Brief Life History of Leah Willow
When Leah Willow Fletcher was born on 9 April 1903, in Denver, Colorado, United States, her father, Edward James Fletcher, was 29 and her mother, Sophia Kunz, was 22. She married Loyd Whistler White on 29 March 1924, in Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 31 January 1983, in Berthoud, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Berthoud, Larimer, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Leah Fletcher in household of Edward J Fletcher, "United States Census, 1920"
- Leah W Fletcher, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Leah White Fletcher McClung, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1909 · Garden of the Gods Park
In 1879, railroad tycoon, Charles Elliott Perkins bought 240 acres whrere The Garden of the Gods is located, and planned to use it as a summer home. Perkins died in 1907 before he could establish it as a public park. Perkin's children donated the now 480 acres to the city of Colorado Springs, to become a public park.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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