Leon Leslie STRAWHECKER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Livestock/Cattle Buyer

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he and his wife and son lived in Omaha. Leon was a cattle buyer.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Omaha. He and “Adoline” lived at 2623 C Street in Omaha where he was a cattle buyer for Morris & Co. He was described as of medium height and slender build with blue eyes and light hair.

They were still at that same address in the 1920 census. J. Leslie was still their only child.

In the 1930 census, the family lived at 4211 William Street in Omaha.

In the 1935 Omaha city directory, he and Adeline live at 4211 Williams. He is a buyer for Armour & Co.

In the 1940 Omaha city directory, he and Floy live at 4211 Williams. He is a buyer for Armour & Co.

In the 1940 census, he and Floy live at 4211 Williams, a house they own, worth $7000, and the one he lived in in 1935. He is a cattle buyer for a meat packing company. He made more than $5000 the previous year. Both he and Floy are high school graduates.

Leon married Adeline (Lina) AUGUSTINE on 16 Jan 1906 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Adeline (daughter of John H AUGUSTINE and Lena LANSBERG) was born in Apr 1884 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jun 1937 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Floy G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 506-01-9861 Issued In NE Before 1951

Notes:

Living at home with his parents in the 1930 census. No occupation.

In the 1935 Omaha city directory, he is a yardman for Wertheimer & Degen. He and Leone live at 4328 Walnut.

In the 1940 Omaha city directory, he and Leone still live at 4328 Walnut. J Leslie is a yardman for Cox-Jones-Randall-Rosser Bros.

In the 1940 census, he and Leona live at 4328 Walnut, a house they own worth $5000 and the same address at which they lived in 1935. He is a cattle salesman for a livestock “Comm.” He had four years of college, she had four years of high school.

In the 1941 city directory, he and Leone still live at 4328 Walnut. He is a salesman for May Live Stock Comn Co.

John married Leone Frances KALAMAJA on 24 Nov 1932 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Leone was born on 23 Jul 1909 in Nebraska; died on 23 Aug 1998 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Saint Mary Magdalene Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died of a heart attack at Edgerton, Wisconsin, where he was a seminarian at St. Joseph’s.

Died:
in the Wisconsin Death Index as Leslie M Strawhecker