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Dr John Walter Leonard

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Dr John Walter Leonard

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
30 Aug 1939 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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*cremation*
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John Walter Leonard, born in South Carolina, reared in Texas; studied medicine at the State Medical College, Galveston. For some years afterward he practiced medicine and ran a drug store in Peters, Texas. Later, poor health led him to a ranch near Midland, Texas. He was married, January 1st 1900 to Anna C., the daughter of Jacob and Lena Spyer Nink, who died in 1905. They had two children:

Lurene Unadel, born in Bastrop County, February 1st, 1902.

Hiram Magruder, born in Peters, Texas, July 1st, 1903.

Dr. John W. Leonard, in 1908, married a second wife, Hattie Owens. They had two children:

Mertie Zelder [sic], born in Midland County, Texas, June 22nd, 1909.

Joe Ragsdale, born in Midland County, Texas, November 21st, 1911.

The information above comes from WILLIAM ANDERSON & REBECCA DENNY & THEIR DESCENDANTS 1706-1914, published in 1914.

Death certificate indicates cremation at Forest Lawn Cem. on September 2, 1939.

NOTE: Not to be confused with #85450572, also a Dr. John Walter Leonard, who died in 1944. Second wife Hattie L. Owens may be #42639760, but not enough to confirm this yet.
John Walter Leonard, born in South Carolina, reared in Texas; studied medicine at the State Medical College, Galveston. For some years afterward he practiced medicine and ran a drug store in Peters, Texas. Later, poor health led him to a ranch near Midland, Texas. He was married, January 1st 1900 to Anna C., the daughter of Jacob and Lena Spyer Nink, who died in 1905. They had two children:

Lurene Unadel, born in Bastrop County, February 1st, 1902.

Hiram Magruder, born in Peters, Texas, July 1st, 1903.

Dr. John W. Leonard, in 1908, married a second wife, Hattie Owens. They had two children:

Mertie Zelder [sic], born in Midland County, Texas, June 22nd, 1909.

Joe Ragsdale, born in Midland County, Texas, November 21st, 1911.

The information above comes from WILLIAM ANDERSON & REBECCA DENNY & THEIR DESCENDANTS 1706-1914, published in 1914.

Death certificate indicates cremation at Forest Lawn Cem. on September 2, 1939.

NOTE: Not to be confused with #85450572, also a Dr. John Walter Leonard, who died in 1944. Second wife Hattie L. Owens may be #42639760, but not enough to confirm this yet.


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