Jesse Clyde Leas was born May 22, 1892 (not 1893 as on his gravestone) in Peoria, Illinois, the fourth of five children born to Lafayette B. and Sarah (Shippee) Leas. His siblings were Chester, Everett, Bertha (died young), and Iva. His mother, Sarah, died when Jesse was two years old.
He served proudly in the U. S. Marines from 1910 to 1914. He sailed aboard the transport USS Hancock to Vera Cruz, Mexico in April, 1914 where he and fellow Marines were ordered to seize the Customs House to prevent shiploads of weaponry from getting into the hands of Mexican forces.
After his honorable discharge, he was married in Chicago, Illinois on August 13, 1915 to Elsie U. (Hoerr) of Cheltenham Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. Together, they raised their four children: Chester Arnold, William Henry, John Lafayette, and Bertha. Jesse and Elsie were married for 64 years.
Many fulfilling years were spent in service to the VFW PA POST 676, North Penn Post, Glenside, Pennsylvania where he was fondly called "Uncle Jess". He and wife Elsie enjoyed travel to VFW conventions in a variety of U.S. locations.
Jesse Clyde Leas died March 25, 1980 in Abington Memorial Hospital, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
He served proudly in the U. S. Marines from 1910 to 1914. He sailed aboard the transport USS Hancock to Vera Cruz, Mexico in April, 1914 where he and fellow Marines were ordered to seize the Customs House to prevent shiploads of weaponry from getting into the hands of Mexican forces.
After his honorable discharge, he was married in Chicago, Illinois on August 13, 1915 to Elsie U. (Hoerr) of Cheltenham Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. Together, they raised their four children: Chester Arnold, William Henry, John Lafayette, and Bertha. Jesse and Elsie were married for 64 years.
Many fulfilling years were spent in service to the VFW PA POST 676, North Penn Post, Glenside, Pennsylvania where he was fondly called "Uncle Jess". He and wife Elsie enjoyed travel to VFW conventions in a variety of U.S. locations.
Jesse Clyde Leas died March 25, 1980 in Abington Memorial Hospital, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
Jesse Clyde Leas was born May 22, 1892 (not 1893 as on his gravestone) in Peoria, Illinois, the fourth of five children born to Lafayette B. and Sarah (Shippee) Leas. His siblings were Chester, Everett, Bertha (died young), and Iva. His mother, Sarah, died when Jesse was two years old.
He served proudly in the U. S. Marines from 1910 to 1914. He sailed aboard the transport USS Hancock to Vera Cruz, Mexico in April, 1914 where he and fellow Marines were ordered to seize the Customs House to prevent shiploads of weaponry from getting into the hands of Mexican forces.
After his honorable discharge, he was married in Chicago, Illinois on August 13, 1915 to Elsie U. (Hoerr) of Cheltenham Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. Together, they raised their four children: Chester Arnold, William Henry, John Lafayette, and Bertha. Jesse and Elsie were married for 64 years.
Many fulfilling years were spent in service to the VFW PA POST 676, North Penn Post, Glenside, Pennsylvania where he was fondly called "Uncle Jess". He and wife Elsie enjoyed travel to VFW conventions in a variety of U.S. locations.
Jesse Clyde Leas died March 25, 1980 in Abington Memorial Hospital, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
He served proudly in the U. S. Marines from 1910 to 1914. He sailed aboard the transport USS Hancock to Vera Cruz, Mexico in April, 1914 where he and fellow Marines were ordered to seize the Customs House to prevent shiploads of weaponry from getting into the hands of Mexican forces.
After his honorable discharge, he was married in Chicago, Illinois on August 13, 1915 to Elsie U. (Hoerr) of Cheltenham Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. Together, they raised their four children: Chester Arnold, William Henry, John Lafayette, and Bertha. Jesse and Elsie were married for 64 years.
Many fulfilling years were spent in service to the VFW PA POST 676, North Penn Post, Glenside, Pennsylvania where he was fondly called "Uncle Jess". He and wife Elsie enjoyed travel to VFW conventions in a variety of U.S. locations.
Jesse Clyde Leas died March 25, 1980 in Abington Memorial Hospital, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
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