Leon Harold Straw

   Find a Grave ID: 257413893.

  General Notes:

Research of Ronald and Claire Peverly

VT births
Name: Leon Harold Straw Gender: Male Birth Date: 21 Dec 1914 Birth Town: Worcester Birth County: Washington Mother's Maiden Name: Damon Mother's Name: Edith Mother's Birthplace: Pq Mother's Residence: Worcester Father's Name: Clarence Chase Straw Father's Birthplace: PQ

The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont)15 May 1947, ThuPage 14 [notes from clipping]
Montpelier - May 14...Saturday evening .....Miss Emily E. Palmer, d/o M/M Arnold E. Palmer of Rochester, NY became bride of Leon H. Straw of Buffalo, NY....... s/o M/ M Clarence Straw of Monpelier...attending the couple were bridegroom's parents...will reside in Buffalo where groom is an arc welder.

The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont)10 Dec 1951, MonPage 13
"M/M Clarence Straw of Wrightsville...left for Canandaigua, NY to spend several days at home of son Leon Straw and family."

per SSDI:
Leon STRAW
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1914
Death Date: 3 Mar 2000
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Vermont
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 14432
Localities: Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York

Leon married Mabel Caroline Bennett, daughter of Thomas Edwards Bennett and Edith Ella Atwell, on 26 Mar 1938 in Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont. (Mabel Caroline Bennett was born on 24 Sep 1918 in Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont, died on 27 Sep 1985 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery - Buffalo, New York.)

  Marriage Notes:

NH Marriage records
NameMabel Caroline Bennett
Marriage Date26 Mar 1938
Event TypeMarriage
Marriage PlaceMonroe, Grafton, New Hampshire
Birth Dateabt 1919
Age19
GenderFemale
Father's NameThomas Bennett
Mother's NameEdith Attwell
Spouse NameLeon Harold Straw
Spouse Age23
Spouse GenderMale
Spouse Father's NameClarence C Straw
Spouse Mother's NameEdith Damon
FHL Film Number2294250

Leon next married Emily Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of Arnold E. Palmer and Rachel Hale, on 10 May 1947 in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. (Emily Elizabeth Palmer was born circa 1928 in Caledonia, Livingston county, New York.)