Leonard William Fleming (1913 - 1969)

Born 8 Apr 1913 in Witchita, Sedgewick, Kansas

Ancestors

Husband of Deloris Mae (Johnson) Fleming — married 21 Apr 1934 in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1969 at age 56 in Compton, Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Leonard William Fleming was born April 8, 1913 in Witchita, Sedgewick, Kansas. He was a son of Earl LaSalle Fleming and Rena Mazella Addington.^[1][2][3]

After WWI there were no jobs at the time. Leonard went to work in a CC camp as a young man, he was a cook at the time. He worked in the park in Washington where he was placed.

Marriage

Leonard married Deloris Mae Johnson on April 21, 1934 in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States. Together they had three children:^[4]

Children

1. Jeri Ann
2. Michael William
3. Sandra Rae

In 1942 the family came out to California. The whole back seat was piled high to the top of the car and the kids laid on top of it to sleep. Everything they owned was packed in the car. There was a radiator strapped to the front of the engine with a bag hung full of water to keep the water cool for drinking. The family drove right through the big full blown dust bowl. Houses were buried in sand and windows and doors were covered. The family lived in a rented trailer for a period of time then later bought a home in Bel Gardens in a large property. It was an old chicken house that was converted into home. The bathroom was located outside on the porch.

When he came out to California Leonard learned how to weld and worked at the shipyards and worked as a welder for Northrup and Douglas Aircraft.

Leonard and his siblings later bought the property for his parents, but they only lived there for a short time before he sold it and left. Leonard and his family moved to Inglewood and bought a home there.

Divorce

Leonard and Deloris divorced September 1966 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[5]

2nd Marrriage

He married Elsie Anna Marcum on November 25, 1966 in Carson City, Nevada, United States.

Death

Leonard William Fleming died December 20, 1969 in Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[6][7] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, Orange, California, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas Birth Certificate Leonard William Fleming, April 8, 1913.
2. ↑ Kansas State Census, 1915 [online database] FamilySearch. Lenard W Fleming in household of Earl L Fleming, Cheney, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing Cheney, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, 113, 1, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1920 [online database] FamilySearch. Lenord W Fleming in household of Earl L Fleming, Wichita Ward 1, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 5B, line 74, family 125.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1940 [online database] FamilySearch. Leonard Fleming, Clay Township, Reno, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-9A, sheet 5B, line 53, family 99.
5. ↑ California Divorce Index, 1966-1984, Dolores M Johnson and Leonard W Fleming, Sep 1966
6. ↑ Certificate of Death, for Leonard William Fleming, December 20, 1969. Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States.
7. ↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997 Leonard W Fleming, 20 Dec 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Leonard William “Len” Fleming (8 Apr 1913–20 Dec 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 93900354, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cypress), Cypress, Orange County, California, USA

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