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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was founded by settler Rich Coffey
in 1861. Coffey's ran a saloon and store / post office on the banks of the Colorado
River, but his enterprise was lost in a flood. A new community was formed on the
opposite side of the river and named Trigger. In the mid-1870s, the townsite was
on land belonging to rancher William H. Day. Day used the Coffey house for headquarters
for his ranch. After Day's death, his wife Mabel married J. C. Lea and the town
name was formed from the two surnames.
Platted in 1904, no population
figures are available from the early years, but after WWII
it still had 100 people living there. The Leadey cemetery is still shown on the
TxDoT Coleman County map.
Leaday was suggested for inclusion by Coleman
Countian Rex Stephenson who wrote in March of 2007 to say: "[Leaday] was a small
town displaced by Lake Ivie in the early 90's. The only thing left is the Baptist
Church which was moved to a hill overlooking the original town site. I grew up
there. By the way, some of us refer to the lake as Lake Leaday." |
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1940s
Coleman County Map showing Leaday (near Concho County line, E of Paint
Rock, SW of Coleman)
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office | |
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