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Leo Joseph Poler

Male 1890 - 1939  (48 years)


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  • Name Leo Joseph Poler 
    Birth 30 Sep 1890  South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
    Gender Male 
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Spink, Union, SD Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 9, born Sep 1890 in SD, living with parents
    Census 1905  Spink, Union, SD Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 13, born SD, parents born WI/WI
    Census 30 Apr 1910  Augusta, Tripp, SD Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 17, born SD, farm laborer, living with parents
    Military Service 4 Jun 1920  St Louis, St Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location ; Leo Joseph Poler, residing St Louis MO, b. 9/30/91, enl 4/6/17, dis 6/4/20, Pvt lcl 4 Co CAC
    Census 11 Apr 1930  Calabasas, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 38, born SD, widowed, laborer on road construction, parents born WI/WI
    Death 23 Jun 1939  Willows, Glenn, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial 27 Jun 1939  San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I1953  Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2023 

    Father AncestorsGeorge Edwin Poler,   b. 30 Jun 1861, Merton, Waukesha, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1939, University City, St Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother AncestorsElizabeth M Higgins,   b. Jun 1860, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1921, Tripp Co, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 7 Nov 1883  Milwaukee Co, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Notes 
    • from "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930" (familysearch.org)
      On 7 Nov 1883 in Wisconsin, George E Poler son of Andrew J Poler and Hannah Lane married Elizabeth Higgins daughter of Michael Higgins and Angelina Henne
    Family ID F405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 AncestorsHenrietta Evelyn Porter,   b. 8 Nov 1891, Malmo, Saunders, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1929, Calabasas, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Notes 
    • from "The Marysville (KS) Advocate", 25 Jun 1925 (newspapers.com)
      Marriage License issued to Leo J. Poler, St. Louis, Mo., 33, Henrietta Evelyn Porter, Wahoo, Nebraska, 33
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Poler,   b. 28 Jan 1929, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 2000, Chowchilla, Madera, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F4073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2022 

    Family 2 AncestorsMyrtle Mae Graham,   b. 18 Aug 1888, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1954, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1931  Cornell, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Leo J Poler Gravestone
    Leo J Poler Gravestone
    LEO J. POLER / South Dakota / Pvt. 4 Field Arty. / June 23, 1939
    Plot: Section EE #142

  • Notes 
    • from "The Marysville Appeal-Democrat", 23 Jun 1939 (newspapers.com)
      WILLOWS, Jun 23 (VNA) - Leo J. Poler, 47, Spalding ranch CCC enrollee, was killed instantly early today when struck by an automobile three miles south of here. Edna A. Hill of Klamath Agency, Ore., driver of the car, said Poler was accompanied by two companions and tha tth ecar had struck him as she attempted to avoid the other two men. In Poler's clothing was found the remains of a gallon of wine. The death was the fourth of its kind among Spalding ranch enrollees with the last two years.