Gilbert Lionel Lesh (1910 - 1989)

Born 22 Mar 1910 in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA

Ancestors

Died 23 Aug 1989 at age 79 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA

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Biography

Idaho Birth Index

Name: Gilbert Lionel Lesh

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1910

Birth Place: Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA

Birth Time: 11:00 p.m.

Father: William Albert Lesh

Mother: Gertrude Ansell Lesh

Certificate Year: 1910

Certificate Number: 310045 ^[1]

1910 US Census

Name: Gilbert Lesh

Age in 1910: 0

Birth Year: abt 1910

Birthplace: Idaho

Home in 1910: Weiser, Washington, Idaho

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's name: Wm A Lesh

Father's Birthplace: Nebraska

Mother's name: Gertrude Lesh

Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Household Members:

Name Age

Wm A Lesh 41

Gertrude Lesh 32

Harold Lesh 12

Edith Lesh 10

Ernest Lesh 7

Donald Lesh 6

Sarah Lesh 4

Gertrude Lesh 2

Mildred Lesh 1 6/12

Gilbert Lesh 0 ^[2]

1920 US Census

Name: Gilbert L Lesh

Age: 9

Birth Year: abt 1911

Birthplace: Idaho

Home in 1920: East Weiser, Washington, Idaho

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's name: William A Lesh

Father's Birthplace: Nebraska

Mother's name: Gertrude Lesh

Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Attended School: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

William A Lesh 51 [57]

Gertrude Lesh 40

Harold A Lesh 22

Edith E Lesh 21

Ernest N Lesh 17

Sarah J Lesh 14

Gertrude Lesh 12

Mildred M Lesh 10

Gilbert L Lesh 9

Mable H Lesh 8

Oliver L Lesh 5

Olive L Lesh 5

Lawrence L Lesh 3 6/12

Frances R Lesh 19 ^[3]

1930 US Census

Name: Gilbert Lesh

Birth Year: abt 1910

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Idaho

Marital Status: Single

Relation to Head of House: Lodger [Cook]

Home in 1930: Huntington, Baker, Oregon

House Number in Cities or Towns: ap17

Dwelling Number: 50

Family Number: 50

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Idaho

Mother's Birthplace: Idaho

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Farm help

Industry: General

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker

Employment: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

Ira Colley 37

Benton Keffer 21

Gilbert Lesh 20 ^[4]

1940 US Census

Name: Gilbert L Lesh

Age: 30

Estimated birth year: abt 1910

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Idaho

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1940: Connor Creek, Baker, Oregon

Farm: Yes

Inferred Residence in 1935: Weiser, Washington, Idaho

Residence in 1935: Weiser, Washington, Idaho

Resident on farm in 1935: Yes

Sheet Number: 1B

Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 40

Occupation: Sawyer

House Owned or Rented: Rented

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 0

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40

Class of Worker: Working on own account

Weeks Worked in 1939: 17

Income: 0

Income Other Sources: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

Gilbert L Lesh 30

Lillian Lesh 28

Lionel P Lesh 6

Alice C Lesh 5

Emory E Lesh 2 ^[5], ^[6], ^[7]

Excerpt from My Life by Mildred (Lesh) Hollenbeck

Gilbert was two years younger than I was, but being a boy, was about as tall as I was. We were good friends and comrades but he was “the-boss” and we always played his games, and I became a tom-boy. Gilbert was an artist in his ability to carve little farm machinery out of wood. We had hay rakes, plows, disks, harrows and farm wagons all made to scale. He made sleds with movable front runners for every kid the neighborhood. He even screwed steel to the runners to make them slide fast on the hill. Gilbert had rheumatic fever when he was about eleven years old. He was very ill and in so much pain that Dad had to roll him on a sheet to bathe and care for his needs. He appeared to get well but we know now that his heart was damaged in a serious way. When he was 70 he had a heart valve replacement but he lived only five more years. During his adult years he led a productive life as a valued employee of Boeing Aircraft Co. in Renton and Seattle, WA. He also built several rental homes in his spare time. He retired at age 65 on a little ranch outside Chehalis, WA. where he raised appaloosa horses. ^[8]

Find A Grave

Birth: Mar. 22, 1910

Death: Aug. 23, 1989

Burial:

Napavine Cemetery

Napavine, Lewis County, Washington, USA ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1914, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.; Original data: Idaho. Department of Health and Welfare. State Birth Index. Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise, Idaho.
2. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Weiser, Washington, Idaho; Roll: T624_228; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0277; FHL microfilm: 1374241; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
3. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: East Weiser, Washington, Idaho; Roll: T625_294; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 1091; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
4. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Baker, Oregon; Roll: 1939; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 298.0; FHL microfilm: 2341673; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
5. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Connor Creek, Baker, Oregon; Roll: T627_3352; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-19
6. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
7. ↑ Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
8. ↑ My Life by Mildred (Lesh) Hollenbeck
9. ↑ Created by: dick stevens; Record added Mar 26, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 67484686; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67484686