Leona Lillian Aten (1910 - 1924)

Born 23 Mar 1910 in Monmouth, Warren Co , Ill

Ancestors

Died 29 Apr 1924 at age 14 in Roseville, Adamson, Illinois

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Biography

This profile is part of the Peek Home Orphanage, Polo, Illinois One Place Study.

Leona Lillian was born on 23 March 1910 in Monmouth, Warren Co , Ill. She was the daughter of Elmer David Aten and Ethel C Aten.

In the 1910 census Leona (age 0) was the daughter of Elmer D Aten in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States.^[1]

In the 1920 census Leona (age 9) was the grandchild of Frank M Aten in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States.^[2]

Leona spent time living at the Peek Home Orphanage, Polo, IL in 1922. For more information on the orphanage, check out the this link - Peek Home Orphanage. Any surviving records are located at the Polo Historical Society, for which the contact info is given on the Peek Home Orphanage page.

Leona, daughter of Elmer David Aten & Cora Ethel Sharpe, died (age 14) on 29 April 1924 in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 140, sheet 4B, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 332; FHL microfilm 1,374,345.
   FamilySearch Record: MKF7-48J (accessed 11 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNT-ZKP Image number 00176
   Leona L Aten (0), single daughter, in household of Elmer D Aten (20) in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Elmer D Aten	M	20	Married	Head		Illinois
   Ethel C Aten	F	19	Married	Wife		Illinois
   Leona L Aten	F	0	Single	Daughter		Illinois

2. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 409; Line: 54; FHL microfilm: 1820409; Record number: 49126;
   FamilySearch Record: MJCR-B9V (accessed 11 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R6N-CS8 Image number 01044
   Leona Aten (9), single grandchild, in household of Frank M Aten (68) in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Frank M Aten	M	68	Married	Head		Illinois
   Sara Jane Aten	F	68	Married	Wife		Virginia
   Leona Aten	F	9	Single	Grandchild		Illinois
   Sylvester Aten	M	26	Divorced	Son		Illinois

3. ↑ Death: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1452448; Record number: 26;
   FamilySearch Record: NQ3C-XSK (accessed 11 July 2023)
   Leona Lillian Aten death 29 Apr 1924 (born 23 Mar 1910), daughter of Elmer David Aten & Cora Ethel Sharpe, in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, United States.