Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

WARD, Leonard Risdon

Male 1892 - 1971  (78 years)


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  • Name WARD, Leonard Risdon 
    Born 8 Apr 1892  Alameda, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Apr 1971  Fresno, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4508  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father WARD, Thomas Warner,   b. 19 Nov 1855, Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1933, Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother RISDON, Elizabeth Eldridge,   b. 2 Aug 1857, Decator, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1910, 538 32nd Saint Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 1881 
    Family ID F961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COFFIN, Alpha Mary,   b. 5 Sep 1894, Boise, Ada County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1983, Sebastapol, Sonoma County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1922  Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WARD
     2. WARD, Doris Alpha,   b. 14 Jun 1927, Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1930, Hanford, Kings County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. WARD, Nancy Lou,   b. 12 Sep 1931, Oakland, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1992, Sebastapol, Sonoma County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leonard enlisted in the army in 1917 at the beginning of WWII while still a junior at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca.

      He rose to the rank of Seargent and served 18 months in Europe. He was in the 91st Div. C 363rd (Infantry Chemical Warfare Division) and he saw action at St. Mehiel, Argonne, France.

      After the war he graduated from UC Davis with a teaching degree and moved to Lemore, Ca. in 1923.

      He retired as principal of Lemore High School in 1957.

      He was very active in the Scottish Rite Tehran Temple, and numerous educational and civic organizations. He and Alpha had 3 children, one Doris died at 6 months. He and Alpha are buried at MT. View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.