Surname Saturday - Leaphart

The Leaphart branch of my family tree is a pretty short one: only two generations, from father to daughter. My Great-Great Grandmother was Ida Leaphart, born in 1863 in Lexington County, South Carolina. Her parents were Frank E and Julia (Crapps) Leaphart, born in 1836 and 1834 respectively, also in Lexington County.

Lexington County is part of South Carolina's 'Dutch Fork,' the home of many german settlers. The Leaphart name is found most predominately in this same region, as well as in Baveria, Germany. The name doesn't seem very popular outside of these regions, so it's possibly a variation of another name. A likely varation of this name might be Liebhart, which is also found in Bavaria, as well as other parts of Germany and Austria.

I've run into some brick walls researching my Leaphart ancestors. I haven't discovered Frank E Leaphart's parents, nor his death information. I have sent off to the SC Archive for two sets of estate and guardianship records for him and his three children and hope that these records will provide a great deal of information.

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Frank E. Leaphart
b. abt 1836, , Lexington, SC
d. bef 1870
& Julia Ann Crapps
b. abt 1834, , Lexington, SC
d. bef 1870
| Wade Leaphart
| b. abt 1855, , Lexington, SC
| d. 12 Nov 1920, , Richmond, SC
| & Maria J. UNKNOWN
| b. abt 1856, SC
| m. abt 1876
| | Albert Frank Leaphart
| | b. 30 Jun 1879, SC
| | & May UNKNOWN
| | b. abt 1891, SC
| | John Wilkes Leaphart
| | b. 15 Mar 1881, SC
| | Mammie W. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1886, SC
| | Julia Bell Leaphart
| | b. abt 1889, SC
| | Thomas G. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1892, SC
| Pierce Leaphart
| b. 8 Dec 1860, SC
| d. 2 Feb 1923, Columbia, Richland, SC
| & Alice E. UNKNOWN
| b. abt 1858, SC
| | Viola E. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1883, SC
| | Daniel D. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1885, SC
| | John T. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1887, SC
| | Joseph Leaphart
| | b. abt 1890, SC
| | Mary E. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1894, SC
| | Julia H. Leaphart
| | b. abt 1897, SC
| | Foster Leaphart
| | b. abt 1901, SC
| Ida Leaphart
| b. 30 May 1863, , Lexington, SC
| d. 26 Jul 1952, Eau Claire, Richland, SC
| & John Willis Hyler
| b. 23 Jun 1861, , Lexington, SC
| d. 11 Apr 1949, , Richland, SC
| m. abt 1883
| | Jesse Carry Hyler
| | b. May 1884, SC
| | d. aft 1952
| | & William Sykes Perry
| | Alicia E Hyler
| | b. Dec 1885, SC
| | Julie Belle Hyler
| | b. 13 Nov 1890, SC
| | d. Jul 1975
| | & Tillman T Kaminer
| | Lee W Hyler
| | b. May 1892, SC
| | Frank Lenard Hyler
| | b. 15 Jan 1894, Gilbert, Lexington, SC
| | & Gladys
| | Lillian Hyler
| | b. 12 Dec 1885, SC
| | d. Dec 1973, SC
|  |  & Unknown Mizell
|  |  Mary E Hyler
|  |  b. Jul 1896, SC
|  |  & Clarence Sharpe
|  |  Eula A Hyler
|  |  b. 1897, SC
|  |  & Unknown Graham
|  |  Mannie B Hyler
|  |  b. May 1899, SC
|  |  & F E Rheinhardt
|  |  Vary Americus Mack Huyler
|  |   b. 2 Apr 1903, Columbia, Richland, SC
|  |   d. 23 Nov 1976, High Point, Guilford, NC
|  |  & Ruby Lee Waters
|  |  Iva Hyler
|  |  b. est 1907, SC