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Historical records matching Lester Martin Leonard, Sr.
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About Lester Martin Leonard, Sr.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83466263
Lester Leonard was a shoemaker, carpenter, and entrepreneur. In the twenty's he told of being a window washer in Milwaukee, and falling several stories from a building into the Michigan River and his whole life flashed before him. In the twenty's he drove surreys as a jockey in horse racing. In the 30's he was a fighter and known as the Missouri Kid and developed quite a reputation for himself. He & his wife Opal owned one of the first Laundramats in Hastings Nebraska back in the 50's. At that time they also owned a two apartment buildings, a grocery store, shoe shop, and figurine shop. He was also a Chiropractor in the late forties through the fifties. He also was a back yard minister who could deliver quite a sermon. He used to say he was a Jack of all trades master of none.
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Lester Martin Leonard, Sr.'s Timeline
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March 21, 1907
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Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States
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1910
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Marshalltown Ward 1, Marshall, Iowa
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1915
Age 7
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1920
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1920
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Marshall Ward 2, Marshall, Iowa
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1920
Age 12
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