George Leetch1

M, #17921, b. December 1889
Father*Henry Leetch1 b. Nov 1859
Last Edited7 Apr 2022
     He was born in December 1889 at Iowa, USA.1
     George appeared on the 1900 Federal Census Gregory County, South Dakota in the household of his father Henry Leetch.1
     In the obituary of Jesse Leetch who died 28 September 1940, his brother, George Leetch of Aurora, South Dakota, was listed as a survivor.2

Citations

  1. [S1361] Henry Leetch household, 16 Jun 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Township 97, Gregory, Soth Dakota; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 41; Family 161, Ancestry.com Roll: T623 1550.
  2. [S9288] Bloem Funeral on Wednesday: Jesse Leetch, Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, Oct 1, 1940, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Jesse Leetch. Hereinafter cited as Sioux City Journal.

Jesse Leetch1,2,3,4

M, #17922, b. 1 January 1893, d. 28 September 1940
Father*Henry Leetch1 b. Nov 1859
Last Edited8 Apr 2023
     He was born on 1 January 1893 at Battle Creek, Ida County, Iowa, USA, according to his draft registration.5,6,1,7,2,8 Alternatively, he may have been born on 1 February 1893 at Ida County, Iowa, USA, according to his obituary.4 Jesse married Edna Faye Griffith on 31 March 1916 at Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA.9,10,7,2,4,11
     Jesse Leetch died on 28 September 1940 at Mountainview, Stone County, Arkansas, USA, at age 47.5,7,3,12,4
     
     Jesse Leetch was buried on 2 October 1940 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Anthon, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.3,13,4
     Jesse appeared on the 1900 Federal Census Gregory County, South Dakota in the household of his father Henry Leetch.1
     Jesse Leetch registered for the draft on 5 January 1917, at the age of 24. He indicated that he was married with no children. He was a farmer..14
     Jess and Edna Leetch appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Woodbury Twp., Miller County, Iowa, enumerated 30 March 1920, described as a general farmer. Their children: Bernadine B. and Verlin Ray, were listed as living with them.10
     Jesse and Edna Leetch appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Crow Creek, Hughes County, South Dakota, enumerated 2 April 1930, described as a farmer. Their children: Verlin, Bernadie and Leland, were listed as living with them. Both of his parents were English Canadians.2
     Jesse and Edna Lietch appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Blue Mountain twp., Stone County, Arkansas, enumerated 1 April 1940, described as a farmer on his own account. Their son, Leland, was listed as living with them.11
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Sioux City Journal published in Sioux City, Iowa, 1 October 1940.4

Family

Edna Faye Griffith b. 26 Apr 1893, d. 12 Jun 1984
MarriageJesse married Edna Faye Griffith on 31 March 1916 at Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA.9,10,7,2,4,11 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1361] Henry Leetch household, 16 Jun 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Township 97, Gregory, Soth Dakota; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 41; Family 161, Ancestry.com Roll: T623 1550.
  2. [S2702] Jesse Leetch household, 3-5 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, District 21 , Crow Creek, Hughes, South Dakota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 21, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 2224; Image: 884.0.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Jesse Leetch.
  4. [S9288] Bloem Funeral on Wednesday: Jesse Leetch, Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, Oct 1, 1940, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Jesse Leetch. Hereinafter cited as Sioux City Journal.
  5. [S1358] Various, online www.ancestry.com, automated process by ancestry.com (Utah), downloaded viewed Dec 26, 2006, ID: I036
    Name: Jess LEETCH
    Sex: M
    Birth: 1 JAN 1893 in Danbury, Iowa
    Death: 28 SEP 1940 in Mountainview, Arkansas

    Father: Henry LEETCH b: 1865 in Canada
    Mother: Francis WILCOX b: 1859 in Wisconsin

    Marriage 1 Edna Fay GRIFFITH b: 26 APR 1893 in Anthon, Iowa, USA.
  6. [S1360] Jess Leetch household, 29 & 30 March 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, District 188, Miller, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 188, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_519; Image: 1095., Household Members: Name Age
    Jess Leetch 27
    Edna Leetch 26
    Verlan R Leetch 2 9/12
    Bernadine B Leetch 2/12.
  7. [S2697] D Begg, online www.ancestry.com, D Begg (Witchita, KS), Jessey Leetch.
  8. [S4046] World War I Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, Jessey Leetch. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Registration.
  9. [S1358] Various, viewed Dec 26, 2006, ID: I037
    Name: Edna Fay GRIFFITH
    Sex: F
    Birth: 26 APR 1893 in Anthon, Iowa, USA
    Death: 12 JUN 1984 in San Diego, CA

    Father: James Morgan GRIFFITH b: 21 MAY 1862 in Wales, England, Haversfordwest, Pembrokeshire
    Mother: Bessie Priscilla FURGASON b: 3 JUN 1872 in Lucky Valley, Iowa, USA

    Marriage 1 Jess LEETCH b: 1 JAN 1893 in Danbury, Iowa
    Married: WFT Est. 1909-1932.
  10. [S1360] 29 & 30 March 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, District 188, Miller, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 188.
  11. [S9289] Jesse Leetch household, 25 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Blue Mountain, Stone, Arkansas; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 69-3, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: m-t0627-00177.
  12. [S4069] Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, online Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, Name:     Jesse Leetch. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950.
  13. [S6923] Rootsweb - Message Board Stone County, AR, online Rootsweb - Message Board - Renfrew County, information on the death of jess leetch in stone county,ar. in 1939 to 1942
    cwchristian04 (View posts) Posted: 23 Jul 2006 6:45PM GMT. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb - Message Board Stone County.
  14. [S4046] WWI Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, HIs signature is Jessy Leetch.
  15. [S2695] Interview with Millie nee Christian Alford (Houston, TX), by Nori-Lyn Alford nee Moffat, March 13, 2010. Rick Moffat Personal Digital Files (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Millie added annotations to the family chart that I had printed showing Caleb's ancestry.
  16. [S3545] Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1800-1999, online Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1800-1999, Name:     Leland Fay Leetch. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, Births and Christenings.
  17. [S10423] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940 (Publisher: State Historical Society of Iowa), Ancestry.com, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940; "Index and images"; cited as "Iowa, U.S., Births (series) and Delayed Births (series)., Leland Fay Leetch; Birth Date: 12 Jul 1921, Miller, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; Parents: Jess Leetch and Edna Griffith., Certificate Number: 7110, Legitimacy: Y.

Kenneth Everett Fiegehen1

M, #17923, b. 10 May 1914, d. 1999
Father*Frank Norman Fiegehen2 b. 26 Oct 1883, d. 22 Oct 1969
Mother*Eva Susannah Gekill2 b. 4 Feb 1888, d. 25 May 1960
Relationship3rd cousin of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited28 Apr 2023
     He was born on 10 May 1914, at or near Clarksburg, at Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada.3,4 Kenneth married Helen Isobel Dinsmore on 25 November 1939.5,6
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as William S. Dinsmore and Mrs. William S. Dinsmore. His parents were listed as Frank Fiegehen and Mrs. Frank Fiegehen. The Maid of Honour and Best Man were Jean Dinsmore and Nelson Fiegehen.6

     Kenneth Everett Fiegehen was buried at Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Thornbury, Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada.7
     Kenneth Everett Fiegehen died in 1999 at Ontario, Canada.7
     He was commonly known as Ken Fiegehen.8 His name was recorded as Kenneth Everett Fieghen on his birth registration.3
     Kenneth Fieghen appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Frank and Eva Fieghen.4 Kenneth Feighen (sic)was Best Man in the marriage of Amos Heslip andMarjory Grace Gekill on 17 October 1936.9
     The following article appeared in the Owen Sound, Ontario The Sun Times, 17 July 1945 :
Thornbury Personal
     ...Pte Kenneth Fiegehen accompanied by his wife and son are spending several days the guests of the formers parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fiegehen, Fergus. On a month leave, Ken expects shortly to report back to his training base in the Maritimes.10

     The following article appeared in the Owen Sound, Ontario The Sun Times, 17 July 1945 :
Thornbury Personals
     ... Pte. Kenneth Fiegehen accompanied by his wife and son are spending several days the guests of the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fiegehen, Fergus. On a month leave, Ken expects shortly to report back to his training base in the Maritimes.10

     In the obituary of Franklin Norman Fiegehen who died 22 October 1969, his son, Kenneth Fiegehen, of Clarksburg, was listed as a survivor.2
     In the obituary of Helen Isabell Fiegehen who died 2 June 1999, her husband, Kenneth Fiegehen, of Errinrung Nursing Home, Thornbury, was listed as a survivor.11
     In the obituary of Jean Eileen Ley who died 2 July 2001, her brother-in-law, Ken Fiegehen, was listed as predeceased.8
     In the obituary of James Fiegehen who died 5 December 2018, his parents, Kenneth Fiegehen and Helen Fiegehen were listed or implied as predeceased.12

Family

Helen Isabell Dinsmore b. 26 Jan 1917, d. 2 Jun 1999
Marriage*Kenneth married Helen Isobel Dinsmore on 25 November 1939.5,6 
MarWitNews
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as William S. Dinsmore and Mrs. William S. Dinsmore. His parents were listed as Frank Fiegehen and Mrs. Frank Fiegehen. The Maid of Honour and Best Man were Jean Dinsmore and Nelson Fiegehen.6
 
Child

Citations

  1. [S13310] Bride Chooses Queen's Blue, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 28 Nov 1939, Page 3, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Fiegehen - Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as The Sun Times.
  2. [S13308] F N Fiegehen of Thornbury dies, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 22 Oct 1969, Page 22 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Franklin Norman Fiegehen. Hereinafter cited as The Sun Times.
  3. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Kenneth Everett Fieghen, Birth: 10 May 1914, Collingwood Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Frank Norman Fieghen and Eva Susanna Gekill, Registreation #: 026556. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  4. [S13309] Frank Fiegen household, 01 Jun 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Collingwood (township), Grey North, Ontario; Page: 8; Family: 83, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  5. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery: Helen I Fiegehen née Dinsmore.
  6. [S13310] The Sun Times, 28 Nov 1939, Page 3, column 7, Marriage: Fiegehen - Dinsmore and Marriage: Fiegehen - Dinsmore, part 2">continued.
  7. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery: Kenneth E Fiegehen.
  8. [S13316] Deaths: Leym Jean Eileen, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 03 Jul 2001, Page 2, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Jean Eileen LEY nee Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  9. [S13774] Mrs. John Gekill DIed On Thursday, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, The Sun Times, Page 5, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Elizabeth Gekill nee May. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  10. [S13318] Thornbury Personals, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 17 Jul 1945, Page 9, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, ThornburyPersonals: Pte. Kenneth Fiegehen and family visit his parents. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  11. [S13315] Deaths: Fiegehen, Helen Isabell, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 04 Jun 1999, Page 2, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Helen Isabel Fiegehen nee Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  12. [S13317] James Fiegehen, Brian E. Wood Funeral Home Ltd., Owen Sound, Ontario, about 6 Dec 2018 viewed at Brian E. Wood Funeral Home Ltd., Obituary: James Lesley Fiengehen. Hereinafter cited as Brian E. Wood Funeral Home Ltd.

Jean Eileen Dinsmore1

F, #17924, b. 9 October 1914, d. 2 July 2001
Father*William Strong Dinsmore1,2 b. 1885, d. 14 Dec 1959
Mother*Hellen Isabell McNabb1,3 b. 20 Feb 1891, d. 1917
Step-motherHazel Kathleen Haines b. 27 Dec 1908, d. 24 Dec 1986
Last Edited27 Feb 2023
     She was born on 9 October 1914 at at Lot 31, Conc 12 (1 mile west of Clarksburg), Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 026578.1,2
     Jean Eileen Dinsmore died on 2 July 2001 at Meaford Nursing Home, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada, at age 86.4
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survivor(s): Jim Fiegehen. Predeceased by her parents: William Strong Dinsmore and Helen Isobel McNabb. Predeceased: Helen Fiegehen and Ken Fiegehen.4

     Jean Dinsmorewas Maid of Honor in the marriage of Kenneth Everett Fiegehen andHelen Isobel Dinsmore on 25 November 1939.5
     In the obituary of William Stronge (sic) Dinsmore who died 14 December 1959, his daughter, Jean Laye, of Toronto, was listed as a survivor.6
     In the obituary of Helen Isabell Fiegehen who died 2 June 1999, her sister, Jean Ley, of Thornbury, was listed as a survivor.3
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Sun Times published in Owen Sound, Ontario, 3 July 2001.4

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Jean Eileen Dinsmore, Birth: 09 Oct 1914, Lot 31, Conc 12, Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Parents: William Strong Dinsmore and Helen Isabell McNabb, Registreation #: 026578. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S13313] William Dinsmore household, 1 Jun 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Collingwood, Grey North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family: 3, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S13315] Deaths: Fiegehen, Helen Isabell, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 04 Jun 1999, Page 2, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Helen Isabel Fiegehen nee Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  4. [S13316] Deaths: Leym Jean Eileen, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 03 Jul 2001, Page 2, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Jean Eileen LEY nee Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.
  5. [S13310] Bride Chooses Queen's Blue, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 28 Nov 1939, Page 3, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Marriage: Fiegehen - Dinsmore and Marriage: Fiegehen - Dinsmore, part 2">continued. Hereinafter cited as The Sun Times.
  6. [S13314] Clarksburg Farmer Wm Dinsmore 74 Dies At Meaford, The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, 15 Dec 1959, Page 12, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Wm. Stronge Dinsmore. Hereinafter cited as Sun Times.

Charles S Pfannenhauer1

M, #17925, b. 16 November 1912, d. 21 July 2000
Father*George Pfannenhauer1 b. 6 Mar 1889
Mother*Anne Summers1
Last Edited19 Dec 2016
     Charles S Pfannenhauer was buried at Rosenthal, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2 He was born on 16 November 1912.1 Charles married Ruth Draves in 1942.3
     Charles S Pfannenhauer died on 21 July 2000 at Barry's Bay, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 87

Courtesy of Ray Burant on his Renfrew County web pages:
THIS WEEK 23 AUG 2000 UPON DEATH. PALLBEARERS AND HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE ALL GRANDCHILDREN - JOHN, JIM, GERRY, TERRY, TOM PHANENHOUR; APRIL, COLIN AND MARK KAJI; AND ROGER AND LISA MANTIFEL. 10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.1

Family

Ruth Draves b. 3 Sep 1917, d. 22 Nov 2002

Citations

  1. [S987] Burant's GenCom Genealogical Services web pages, online Obsolete web link, CHARLES S. PHANENHOUR was born on 16 Nov 1912. He died on 21 Jul 2000 in BARRY'S BAY,RENFREW,ONTARIO,CANADA. He was buried on 24 Jul 2000 in ROSENTHAL,RENFREW,ONTARIO,CANADA. He married RUTH DRAVES in 1942. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Genealogical Data.
  2. [S987] Renfrew County Genealogical Data, online Obsolete web link.
  3. [S987] Renfrew County Genealogical Data, online Obsolete web link, CHARLES S. PHANENHOUR ... married RUTH DRAVES in 1942.

Ruth Draves1

F, #17926, b. 3 September 1917, d. 22 November 2002
Last Edited19 Dec 2016
     She was born on 3 September 1917.2 Ruth married Charles S Pfannenhauer in 1942.3
     Ruth Draves died on 22 November 2002 at Barry's Bay, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 85

Courtesy of Ray Burant's Renfrew County pages:
THIS WEEK 23 AUG 2000 UPON DEATH OF HUSBAND CHARLES S.. DEATH:THIS WEEK 18 DEC 2002. GRANDMOTHER TO TEN. PALLBEARERS AND HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE THE GRANDCHILDREN- JOHN, JIM, GERRY, TERRY, TOM PHANENHOUR, APRIL, COLIN, MARK KAJI, AND ROGER,LISA MANIFEL.2

     Ruth Draves was buried on 25 November 2002 at Rosenthal, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2
     Courtesy of Ray Burant's Renfrew County pages:
THIS WEEK 23 AUG 2000 UPON DEATH OF HUSBAND CHARLES S.. DEATH:THIS WEEK 18 DEC 2002. GRANDMOTHER TO TEN. PALLBEARERS AND HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE THE GRANDCHILDREN- JOHN, JIM, GERRY, TERRY, TOM PHANENHOUR, APRIL, COLIN, MARK KAJI, AND ROGER,LISA MANIFEL.2

Family

Charles S Pfannenhauer b. 16 Nov 1912, d. 21 Jul 2000

Citations

  1. [S987] Burant's GenCom Genealogical Services web pages, online Obsolete web link, RUTH DRAVES was born on 3 Sep 1917. She died on 21 Nov 2002 in BARRY'S BAY,RENFREW,ONTARIO,CANADA. She was buried on 25 Nov 2002 in ROSENTHAL,RENFREW,ONTARIO,CANADA. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Genealogical Data.
  2. [S987] Renfrew County Genealogical Data, online Obsolete web link.
  3. [S987] Renfrew County Genealogical Data, online Obsolete web link, CHARLES S. PHANENHOUR ... married RUTH DRAVES in 1942.