{"id":2518,"date":"2025-07-04T03:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:43:01","slug":"julius-arthur-leroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/04\/julius-arthur-leroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Arthur Leroux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 51<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ec3017c7b489e378f736fcb074befd25\"><strong><em>Don Horn Protecting Our Texas 4th Congressional District<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-510c868ebc27f020bdce55a7ec9d9d3a has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>DON HORN 4 CONGRESS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Conservative Republican<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Protecting Our America<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Help Don Horn WIN in Texas!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-border-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/donhorn4congress\/donate-today?exitintent=true\" style=\"border-width:5px;background-color:#9c0606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>DONATE<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-185917b6687350d25cb404c063796ed1\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>This is the hand written dictated story of the life of Grandma&#8217;s Grandpa.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-645570371a0ccae4c56cc3ca939d79d0\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><em>(This autobiography from August 19, 1916, has been provided to us <strong><em>with our appreciation and gratitude,<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-d48bf37464f5563d8acc9d3b1cb6bc68\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><em>by L. Hillman. )<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-5d71c3091216b75cc9df6797499fa728\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:0\"><strong><em><sub>\u00a9 Don Horn 2025<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JAL-Autobiography-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2519\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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class=\"wp-image-2521\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-id=\"2522\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JAL-Autobiography-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2522\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-black-border-color has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-76bedc05655f4cf7e08598cb5aa9fb31\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>CIVIL WAR MILITARY SERVICE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2caf063ebd868a9605aa4a827b97a64f\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>April 25, 1861 to September 21, 1865<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1b65fbd7c5ad08c5542c7e40d6310d85\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Physical Description at Discharge<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9a3e956ec0dfa955e9d7454f808d6b7e\" style=\"padding-top:0\"><strong><em><sup>(Discharged: Nashville, Tennessee, September 21, 1865)<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0be6a0027b100d8987ba22a58f417a7b\">\n<li><strong><em>Age 24 years, Height 5 feet 8 inches, Light Complexion, Green Eyes, Hair Color Light <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Born: Paris, France, September 9, 1841 <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Age at enlistment: 19 years, 7.5 months<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Enlistment Period: 4 years, 8 months<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ced268d1308cf60aa1d35b06e32e66a3\">\n<li><strong><em>Occupation upon enlistment: Farmer <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-06ea1c6da2c108fa5f426e4f701dc447\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><strong><em>Enlistment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35c81ec21083cf33cc56cb7ff22a9a6e\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ad4da8245690920c67b90c30ab36368a\"><strong><em>Julius Arthur Leroux enlisted in the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,Company K, on April 25, 1861, for 3 months.<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>Battle Unit Name:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0020RI02\">20th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)<\/a> Side: Union Company: K Soldier&#8217;s Rank In: Private Soldier&#8217;s Rank, Out: Private Alternate name: Film Number:M552 ROLL 62 Plaque Number: Notes: none<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbb755082fc6ea39d26f73aae59da6cf\">\n<li style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small)\"><strong><em>He enlisted in the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, on September<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>23, 1861, for 3 years.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0b9a93b0e1f5821a22709ec46f8122a\">\n<li style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>He enlisted in the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, on February 8, 1865, for 1 year<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6eb5ca3c2ab0a3cb3e3d33174aef61b9\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><strong><em>Promotion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe733122f2e5f419c6682720204556cb\"><strong><em>He was promoted from private to corporal when he was in the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0188RI\">188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46993a31514bc1fa1956871dc8db0f70\"><strong><em>Battle Unit Name: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0188RI\">188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry<\/a>, Side: Union, Company: D, Soldier&#8217;s Rank In: Private, Soldier&#8217;s Rank Out: Corporal, Alternate name: Film Number:M552 ROLL 63 Plaque Number: Notes: none<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-72fec276a10e8859ac60dab9050fd9d0\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><strong><em>Injuries<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-list has-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3c2e7737544197c22da9a7bdcfe4c0c\" style=\"padding-top:0\"><strong><em>He was <mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">wounded in his left fore-arm on July 25, 1862, at Trinity, Alabama, near Decatur, Alabama. <\/mark><\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf589f0367a05bee1726d4a94966f60e\"><strong><em>(July 25, 1862: Operations near Courtland and Trinity\u2026units involved: KENTUCKY&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-regiments-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UKY0010RI\">10th<\/a> Infantry.<br>OHIO&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-regiments-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0001RC\">1st<\/a> Cavalry (Detachment); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-regiments-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0031RI\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">31st<\/mark><\/a> Infantry.<br>Union loss, 3 killed, 21 wounded, 80 missing. Total, 104.)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b6ff106fb94e1d93c99e1a064bbba573\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>He was <mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">wounded in his right shoulder on September 19, 1863, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chickamauga<\/a>, Georgia.<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>OHIO&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0001RC\">1st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0003RC\">3d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0004RC\">4th<\/a> Cavalry; Batteries &#8220;A,&#8221; &#8220;B,&#8221; &#8220;C,&#8221; &#8220;D.&#8221; &#8220;F.&#8221; &#8220;G&#8221; and &#8220;M,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0001RAL1\">1st<\/a> Light Arty.; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0006YAL\">6th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0018YAL\">18th<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0020YAL\">20th<\/a> Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: Arty 1st Battalion Sharpshooters; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0001RI01\">1st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0002RI01\">2d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0006RI01\">6th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0009RI01\">9th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0010RI01\">10th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0011RI01\">11th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0013RI01\">13th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0014RI01\">14th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0015RI01\">15th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0017RI01\">17th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0018RI01\">18th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0019RI01\">19th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0021RI01\">21st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0024RI\">24th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0026RI\">26th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0031RI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color has-text-primary-color\">31st<\/mark><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0033RI\">33d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0035RI\">35th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0036RI\">36th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0038RI\">38th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0040RI\">40th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0041RI\">41st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0049RI\">49th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0051RI\">51st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0052RI02\">52d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0059RI\">59th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0064RI\">64th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0065RI\">65th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0069RI\">69th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0074RI\">74th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0089RI\">89th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0090RI\">90th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0092RI\">92d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0093RI\">93d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0094RI\">94th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0098RI\">98th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0099RI\">99th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0101RI\">101st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0105RI\">105th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0113RI\">113th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0121RI\">121st<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0124RI\">124th<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0125RI\">125th<\/a> Infantry.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eab24fd92e8438e2e929e707f79c336d\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>He evidently was <mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">wounded a third time in the ankle.<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bebc6ed667cddf3f5b2cf275c08c99ab\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Two wounds were caused by gunshot and one by a shell.<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76ab38b76cb57956246e8965f6eab11e\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>UNION OHIO VOLUNTEERS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4d00bb172f22accf141b4f247afc0bb4\" style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><strong><em>31st Regiment, Ohio Infantry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-list has-white-background-color has-background\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5855748d691b12fcc6a46cf428cdff5\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ec95d12da7e2b9fe8d84231cc0f13c5\"><strong><em>Organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, August 4, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., September 27, thence moved to Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., October 2, and duty there till December 12. Attached to Thomas&#8217; Command, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., to November, 1861. 12th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to January, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Centre 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865. Service:March to Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861, and to relief of Gen. Thomas at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ky006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mill Springs<\/mark><\/a>, Ky., January 19-21, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Ky., February 10-16, thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 18-March 2. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 20-April 8. Advance on and siege of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ms016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Corinth<\/mark><\/a>, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. March to Iuka, Miss., with skirmishing June 22, thence to Tuscumbia, Ala., June 26-28, and to Huntsville, Ala., July 18-22.<mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> Action at Trinity, Ala., July 24 (Co. &#8220;E&#8221;). Courtland Bridge July 25. <\/mark>Moved to Dechard, Tenn., July 27. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ky009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Perryville<\/mark><\/a>, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 6, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Stone&#8217;s River<\/mark><\/a> December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 13, and at Triune till June. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hoover&#8217;s Gap<\/mark><\/a> June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Chickamauga<\/mark><\/a> (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. <mark style=\"background-color:#feeff3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chickamauga<\/a> September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lDUae2FuroE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19-21<\/a>.<\/mark> Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Sequatchie Valley October 5. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Brown&#8217;s Ferry<\/mark><\/a> October 27. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Chattanooga<\/mark><\/a>-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23. Mission Ridge November 24-25. Duty at Chattanooga till February, 1864, and at Graysville till May. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Atlanta<\/mark><\/a> (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Rocky Faced Ridge<\/mark><\/a> May 8-11. Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Resaca<\/mark><\/a> May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Dallas<\/mark><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">New Hope Church<\/mark><\/a> and Allatoona Hills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/new-hope-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">May 25-June 5<\/mark><\/a>. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga013a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Marietta<\/mark><\/a> June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kenesaw<\/mark><\/a> June 27. Ruff&#8217;s Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Peach Tree Creek<\/mark><\/a> July 19-20. Siege of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Atlanta<\/mark><\/a> July 22-August 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Utoy Creek<\/mark><\/a> August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ga022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Jonesboro<\/mark><\/a> August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Near Milledgeville November 23. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ar005\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=nc018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Fayetteville<\/mark><\/a>, N. C., March 11. Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=nc020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Bentonville<\/mark><\/a> March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett&#8217;s House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 5, and duty there till July. Mustered out July 20, 1865.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-160406fed78ed0c3f1b1d11a58b9b203\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 77 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 153 Enlisted men by disease. Total 233. Soldiers:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/civilwar\/search-soldiers.htm#q=%2231st Regiment, Ohio Infantry%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eefe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">View Battle Unit&#8217;s Soldiers \u00bb<\/mark><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3011\" height=\"2307\" data-id=\"2576\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/First-discharge-from-Army.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2576\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2287\" height=\"2964\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Second-discharge-from-Army.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2579\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julius-A.-Leroux-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2618\" style=\"width:642px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.findagrave.com\/photos\/2017\/68\/71770185_1489160493.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:634px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.findagrave.com\/photos\/2011\/172\/71770185_130875314186.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:960px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9b18032c88d86a1afb0b69861d9d0894\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>J.A. Leroux&#8217;s first Wife Celia Ann (Stephens) Leroux &amp; family members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0cd86cf5a0737cab7ea840a4da46d8c2\"><strong><em>Julius Leroux first married Celia Ann Stephens on July 5, 1868, in Ripley County, Missouri. Celia was born September 6, 1848, in Missouri and died on March 15, 1875. Her father was Zebedee Washington Stephens, born September 19, 1825, and died February 13, 1893. His place of birth on census records varies. There is Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. There is a plaque at his gravesite that says he was born during his family\u2019s move from Virginia to Missouri. According to this plaque, his father was James Calvin Stephens. There is a James C. Stephens in the 1840 Census in Ripley County. Celia\u2019s mother was Malissa M. Woods, born December 2, 1824, in Tennessee. She died December 7, 1882.<sub>(pictures &amp; information supplied by: L. Hillman )<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Celia-Stephens-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2608\" style=\"width:415px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"2104\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Celia-Stephens-and-her-son-James.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2609\" style=\"width:414px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b62df7ad438db5849cf11566b303ee2f\" style=\"padding-left:0\"><strong><em>Celia Ann (Stephens) Leroux.&nbsp;She is holding their son, James Washington. Celia (Stephens) Leroux, the first wife of Julius Arthur Leroux and our great-great-grandma. Julius and Celia were married on July 8, 1868. They had two boys and two girls. One girl died young. Celia passed away on March 15, 1875. Celia was the daughter of Zebedee Washington Stephens and Malissa M. Woods.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em><sub>(pictures &amp; information supplied by: L. Hillman <strong><em>&amp; the autobiography<\/em><\/strong>)<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2816\" height=\"4128\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/America-Richmond-Leroux1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2656\" style=\"width:505px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d0c3dac6333cb23d25b29f73be871e99\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:0\"><strong><em>America Ann (Richmond) Leroux, the first wife of James Washington <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/America-Richmond-Harvey-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2631\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-81931f3e0a75d06779021dd6c4870e59\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>America Ann (Richmond) Leroux, the first wife of James Washington Leroux and our great-grandma and their son, Harvey.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/James-Ida-Sills-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2630\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-376d835da102a6a136e020d25a8a51a8\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>James Washington Leroux and his second wife, Ida Sills.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malissa-Woods-Stephens.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2610\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-861af1d75c121fc2e52ef28f8ed98574\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Here is a picture that is supposedly of Celia&#8217;s mom, Malissa (Woods) Stephens. I found it on someone&#8217;s tree on Ancestry. She is the one who is supposedly 100% native American. I have not found any info. about her parents or any siblings.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em><sub>(pictures &amp; information supplied by: L. Hillman <strong><em>&amp; the autobiography<\/em><\/strong>)<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-11d7795d9c039d71bfdbc7302535b14e\" style=\"padding-top:0\"><strong><em><sub>\u00a9 Don Horn 2025 <\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zebedee-Washington-Stephens-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2622\" style=\"width:453px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9bd93612f379aacab1c80f64277cf2fb\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Zebedee Washington Stephens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-eed799fdfa167b49585306b5bd3e5794\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><em><strong>Zebedee <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Washington Stephens &#8211; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dbaa93e08341219f566ea9fff209f7de\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>An early pioneer,farmer and businessman, was born during his families trek from Virginia to Missouri in 1825. He grew up in Ripley County and a Justice of the Peace and a Baptist minister. He owned several prosperous farms and built the first hotel in Doniphan. His father, James Calvin Stephens, and other relatives are buried in the Stephens Cemetery on K Highway in the northeast section of the county.<sub>information supplied by: L. Hillman <\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3126\" height=\"4686\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zebedee-Washington-Stephens-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2623\" style=\"width:456px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9bd93612f379aacab1c80f64277cf2fb\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Zebedee Washington Stephens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3426\" height=\"4878\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Zebedee-Washington-Stephens-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2624\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bbbcef2a2f00cf70b758a1072cf23b2d\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><em>Zebedee Washington Stephens: Celia was the daughter of Zebedee Washington Stephens and Malissa M. Woods.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>pictured above<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e8ac6d5df7b3b3b17fe9b2744ca06de7\" style=\"color:#01476f;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">********************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-da60d5c0e151319aa1797d4be995ce32\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>J.A. Leroux&#8217;s second Wife <strong><em>Matilda Pennington<\/em><\/strong> Leroux &amp; family members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e647a6d58290e563f8a9ff973bb15277\"><strong><em>Julius married his second wife, Matilda Martha Pennington, on December 19, 1875, in Ripley County. Matilda was born August 26, 1849, in Alabama and died on January 3, 1911, in Ripley County. She was the daughter of William J. and Nancy Pennington and the widow of Jackson Hammond.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"1847\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Matilda-Pennington-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2657\" style=\"width:496px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6505e0433ccc01cee22b527d5ae98c97\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em><strong><em>Matilda Pennington<\/em><\/strong> Leroux<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Matilda-Pennington-and-Julius-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2582\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ee66199ee7a067d83ab1198840d8d721\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><strong><em>Julius Arthur Leroux and his second wife, Matilda (Martha) Pennington.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/J.-A.-Leroux-2nd-wife-Matilda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2626\" style=\"width:489px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1501b899fbb48a28f428c37ef75f36a4\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Julius Arthur Leroux and his second wife, Matilda (Martha) Pennington. They were married in December 1876. They had ten children. Only five survived. Matilda passed away on January 3, 1911. They were married for over thirty-five years. <sub>(pictures &amp; information supplied by: L. Hillman &amp; the autobiography)<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e541e7f2aa5f0d730cfb30113c6029e6\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em><sub>\u00a9 Don Horn 2025 <\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1273\" height=\"1973\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Matilda-Pennington-Julius-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2625\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2220\" height=\"1626\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/William-Pennington-Matilda-and-Julius.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2621\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-58f53f972842e2f97457657ea9a34694\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Left to right &#8211; William Jordan Pennington (Matilda&#8217;s father), Matilda (Pennington) and Julius Leroux<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-881004832ad152c41104530098bbd1d0\" style=\"color:#01476f;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">**************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-df1b84a4ba8fd7a88535ce2cfd63911f\"><strong><em>Julius married his third wife, Malinda Clementine \u201cClemma\u201d Mason, on December 8, 1912, at Doniphan. She was born on December 12, 1871, in Shannon County, Missouri. She died on March 25, 1914, in Doniphan Township in Ripley County. She was the daughter of Luke Mason and Sarah Jane Laxton and was divorced from Charles Heise.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8106b2c45a740775ac69fbcf14e919a9\"><strong><em>Julius married his fourth wife, Florence E. Reed, on October 22, 1918, in Ripley County. She was born in Indiana around 1860 and died on February 3, 1922. She was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Reed and the widow of William J. Taylor.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-5fd6f2a87e5668a637495d3ad001ccee\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em><strong><em>Julius Arthur Leroux &amp; his 5th wife Margaret Barnes<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0e5567a7638aafa7cbe2262b5485a220\"><strong><em>Julius married his fifth wife, Margaret Barnes, on March 11, 1923, at Doniphan. She was born November 27, 1855, in Missouri and died December 20, 1948, in Doniphan. She was the daughter of Zedaki Barnes and Nancy J. McGuire and was the widow of George Dobbs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1574\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/J.-A.-Leroux-5th-wife-Margaret-Barnes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2615\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bc8a8275d95363285b976bd5514c3784\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Julius Arthur Leroux &amp; his 5th wife Margaret Barnes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2136\" height=\"3042\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julius-James-Leroux1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2627\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-26bcd93eca065406cc25be58341f70e5\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Julius with his son, James.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1712\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/James-James-Julius-Arthur-Leroux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2628\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cc8b76a7f52aea0b04358dc4323191ed\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>Julius with his son James, his grandson Arthur and his great-grandson James.&nbsp; Left to right it&#8217;s James Washington Leroux, James Henry Leroux (standing &#8211; Arthur&#8217;s son), Julius and Arthur Leroux.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3146\" height=\"2220\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crooks-J.-A.-Leroux-etc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2629\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-530666c3cb192f8e854e8ec964cef952\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><em>J.A. Leroux with relatives (the Crook family)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/donhorn4congress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_1540092544026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2563\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1c4f0feb0b679a2213748c7389beafbd\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><em>The picture is of the Leroux brothers, James and America&#8217;s sons &#8211; Arthur (William Arthur), Charley and Newt (John Newton). (The Linage: J.A. Leroux, then his son James Washington Leroux, then his three sons Arthur (William Arthur Leroux), Charley Leroux and Newt (John Newton Leroux). Grandma&#8217;s uncles: uncle Art, uncle Charley and uncle Newt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5b9f216ab9d85fc019c9e5e8dcce4e5c\"><em><strong>(information provided by: L. Hillman &amp; Don Horn)<\/strong><\/em><strong><em><sub>\u00a9 Don Horn 2025<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 51 Don Horn Protecting Our Texas 4th Congressional District DON HORN 4 CONGRESS Conservative Republican Protecting Our America Help Don Horn WIN in Texas! 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