Individual Details

Leon Leslie Alden Sr.

(13 Nov 1866 - 19 Apr 1912)

Leon Leslie Alden was the son of George Marcus Alden and Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves Alden. He was born in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois. He had one brother, Wilber Lorraine Alden. He also had two half brothers: Richard Knight and M.C. Knight. Leon married Catherine Elizabeth Mantle on December 2, 1885. They had five children: Nannie B, George Mantle, Jack Leslie, Priscilla Mullins and Leon Leslie Alden. After the loss of his wife Katie, Leon married a second time to Florence M. Carter. Leon Leslie Alden was a direct descendant of Mayflower pilgrims, John Alden & Priscilla Mullins.

Events

Birth13 Nov 1866Foristell, St Charles County, Missouri
Census (family)-shared4 Jun 1870(George Marcus Alden and Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves) Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Census (family)-shared19 Jun 1880(George Marcus Alden and Anna Thomas "Nannie" Graves) Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Marriage2 Dec 1885Ballard County, Kentucky - Catherine Elizabeth "Katie" Mantle
Census (family)1 Jun 1900Dallas County, Texas - Catherine Elizabeth "Katie" Mantle
Death19 Apr 1912St. Louis County, Missouri
BurialSaint Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri

Families

SpouseCatherine Elizabeth "Katie" Mantle (1865 - 1902)
ChildNannie Bigger Alden (1887 - 1954)
ChildGeorge Mantle Alden (1889 - 1939)
ChildJack Leslie Alden (1890 - 1908)
ChildPriscilla Mullins Alden (1894 - 1965)
ChildLeon Leslie Alden Jr. (1897 - 1977)
FatherGeorge Marcus Alden (1828 - 1905)
MotherAnna Thomas "Nannie" Graves (1829 - 1903)
SiblingWilbur Lorrain Alden (1869 - 1909)

Notes

Birth

b. Nov 1860 in 1900 census

Census (family)-shared

G M Alden M 41 South Carolina - Flour merchant
A T Alden F 41 Kentucky
Richard G Alden M 13 Illinois (stepson)
M G Alden M 10 Illinois (stepson)
L L Alden M 5 Illinois
W L Alden M 0 Illinois
Thos C Graves M 71 Tennessee - Rt. merchant
Emaline Smith F 14 Tennessee

Census (family)-shared

G M Alden Self M 52 North Carolina - Com. Merch.
A T Alden Wife F 51 Kentucky - Keeping H.
Leon L L Alden Son M 13 Illinois - school
Willy L Alden Son M 10 Illinois - school
Emma Leland Niece F 20 Illinois

Census (family)

Leon L Arden Head Male 40 Illinois - Agent, R.R.
Katie L Arden Wife Female 41 Kentucky
Nanie B Arden Daughter Female 13 Kentucky - at school
George M Arden Son Male 11 Kentucky - at school
Jack L Alden Son Male 10 Illinois
Precilla M Alden Daughter Female 5 Texas
Leon L Alden Son Male 3 Texas

Burial

Plot: Section 16, Lot M34
Note: There is no marker for his grave and his burial site is on the road.

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64C-HDJ : 12 April 2016), A T Alden in household of G M Alden, Illinois, United States; citing p. 28, family 204, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,687..

2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNS-CR7 : 22 August 2017), A T Alden in household of G M Alden, Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 92C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0175; FHL microfilm 1,254,175..

3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L2-PD9 : accessed 29 January 2019), Jack L Alden in household of Leon L Arden, Justice Precinct 4, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 1B, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,626..

4. Find A Grave Memorial# 61186000.