Idella BALL ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Roger Greenough

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: James William Leach
Groom's Birth Date: 1868
Groom's Birthplace: Sullivan Co., Ind.
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Idella Ball
Bride's Birth Date: 1870
Bride's Birthplace: Shelby Co., Iowa
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 03 Mar 1889
Marriage Place: Mapleton, Monona, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Archibald Leach
Groom's Mother's Name: "Orsborn"
Bride's Father's Name: Nathaniel Ball
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary "Wickum"
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02598-7
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1436148
Reference Number: p74

1900 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, St. Clair Twp:
James W. Leach, Dec 1868, 31, married 10 yrs, b. IN, parents b. IN, farmer;
wife Idella, Dec 1870, 29, married 10 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. IA, father b. OH, birthplace of mother unknown;
dau. Bertha E., Mar 1892, 8, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. Verda M., Sep 1892, 7, b. NE, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son Clarence O., Mar 1899, 1, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA.
(They were listed on census next to Idella's sister and father, "Dinah" Leach and Nathaniel Ball.)

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Kennebec Twp, Castana P.O.:
J. W. Leach,
Idella,
Bertha,
Verda,
Clarence,
Clyde,
Goldie.
(Listed next to them on the census was the family of George M. Leach.)

1910 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Kennebec Twp:
William "Leech", 41, 1st marriage, married 20 yrs, b. IN, parents b. IN, tenant, stock farm;
wife Idella, 40, 1st marriage, married 20 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b. IA, parents b. OH;
dau. Verda E., 18, b. NE, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son Clarence O., 11, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son "Clide" N., 8, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. Goldie, 7, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son Raymond B., 4, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Kennebec Twp, Castana P.O.:
James William Leach, 46, married, farmer, b. IN, parents b. IN, in IA 36 yrs;
Idella Leach, 46, married, b. IA, parents b. OH;
"Clide" Leach, 14, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
Goldie Leach, 11, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
Raymond Leach, 9, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
Wanda Ward, 5, b. IA, parents b. IA;
Malvin Ward, 3, b. IA, parents b. IA.
(It appears that the Ward children were living with the Leaches.)

1920 IA CENSUS, Monona, West Fork Twp:
James W. Leach, 51, b. IN, parents b. IN, farmer;
wife Idella B., 50, b. IA, parents b. OH;
son Clyde N., 19, laborer, home farm, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
dau. Goldie L., 16, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
son Raymond B., 13, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA;
granddaughter Wanda V. Ward, 9, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City:
William Leach, 57, 4th grade education, b. IN, father: Archibald Leach, mother: unknown, unclassified laborer;
wife Idella, 56, 5th grade education, b. IA, father: Nathaniel Ball who was b. OH, mother: Esther Wickham who was b. OH and married OH;
son Clyde, 23, single, father: William Leach, mother Idella Ball who was b. IA and married IA;
grand dau. Wanda Ward, 15, b. IA, father: Frank Ward whose birthplace was unknown, mother: Bertha Leach who was b. IA.
All were Protestant.
(Listed next to the families of Clarence & Mable Leach and George & Verda Bonham.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City:
James W. Leach, 62, 1st marriage age 20, b. IN, parents b. IN, laborer, street(?) department;
wife Idella, 60, 1st marriage age 18, b. IA, parents b. IA.
(Listed near them on the census was their son Clyde and his wife, and next to them on the census was their granddaughter Wanda V., 20, and her husband Carl E. Mille, 25, who had been married one year.)

IA, DEATH RECORDS, 1921-1967:
Name: Della Ball Leach
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1870
Death Date: 5 Feb 1939
Death Place:Onawa, Monona, Iowa, USA



Father: Nathanial Ball
Mother: Mary "Wickem"
Spouse:James Wm Leach

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Idella W. Leach
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1870
Birth Place: Ohio, United States of America
Death Date: 25 Feb 1939
Death Place:Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Floyd Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: James W. Leach
Children:
Goldie Lucile Olsen
Verda May Bonham

INFO FROM LISA HARDER: Idella & James also had a daughter named Blanche.

Idella married James William LEACH, son of Archibald LEACH and (---) ORSBORN, on 3 Mar 1889 in Mapleton, Monona Co, IA.¹ (James William LEACH was born on 21 Dec 1867 in Sullivan Co, IN,^{1 3 6} died on 22 Jan 1935 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA ^{4 6 7} and was buried on 5 Jun 1935 in Floyd Cem, Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA ^{4 6}.)