PENNSYLVANIA AND OUR FAMILY

The Leonard family settled in the area to work in the steel mills. Both the Plotts and Leonards made their home in Middletown. They lived in the area up until the 1940’s when the family moved to Lorain, Ohio where the U S Steel plant was thriving and gave employees a better opportunity for work. Chuck worked as a security guard for U S Steel for 50 years

Also, our family owned property in the Allegheny Mountains in Cook’s Forest about 16 miles from Clarion. The cabin was built in 1960 and was kept in the family until 1998 when we were no longer able to keep up with maintenance due to living Arkansas. The years of being in the Pennsylvania area gave us many memories.

Interestingly enough our son and his wife are now living in the same basic area. It seems fascinating that after a century that the Leonard family has returned to the area where our ancestors once lived.