George Leland Case (1882 - 1952)

Born 1 Nov 1882 in Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States

Died 15 Aug 1952 at age 69 in Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States

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Biography

George Leland Case was born on November 1, 1882, in Kasota, Minnesota.^[1] He was an All-American football tackle at the University of Minnesota.^[2] Following graduation from college, he was employed as a football coach at Whitworth College (now Whitworth University), where the students described him as "huge of body, ruddy of complexion and of a jovial nature withal."^[3] When Whitworth College moved to its present location in Spokane, Washington, ^[4] George pursued other employment, working as a salesman and a warehouseman. For many years he was employed by the Younglove Grocery Company,^[5] which sponsored the Thriftway chain of grocery stores.^[6]

George married Vienna Estelle Neel on September 7, 1911.^[1] In the fall of 1917, he and Vienna adopted a daughter, Elizabeth Hunt (Case) Peterson.^[7]

George Case died on August 15, 1952, in Port Angeles, Washington.^[8] He was buried in Groveland Cemetery in Dundas, Minnesota.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current". Ancestry Record 60525 #72439398
2. ↑ "Vienna Neel Case, Musician, Dies at 89." The Minneapolis Star, 14 August 1963, p. 15.
3. ↑ Whitworth University, "The Whitworthian 1909-1910" Whitworth University (1910). The Whitworthian Student Newspaper. Paper 61.
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "Whitworth University." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 2 Feb 2022.
5. ↑ "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #894748863
6. ↑ Tacoma Public Library Online Digital Collections. McKinley Food Market. Accessed 13 Feb 2022.
7. ↑ Petition for Adoption, No. 11466, Superior Court of the State of Washington. Copy in the possession of Kenneth Alexander.
8. ↑ "Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960". Ancestry Record 1208 #998554