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Ralph Rex Leach 1905–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1905

Birth Location: Colfax, Iowa

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Harley Leach

Mother: Florence Wilson

Spouse(s): Edith Higgens

Children(s): Jerry Leach, Lee Willett, JoAnn Willett, Linda Leach, Donald Leach

In 1905, Ralph Rex Leach entered the world in Colfax, Iowa, born to Harley Thomas Leach And Florence E Flora Wilson. In 1935, Ralph Rex Leach resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. In 1940, Ralph Rex Leach resided in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA. Ralph Rex Leach married Edith Higgens, and had children including David Michael Leach, Donald Harley Leach, Jerry A Leach, Joann Jody Willett, Lee E Willett, Linda Jean Leach. Ralph Rex Leach passed away in 1956 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Ralph Rex Leach entered the world in Colfax, Iowa, born to Harley Thomas Leach And Florence E Flora Wilson.
  • In 1935, Ralph Rex Leach resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Ralph Rex Leach resided in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA.
  • Ralph Rex Leach married Edith Higgens, and had children including David Michael Leach, Donald Harley Leach, Jerry A Leach, Joann Jody Willett, Lee E Willett, Linda Jean Leach.
  • Ralph Rex Leach passed away in 1956 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Leach's Ancestors

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Ralph Leach
1905–1956
Birth Place: Colfax, Iowa
Parents
Harley Thomas Leach
1875–1953
Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Florence (E "Flora") Wilson
1878–1958
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Leach
1842–1912
Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
Amanda (Violette) Ketterman
1849–1920
Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Leach
1816–1866
Elizabeth Page
1814–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willis Leach
1790–1866
Mary Leach
1797–1878

Ralph Leach's Descendants

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Ralph (Rex) Leach (24 Jul 1905–1956) m. Edith Higgens (11 Nov 1909–26 Mar 1994)
  1. 1. Jerry (A) Leach 1940–2020 m. Sheryl (Ann) Cooper 1950–2018
  2. 2. Lee (E) Willett 1928–1928
  3. 3. JoAnn ("Jody") Willett 1935–2016
  4. 4. Linda (Jean) Leach 1942–2015
  5. 5. Donald (Harley) Leach 1945–2014 m. Ina (May) Safarik 1943–2007

Ralph Leach's Timeline

5 Records

1905
24 Jul 1905
Birth of Ralph Rex Leach in Colfax, Iowa
Colfax, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 30
Ralph Rex Leach resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 35
Ralph Rex Leach resided here in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA
Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA
1944
abt 1944
Age 39
Ralph Rex Leach resided here
None
1956
1956
Age 51
Death of Ralph Rex Leach in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Colfax, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01174; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 56-24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01174; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 56-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01174; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 56-24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1944
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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