Francis Marion Leake

Brief Life History of Francis Marion

When Francis Marion Leake was born on 27 July 1902, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, his father, Marion McDonald Leek, was 45 and his mother, Rhoda Ann Shell, was 40. He married Brooksie Jane Meek on 19 January 1924, in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Floyd, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 8 January 1960, in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Grayson, Carter, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Marion Leake
1902–1960
Brooksie Jane Meek
1903–1990
Marriage: 19 January 1924
Francis Raymond Leatke
1928–
Harold Leek
1929–
Claude Vernon Leake
1932–1997

Sources (15)

  • Marion Leake, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Marion Leck, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Francis Marion Leake, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1904 · The Black Patch War

From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Leake (Lincolnshire), East and West Leake (Nottinghamshire), Leek (Staffordshire), Leck (Lancashire), Leak (NorthYorkshire), or Leak Hall in Cumberworth (West Yorkshire). The placenames derive from Old English lece or Old Scandinavian lœkr, both meaning ‘brook’. See also Like .

possibly also a nickname from Middle English lek ‘leek’ (Old English lēac), perhaps for a grower or seller of leeks.

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

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