John Leake Report

Generation Three

 

THIS IS THE LINEAGE OF JOHN LEAKE AS I KNOW IT TO BE

 

FREDRIC "FRED" LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born May 31, 1884 in Athens County, Ohio and died November 08, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio (University Hospital). He married HELENA ELIZABETH "LENA" HEFFKEN, the daughter of WILHELM HEFFKEN and THEODORA STELTERMANN on March 04, 1906 in Athens County, Ohio. She was born April 18, 1889 in Oberhausen, West Germany and died August 28, 1970 in Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio (Nelsonville Hospital).

 

Leake Family

 

Leake Family

Fred Leake & family

Fred Leake is on the left, in front. Young girl, front is Barbara Ann Blower. Young boy, front is Thomas Frederic "Tom" Blower.

Thomas "Harold" Blower, back row, left, behind Fred Leake; Mary Lee Blower [Dunkle]; Garnet Marie Leake [Blower]; Clifford Paul Dunkle; Helena Elizabeth "Lena" Heffken [Leake].

 

 

Four Generations

 

Four Generations

Garnet Marie Leake with daughter, mother & grandmother

Beginning with Baby & Clockwise: Mary Lee Blower, Garnet Leake, Lena Heffken, Dora Steltermann

 

Children of FRED LEAKE and HELENA HEFFKEN are:

1. GARNET MARIE LEAKE, b. December 13, 1906, Glouster, Athens County, Ohio; d. February 18, 1997, Chauncey, Athens County, Ohio.
2. ADA CHRISTINE LEAKE, b. January 18, 1909, Glouster, Athens County, Ohio; d. June 02, 1973, Athens County, Ohio.
3. RAY ELVIN LEAKE, b. April 15, 1912, Glouster, Ohio; d. About 1953, Athens County, Ohio.

 

HARRY THOMAS LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born November 24, 1889 in Millfield, Athens County, Ohio and died July 23, 1964 in Athens County, Ohio. He married MARY JOSEPHINE LEMOINE, the daughter of LEON LEMOINE and PHILEMENE "ANNA" GILLOTT. She was born October 22, 1895 in Jacksonville, Athens County, Ohio and died April 20, 1967 in Athens County, Ohio.

Children of HARRY LEAKE and MARY LEMOINE are:

1. VELMA MAE LEAKE, b. June 6, 1913, Athens County, Ohio; d. Unknown.
2. HELEN MARY LEAKE, b. July 8, 1915, Athens County, Ohio; d. September 10, 1982, Athens County, Ohio.
3. PHYLLIS MARIE LEAKE, b. November 8, 1918, Athens County, Ohio; d. February 2, 1999, Athens County, Ohio.
4. INFANT LEAKE, b. January 22, 1927, Athens County, Ohio; d. March 31, 1927, Athens County, Ohio. More About INFANT LEAKE: Male child, 2 months, 9 days old, died March 31, 1927 from Chicken Pox.

 

FLOSSIE LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born August 29, 1891 in Athens County and died May, 1974 in Baltimore, Fairfield County, Ohio. She married GEORGE A. DAFT, the son of JOHN C. DAFT and NELLIE J. SCHAFER/SHAFFER. He was born July 19, 1888 and died April 1972 in Baltimore, Fairfield County, Ohio.

Children of FLOSSIE LEAKE and GEORGE DAFT are:

1. CALVIN ROBERT DAFT, b. October 3, 1913, Fairfield County, Ohio; d. May 14, 2006, Fairfield County, Ohio.
2. CLAYTON DAFT, b. April 5, 1916, Fairfield County, Ohio; d. February 13, 2006, Fairfield County, Ohio.

 

JOHN ROBERT LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born September 10, 1896 in Athens County, Ohio and died March 24, 1962 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. He married KATHERINE "KATE" BECKLEY, the daughter of LEWIS BECKLEY and MARY ROBB. She was born August 23, 1901 and died June 1990.

More About KATHERINE "KATE" BECKLEY: At time of marriage to JOHN LEAKE, she was the widow of UNKNOWN KNIGHT and had a son, CLYDE KNIGHT who showed in a 1940 census record. She was a sister to ELLA "ELLIE" BECKLEY, the first wife of JAMES RICHARD "RICH" DUNKLE, husband of HELENE ELIZABETH "HELEN" SCHAEFER, found in the Schaefer Report on this site.

 

Children of JOHN LEAKE and KATHERINE BECKLEY are:

1. HARRY EUGENE "GENE" LEAKE, b. September 28, 1918, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; d. August 1, 1990, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
2. JOHN "JACK" LEAKE, b. About 1920.
3. WILLIAM ROBERT "FREDDIE" LEAKE, b. July 30, 1921, Athens, Ohio; d. May 21, 1995 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio.

 

JESSIE M. LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born April 10, 1898 in Athens County, Ohio and died August 1, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio. She married WILLIAM J. KINNEY, the son of GEORGE W. KINNEY and LILLIE M. WOLFE. He was born July 3, 1896 in Morgan County, Ohio and died February 7, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.

Children of JESSIE LEAKE and WILLIAM KINNEY are:

1. WILLIAM ROBERT KINNEY, b. April 30, 1917, Morgan County, Ohio; d. January 21, 1982, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.
2. DOROTHY M. KINNEY, b. June 24, 1919, Athens County, Ohio; d. July 17, 1999, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.
3. ALYCE JEAN KINNEY, b. December 9, 1922, Glouster, Athens County, Ohio; d. May 26, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

 

BESSIE LUCILLE LEAKE 3, (ROBERT 2, JOHN 1) was born November 29, 1899 in Athens County, Ohio and died November 23, 1928 in Crawford County, Ohio. She married CHARLES CYRUS BECK, the son of W.H. BECK and LILLIE M. SANTIMIRE. He was born January 19, 1897 in Bairdstown, Wood County, Ohio and died February 4, 1961 in Columbus, Franklin County, Oho.

Child of BESSIE LEAKE and CHARLES BECK is:

1. CHARLES CYRUS BECK, JR, b. October 19, 1920, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio; d. December 1974, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

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