8.Clifford4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) 16. Earl Martin SEAVER (9.Elsie4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 12 Feb 1961; died on 1 Feb 1967. 17. Karen Thelma SEAVER (9.Elsie4, 7.John3, 5.John2, 1.Sarah1)