William Easton Leise

  General Notes:

"William E. Leise & Co., proprietors of the Pioneer Meat Market established in 1878 by Froehlich & Steiner, and purchased by the present owners in January 1901,carry a full line of meats, fish, oysters, pickles, sauerkraut, etc. Located in the Froehlich & Steiner brick block, they enjoy a large patronage and keep an up to date meat market. William was born in the township in June 1862, received a good common school education in the district schools, was engaged in farming until he purchased a half interest in this meat market. Mr. Leise is well known to all Faribault County citizens as a thorough and honest man. He was married in June of 1894 to May A. Oliver, of Winnebago and has a boy and a girl". William and his wife May moved from Winnebago, Minnesota to Moscow, Idaho around 1910. They lived on what was known as the old "Tomer Ranch" two and one half miles East of Moscow. May passed away there in 1910 and the family then moved to Glenham, South Dakota where William operated a store and then moved onto a large farm. In 1925 he and his two sons moved to Puyallup, Washington.

William married Mary Oliver. (Mary Oliver was born about 1860.)