Leo Earl Able (1896 - 1920)

Born 9 Apr 1896 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Ancestors

Died 25 Jun 1920 at age 24 in Mare Island, Solano, California

Biography

Leo Able is a part of US Black heritage.

Leo was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Leo Earl Able was born on 9 April 1896, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, son of Elijah Able and Francilda Cairns Harwood. ^[1]

Leo was baptized when he was around eight years old as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A ward clerk recorded that the baptism had taken place, but no official record has been found. Leo was never ordained into the lay priesthood. This suggested that either church leaders were aware of his mixed race status, or he wasn't active in Church activity.^[2]

Leo registered for the WWI draft in 1917. ^[3] He enlisted in the Navy on February 19, 1919. While the Navy was integrated at this time, there are are no records that suggest Leo was identified as anything as white. ^[4].

He died on 25 June 1920 of Nephritis while still in Navy service, at Mare Island, Solano, California. Leo was just 24 years old. ^[5] He was buried in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8C-6LVC : 3 September 2021), Leo Earl Able, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
2. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1S7-4L6Z : 2 February 2023), Leo Earl Able in entry for Elijah Able, 1914.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29N1-P6J : 24 December 2021), Leo Earl Able, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q596-CX9M : 19 August 2019), Leo Earl Able, 1917-1918; citing Draft Registration, Lark, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, Utah State Archives, Series 2229, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 008461408
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-Q6LD : 23 February 2021), Leo Able, 25 Jun 1920; citing 26726, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.
6. ↑ "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-Q2Z : 6 December 2014), Leo Earl Able, 25 Jun 1920; citing City Cemetery, Mare Island, Solano, California, military unit USS Alert, Navy, Peacetime, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485,491.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-YR79 : 13 April 2023), Leo Earl Able, ; Burial, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Draper City Cemetery; citing record ID 10473147, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• 1900 Census "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRL-MPV : 13 January 2022), Leo Earl Able in entry for Eliza Able, 1900.
• 1910 Census "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XZ-G36 : accessed 19 April 2023), Leo E Able in household of Elijah Able, Lark, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 5A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1605; FHL microfilm 1,375,618.