Willard LEACH ²

  General Notes:

IA, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1880-1951:
Name: Willard Leach
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1886
Birth Place: Monona Co Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1908
Marriage Place: Onawa, Monona, Iowa, USA
Father: Geo H Leach
Mother: Dusila Ball
Spouse: Della Wolfe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: Caucasian (White)
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Date: abt 1888
Spouse's Birth Place: Monona Co IA
Spouse's Father: S A D Wolfe
Spouse's Mother: Nancy Sutterfield

1910 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp:
Willard "Leech", 26, 1st marriage, married 2 yrs, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IA, farmer, rents farm;
wife Della, 22, 1st marriage, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. IA, parents b. US, housework, home farm.
(On the census they were listed next to Willard's father, George W. Leech)

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Grant Twp, Castana P.O.:
Wm. Leach, 28, married, farmer, 2nd grade education, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IL(?), in IA 28 yrs;
Della, 27, married, b. IN, parnets b. IN, 2nd grade education, Methodist;
Laura, 4, b. IA, parents b. IA;
Roy, 2, b. IA, parnets b. IA.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: Willard Leach of R.F.D.#3, Hornick, Woodbury Co, IA; 34; b. Mar 24, 1884; farming at West Fork Twp, Monona Co, IA; nearest relative: Mrs. Willard Leach of same address; medium height and weight, blue eyes, black hair.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp:
Willard Leach, 45, 4th grade education, b. IA, father: George Leach who was b. IN, mother: "Rosilla" Ball who was b. OH and married IA, engaged in agriculture;
wife Marie B., 29, 12th grade education, b. NE, father: Ben Kneeland who was b. IL, mother: Minnie Gunnison who was b. MO and married NE;
son Harold W. Leach, 1, b. IA, father: Willard Leach, mother: Marie B. Kneeland who was b. NE and married SD;
son Roy Leach, 12, b. IA, father: Willard Leach, mother: Della Wolf who was b. IA and married IA;
son Floyd Leach, 9, b. IA, father: Willard Leach, mother: Della Wolf who was b. IA and married IA;
step dau. Grace Longshore, 9, b. NE;
step dau. Minnie Longshore, 6, b. NE;
step-dau. Alice M. Longshore, 4, b. IA.
(The parents of the Longshore children were Tom Longshore who was b. IA and Marie Kneeland who was b. IA and married NE.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Mapleton Twp:
Willard Leach, 45, 1st marriage age 19, b. IA, parents b. IL, laborer, odd jobs;
wife Marie, 34, 1st marriage age 16, b. NE, father b. IL, mother b. MO;
son Roy 18, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
son Floyd, 17, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
dau. Grace, 16, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
dau. Minnie, 11, b NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
dau. Alice, 9, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
son Harold, 7, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NE,
dau. Vera La Vonne, 2-1/12, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NE.

IA, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1880-1951:
Name: Willard Leach
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 52
Birth Date: abt 1883
Birth Place: Monona County Iowa
Number of Marriage: 2nd
Residence Place:620 Steuben, Sioux City Iowa
Marriage Date: 16 Apr 1935
Marriage Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Father: George Leach
Mother: Drusilla Ball
Spouse: Marie Longshore [Marie Kneeland]
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Age: 39
Spouse's Birth Date: abt 1896
Spouse's Birth Place: Oxford, Neb
Spouse's Residence Place: 620 Steuben St, Sioux City Iowa
Spouse's Number of Marriage: 2nd
Spouse's Father: Benjamin Kneeland
Spouse's Mother: Minnie Jimison

1940 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City:
Willard Leach, 56, 8th, b/ IA, 1935: same place, laborer, W.P.A. Floyd River Project;
Marie, wife, 43, H-4, b. NE, 1935: same place;
Harold, son, 16, 6th, b. IA, 1935: same place;
Vera, 12, attended school, 5th, b. IA, 1935: same place.

WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942:
Name: Willard Leach
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 58
Birth Date: Mar 1884
Birth Place: Monona, Iowa, USA
Residence Place:Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: abt 1942
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Height: 5 3
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Weight: 140
Complexion: Ruddy

1950 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City:
Willard Leach, 66, b. IA, (no occupation listed);
Marie, wife, 53, b. NE;
Harold W., son, 26, D, b. IA, (no occupation listed).

FIND A GRAVE;
Name: Willard Leach
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1884
Birth Place: Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, United States of America
Death Date: 8 Jul 1954
Death Place:Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Little Sioux Township Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse:Marilyn Leach
Children:
Harold Willard Leach
Vera L. Hildebrand
Laura Violet Simpson

Willard married Della Belle WOLFE on 18 Nov 1908 in Onawa, Monona Co, IA.¹ (Della Belle WOLFE was born on 21 Nov 1887 in Monona Co, IA,^{1 3} died on 13 Aug 1921 in Los Angeles Co, CA ^{3 4} and was buried in Pomona Cem and Mausoleum, Pomona, Los Angeles Co ³.)

Willard next married Marilyn Marie KNEELAND, daughter of Ben KNEELAND and Unknown, on 16 Apr 1935 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA.¹ (Marilyn Marie KNEELAND was born on 11 May 1896 in Oxford, NE,⁵ died on 3 Dec 1964 in Booneville, Logan Co, AR ³ and was buried in Little Sioux Township Cem, Smithland, Woodbury Co, IA ³.)