George Leas
(1794-1870)
Mary Breem
(1805-1883)
Andrew Henderson
(1804-1879)
Jane McDowell
(1811-1874/1875)
Jeremiah Leas
(1830-1914)
Susanna Henderson
(1832-1914)
William Leslie Leas
(1872-1923)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Elizabeth Cowell

William Leslie Leas 1

  • Born: 25 Apr 1872, Rossville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
  • Marriage (1): Anna Elizabeth Cowell on 9 Nov 1898
  • Died: 12 Dec 1923 at age 51

  General Notes:


His parents came to IA from OH in 1856. "Les" went into partnership with his brother-in-law A.D. Emerson in a general merch. store in Rossville.

Purchased a farm in Lyon Co., MN in Aug 1900. Returned to Rossville in Mar 1903 and farmed. Bought a farm in Riga ND in Aug 1909.

Purchased a farm in Little Falls, MN in Oct 1919. Purchased a farm in Rock Lake, ND in 1923. He was married to Anna Elizabeth COWELL on Nov 9 1898.

This information came from Katheryn Leas Stuart 2

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: 8-5.


William married Anna Elizabeth Cowell, daughter of Frank William Cowell and Florence Nora Henderson, on 9 Nov 1898. (Anna Elizabeth Cowell was born on 7 Nov 1881, died on 31 Dec 1971 and was buried in Rock Lake Community Cemetery, Rock Lake, Towner, North Dakota, United States of America 3.)

Sources

1 Notes from David A. Leas and/or the 1950 Leas Family Genealogy.

2 Kathryn Elizabeth (Leas) Stuart.

3 Find A Grave, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 Jul 2016).

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