Lura Algo (Gray) Leslie (1882 - 1935)

Born 30 Oct 1882 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of Marion Leonadist Leslie — married 25 Dec 1905 in Muskingum Co., Ohio

Descendants

Died 19 May 1935 at age 52 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

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Biography

Lura A. was born in 1882 being the 9th of her parents 11 children. She died in 1935 of prolonged illness and pneumonia. Her other children were daughters: Marian, Evelyn, Genevieve, Lucile and Amy. Lura was 1st cousin to (Pearl) Zane Grey, famous western author. He changed the spelling of his last name. ^[1]

Spouse Marion Leonadist Leslie 1866–1933

Children

Genevieve Gray Leslie Deland 1911–2004

Charles Franklin Leslie 1914–2000

Lura Algo Gray Leslie died at her home May 19, 1935, following a prolonged illness of pneumonia with cerebral hemorrhage 2 years prior. She previously lived near Adamsville and was a member of the Springfield Township Chapel. Surviving are five daughters and a son: Marian L. Iden of Dryden road, plus Evelyn, Lucille and Amy at the home, Genevieve of Cleveland, Ohio and a son Charles also at the home. Lura originally was the 8th of 10 children and 1 half sister. She had four remaining brothers: Elmer U. Gray of Elm Street, George H. Gray of Ostrander, Ohio, Dr. Charles M. Gray of Mt. Vernon and Dr. Don C. Gray of Canton, Ohio, plus a sister Margaret E. Gray Bramley of Forest Ave.

Lura had been affiliated for many years with the Methodist Protestant church. Her husband Marion Leslie, whom she had married in 1905, preceded her in death in 1933.

BURIAL Springfield Chapel Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Kaye L., Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26973935/lura-algo-leslie