Alice Lee Walsh ^{1 3 4 5}

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Greensboro Record: J. C. Beeker Sentenced for Abandonment of Wife, 17 Jan 1936, Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ⁷ Other cases heard today included: J. C. Beeker, abandonment and non-support, sentenced to serve 12 months on the county roads, judgment suspended on payment of $3 per week for a period of at least two years to his family.

2. Residence: 150 Silver Avenue, Greensboro, NC on 5 Feb 1938 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ^{3 4}

3. She was divorced on 19 Nov 1938 in , Rowan, NC. ² NORTH CAROLINA, DEED OF SEPARATION
ROWAN COUNTY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS : That whereas, W. H. Beeker and Zada Hall Beeker, of Rowan County, State aforesaid were lawfully married, but are now living separate and apart from each other, and there's no possibility of a reconciliation ; and Whereas, a warrant was issued by Zada Hall Beeker Hall Beeker, against W. H. Beeker, charging husband with abandonment and failure to support herself and child, Henry Wallace Beeker her Whereas, on the 19th day of November, 1938, the matter was heard in the Rowan County Court, and the defendant, W. H. Beeker was adjudged not guilty of the abandonment and on support of his wife and said child ; and Whereas, they have agreed to live separate and apart from each other in the future. and not interfere, bother or molest the other in the quiet and peaceable enjoyment of life. and have further agreed to release and relinquish to each other all rights conferred upon them by law on account of said marriage, and have further agreed that each may be free in all respects from each other just the same as if they had never been married, with the exception that neither can marry without obtaining a divorce, and it further having been agreed that from the signing of this deed of separation, W. H. Beeker shall not be liable or responsible for the maintenance or support of Zada Hall Beeker, and the child, Henry Wallace Beeker, and that the said Zada Beeker shall have the full custody, control, maintenance, support and control of the said child, freed from any claim or demand of W. H. Beeker, and that all property acquired by either, shall belong to him or her absolutely, freed from the claims or demands of the other, and each shall have full right, power and authority, to make contracts, deeds, mortgages, or enter into any written agreement, without obtaining the signature or consent of the other, and from the signing of this agreement, or deed of separation, Zada Hall Beeker, shall be a free trader in all respects the same as if she had never married. NOW THEREFORE, In consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ( $ 250. 00 ) DOLLARS, in hand paid to Zada Hall Beeker, by W. H. Beeker, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said Zada Hall Beeker does hereby agree to assume the responsibility, maintenance, control and support of the child, Henry Wallace Beeker, and does hereby release and relinquish the said William H. Beeker from any and all claims of support, right of support, right of dower, or the right to share in his real, or personal estate, and does further waive, and release the said W. H. Beeker from any and all claims of alimony, attorney fees, support, maintenance, and agrees that either party may apply for a divorce upon legal grounds. It is further agreed that hereafter each party is to live separate and apart from each other, and not bother or interfere with each other in any way, and each shall be allowed to do as he or she desires, and go where he or she wishes, without any interference on the part of the other, and each hereby releases and relinquishes all rights, to the society of the other, and to all of the property of the other, and to all of the martial and connubial relations created by law, and each is hereby granted full power and authority to buy, sell, and transfer real and personal property, without obtaining the consent or permission of the other, and without signing deeds, or other instruments, for each other, when transferred. From this day he shall not be held liable for, nor responsible for her support, or the support of said child, Henry Wallace Beeker, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, both parties have hereunto set their hands and seals, this November 19, 1938. ZADA HALL BEEKER ? NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY.

4. Obituary: Greensboro News-Record: obituary of Alice Lee Walsh Leach on 3 Nov 2008 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ⁸ Alice Lee Walsh Leach, 93, of 5760 Summit Avenue, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at her home.

Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, at Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Leach, and sons, Paul David and David Flynn Leach; her much loved brothers and sisters, George of Charlotte, James of Greensboro, Robert "Bobby" of Greensboro, and Marjorie of Florahome, Florida.

She leaves behind five children to remember her fondly, Margaret Gell of Cocoa, Fla., Carol Hollifield of Lawrenceville, Ga., Robert Leach of Salisbury, N.C., Wayne Leach of the home, and Gloria Taylor of Havre de Grace, Md.; 18 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

Alice married Jefferson Clarence Beeker Sr., son of Thomas Jefferson Beeker Sr. and Annie M. Leonard, on 28 Sep 1935 in Danville, Danville, VA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce on 31 Jan 1938. (Jefferson Clarence Beeker Sr. was born on 25 Mar 1915 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC,^{1 9} died on 2 May 1955 in Rockville, Montgomery, MD ^{9 10} and was buried on 5 May 1955 in Arlington: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA ⁹.)

Alice next married William Howard Leach, son of Martin Johnson Leach and Margaret Lawrence, on 5 Feb 1938 in Danville, Danville, VA.³ (William Howard Leach was born on 21 Jun 1910 in , , NC,^{3 11} died on 4 May 1976 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC ¹¹ and was buried in Greensboro: Guilford Memorial Park, Guilford, NC ¹¹.)