I am going to go with Thomas Leonard which is my 3rd great grandfather. This is his link:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leonard-8531. In the Leonard census records there are some definite inconsistencies within the census records from year to year making it more difficult to establish a definite pattern.
The birth location for Thomas Leonard is listed as Pennsylvania (1850), North Carolina (1860), Tennessee (1870). Jane is listed as North Carolina (1850 - 1860) and Tennessee (1870). To further muddy the waters in 1880 when the birth state of the parents are listed on the census the known children of Thomas and Jane give conflicting information: Malinda (Tennessee), Elkinah (Ireland), Andrew (Tennessee), and Franklin (North Carolina). Samuel and Batson both sons of Thomas, list their father as being born in North Carolina. By 1900 some of the children have changed their mind on where Thomas was born: Malinda (Tennessee), Elkinah (Ireland), Franklin (Tennessee), and Batson (Ireland).
Both Batson and Samuel had daughters named Matilda presumably named after their sister. Both Batson and Elkinah list their father as being born in Ireland.
The birth location for Batson Leonard is just as confusing: Tennessee (1850), North Carolina (1860 - 1900). His children also had difficulty with the location. In 1880: Thomas and James list their father as being born in North Carolina, while William and Arnold list Tennessee 1900 shows them all in agreement with Tennessee.
The fact that Batson's, Omega/Ona's and Thomas birth state have all changed to North Carolina, makes research more difficult. Perhaps the early Leonards moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina then on to Tennessee.
In an attempt to fit the pieces together this would be the most logical conclusion. The Leonards family immigrated from Ireland, possibly coming to a port in Pennsylvania around the time of Thomas' birth in 1787. He would have been born in Ireland, after the family reached Pennsylvania or perhaps at sea. The family then moved to Virginia where the brothers of Thomas were born. At some point in the early 1800's Thomas moved to North Carolina where he met and married Jane and their first two sons, Samuel and Batson were born. By 1834 they had moved to Tennessee and the rest of the Leonard family migrated there shortly thereafter.
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