6/5/1917 Humboldt, IL was his address when he registered for thedraft . He gave 1/23/1893 as his birth date in Humboldt. Hisoccupation was f armer and he was still single. He was described bythe registrar as me dium height, medium build, with blue eyes andbrown hair.
1/16/1920 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL At census time Leslie L, 26, wasa g eneral farmer and owned the home free of mortgage. Living withhim wer e wife Susie, 23, and his 56 year old widowed mother, Clara.
2/3/1949 The newspaper carried the story when Leslie won an awardfrom t he Illinois Crop Improvement Association for getting 159.56bushels ave rage yield of corn per acre on his Mattoon, IL, farm.
He told the draft board he was born in Humboldt, IL.
