my grandfather was thomas eddy leach-he married bertha eleanor walley(also spelled whaley of hamburg,germany) thomas was i think a brother to andrew jackson leach married to mary amelia cody,of lake champlain, new york, (she was 4'11" tall and he was 6'4". the oridinal spelling for leach was leitch of wheeling, w. virginia. mary cody was a first cousin of wm. f. cody family 1678 from france. grandmas leach's parents were louise eleanor pyle and wm. albert walley and also zachariah walley-don't know wife's name. walley's were cabinet makers in germany-5 generations before. first settled in maryland then ohio. hope this helps. i'd appreceate it if you could keep me updated.