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Joel Marcellus Leonard 1908–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1908

Birth Location: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa

Death Date: 8 JUL 1990

Death Location: Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri

Father: Charles Leonard

Mother: Elizabeth Vest

Spouse(s): Ella Rohrssen

Children(s): Doris Leonard

Joel Marcellus Leonard was born in 1908 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, the child of Charles Hiram Leonard And Elizabeth Luecetta Vest. In 1935, Joel Marcellus Leonard resided in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. In 1940, Joel Marcellus Leonard resided in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA. Joel Marcellus Leonard married Ella Sophie Dorathea Emma Evelyn Rohrssen, and had children including Doris Jean Leonard. Joel Marcellus Leonard passed away in 1990 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Joel Marcellus Leonard was born in 1908 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, the child of Charles Hiram Leonard And Elizabeth Luecetta Vest.
  • In 1935, Joel Marcellus Leonard resided in Davenport, Scott, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Joel Marcellus Leonard resided in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA.
  • Joel Marcellus Leonard married Ella Sophie Dorathea Emma Evelyn Rohrssen, and had children including Doris Jean Leonard.
  • Joel Marcellus Leonard passed away in 1990 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Joel Leonard's Ancestors

Self
Joel Leonard
1908–1990
Birth Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Parents
Charles Hiram Leonard
1879–1957
Norman, Iowa
Elizabeth (Luecetta) Vest
1886–1939
Cambridge, Furnas, Nebraska
Grandparents
Hiram Leonard
1834–1894
Brown, Ohio
Marsalia Brady
1838–1910
Vermilion, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Moses Sr.
1805–1878
Sally Still
1801–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron* Leonard
1776–1825
Sarah* #
1784–1857

Joel Leonard's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Marcellus) Leonard (15 NOV 1908–8 JUL 1990) m. Ella (Sophie Dorathea Emma Evelyn) Rohrssen (22 Nov 1906–Sep 1984)
  1. 1. Doris (Jean) Leonard 1945–2001

Joel Leonard's Timeline

4 Records

1908
15 NOV 1908
Birth of Joel Marcellus Leonard in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 27
Joel Marcellus Leonard resided here in Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
Joel Marcellus Leonard resided here in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
1990
8 JUL 1990
Age 82
Death of Joel Marcellus Leonard in Columbia, Boone, Missouri
Columbia, Boone, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1908
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Roll: T627_1202; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-42
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Roll: T627_1202; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Roll: T627_1202; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUL 1990
    Event Place: Columbia, Boone, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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