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His chief sport is hunting, and his hobby is mechanics.
On December 31, 1902, he was married at Beaver City, to Ethel Fern Ayars who was born at Beaver City, November 7, 1882. They have three children: Bernice, born June 10, 1904, who married Emmett Ira Sheets; Dorothy Fern, born December 5, 1917, and Clyde Conner, Jr., born November 26, 1920. Residence: Beaver City.
Martin Henry Leamy
Martin Henry Leamy, pioneer lawyer of Nebraska, was born at Gardner, Massachusetts, November 10, 1860, the son of Michael and Honora Elizabeth (Harty) Leamy. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Lemrick, Ireland, and died at Gardner, in August, 1895. His mother was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and died at Gardner, February 1, 1904.
Mr. Leamy attended the public and high schools of Petersam, Massachusetts, and was a student at Western Normal College, Shenandoah, Iowa, Campbell Normal College, Holtan, Kansas, and Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York. He taught in the public schools of Massachusetts for three years and in the Nebraska public schools for four years. He was a bank cashier for three years and in 1895 was admitted to the bar. A Republican, he served as county attorney of Pierce County, 1896-98, and 1914-26.
He is a charter member of the Pierce Independent Order of Odd Fellows, is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association, and holds membership in the American, Bar Association. He served as a member of the school board during his stay in Petersam, Massachusetts. His hobbies are reading and poultry raising. During the late war he was a member of the local registration board.
He was married at Plainview, Nebraska, December 22, 1897. Mrs. Leamy, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Louisville, Nebraska, September 7, 1871, of German, English and Scotch descent. Four children were born to them: Mary J., October 12, 1899, who is a graduate of the University of South Dakota Law College; Harold M., August 2, 1900, who died December 12, 1920; Florence J., November 25, 1903, who is a stenographer; and Manota E., July 2, 1908, who is a graduate of the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of South Dakota. Residence: Pierce.
George Edwin Leavitt
George Edwin Leavitt, farmer and pioneer, was born in Grant County, Wisconsin, October 9, 1855, the son of James and Mary (Nelson) Leavitt. His father, who was born in Massachusetts, died in Grant County, Wisconsin, in 1859. A carpenter, he was descended from a Puritan settler of the Leavitt family who came to America in 1628.
Mary Nelson, his wife, was born in a village near Glasgow, Scotland, August 2, 1828, and died in Green Lake, Wisconsin, February 20, 1913. For sixteen years she served as matron of Doane College. Two of her brothers served in the Civil War, one of whom, Joseph, was killed in battle. The other brother, William, was cited for bravery in the Thwaite's Story of the State, for holding a bridge against the enemy. He later became state senator of Wisconsin and U. S. Marshall of Utah. Thereafter he was editor of the Salt Lake Tribune.
For more than forty-nine years George E. Leavitt has been engaged in farming on the same homestead in Saline County. Since its organization in 1909, he has been a director of the City National Bank of Crete, and has been active in civic and community projects. In politics he is Independent. Without any capital he brought his wife and infant son to a one-room log cabin on a 120 acre farm. His life work has been the development of a 240 acre farm with well-equipped farm buildings.
He was married to Elizabeth Caroline McCaIlum in Grant County, Wisconsin, October 15, 1879. Mrs. Leavitt was born in Dubuque, Iowa, December 4, 1852, and was a teacher in the Grant County rural schools before her marriage. Her parents, with three children, came to Dubuque, from Scotland. There are two children, George Arthur, born September 2, 1880, who graduated from Doane College, and who married Sarah Jane Taylor; and Mary Orpha, who was born February 22, 1883, graduated from Doane College and married Raymond LeRoy McMillan. The family belongs to the First Congregational Church of Crete, of which Mr. Leavitt is senior deacon. He is a member of the Security Benefit Association and the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Crete. (Photograph in Album).
Adolph Lebsack, Jr.
For the past 29 years Adolph Lebsack has been engaged in the drygoods and shoe business at Lincoln. He was born at Frank, Saratoff, Russia, November 1, 1875, the son of Barbara (Amen) and Adolph Henry Lebsek. His father, who is a retired farmer, was born at Frank, October 16, 1856; he reared a large family and acquired one of the most extensive farm lands in Colorado. His mother was born at Frank, Russia, July 16, 1856.
Mr. Lebsack is now the owner of the Adolph Lebsack Dry Goods & Men's Furnishing Store at Lincoln; is secretary of the American Volga Relief Society; and is vice president and director of the Midwest Savings & Loan Association. He served as city councilman from 1911 to 1913; he is a Republican.
He was united in marriage with Anna Marie Amen at Lincoln, October 17, 1897. Mrs. Lebsack, who was born at Frank, August 7, 1878, came to America, April, 1888. To this marriage 11 children were born of whom eight are living: Adolph, born April 8, 1899, who died August 26, 1923; John, born May 15, 1901; Robert, born September 6, 1902, who died May 2, 1904; George Henry, born January 2, 1904; William Edward, born September 30, 1908; Ruebea D., born June 23, 1906; Maria Magdalene, born February 21, 1911; Jacob Richard, born March 31, 1912, who died July 6, 1912; Martha May, born October 24, 1913; Ruth Charlotte, born March 7, 1918; and Robert Frederich, born January 25, 1921.
Mr. Lebsack conducted loan drives, made patriotic speeches, and served on the draft board during the World War. He is a member of the board of trustees of Midland College at Fremont, Nebraska; holds membership in the Nebraskana Society; and is a member of the American Foreword Association. He is affiliated with the German Evangelical Church of Lincoln, and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. His hobby is reading. Residence: Lincoln.
John James Ledwith
John J. Ledwith, the son of a pioneer Lincoln family, was born at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, March 20, 1877. His father, James Ledwith, who was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, September 3, 1841, drove from Illinois to Lincoln with a mule team in 1869 before the railroad had entered that part of Nebraska. He was one of Lincoln's first merchants, and during his life in the state became a figure of prominence in the business and political world. He was delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1884, which nominated Cleveland for president, was a member of the Lincoln City Council for 6 terms; and in 1886 built the Savoy Hotel. He died at Lincoln, March 30, 1890.
Anastatia (Maher) Ledwith, his mother, whose ancestry was Irish, was born near Madison, Wisconsin, in 1855, and died at Lincoln, May 14, 1884.
Mr. Ledwith was graduated from the Bryant Public School at Lincoln, 1890, and the Lincoln High School, 1895. He was graduated from the University of Nebraska with the B. S. degree, 1900, and LL. B., 1903. He was granted a scholarship in economics at the University of Nebraska, 1900-1. He was made a member of Order of
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Coif, and Innocents. He served on the Athletic Board; and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Delta Phi. He was admitted to the bar at Lincoln, June 13, 1903.
He began the practice of law with the firm. Morning & Ledwith in 1903. Since 1917, he has carried on a law business alone. He has been professor of law at the University of Nebraska for nearly 30 years and for the past 15 years has been a member of the examining board of the Nebraska Bar Commission.
On June 30, 1909, he was married to Alvina Hoppe at Lincoln. Her ancestors were German and Bohemian. She was born at Lincoln, August 15, 1885. They have two children: Lucile, born April 18, 1910; and Charles E., born August 7, 1914. Both of the children are in school.
During the World War Mr. Ledwith was a member of the executive board of all seven war agencies, and was a Four Minute Man. He is a civilian member of the American Legion. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association. For a number of years he was a member of the board of directors of the Lincoln Social Welfare Society. He is a life member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; is a member of Native Sons and Daughters, and the Nebraskana Society. He served on the Lincoln Library Board. He is an Elk; was Exalted Ruler, 1915-16. He is a member of St. Mary's Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church; he is a member of the Knights of Columbus. His sport is walking. He is a Democrat. Residence: Lincoln.
Daniel Robert Lee
A pioneer resident of Nebraska, Daniel Robert Lee was born near Lexington, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1856, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Ritter) Lee. His father, who was a farmer and stone mason, was born near Lexington, December 1, 1818 and died at Waverly, Minnesota, September 28, 1869; his ancestry was English. His mother was born at Hanover, Germany, in 1824, and died at Lexington, April 2, 1862.
Mr. Lee attended the public schools of Pennsylvania and was a student at Meyersdale Academy. He received the M. D. degree at the University of Iowa in 1890; he was a student at Ashland College from 1880 to 1881. Since 1890 he has been known as one of the leading physicians in Valley County, Nebraska, and saved hundreds of lives during the epidemic of influenza in 1918.
He is a member of the Community Club at Arcadia, Nebraska, is a Mason, and is ninth councilor of the District Medical Association. He holds membership in the Nebraska State Medical Association and the American Medical Association, and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church.
His marriage to Jennie Frances Allen was solemnized at Westcott, Nebraska, December 25, 1894. Mrs. Lee, who is the daughter of B. D. Allen, a pioneer settler in Nebraska, was born at Loup City, Nebraska, October 9, 1873. They have three children, Robert M., born August 13, 1899, who is a physician and surgeon; Miles N., born July 9, 1901, who is a lawyer; and Alvin B., born June 21, 1906, who is a lawyer. Residence: Arcadia.
Edward A. Lee
Edward A. Lee, prominent rancher, was born in Fremont, Nebraska, December 19, 1875, son of William B. and Maggie (Cassidy) Lee. The father was born in Ireland, September 13, 1832, and died at Douglas, Wyoming, June 30, 1918. He was a farmer. His wife, also born in Ireland in 1833, died at Fremont, January 30, 1918.
Mr. Lee attended public school and in 1896 was a student at Midland College. At the present time he is the owner of a 3000 acre cattle ranch in Cherry County. He has been justice of the peace there for about 25 years. He is a Democrat.
On April 9, 1900, he was married to Alice Eurette Lanning at Fremont. Mrs. Lee, who was born at Waverly, Iowa, July 18, 1877, is secretary-treasurer of the Federal Land Bank Association of Brownlee. They have four children, Francis, born July 22, 1901, who married Ina May Roberts; Margaret, born August 23, 1904, who married Cyril R. Richardson; Harold, born June 20, 1907; and Mary, born November 18, 1910, who married Joseph Hookham.
Mr. Lee has been prominent in civic and community affairs for many years. It is interesting to note that the town of Brownlee, Nebraska, was named for one of his ancestors, John R. Lee. Mr. Lee is a member of Joan of Are Catholic Church and the Modern Woodmen of America. His favorite sport is baseball, while his hobby is reading. Residence: Brownlee.
Emmett Joseph Lee
Emmett Joseph Lee was born at Spalding, Nebraska, March 2, 1896, the son of William James and Delia Mary (Hannigan) Lee. His father, who was born at Chicago, September 8, 1868, came to Nebraska in 1883 and was prominent in the organization of the Co-operative Elevator Company at Spalding; he received his education at Valparaiso, Indiana, and taught school prior to coming to Nebraska. His mother, who was descended from Sarah Cook of the Mayflower, was born at Dunlap, Iowa, May 2, 1871, and died at Spalding, July 7, 1907.
Mr. Lee was graduated from Spalding Academy in 1913, and for years owned and managed a garage there. He is an enterprising farmer in Greeley County where he organized one of the first 4-H Clubs. He is president of the Spalding Livestock and Agricultural Association, is a member of the Spalding Commercial, Club, and is affiliated with St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He is interested in mechanics, while his favorite sport is baseball.
On July 31, 1918, he married Mary Ellen Darcy at Creighton, Nebraska. Mrs. Lee, whose ancestry is Irish and Scotch, was born at Creighton, June 21, 1896. Their children are: Margaret M., born December 3, 1919; Jean D., born June 29, 1921; William T., born January 1, 1923; Robert E., born August 28, 1924; Ann J., born March 12, 1927; and Claire A., born February 5, 1931. Residence: Spalding.
Francis Robert Lee
Francis Robert Lee, Episcopal clergyman and dean of Saint Marks Pro-Cathedral at Hastings, was born at Lee Hall, Lunenburg County, Virginia, October 5, 1882. He is descended from Col. Richard Henry Lee, the English Cavalier, who settled in Virginia in 1640. Col. Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Gen. "Light-Horse" Harry Lee of the Revolutionary War, were also members of this famous Lee family of Virginia which has given many illustrious men to the American nation. He is the son of Major Henderson Lewis and Lucy (Scott) Lee, the former of whom was also born at Lee Hall, where he died in 1894. Henderson Lewis Lee was a lawyer who held the rank of major in the Civil War, and was a participant in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. Lucy Scott, wife of Major H. L. Lee, was born in Lunenburg, Virginia, and died there in 1885. She was of the Scott family which settled in Virginia, and whose members served in the Revolutionary War.
Educated in the public schools of Virginia, Francis Robert Lee attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, received his A. B. from Roanoke College, and graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary. He is a member, of Sigma Chi fraternity. Since his ordination to the Episcopal ministry he has filled various pastorates, and for the past six years has been dean of Saint Marks Pro-Cathedral at Hastings. This. handsome Cathedral which
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cost nearly $150,000.00 has just been completed under his leadership. He is president of the Hastings Library Board, a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Elks and the Masons, and during the World War served with the rank of chaplain. His favorite sport is golf. Residence: Hastings.
James Parker Lee
James P. Lee was born at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, January 19, 1890, the son of Michael and Mary Ann (Murphy) Lee. His father, who was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1850, and died at Omaha, April 15, 1917, was a pioneer Omahan, and served as a member of the city council there in 1888; he was a member of the state legislature, 1907-09-13. His ancestry was Irish; and came to America in 1870. Mary Ann Lee was born at Columbus, Ohio, in 1860; she is the daughter of John and Johanna (Sullivan) Murphy.
Mr. Lee attended St. Patrick's School at Omaha, and later was a student at Creighton University. He began his career as messenger boy for the Merchants National Bank in 1907; was made assistant cashier in 1919; and in 1931 was appointed cashier of the Omaha National Bank. He is vice president of the Hamilton Corporation at Omaha.
On June 17, 1918, he was married to Hazel Irene Everett at Omaha. Mrs. Lee was born at Fairfax, Atchison County, Missouri, February 2, 1889, the daughter of John W. and Basha (Williams) Everett.
During the World War Mr. Lee was sergeant of the headquarters company at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He is a member of the American Legion, a member of Ak-Sar-Ben, and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is affiliated with the Blessed Sacrament Church and is a director of the Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Omaha Field Club and is director and treasurer of the Omaha Athletic Club. His favorite sport is golfing; and his hobby is reading. He is a Republican. Residence: Omaha.
Mabel Lee
Mabel Lee, noted Nebraska educator, was born at Clearfield, Iowa, August 18, 1886. Her father, David Alexander Lee, who was a coal operator, was born in New London, Iowa, May 18, 1853, and died at Norman, Oklahoma, June 19, 1924; the Lee family was prominent in the early history of Virginia in what is now Kentucky, as was the Williams family, from which Rosanna Williams, grandmother of Mabel Lee, came. Both families were of English origin. Jennie Aikman Lee, mother of Mabel Lee, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, August 11, 1862; her ancestry is Scotch and English.
Miss Lee was graduated from the high school at Centerville, Iowa, in 1904; received the B. S. degree at Coe College, 1908; received the graduation certificate in physical education at Wellesley College, department of hygiene, 1910. She holds the following honors: membership in Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scientific fraternity; and magna cum laude at Coe College. She was elected to membership in Delta Delta Delta and Mortar Board.
She was director of physical education for women at Coe College, 1910-18; held the same position at Oregon Agricultural College, 1918-19; and at Beloit College, 1920-24 Since 1924 she has been professor of physical education and chairman of the department for women at the University of Nebraska. She is the author of articles on physical education and women's athletics published in the following magazines: Pentathlon; Mind and Body; American Physical Education Review; Wellesley College Bulletin; Nebraska Club Woman; Nebraska Parent Teacher; Michigan Journal; Playground and Recreation; Womens Division National Amateur Athletics Federation and Physical Education and Research Quarterly; Physical Education and Research Quarterly.
Miss Lee is listed in the 1929-30 issues of Who's Who of North American Authors; is a member of the physical education committee of Hoover's White House Conference on Child Health and Protection; and represented the profession of physical education for women at the Third Race Betterment Conference in 1928. She was president of the Society of Physical Directors for Women in the Colleges and Universities of the Middle West, 1925-6; acted as president of the National Society of Directors for Women in Colleges and Universities, 1926-7; was vice president of the Middle West Society of Physical Education, 1928-9; president, 1924-30; was vice president, 1930, and president, 1931, of the American Physical Education Association, being the first woman ever elected to the latter position.
She has been a member of the Altrusa Club since 1925; is an associate member of the Nebraska Writers' Guild; and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. She is a member of the executive committee of Nebraska State League of High School Girls Athletic Associations; is past state chairmen of the Wisconsin and Nebraska division of the National Amateur Athletic Federation; and is a member of the American Association of University Women. She is affiliated with Westminster Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, and the University Young Women's Christian Association. Her favorite sport is hiking; she is a member of the Rocky Mountain Alpine Club, and is a past member of the Green Mountain Club. Her hobbies are reading and traveling. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
Robert Stetson Lee
Robert Stetson Lee, rancher and Nebraska Master Farmer, was born at Fremont; Nebraska, September 26, 1874, son of John Richard and Mary Dorothy (Olsen) Lee.
The father was born in Ireland and came to America as a young man, ranching in Nebraska for a time. He died at Seattle, Washington, July 15, 1914. His wife, Mary, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 8, 1855.
Mr. Lee was educated in the public schools of Nebraska and attended business college at Omaha two years. On March 15, 1900, he was married to Christine S. Lee at Brownlee. Mrs. Lee was born at Dennison, Iowa, March 14, 1875. They have seven children: Everett, born January 7, 1901; Marion, born November 26, 1902, who married Esther Higgins; Ava, born November 20, 1904; Seymour, born May 26, 1907; Forrest, born November 24, 1910, who married Grace LaMasters; Merrill, born December 15, 1913; and Annabel, born June 12, 1918.
Mr. Lee is a Republican and has always been interested in party politics and public affairs. He is a member of the Union Church of Brownlee, the Chamber of Commerce, has served as a director of the school board for 20 years, and is active in his church as an elder and superintendent of the Sunday School. Residence: Brownlee.
Joe W. Leedom
Joe W. Leedom, editor of the Gordon Journal, was born at Bartlett, Nebraska, July 19, 1889, son of Boyd and Ella (Wigton) Leedom.
The father was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and died at Gordon, January 10, 1924. A newspaper man, he worked on a paper at Ponca, Nebraska, in 1876, where he met and married Ella Wigton in 1878. He organized the Wakefield Republican in 1880, the Wheeler County Independent in 1885, and the Osmond Republican in 1891. He was editor of the Gordon Journal from 1913 until 1917. He was the son of Joseph and Margaret Leedom.
Ella Wigton was born in Delaware County, Ohio, August 19, 1856, and died at Gordon, June 13, 1919. She was president of the Federated Woman's Club of Gor-
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don for four years. The family came from Wigtonshire, Scotland to the United States in 1705, settling first in New York and later in Ohio.
Mr. Leedom attended the Osmond, Nebraska, public and high schools and later was a student at the University of Nebraska and at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. While in high school he was active in football and track. Learning the printers trade at Osmond, he took over the management of the Osmond Republican in 1907, continuing until 1913. That year he moved to Nebraska and has since owned an interest in the Gordon Journal. He is a Republican, and has served on the city council for two terms and as county commissioner of Sheridan County one term.
Mr. Leedom has a fine military record. He served as an enlisted man in the Nebraska National Guard, was captain of Company I of the Fourth Nebraska Infantry, Mexican border service, in 1916; captain of field artillery, an instructor in gunnery at School of Fire for Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, during the World War. He now holds the commission of lieutenant colonel of field artillery, United States Army Reserve. He is a charter member of Fred F. Sturdevant Post No. 34 of the American Legion and was post commander in 1929.
On June 3, 1910, Mr. Leedom was married to Jessie A. Smith, daughter of Adolph and Anne Smith, at Gordon. Mrs. Leedom was born at Wheatland, Iowa, July 31, 1888, and at the time of her marriage was a teacher in the public schools. They have three children, Marion, born February 4, 1913, a student at Nebraska Wesleyan University; Joe, Jr., born January 18, 1918; and Elizabeth Anne, born November 29, 1926.
Mr. Leedom is affiliated with the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Gordon, is a member of the Nebraska Press Association, the National Editorial Association, the Kiwanis Club, the Masons, and the Modern Woodmen of America. His hobby is aviation, Residence: Gordon.
Frederick DeLand Leete
Right Reverend Frederick D. Leete, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Omaha area, was born at Avon, Livingston county, New York, October 1, 1866. He is the son of Menzo Smith and Hannah Amelia (DeLand) Leete, both of whom are deceased. His father, who was a distinguished editor and preacher in Michigan, New York and Florida, was born at North Chili, Monroe county, New York, in 1834 and died at Jamaica, New York, in 1911. He was a pioneer preacher and the first editor in DeLand, Florida. Of English descent he was seventh in line from William Leete who was a graduate of Temple Bar, London, and Clerk of Court, Cambridge, England, in 1837; was governor of the Connecticut Colony and second governor of Connecticut.
Hannah DeLand Leete, mother of Bishop Leete, was born in Macedonia, Wayne county, New York, in 1836 and died in Philadelphia in 1915. Of Huguenot ancestry, she is a direct descendant of Philip DeLand who immigrated to Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1694. Her maternal grandfather was N. E. Tracy, a Revolutionary soldier. She was an educator and church worker.
Upon completion of his elementary school work at Homer Academy in 1883, Bishop Leete attended Syracuse University, where he was graduated in 1889. From 1903 to 1906 he studied in Utica and Rochester, New York. He holds the following degrees: A. B., Syracuse University; D. D., Syracuse; LL. D., Albion College, 1912 and Ohio Northern University, 1923; L. H. D., Syracuse, 1921. At Syracuse he was commencement orator in 1889. Among his scholastic honors are Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was a member of the Syracuse Varsity baseball team from 1885 to 1887.
Bishop Leete was married to Jeanette Gertrude Fuller at Lima, New York, May 20, 1868. Before her marriage Mrs. Leete was an instructor. She is descended from Edward Fuller of the Mayflower through the line of Chief Justice Fuller. There are three children: Helen DeLand, born April 5, 1893, a graduate of Syracuse University, is married to William Dean Keefer. Jeanette Fuller, born November 17, 1894, and married to Lieutenant Colonel M. M. Andrews, is also a Syracuse graduate. Frederick DeLand, born November 12, 1901, completed a course at Wesleyan University and Harvard School of Business Administration.
In 1888 Bishop Leete was ordained to the ministry and since that time he has held various pastorates, among them: Little Falls, New York; Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York; University Avenue, Syracuse; and Detroit, Michigan. He was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1912. He was stationed at Atlanta, 1912-20; Indianapolis, 1920-28; and Omaha 1928. At various times he has been trustee of Clarks University, Chattanooga University, DePauw University, Cornell College, Nebraska Wesleyan College, and president of trustees at Evansville College, Gammon Theological Seminary and Wesley Foundations of Iowa.
He is the author of Every Day Evangelism, (1909); Christian Brotherhoods, (1912) ; The Church in the City, (1915) ; Francis Asbury Itinerant, Centennial Addresses, (1916) ; Christianity in Science; and Immortality, (Syndicated in the American Christian Advocate, Easter, 1930).
Bishop Leete is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Historical Society; Y. M. C. A.; Omaha Chamber of Commerce; national board, Council of Churches; boards of the home and foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the war he was in charge of fifty Methodist camp pastors in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, 1917-18.
His hobby is the study of science, the Greek language, and literature. His social club is the Omaha Club. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph on Page 709).
Charles Edwin Legg
A physician and surgeon in Nebraska for the past twenty-six years, Charles Edwin Legg was born at Plattsburg, Missouri, September 21, 1875. He is the son of George Edwin and Mellissa Laura (Hazen) Legg. His father, born at Oroma Park, Illinois, October 12, 1846, was a farmer, whose great grandfather came to America in 1740. His death occurred at Aroma (sic) Park, August 28, 1918. Mellissa, wife of George E. Legg, was born at Columbus, Ohio, October 3, 1845, and died at Clearwater, Nebraska, November 20, 1907. A teacher prior to marriage, she traced her ancestry to Dutch settlers in America, about 1800.
Dr. Legg was graduated from the Neosho, Missouri, High School in 1894, and received his M. D. from the Hahnemann Medical College at Kansas City, in 1904. Thereafter he came to Nebraska where he has since engaged in practice. He is a member of the Sioux Valley Medical Association and the American Association of Railway Surgeons. He entered the United States Army as a first lieutenant in June, 1917, and was promoted to the rank of captain on October 1, 1918, and to major on February 25, 1919. He is a member of the American Legion, the Commercial Club, the Masons and the Odd Fellows. His favorite sport is golf and his hobby is birds.
On March 3, 1904, he was married to Ethel Blanche Twiss at Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. Legg, a native of Newyago, Michigan, born August 30, 1879, is a descendant of John Rolfe and Pocahontas. They have one daughter, Clara Mellissa, born February 13, 1906, who is a
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