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William Leslie Ostrander 1888–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1888

Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 4 Oct 1965

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Father: Henry Ostrander

Mother: Mary Scott

Spouse(s): Elsie Bush

Children(s): Dean Ostrander, Elva Ostrander, Don None, Bernice Ostrander

William Leslie Ostrander was born in 1888 in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Henry Alexander Ostrander And Mary Elizabeth Scott. William Leslie Ostrander married Elsie Gertrude Bush, and had children including Bernice Irene Ostrander, Beverly Waterhouse, Dean Leslie Ostrander, Don, Elva L Ostrander, Maxine June Ostrander. William Leslie Ostrander passed away in 1965 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • William Leslie Ostrander was born in 1888 in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Henry Alexander Ostrander And Mary Elizabeth Scott.
  • William Leslie Ostrander married Elsie Gertrude Bush, and had children including Bernice Irene Ostrander, Beverly Waterhouse, Dean Leslie Ostrander, Don, Elva L Ostrander, Maxine June Ostrander.
  • William Leslie Ostrander passed away in 1965 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ostrander
1858–1932
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States
HO
Mary Scott
1867–1956
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Elsie Bush
1896–1985
Birth Location: Pedee, Polk, Oregon, USA
EB

Children(s)

Dean Ostrander
1912–1999
Birth Location: Pedee, Polk, Oregon, United States
DO
Elva Ostrander
1917–1940
Birth Location: Oregon, United States
EO
Don None
1919–1989
Birth Location: Pedee, Polk, Oregon, United States
D
Bernice Ostrander
1924–1981
Birth Location: Oregon, United States
BO

William Ostrander's Ancestors

Self
William Ostrander
1888–1965
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Henry Alexander Ostrander
1858–1932
Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Scott
1867–1956
Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States
Grandparents
Alexander Ostrander
1818–1905
Oneida, New York, United States
Mariah Lewis
1834–
Utica, Oneida, New York, United States
Wallace (Leonitis) Scott
1838–1910
Clyde, Wayne, New York, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Herrington
1834–1867
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Scott
1808–1884
Barbara Scott
1813–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon Scott
1754–1830
Sarah Howe
1772–1829
Rulolf Wood
1790–1822
Maria Alstyne
1789–1885

William Ostrander's Descendants

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William (Leslie) Ostrander (21 Feb 1888–4 Oct 1965) m. Elsie (Gertrude) Bush (28 May 1896–4 Feb 1985)
  1. 1. Dean (Leslie) Ostrander 1912–1999
  2. 2. Elva (L.) Ostrander 1917–1940
  3. 3. Don 1919–1989 m. Vera (Lucille) Farrar 1922–2001
  4. 4. Bernice (Irene) Ostrander 1924–1981

William Ostrander's Timeline

2 Records

1888
21 Feb 1888
Birth of William Leslie Ostrander in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
1965
4 Oct 1965
Age 77
Death of William Leslie Ostrander in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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