David Erwin Leeper

Brief Life History of David Erwin

When David Erwin Leeper was born on 14 May 1892, in Memphis, Missouri, United States, his father, William Stewart Leeper, was 36 and his mother, Minerva Jane Walker, was 34. He married Martha Matilda Lee about 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Elm Township, Pratt, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 December 1981, in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Erwin Leeper
1892–1981
Edith Ann Pearson
1905–1990
Marriage: 2 December 1929
Erwin Edward Leeper
1931–
Jerrol Dean Leeper
1933–2000
Shirley L Leeper
1935–2009

Sources (16)

  • Dave Leeper, "United States Census, 1930"
  • David E Leeper, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Dave Erwin Leeper, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish:

from Middle English le(a)pere, anoccupational name for a basket maker (from Old English lēap‘basket’).

occupational name or nickname for a dancer, runner, orcourier (Old English hlēapere).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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