Ged Leech

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</ref>== Biography =Gerald Leech passed away in 1997. He spent most of his life in Zion, Illinois, until his divorce from his wife Genevieve Ruth Lewis in the early 1970's. He had a Bakery and loved to bake. He moved to Antiqua, Guatemala to retire. He had a white beard and the children of Antiqua referred to him as Papa Santa. He lived there until shortly before his death.^[1]

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<Name: Gerald Leech Age: 2 [2 8/12] Birth Year: abt 1918 [abt 1917] Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1920: Zion Ward 3, Lake, Illinois Street: Emmaus Avenue Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Edgar L Leech Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's name: Albertina Leech Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Edgar L Leech 33 Albertina Leech 31 Lester Leech 8 Raymond Leech 6 Evelyn Leech 4 [4 7/12] Gerald Leech 2 [2 8/12] Phyllis Leech 0 [11/12]

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Year: 1920; Census Place: Zion Ward 3, Lake, Illinois; Roll: T625_381; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 679

Name: Gerald Leech Respondent: Yes Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Zion, Lake, Illinois Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Eschol Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Zion, Lake, Illinois Residence in 1935: Same Place Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 9B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 186 Occupation: Owner Manager House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 25 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60 Class of Worker: Employer Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Gerald Leech 23 Genevieve Leech 23

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Year: 1940; Census Place: Zion, Lake, Illinois; Roll: T627_831; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 49-112 Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Description

Name: Gerald E. Leech SSN: 332-12-1462 Last Residence: 33266 Miami, Miami-dade, Florida, USA BORN: 23 Mar 1917 Died: 5 Jan 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

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Number: 332-12-1462; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951

Name: Gerald E Leech Gender: Male Residence Year: 1944 Street address: 719 Farnam Residence Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA Occupation: Specialtymn Spouse: Genevieve Leech Publication Title: Davenport, Iowa, City Directory, 1944

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Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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Per dad, his family moved from Smith____ (ville, I think) Mississippi to Zion Illinois because of an ill family member, who was unable to walk; they believed by moving to Zion this person would be healed. Dad grew up on a farm and spent his summers picking berries with his family. His dad was a manager of what he always called 'the Cookie Factory', of which I have fond memories of as a young child. Dad grew into the family business of 'baking', he and his brother, my Uncle Dick, opened up a bakery together in Waukegan IL, then then a second IL. Due to a disagreement, they went their separate ways and each had their own bakeries, and did not speak for several years. Although the business was successful, dad told me on several occasions that his real dream was to become a lawyer.

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1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Rhonda Young, Sunday, March 1, 2015.

• DiAnn Young, Geds' daughter