Marvel Grace Butler

F, b. 5 May 1919, d. 17 March 2006
     Marvel Grace Butler was born on 5 May 1919 at Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Eugene Butler and Nora Leggett.1,2,3

Marvel appeared in the Kansas Census of 1925 in the household of her father, Eugene E Butler, in Center, Smith County. She was 5, born in Kansas.4

Marvel appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of her father, Eugene E Butler, at Center, Smith County, Kansas. She was 10, born in Kansas.

Marvel married Frank Thomas Leamon on 22 November 1967 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. At the time of her marriage, Marvel was the widow of a Mr. Watson and had a son, Ronnie E. Watson..5

Marvel resided, at Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, in 1990.6

Marvel died on 17 March 2006 in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, at age 86.2,7 She was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. Her grave is in Plot Acacia B 85 3-A..2

Family

Frank Thomas Leamon b. 21 Oct 1916, d. 18 Feb 2006

Citations

  1. [S1201] Letter from Frank Leamon to William E. Stanley Jr. dated 8 April 1998.
  2. [S1362] Leamon, Marvel Butler. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Memorial Park Cemetery, Hurchinson, Reno County, Kansas.
  3. [S1426] Watson, Marvel Grace ButlerSocial Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Accessed on 4 September 2017.
  4. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Center, Smith County.
  5. [S177] Newspaper Obituary . Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas, 22 Feb 2006.
  6. [S1390] US Public Record Index, Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010., Vol. 1.
  7. [S1361] Leamon, Marvel ButlerSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, 4 September 2017.

Roy Cecil Leamon

M, b. 6 January 1894, d. 1962
FatherRichard M Leamon b. May 1868, d. 1935
     Roy registered for the draft.1 He was born on 6 January 1894 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.2,3,4,5

Roy appeared in the census of 1900 in the household of his father Richard M Leamon at Waynoka, Woods County, Oklahoma. He was 6, born in Kansas.6

Roy appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of his father Richard M Leamon at Happy, Graham County, Kansas. He was 13, born in Kansas.7

Roy registered for the draft in World War I on 5 June 1911 at Happy Hill City, Graham County, Kansas.5

Roy married Mina Helen Gano on 26 July 1916 in Hill City, Graham County, Kansas.8

Roy was listed as the head of household in the 1920 Census in La Junta, Otero County, Colorado. He was 25, born in Kansas, and listed as a clerk in a freight office. Included in the household were his wife, Mina (25, KS); a daughter, Lucille (2, KS); and a son, Orval (2 months, CO).9

Roy was listed as the head of household in the 1925 Kansas State Census in Valley Township, Osborne County. He was 31, born in Kansas, and listed as a gospal ministry. Included in the household were his wife, Mina (31, KS); a daughter Margret L (7, KS); and a son, Orval (5, CO).10

Roy was listed as the head of household in the 1930 Census in Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas. He was 36, born in Kansas, and listed as a assistant bank cashier. Included in the household were his wife, Mina (36, KS); a daughter, Lucille (12, KS); and a son, Orville (10, CO).11

Roy was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado. He was 46, born in Kansas, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household were his wife, Mina (45, KS); and a son, Orville (20, CO). In the house next door were his aunt, Sally E Leamon (68, KY); and his son, Elvin (38, CO).12

Roy registered for the draft in World War II on 25 April 1942 at Vallejo, Solano County, California.1

Roy died in 1962 in San Luis Obispo County, California.2,4 He was buried at Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California.2

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S1456] maintained by Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1494] Leamon, Roy Cecil. Source: Find A Grave Index, New Version. Cemetery: Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, Californis.
  3. [S1426] Leamon, Roy CecilSocial Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Accessed on 3 May 2018.
  4. [S1369] Center for Health Statistics. California Department of Health Services, accessed from Ancestry.com.
  5. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Waynoka, Woods County, Oklahoma, page 6 (AN).
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Happy, Graham County, Kansas, page 5A (AN).
  8. [S1353] Leamon Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 7440383.
  9. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, page 4B (AN).
  10. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Valley Township, Osborne County.
  11. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas, page 1A (AN).
  12. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940. Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, page 2A (AN).

Samuel Smith

M, b. 8 October 1887, d. July 1965
     Samuel Smith was born on 8 October 1887 in Partridge, Reno County, Kansas.1,2

Samuel appeared in the census of 1900 in the household of his father, H C Smith, at Center Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 12, born in Kansas.3

Samuel married Beulah Azzalea Smith on 4 November 1908. Samuel and Beulah had at least three children:
     - Vera May. Born 5 August 1909;
     - Helen Genevieve. Born 25 June 1913;
     - Harold Eugene. Born 25 June 1913..4

Samuel was listed as the head of household in the 1910 Census in Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 22, born in Kansas, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household were his wife, Bulean (20, KS);and a daughter, Vera (2 months, KS.)5

Samuel was listed as the head of household in the 1915 Kansas State Census in Hutchinson, Reno County. He was 27, born in Kansas, and listed as a laborer. Included in the household were his wife, Beulah (25, KS); two daughters, Vera (5, KS) and Helen (4, KS); and a son, Harold (3, KS).6

Samuel registered for the draft circa 1917 at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. At the time, he was living at 110 East Bigger, Hutchinson, Kansas and was listed as a mechanic working for the Hutchinson Foundry and Machine Works. He claimed an exemption because of his wife and three children.2

Samuel was listed as the head of household in the 1920 Census in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. He was 32, born in Kansas, and listed as a mechanic in a garage. Included in the household was his wife, Beulah (29, KS); two daughters, Vera M (10, KS) and Helen G (9, KS); and a son (Harold E (7, KS).7



Samuel died in July 1965 in Missouri at age 77.1

Family

Beulah Azzalea Smith b. 14 Feb 1890, d. 28 Nov 1979

Citations

  1. [S1361] Smith, SamuelSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, 1 September 2017.
  2. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Center Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 1A (AN).
  4. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Clay Townhship, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  6. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1915, Hutchinson, Reno County.
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, page 3A (AN).

Frederick George Smith

M, b. 23 August 1888, d. 4 March 1961
FatherHolloway Grant Smith b. Jul 1865, d. c 1938
MotherIda May Leamon b. 15 May 1870, d. 13 Nov 1897
     Frederick George Smith was born on 23 August 1888 at Burrton, Reno County, Kansas.1,2

Frederick appeared in he Kansas State Censuses of 1895 and 1905 and in the US Census of 1900 in the household of his father, Holloway Grant Smith in Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas.3,4,5

Fred appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of his uncle Carey Elmer Leamon at Valley Township, Reno County. He was 21, born in Kansas, and working as a farm laborer.6

Frederick married Minnie Krueger on 22 April 1913 at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. Frederick and Minnie had at least six children:
     - John Harold. Born November 1914;
     - Mary Irene. Born 29 December 1916;
     - Maxine W. Born 1919;
     - Hershel. Born 1923;
     - Twila P. Born 1926; and
     - Phylliss. Born 1932.
All of the children were born in Kansas..7

Frederick registered for the draft for World War 1 on 5 June 1917 at Clay Precinct, Reno County, Kansas. He was a laborer employed by the Hutchinson Box-board and Paper Company, married with a wife and 2 children. He was of medium build with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair.2

Frederick was listed as the head of household in the 1920 Census in Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 32, born in Kansas, and listed as a foreman in a boxboard plant. Included in the household were his wife, Minnie (25, KS); a son, John Herald (5, KS); and two daughters, Irene Mary (3, KS) and Maxine W (4 months, KS).8

Frederick was listed as the head of household in the 1925 Kansas State Census in Clay, Reno County. He was 36, born in Kansas, and listed as a beater man Starwboard. Included in the household were his wife, Minnie (30, KS); two sons, John H (10, KS) and Hershal (2, KS); and two daughters, Irene M (8, KS) and Maxine (5, KS.)9

Frederick was listed as the head of household in the 1930 Census in Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 41, born in Kansas, and listed as a foreman in board factory. Included in the household were his wife, Minnie (35, KS); two sons, John H (15, KS) and Hershel (7, KS); and three daughter, Irene M (13, KS), Maxine M (10, KS), and Twila P (4, KS).10

Frederick was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 51, born in Kansas, and listed as a foreman in strawboard factory. Included in the household were his wife, Minnie (45, KS); a son, Hershel (17, KS); and two daughters, Twila (14, KS) and Phyliss (8, KS). Also in the household was his daughter, Irene (22, KS) and her husband, Howard Bridger (23, AK).11

Frederick died on 4 March 1961 at age 72.12,13 He was buried in the Fairlawn Butial Park at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.13

Family

Minnie Krueger b. 20 Jun 1894, d. 16 Mar 1963

Citations

  1. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52. Same birth date from notes of Leamon Family history compiled by Mabel Helen Stanley(?) about 1975-80 (Doc.L-2) and from Frank Leamon 3 Jan 1998.
  2. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1895, Valley Township, Reno County.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 5b (AN).
  5. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1905, Valley Township, Reno County.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Valley Twp., Reno Co., Kansas, ED 138, p.19, Dwelling 151, Family 153, T624, Roll 453.
  7. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  8. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 4 (AN).
  9. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Clay, Reno County.
  10. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 6B (AN).
  11. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Clay Township, Reno County, Kabsas, page 1A (AN).
  12. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley, Same date from Frank Leamon 3 Jan 1998.
  13. [S1362] Smith, Fred G. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.

Beulah Azzalea Smith

F, b. 14 February 1890, d. 28 November 1979
FatherHolloway Grant Smith b. Jul 1865, d. c 1938
MotherIda May Leamon b. 15 May 1870, d. 13 Nov 1897
     Beulah Azzalea Smith was born on 14 February 1890 in Reno County, Kansas.1

Beulah appeared in the census of 1895 in the household of her father Holloway Grant Smith at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 5, born in Kansas.2

Beulah appeared in the census of 1900 in the household of her grandfather Thomas Benton Leamon at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 10, born in Kansas.3

Beulah appeared in the Kansas State Census of 1905 in the household of her grandfather Thomas Benton Leamon in Valley Township, Reno County. She was 15.4

Beulah married Samuel Smith on 4 November 1908. Samuel and Beulah had at least three children:
     - Vera May. Born 5 August 1909;
     - Helen Genevieve. Born 25 June 1913;
     - Harold Eugene. Born 25 June 1913..5

Bulean appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of her husband Samuel Smith at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 20, born in Kansas.6

Beulah appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of her husband Samuel Smith in Hutchinson, Reno County. She was 25, born in Kansas.7

Beulah appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her husband Samuel Smith at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. She was 29, born in Kansas.8

Beulah died on 28 November 1979 at age 89.9

Family

Samuel Smith b. 8 Oct 1887, d. Jul 1965

Citations

  1. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley, Same date from Frank Leamon 3 January 1998. Confirmed by 1905 Census.
  2. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1895, Valley Township, Reno County.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900,Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  4. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1905,Valley Township, Reno County.
  5. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Clay Townhship, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  7. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1915, Hutchinson, Reno County.
  8. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, page 3A (AN).
  9. [S1201] Letter from Frank Leamon to William E. Stanley Jr. dated 8 April 1998.

Harry Leon Smith

M, b. 10 September 1891, d. 4 May 1954
FatherHolloway Grant Smith b. Jul 1865, d. c 1938
MotherIda May Leamon b. 15 May 1870, d. 13 Nov 1897
     Harry Leon Smith was born on 10 September 1891 in Burrton, Reno County, Kansas.1,2,3,4

Harry appeared in the US Censuses of 1900 and 1910 and in the Kansas State Censuses of 1895 and 1905, all in the household of his father Holloway Grant Smith in Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas.5,6,7,8

Harry married Cordelia Dood in 1911.9

Harry registered for the draft in World War I on 5 June 1918 at in Valley Twp., Reno Co., Kansas. He was married and farming for himself on RFD 1, Burrton, Kansas.3

Harry was listed as the head of household in the 1920 Census in Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 29, born in Kansas, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household was his wife, Cordelia (43, OH.)10

Harry was listed as the head of household in the 1930 Census in Rock Creek Township, Butler County, Kansas. He was 38, born in Kansas, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household was his wife, Cordelia (45, OH).11

Harry married Maxine Martha Louise Murphy circa 1938. Harry and Maxine had a daughter, Denzel, born 1939 in Kansas and died there in 2010..12

Harry was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Hutchinson, Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 44, born in Kansas, and listed as a oilfield roustabout. Included in the household was his wife, Maxine (44, KS) and a daughter, Denzel (1, KS.)13

Harry registered for the draft for World War II on 27 April 1942 at Reno County, Kansas. At the time, he was employed by the Olson Oil Company in Burrton, Kansas.14

Harry died on 4 May 1954 possibly in Winfield Township, Cowley County, Kansas, at age 62.15,4,16 He was buried in the Highland Cemetery at Winfield Township.4

Family 1

Cordelia Dood b. c 1885

Family 2

Maxine Martha Louise Murphy b. 19 Jan 1916, d. 4 Jan 1987

Citations

  1. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52. Same birth date from Frank Leamon letter, 3 Jan 1998.
  2. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley.
  3. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1362] Harry Leon Smith. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 5b (AN).
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 6A (AN).
  7. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1905, Valley Township, Reno County.
  8. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1895, Valley Township, Reno County.
  9. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  10. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 7B (AN).
  11. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Rock Creek Township, Butler County, Kansas, page 4B (AN).
  12. [S333] Assumption:, Harry Leon Smith and Maxine ? were apparently married sometime after 1930 when his first wife is listed in the Census and 1940 when Maxine is in the Census. Date of marriage is estimated based on age of their daughter, Denzel.
  13. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Hutchinson, Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  14. [S1456] maintained by Ancestry.com.
  15. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley, Same date from Frank Leamon letter, 3 Jan 1998.
  16. [S1426] Smith, Harry LeonSocial Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Accessed on 4 September 2017.

Cora May Smith

F, b. 5 September 1893, d. 5 December 1899
FatherHolloway Grant Smith b. Jul 1865, d. c 1938
MotherIda May Leamon b. 15 May 1870, d. 13 Nov 1897
     Cora May Smith was born on 5 September 1893 at Reno County, Kansas.1,2

Cora appeared in the census of 1895 in the household of her father Holloway Grant Smith at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 1, born in Kansas.3 She died on 5 December 1899 at age 6.4,2

Citations

  1. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52. Same birth date from Frank Leamon letter, 3 Jan 1998.
  2. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley.
  3. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1895, Valley Township, Reno County.
  4. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52. Same date of death from Frank Leamon letter, 3 Jan 1998.

Cleo Marie Smith

F, b. 19 November 1895, d. 7 May 1986
FatherHolloway Grant Smith b. Jul 1865, d. c 1938
MotherIda May Leamon b. 15 May 1870, d. 13 Nov 1897
     Cleo Marie Smith was born on 19 November 1895 at Reno County, Kansas.1,2,3

Cleo appeared in the census of 1895 in the household of her father Holloway Grant Smith at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 1, born in Kansas.4

After Cleo's mother died, she and her sister Beulah were raised by their grandparents (T.B.Leamon's) while their brothers remained with their father, Holloway Smith. Cleo and her family lived with Grandma Leamon and cared for her until her death.5

Cleo Marie appeared in the US Censuses of 1900 and 1910 and in the Kansas State Censues of 1905 and 1915 in the household of hergrandfather, Thomas Benton Leamon, all in Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas.6,7,8,9

Cleo married William Sheehan on 22 March 1919 in Newton, Harvey Co., Kansas.2,10

Cleo appeared in the Kansas State Census of 1925 in the household of her husband William Sheehan in Valley Township, Reno County. She was 29, born in Kansas.11

Cleo appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of her husband William Sheehan at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 33, born in Kansas.12

Cleo died on 7 May 1986 in Oakwood Villa, Hutchinson, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, at age 90.2,3 She was buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Hutchinson. Her grave is in Section 5, lot 81, space 2..1,13

Family

William Sheehan b. 27 May 1890, d. 5 Dec 1975
Child

Citations

  1. [S1205] Cleo Marie Sheehan, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S1207] Obituary of Cleo Marie Sheehan, Hutchinson News.
  3. [S1361] Sheehan, CleoSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, 4 September 2017.
  4. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1895, Valley Township, Reno County.
  5. [S350] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family History.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900,Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Valley Twp., Reno Co., Kansas, ED 138, p.19, Dwelling 151, Family 153, T624, Roll 453.
  8. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1905,Valley Township, Reno County.
  9. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1905, Valley Township, Reno County.
  10. [S1208] Obituary of William Sheehan, Hutchinson News.
  11. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Valley Township, Reno County.
  12. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 6A (AN).
  13. [S1362] Sheehan, Cleo Marie Smith. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).

Cordelia Dood

F, b. circa 1885
     Cordelia Dood was born circa 1885.1,2

Cordelia married Harry Leon Smith in 1911.3

Cordelia appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her husband Harry Leon Smith at Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 43, born in Ohio.4

Cordelia appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of her husband Harry Leon Smith at Rock Creek Township, Butler County, Kansas. She was 45, born in Ohio.1

Family

Harry Leon Smith b. 10 Sep 1891, d. 4 May 1954

Citations

  1. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Rock Creek Township, Butler County, Kansas, page 4B (AN).
  2. [S348] Estimated date, Date of death estimated from 1930 Census results althouth this makes her considerably older than husband. Birth date estimated from 1920 Census (1877) seems much too early.
  3. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 7B (AN).

William Sheehan

M, b. 27 May 1890, d. 5 December 1975
     William Sheehan was born on 27 May 1890 at Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma.1,2

William registered for the draft for World War I in 1917 at Reno County, Kansas. At the tme he was living on RR 2, Hutchinson, Kansas and was employed as a laborer on Elmer Leamon's farm.3

William married Cleo Marie Smith on 22 March 1919 in Newton, Harvey Co., Kansas.4,2

William was listed as the head of household in the 1920 Census in Valley Township. He was 29, born in Oklahoma, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household were his wife, Cleo M; his son, William L; and his wife's grandmother, Emily Leamon.5

William was listed as the head of household in the 1925 Kansas State Census in Valley Township, Reno County. He was 34, born in Oklahoma, and listed as a farmer. Included in the household were his wife, Cleo (29,KS); a son, William (5,KS); and his grandmother-in-law, Emily Leamon (79,IN), listed as Mrs. T.B.Leamon.6

William was listed as the head of household in the 1930 Census in Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas. He was 39, born in Oklahoma, and listed as a road maintenance foreman. Included in the household were his wife,Cleo (33, KS) anf his son, William L (10, KS).7

William registered for the draft for World War II on 27 April 1942 at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. At the time, he was living at 1009 East, Hutchinson and was employed by the Reno County Highway Department in Hutchinson.Elmer Leamon was listed as the person who would always know his address.8

William retired from the Reno County Highway Dept in 1960. He was a veteran of WW I and a member of veteran's organizations.2 He was was said to have been a good taxidermist, could carve, and did carpentry.9

William died on 5 December 1975 at home (1009 East B), Hutchinson, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, at age 85. He died after a long illness, probably cancer..1 He was buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery at Hutchinson. His grave is in Section 5, lot 81, space 1..1,2,10

Family

Cleo Marie Smith b. 19 Nov 1895, d. 7 May 1986
Child

Citations

  1. [S1206] William Sheehan, Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
  2. [S1208] Obituary of William Sheehan, Hutchinson News.
  3. [S563] Ancestry WW I Draft Card Database (www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone), maintained by Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1207] Obituary of Cleo Marie Sheehan, Hutchinson News.
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Valley Twp., Reno Co., Kansas, Dwelling 124, Family 125, ED 195, T625, Roll 546, Sheet 6A, p.229.
  6. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Valley Township, Reno County.
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Valley Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 6A (AN).
  8. [S1456] maintained by Ancestry.com.
  9. [S350] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family History.
  10. [S1362] Sheehan, William. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).

Maxine Martha Louise Murphy1

F, b. 19 January 1916, d. 4 January 1987
     Maxine Martha Louise Murphy was born on 19 January 1916.2,3

Maxine) appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her father, W.R.Murphy, at District 0052, Creswell, Cowley County, Kansas. She was 4, born in Kansas.4

Maxine appeared in the Kansas Census of 1925 in the household of her father, W.R.Murphy in Oxford, Sumner County.5

Maxine appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of her father, W.R.Murphy, at Vernon, Cowley County, Kansas. She was 14, born in Kansas.6

Maxine appeared in the census of 1940 in the household of her husband, Harry Leon Smith. She was listed as living at Oxford, Sumner County, Kansas, in 1935.7

Maxine married Harry Leon Smith circa 1938. Harry and Maxine had a daughter, Denzel, born 1939 in Kansas and died there in 2010..8

Maxine appeared in the census of 1940 in the household of her husband Harry Leon Smith at Hutchinson, Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 44, born in Kansas.7

Maxine died on 4 January 1987 possibly in Winfield Township, Cowley County, Kansas, at age 70.2,3 She was buried with her husband, Harry Leon Smith, in the Highland Cemetery at Winfield Township.2

Family

Harry Leon Smith b. 10 Sep 1891, d. 4 May 1954

Citations

  1. [S1362] Trent, Denzil L. Smith. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).
  2. [S1362] Maxine ? Smith. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).
  3. [S1361] Murphy, Maxine Martha LouiseSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on Ancestry.com, 3 September 2017.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Creswell Township, Cowley County, Kansas, p.4051 (AN).
  5. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Oxford, SumnerCounty.
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Vernon, Cowley County, Kansas,p.122(AN).
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Hutchinson, Reno Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 2B (AN).
  8. [S333] Assumption:, Harry Leon Smith and Maxine ? were apparently married sometime after 1930 when his first wife is listed in the Census and 1940 when Maxine is in the Census. Date of marriage is estimated based on age of their daughter, Denzel.

Minnie Krueger

F, b. 20 June 1894, d. 16 March 1963
     Minnie Krueger was born on 20 June 1894 in Kansas. Her parents were August Krueger (1849-1925) and Mary Gymer (1858-1916).1,2

Minnie appeared in the census of 1900 in the household of her father, Gus Krueger at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 5, born in Kansas.3

Minnie appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of her father, A Krueger, at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 16, born in Kansas.4

Minnie married Frederick George Smith on 22 April 1913 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. Frederick and Minnie had at least six children:
     - John Harold. Born November 1914;
     - Mary Irene. Born 29 December 1916;
     - Maxine W. Born 1919;
     - Hershel. Born 1923;
     - Twila P. Born 1926; and
     - Phylliss. Born 1932.
All of the children were born in Kansas..5

Minnie appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her husband Frederick George Smith at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was YY25, born in Kansas.1

Minnie appeared in the Kansas Census of 1925 in the household of her husband Frederick George Smith in Clay, Reno County. She was 30, born in Kansas.6

Minnie appeared in the census of 1930 in the household of her husband Frederick George Smith at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 35, born in Kansas.7

Minnie appeared in the census of 1940 in the household of her husband Frederick George Smith at Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas. She was 45, born in Kansas.8

Minnie died on 16 March 1963 in Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, at age 68.9 She was buried in the Fairlawn Burial Park at Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.9

Family

Frederick George Smith b. 23 Aug 1888, d. 4 Mar 1961

Citations

  1. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 4 (AN).
  2. [S1353] Fred Smith Family Tree, Family Tree on Ancestry.com, Tree Name: 28842670.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1900, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 4A (AN).
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 1B (AN).
  5. [S453] Patricia Ann McCandless Forbes, Descendants of William McKinley of Sullivan County, Tennessee, p.52.
  6. [S1349] Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925,1925, Clay, Reno County.
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Clay Township, Reno County, Kansas, page 6B (AN).
  8. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Clay Township, Reno County, Kabsas, page 1A (AN).
  9. [S1362] Smith, Minnie Mary Kruger. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.

Amo Margaret Leamon

F, b. 27 October 1907, d. 16 October 1983
FatherAlva Ray Leamon b. 11 Mar 1878, d. 4 Dec 1972
MotherMalinda W. Woodward b. 23 Jun 1883, d. 7 Sep 1954
     
Amo Margaret Leamon
Age 2
Amo Margaret Leamon was born on 27 October 1907 in Olatha, Johnson County, Kansas.1

Margaret appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of her father Alva Ray Leamon at Olathe, Johnson, Kansas. She was 2, born in Kansas.2

Margaret appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of her father Alva Ray Leamon in Anthony, Harper County. She was 7, born in Iowa.3

Margaret appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of her father Alva Ray Leamon at Precinct 27, Fowler Town, Otero County, Colorado. She was 12, born in Kansas.4  
Amo Margaret
Leamon


Amo married Samuel Walter McCandless on 15 July 1933 in Littleton, Arapahoe County., Colorado. The marriage was performed by Fred A. Bemis, JP, and winessed by Juanita Starks and Andrew McWilliam.5,6  
Amo Margaret Leamon
McCandless


Margaret appeared in the census of 1940 in the household of her husband Walter McCandless at Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. She was 32, born in Kansas.7

Amo died on 16 October 1983 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, at age 75.8,1 She was buried in the Linn Grove Cemetery at Greeley. Her grave is in Blk 23, Lot 51, spc 6..9

Family

Samuel Walter McCandless b. 18 Apr 1905, d. 17 Jul 1984

Citations

  1. [S1361] McCandless, Amo Margaret LeamonSocial Security Death Index 1935-2014 Accessed on 18 July 2017.
  2. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Olathe Ward 3, Johnson County, Kansas, page 10B.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1915, Anthony, Harper County.
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Precinct 27, Fowler Town, Otero County, Colorado, page 2B (AN).
  5. [S443] Samuel Walter McCandless, Amo Margaret Leamon.
  6. [S1468] Marriage Records. Colorado Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT., accessed on Ancestry.com 9 July 2017.
  7. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, page 5B (AN).
  8. [S1364] Date and place of death from Patty Forbes by phone, 3/2/98. Same date in letter from Frank Leamon 3 Jan 1998.
  9. [S1362] McCandless, Margaret Leamon. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).

Robert Ray Leamon

M, b. 14 February 1914
FatherAlva Ray Leamon b. 11 Mar 1878, d. 4 Dec 1972
MotherMalinda W. Woodward b. 23 Jun 1883, d. 7 Sep 1954
     Robert Ray Leamon was born on 14 February 1914.1

Robert appeared in the Kansas Census of 1915 in the household of his father Alva Ray Leamon in Anthony, Harper County. He was 1/2 month old, born in Iowa.2

Robert appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of his father Alva Ray Leamon at Precinct 27, Fowler Town, Otero County, Colorado. He was 4, born in Kansas.3

Robert died in 1928. Per Shirley's Family History, he died about 12 years old from Tulerima (Rabbit fever)..4,5,6 He was buried in the Fowler Cemetery at Fowler, Otero County, Colorado.7

Citations

  1. [S1204] Mabel (Stanley) Hudson, to Wm. E. Stanley, Birth date from notes of Leamon Family history compiled by Mabel Helen Stanley(?) about 1975-80 (Doc.L-2). Birth date on grave stone is 1915.
  2. [S1133] U. S. Census,1915, Anthony, Harper County.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Precinct 27, Fowler Town, Otero County, Colorado, page 2B (AN).
  4. [S1201] Letter from Frank Leamon to William E. Stanley Jr. dated 8 April 1998.
  5. [S1362] Leamon, Robert Ray. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com). Cemetery: Date of death from gravestone. Frank Leamon says he died in 1927..
  6. [S350] Shirley (Hill) Detter, Stanley Family History.
  7. [S1362] Laemon, Robert Ray. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).

Samuel Walter McCandless

M, b. 18 April 1905, d. 17 July 1984
FatherSamuel B McCandless b. 1868
     Samuel Walter McCandless was born on 18 April 1905 in Bates County, Missouri.1,2 As of 1906, Samuel Walter McCandless was also known as Walter McCandless He was also listed as Walter McCandless in many records, presumably to distinguish him from his father, Samuel D McCandless.

Walter appeared in the census of 1910 in the household of his father Samuel B McCandless at District 0269, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. He was 5, born in Ohio.3

Samuel W appeared in the census of 1920 in the household of his father Samuel B McCandless at Greeley Ward 2, Weld County, Colorado. He was 14, born in Missouri.4

Samuel appeared in the census of 11 April 1930[ as a lodger in the household of Ray I Synder] at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Only 5 days later, he was listed in the household of his father, Samuel B McCandless. He was 24, born in Missouri, and listed as a motion picture operator in both censuses.5

Walter appeared in the census of 16 April 1930 in the household of his father Samuel B McCandless at Greeley, Weld County, County. He was 24, born in Missouri, and listed as a motion picture operator..6

Samuel married Amo Margaret Leamon on 15 July 1933 in Littleton, Arapahoe County., Colorado. The marriage was performed by Fred A. Bemis, JP, and winessed by Juanita Starks and Andrew McWilliam.7,8

Walter was listed as the head of household in the 1940 Census in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. He was 34, born in Missouri, and listed as a motion picture projectionist. Included in the household were his wife, Margaret (32, KS); 2 sons, Walter J (3, CO) and Larry (2, CO); and a daughter, Patricia Ann (5 months, CO).9

Samuel died on 17 July 1984 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, at age 79.10,2 He was buried with his wife Margaret in the Linn Grove Cemetery at Greeley. Their grave is in Blk 23, Lot 51, spc 7.1

Family

Amo Margaret Leamon b. 27 Oct 1907, d. 16 Oct 1983

Citations

  1. [S1362] McCandless, Samuel Walter. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).
  2. [S1426] McCandless, WalterSocial Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Accessed on 7 July 2017.
  3. [S1133] U. S. Census,1910, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, page 24A (AN).
  4. [S1133] U. S. Census,1920, Greeley Ward 2, Weld County, Colorado (AN).
  5. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, page 6B (AN).
  6. [S1133] U. S. Census,1930, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, page 21A (AN).
  7. [S443] Samuel Walter McCandless, Amo Margaret Leamon.
  8. [S1468] Marriage Records. Colorado Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT., accessed on Ancestry.com 9 July 2017.
  9. [S1133] U. S. Census,1940, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, page 5B (AN).
  10. [S1362] McCandless, Samuel Walker. Source: Find A Grave Index 1854-2012 (www.findagrave.com).