Leland Miles King (1889 - 1941)

Born 12 Oct 1889 in West Union, Todd, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances E. (Van Horrick) King — married 1926 (to 1941) in Minnesota, United States

Died 19 Apr 1941 at age 51 in Melrose, Stearns, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Leland "Lee" King was born on October 12, 1889 in West Union, Todd, Minnesota. He was the son of Byron King and Eliza Judd. He was brought up in West Union with his twin siblings, Ethelyn and Elwin. ^{[1] [2]}

Leland registered for the United States World War I military draft in Ramsey, North Dakota on June 5, 1917. He was married with a 1 1/2 year old child (wife and child unknown). He listed his occupation as a "Traveling Man" for the Hudson Company.^[3]

Leland married Frances Van Horrick in 1926. In 1930, they lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Leland was a salesman of farm implements. ^[4] They had a son, Roger, later that year. In 1940, they lived in Melrose, Stearns, Minnesota, where he was a hardware wholesaler. ^[5]

Leland died on April 19, 1941 in Melrose, Stearns, Minnesota. ^{[6][7] [8]} He was buried in the family plot in Silver Creek Cemetery, West Union Township, Todd, Minnesota. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDK-VWM : 22 February 2021), Leland King in household of Byron King, West Union township, Todd, Minnesota; citing p. 32, line 16, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,814.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Q3-4QJ : accessed 17 February 2022), Leland M King in household of Byron King, West Union Township, Todd, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 203, sheet 5B, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,794.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Z2-N7M : 24 December 2021), Leland Miles King, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3ZV-JK1 : accessed 17 February 2022), Lelland M King, Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 2A, line 16, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1094; FHL microfilm 2,340,829.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS2G-YZM : 20 May 2020), Leland King, Melrose, Melrose City, Stearns, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73-37, sheet 61A, line 19, family 479, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1960.
6. ↑ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V47T-LR9 : 4 December 2014), Lee M. King, 19 Apr 1941; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Stearns, Minnesota, record 864919, certificate number 014861, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
7. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWT5-4G2M : 7 July 2020), Lee M King, 19 Apr 1941; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9JT-MTT : 10 January 2021), Leland King, Apr 1941; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85967258/leland-miles-king : accessed 22 January 2022), memorial page for Leland Miles King (12 Oct 1889–19 Apr 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85967258, citing Silver Creek Cemetery, West Union Township, Todd County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Muhlenkamp (contributor 47577394) .