Warren Earl Leas ¹

  General Notes:

"He married Leola M. Spangler, September 1, 1909 at Ashley, Indiana. She was born November 12, 1885. For a few years after they were married he was a fireman on the Wabash Railroad in Detroit, Michigan. Then they moved on a farm near Hudson, Indiana, where they still reside. (See 800 years of Spangler's by Belmont Farley)"
this was in the 1950 Leas Genealogy.

Steuben County Book - Co. 1882, page 71 (dated 1890) shows that Warren Earl Leas was a "white" child who was born on December 17, 1883 in Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana.

The 1910 U.S. Census shows Warren E. Lees, his wife Lulu S. Lees and son, Lawrence E. Lees living in Wayne County, Michigan (Detroit). Warren was 26 years old, Lulu was 24 years old and Lawrence was 5 months old. They were not listed in the 1920 Wayne County Census.

The 1920 U.S. Census shows Warren E. and Leola M. living in Steuben County, IN.

In the 1930 census they were living in Dekalb County, IN

Marriage ceremony performed by G.W. Keisling.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: US Census, 1900, Hudson, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., IN.

• Residence: Census, 1910, Detroit Ward 18, Wayne, Michigan. Age 26

• Residence: US Census, 1920, Steuben Co, IN. Age 36

• Residence: US Census, 1930, Smithfield Township, Dekalb Co, IN.

Warren married Leola Mary Spangler, daughter of Ursinus Ambrose M. Spangler and Melissa A. Hiner, on 1 Sep 1909 in Ashley, Dekalb, Indiana/USA. (Leola Mary Spangler was born on 12 Nov 1885 in Farmer, Defiance Co., OH,² died on 8 Feb 1979 in Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana/USA and was buried in Hudson, Steuben, Indiana/USA.)