Leon Francis Lemon

Brief Life History of Leon Francis

When Leon Francis Lemon was born on 27 March 1884, in Dana, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Charles M Lemon, was 33 and his mother, Ellen L. Cook, was 24. He married Mary Isabelle Moore in 1909, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Yakima, Washington, United States in 1920 and Cowlitz, Washington, United States in 1930. He died on 15 July 1952, in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leon Francis Lemon
1884–1952
Mary Isabelle Moore
1887–1960
Marriage: 1909
Mable Beatrice Lemon
1909–1972
Myrtle Leona Lemon
1911–1997
Bernice Evelyn Lemon
1913–2008
Charles Benjamin Lemon
1915–1972
Hazel Violet Lemon
1916–2004
Kenneth Millard Lemon
1922–2009

Sources (23)

  • Leon Lemon, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Leon F Lemon, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Leon F. Lemon, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English:

nickname from Middle English lefman, lemman, leman ‘lover, sweetheart’. This is probably the chief source of the surname. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).

from the Middle English personal name Leman, Old English Lēofmann, from lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + mann ‘man’, the ultimate source of the name in 1 above.

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

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