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Leo Rountree

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Leo Rountree

Birth
Norton County, Kansas, USA
Death
13 Dec 1963 (aged 70)
Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Burial
Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Odd Fellows Plot 211
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A veteran of World War I, and a resident of Columbia for his last 33 years, Leo Rountree passed away on Saturday, December 13, 1963, in a Sonora area hospital at the age of 70. He was a native of Norton County, Kansas, and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Columbia.

Mr. Rountree was survived by a son, Lloyd Rountree of Oregon; two daughters, Nettie Basye of Los Angeles and Virginia Libby of Angels Camp; a sister, Edith Cook of North Hollywood, and two brothers, Tom Rountree of Columbia and John of Fricot City, California.

Funeral services were held from the Terzich-Wilson Funeral home in Sonora. Interment followed in the family plot in the Columbia City cemetery.

Leo was 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion. He had a scar on his left wrist. He worked for Richmond Ship Building Corporation in Richmond, California. He had no middle name.

Leo's wife's first name was Vada, and she preceded him in death July 30, 1963.

The Rountree Family

William Rountree's family when they owned a farm in Norton County Kansas.
Home in 1920: Almelo, Norton County, Kansas
Household Members:
Wm Rountree, Age 52
Luella Rountree, Age 55
Leo Rountree, Age 27
Thomas Rountree, Age 16
John Rountree, Age 15
Edith Rountree, Age 22

Name: William Francis Rountree
Home in 1930: Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California
Age: 67
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Age at first marriage: 26

Spouse's Name: Luella Delilah Rountree
Age: 68
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: William F Rountree
Occupation: Homemaker
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Age at first marriage: 27

Thomas "Tony" Darwin Rountree
Date of Birth: June 28, 1903
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Date of Death: May 22, 1987
Place of Death: Stanislaus County, California
Mother's Maiden Name: Gray

John Francis Rountree
Date of Birth: January 23, 1905
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Date of Death: January 20, 1986
Place of Death: Tuolumne County, California
Mother's Maiden Name: Gray

A daughter, Edith Joyce Rountree Cook, was born March 15, 1897, in Kansas, and passed away January 24, 1987, in Los Angeles County, California.

Their eldest son, Leo Rountree, was born January 9, 1893, in Norton County, Kansas, and passed away December 13, 1963, in a Sonora area hospital in Tuolumne County.
A veteran of World War I, and a resident of Columbia for his last 33 years, Leo Rountree passed away on Saturday, December 13, 1963, in a Sonora area hospital at the age of 70. He was a native of Norton County, Kansas, and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Columbia.

Mr. Rountree was survived by a son, Lloyd Rountree of Oregon; two daughters, Nettie Basye of Los Angeles and Virginia Libby of Angels Camp; a sister, Edith Cook of North Hollywood, and two brothers, Tom Rountree of Columbia and John of Fricot City, California.

Funeral services were held from the Terzich-Wilson Funeral home in Sonora. Interment followed in the family plot in the Columbia City cemetery.

Leo was 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion. He had a scar on his left wrist. He worked for Richmond Ship Building Corporation in Richmond, California. He had no middle name.

Leo's wife's first name was Vada, and she preceded him in death July 30, 1963.

The Rountree Family

William Rountree's family when they owned a farm in Norton County Kansas.
Home in 1920: Almelo, Norton County, Kansas
Household Members:
Wm Rountree, Age 52
Luella Rountree, Age 55
Leo Rountree, Age 27
Thomas Rountree, Age 16
John Rountree, Age 15
Edith Rountree, Age 22

Name: William Francis Rountree
Home in 1930: Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California
Age: 67
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Age at first marriage: 26

Spouse's Name: Luella Delilah Rountree
Age: 68
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: William F Rountree
Occupation: Homemaker
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Age at first marriage: 27

Thomas "Tony" Darwin Rountree
Date of Birth: June 28, 1903
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Date of Death: May 22, 1987
Place of Death: Stanislaus County, California
Mother's Maiden Name: Gray

John Francis Rountree
Date of Birth: January 23, 1905
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Date of Death: January 20, 1986
Place of Death: Tuolumne County, California
Mother's Maiden Name: Gray

A daughter, Edith Joyce Rountree Cook, was born March 15, 1897, in Kansas, and passed away January 24, 1987, in Los Angeles County, California.

Their eldest son, Leo Rountree, was born January 9, 1893, in Norton County, Kansas, and passed away December 13, 1963, in a Sonora area hospital in Tuolumne County.


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