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Mrs. Nancy G. Leach was born in Greene County, Mo., in 1842, and is a daughter of Simpson and Sarah (Hicks) Breedlove, who were born in Tennessee in 1817 and 1814, respectively. When grown they moved to Missouri, and were there married in 1839, soon after their arrival. In 1856 they removed to Johnson County, Tex., and in 1860 went to Washington County, Ark. The father served in the Mexican War, and afterward engaged in farming until the commencement of the Civil War, when he went away with the militia, and has not been heard of since. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Leach, viz., John and Nancy (Haggard) Hicks, were born in Tennessee, and in 1838 removed to Greene County, Mo., where they engaged in farming the remainder of their lives, and reared a family of thirteen children. Mrs. Leach has three brothers and two sisters. She was married November 22, 1860, to Mr. Nathan W. Leach, son of Richard and Eliza (Hewitt) Leach, of Washington County, Ark., of which Richard Leach was a pioneer settler. Mr. Nathan Leach was a farmer and merchant, and the office of postmaster. His widow’s present farm is located upon the mountain, and contains 180 acres, half being cleared and well cultivated, with a good orchard and nice buildings. Mr. Leach departed this life April 14, 1887, leaving a family of five children, all, with the exception of Mrs. Alice Garrison, still living with their mother. Mrs. Leach is an active member in the Methodist Church, to which her husband also belonged.