Leona Maud (Kear) Elder (1875 - 1969)

Born 31 Dec 1875 in Wyandot, Ohio, United States

Wife of Clyde Elder — married 26 Feb 1896 in Wyandot, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Leona (Kear) Elder was an Ohioan.

Leona (Kear) Kear Elder was born on 31 Dec 1875 in Wyandot, Ohio, United States.^[1][2][3] She was a homemaker.

In 1880 Leona lived in Wyandot County, Ohio.^[4]

Leona married Clyde Elder (~1872 - ~1956) on 26 Feb 1896 in Wyandot.^[5][6]

Their children were...

1. Maurice Edson Elder (1896 - 1987)^[7]
2. Thora (Elder) Warren (1903 - 1992)^[8][9]
3. Robert Elder (~1921 - <2000).

In 1900, Leona was living in Richland Township Wharton village, Wyandot, Ohio, United States.^[10]

In 1910 Leona was living on a farm in Liberty Township, Wyandot County, Ohio.^[11]

In 1920 , 1930 and 1940, Leona was living in Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States.^[12][13][14]

Leona died in 1969 aged ~93. She is buried in Wharton Cemetery, Wharton, Richland Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States.^[15]

• Fact: Residence (1900) Richland Township Wharton village, Wyandot, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Burial (1969) Wharton Cemetery, Wharton, Richland Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6Y2-W9Q : 19 January 2020), Leona Maud Keer, 1875.
2. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXHS-WSH : 19 January 2020), Leona Maud Keer, 1875.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M836-6D1 : 29 December 2021), Leona M. Kear in household of Moses Kear, Salem Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M836-6D1 : 29 December 2021), Leona M. Kear in household of Moses Kear, Salem Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1F-93W2 : 13 October 2021), Clyde Elder and Leone M. Kear, 1896.
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1F-93W2 : 13 October 2021), Clyde Elder and Leone M. Kear, 1896.
7. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X67T-QSW : 8 March 2021), Leona M. Keer in entry for Morris Edson Elder, 1896.
8. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-PJMQ : 9 March 2021), Leona Kear in entry for Francis M Warren, 21 Feb 1935, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 5573, county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,004,668.
9. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBK-BGS : 30 June 2021), Kear in entry for Thora Elder Warren, 1992.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXT-YYZ : accessed 1 January 2022), Seona Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Richland Township Wharton village, Wyandot, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 10A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,334.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML6Q-7G4 : accessed 1 January 2022), Leona M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Liberty, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 3B, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1187; FHL microfilm 1,375,200.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDG8-FRN : 3 February 2021), Leona M Elder in entry for Clyde Elder, 1920.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4WD-K3B : accessed 1 January 2022), Lena M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 11B, line 67, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1821; FHL microfilm 2,341,555.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWXB-WDZ : 9 January 2021), Leona M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Ada, Liberty Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-21A, sheet 8A, line 17, family 195, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3082.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #36682930 : accessed 01 January 2022), memorial page for Leona Kear Elder (1875–1969), {FindAGrave|36682930}, citing Wharton Cemetery, Wharton, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Memory Catchers (contributor 47083673).

• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6Y2-W9Q : 19 January 2020), Leona Maud Keer, 1875.

• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXHS-WSH : 19 January 2020), Leona Maud Keer, 1875.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD12-MSQ : 8 March 2021), Leona Maud Keer, 1875.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M836-6D1 : 29 December 2021), Leona M. Kear in household of Moses Kear, Salem Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1F-93W2 : 13 October 2021), Clyde Elder and Leone M. Kear, 1896.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1F-93W2 : 13 October 2021), Clyde Elder and Leone M. Kear, 1896.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X67T-QSW : 8 March 2021), Leona M. Keer in entry for Morris Edson Elder, 1896.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXT-YYZ : accessed 1 January 2022), Seona Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Richland Township Wharton village, Wyandot, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 10A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,334.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML6Q-7G4 : accessed 1 January 2022), Leona M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Liberty, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 3B, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1187; FHL microfilm 1,375,200.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDG8-FRN : 3 February 2021), Leona M Elder in entry for Clyde Elder, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4WD-K3B : accessed 1 January 2022), Lena M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 11B, line 67, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1821; FHL microfilm 2,341,555.

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-PJMQ : 9 March 2021), Leona Kear in entry for Francis M Warren, 21 Feb 1935, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 5573, county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,004,668.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWXB-WDZ : 9 January 2021), Leona M Elder in household of Clyde Elder, Ada, Liberty Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-21A, sheet 8A, line 17, family 195, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3082.

• Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #36682930 : accessed 01 January 2022), memorial page for Leona Kear Elder (1875–1969), {FindAGrave|36682930}, citing Wharton Cemetery, Wharton, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Memory Catchers (contributor 47083673).

• "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPB-7L49 : 1 April 2020), Leona M Keer Elder in entry for Maurice Edson Elder, 1987; citing Grant, , Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,593,986.

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBK-BGS : 30 June 2021), Kear in entry for Thora Elder Warren, 1992.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 November 2021, 05:23), entry for Leona Kear (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLVW-ZHS ); contributed by various users.