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Walter Leonard 1853–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUL 1853

Birth Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 27 OCT 1936

Death Location: Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States

Father: Abraham Leonard

Mother: Elizabeth Horsley

Spouse(s): Adelaide King

Children(s): Elmer Leonard, Frank Leonard, Arthur Leonard, Roy Leonard, Ida Leonard

Walter Leonard was born in 1853 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Abraham Leonard And Elizabeth Garrow Horsley. Walter Leonard married Adelaide King, and had children including Arthur Ray Leonard, Elmer Alfred Leonard, Frank Thomas Leonard, Ida Mae Leonard, Roy Emmet Leonard. Walter Leonard passed away in 1936 in Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Leonard was born in 1853 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Abraham Leonard And Elizabeth Garrow Horsley.
  • Walter Leonard married Adelaide King, and had children including Arthur Ray Leonard, Elmer Alfred Leonard, Frank Thomas Leonard, Ida Mae Leonard, Roy Emmet Leonard.
  • Walter Leonard passed away in 1936 in Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Leonard's Ancestors

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Walter Leonard
1853–1936
Birth Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Abraham Leonard
1829–1881
Freckenham, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Garrow) Horsley
1830–1901
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph Leonard
1788–1849
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann
1790–1875
Great-Grandparents
James Leonard
1747–1819
Elizabeth Diver
1746–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Leonard
1716–
Mary Clift
1718–1755

Walter Leonard's Descendants

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Walter Leonard (22 JUL 1853–27 OCT 1936) m. Adelaide King (7 JAN 1859–28 APR 1938)
  1. 1. Elmer (Alfred) Leonard 1879–1959 m. Rose (Lee) Garnsey 1900–1986
    1. 1. Albert (Lee) Leonard 1927–2004 m. Donna (Mae) Pitts 1931–2020
    2. 2. Alfred (Leo) Leonard 1927–2005
    3. 3. Adelaide (Marcella) Leonard 1930–2006 m. Eldon (Lee) Hendrickson 1930–1999
  2. 2. Frank (Thomas) Leonard 1884–1932 m. Ruby (Jeanette) Asman 1893–1972
    1. 1. Walter (Paul) Leonard 1918–2003 m. Helen (May) Gasser 1917–2001
    2. 2. Helen Leonard 1915–2009 m. Lucien (Edgar) McClure 1914–
    3. 3. Ruth Leonard 1920–2011
    4. 4. Betty (June) Leonard 1923–2007 m. Harold Wilson 1917–1996
      1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Wilson 1946–2019
  3. 3. Arthur (Ray) Leonard 1881–1957 m. Clementine (Conradine) Hilkemeier 1889–1965
  4. 4. Roy (Emmet) Leonard 1895–1980 m. Margareta (Anna) Hilkemeier 1895–1974
    1. 1. Doris (Mae) Leonard 1922–2005
    2. 2. Ellen Leonard 1919–2007 m. Soren (Hansen) Jessen 1903–1951 m. Raymond Hansen –2003
  5. 5. Ida (Mae) Leonard 1890–1944

Walter Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1853
22 JUL 1853
Birth of Walter Leonard in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
1854
24 SEP 1854
Age 1
Walter Leonard was christened in Hatfield, Hertford, England
Hatfield, Hertford, England
1936
27 OCT 1936
Age 83
Death of Walter Leonard in Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1853
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1854
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hertford, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1936
    Event Place: Scott Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States

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