Southgate in Campbell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Major David Leitch

September 11, 1753 - November 9, 1794

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Major David Leitch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

1. Major David Leitch Marker

Inscription. David Leitch was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immigrated to America at an early age, and served in the Colonial militia during the Revolutionary War where he attained the rank of major. After the war he purchased 33,000 acres in the Campbell County area in what is today known as Wilder, Highland Heights, Cold Spring, Grant’s Lick and southern Kenton County. He founded Leitch’s Station on the Licking River near Newport and was a delegate to Kentucky’s First Constitutional Convention. When he died, his wife Keturah Moss Leitch inherited all the land in his estate, and he was buried in the yard of their home. Keturah had him reburied in Evergreen in 1853, and when she died, she was buried beside him. Her second husband, James Taylor, Jr., is buried up the hill in Section 17 (Stop 4).

Erected by Evergreen Cemetery. (Marker Number Stop 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 39° 4.11′ N, 84° 28.137′ W. Marker is in Southgate, Kentucky, in Campbell County. It can be reached

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from the intersection of Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) and the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south. It is in Section 6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas KY 41075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Major David Leitch Monument (a few steps from this marker); Brigadier General George Baird Hodge (a few steps from this marker); James Taylor Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); William Horsfall (within shouting distance of this marker); William H. Horsfall (within shouting distance of this marker); Brent Spence (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of the Civil War Veterans Buried in Soldiers Lot

Major David Leitch Marker, Gravestone, and Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

2. Major David Leitch Marker, Gravestone, and Monument

(about 300 feet away); Samuel Bigstaff (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southgate.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Major David Leitch’s Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

3. Major David Leitch’s Gravestone

Major David Leitch, 1753 – 1794
Keturah Moss Leitch Taylor, 1773 – 1866
Keturah Leitch Taylor Harris, 1802 – 1871
James Taylor Abert, 1862 – 1865
Ineant Abert, Born 1864 Died
M. Taylor

Major David Leitch Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 19, 2025

4. Major David Leitch Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.