A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Leonie Wilson
She is listed as Lennie in the Ancestral File and the Hotchkiss manuscript.
From the Denver Post, 22 Jan 1973, p. 19 (obtained from the Colorado Genealogical Society):
Leonie W. Rinker
Services for Mrs. Leonie W. Rinker, 99, of 1137 Sherman St., were Friday at Howard Mortuary, 1201 E. 17th Ave. Entombment was at Fairmount Mausoleum.
Mrs. Rinker died Wednesday at Presbyterian Medical Center after a short illness. She was born May 3, 1873, in Marshall, Mo. She attended Denver elementary schools and graduated from East High School.
On June 27, 1900, she was married to John E. Rinker in Denver. He died in 1950.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Rinker taught school in Altman and Cripple Creek, Colo. She was a member of the Gold Nugget Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star for more than 60 years, and a charter member of S.O.O.B.
She is survived by a son, Theodore W. Rinker, Englewood; a daughter, Mrs. Catherine R. McGrew, Denver; a grandson and three great-grandchildren.
1880 census
Listed as Lennie Wilson, age 7, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri. Had measles. Living with her parents.
1900 census
Listed as Leonie Leighton, widow. No children. Age 27, born May 1873. Born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri. Occupation, school teacher. Living with her parents.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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