Leon Wesley Shrake ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  General Notes:

Leon W. Shrake who is a mail clerk on the Burlington is enjoying a week's vacation at the home of his parents.

(Source: Winona Daily Republican, Winona, MN, 3 Mar 1923, Page 11)
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Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Shrake, who were married Wednesday at Ettrick are spending their honeymoon in the Twin Cities.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, 11 Oct 1924, Page: 15)

NOTE - Due to a lack of any other document to prove their date of marriage, this article indicates that it would have been on 8 Oct 1924.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Shrake and brother Vincent were in attendance at the Caledonia, Minn. fair this week Thursday.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, 3 Sep 1927
Page: 14)
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  Birth Notes:

Name: /
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1900
Birthplace: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, WI
Race: White
Father's Name: Henry William Stake
Father's Birthplace: Galesville, WI
Mother's Name: Maggie Drugan

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-VJT : 11 February 2018), Maggie Drugan in entry for /, 30 Oct 1900; citing Trempealeau, Trempealeau, WI, reference CN 405; FHL microfilm 1,305,596.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Leon W. Shrake
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Apr 1979
Event Place: Ramsey, Minnesota
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1900
Mother's Maiden Name: Drugan
Born in Minnesota: N
Record Number: 1977492
Certificate Number: 009994
Certificate Year: 1979

Citing this Record
"Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V44X-JC8 : 4 December 2014), Leon W. Shrake, 14 Apr 1979; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, record 1977492, certificate number 009994, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
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Name: Leon Shrake
Given Name: Leon
Surname: Shrake
State: Minnesota
Age: 79
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1900
Death Date: Apr 1979

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLKL-3P6 : 22 August 2020), Leon Shrake, Apr 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁴

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 463, Family 88, Line 45
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, with mortgage
Leon W. Shrake..Son..4..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 173, Family 55, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, with mortgage
Leon W. Shrake..Son..9..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Saint Paul, MN on 22 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 104, Family 88, Roll 854
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
9th Ward, 1st Precinct; 30 Inglehart Street
Gertrud Peterson..Head..60..Norway
Leon Schrak..Lodger..20..MN

(Leon was living in a lodging house.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 30 Oct 1900, then his age should have been 19 instead of 20.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in La Crosse, WI on 10 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 32-28, Household 321, Roll 2579
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1917 Madison Street; home owned, $3800
Leon W. Shrake..Head..29..WI..Mail Clerk, US Mail

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in La Crosse, WI on April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
668 West 7th Street
Residence in 1935: La Crosse, WI
Leon Schrake..Head..39..WI..Railroad Mail Clerk, Steam RR

(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He was buried after 14 April 1979 in the Saint Marys Cemetery in Winona, MN.

Find a Grave Memorial 129105571
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Leon married Mary Elizabeth Quitney, daughter of Samuel Bernard Quitney and Agnes Bridget Harmon, on 8 October 1924 in Ettrick, WI.^{1 2 3} (Mary Elizabeth Quitney was born on 10 December 1904 in Ettrick, WI,^{12 13 14} died on 27 July 1964 in Winona, MN ^{13 14} and was buried after 27 July 1964 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in La Crosse, WI on 10 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 32-28, Family 321, Roll 2579
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1917 Madison Street; home owned, $3800
Leon W. Shrake..Head..29..WI..Mail Clerk, US Mail
Mary Shrake..Wife..24..WI
Frances Shrake..Son..4y 3m..WI
Barbara Shrake..Daughter..2y 7m..WI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in La Crosse, WI on April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
668 West 7th Street
Residence in 1935: La Crosse, WI
Leon Schrake..Head..39..WI..Railroad Mail Clerk, Steam RR
Mary Schrake..Wife..34..WI
Frances Schrake..Son..14..WI
Barbara Schrake..Daughter..12..WI
John Schrake..Son..9..WI
James Schrake..Son..8..WI
Joseph Schrake..Son..6..WI
Daniel Schrake..Son..4..WI
Mark Schrake..Son..2m..MN
Gertrude Jostock..Servant..19..MN..Servant, Private Home
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