Descendants said he was "a man of small size, but wiry and energeticin h is younger years. Hair and eyes were black, the latter sparklingwith v ibrant life."
Residences & events:
4/21/1910 St Joseph, Washington Twp, Buchanan Co, MO. That yearEdgar w as 35 and worked as a bookkeeper in a music store. Leah was32 and the y had been married 9 years. Son Merle, 9, was the onlychild Leah had e ver birthed. Living with them was Leah's mother,Sarah Van Gundy, 65, a w idow.
1/29/1920 Grant Twp, Decatur Co, KS. The census taker found thefamil y living next door to Leah's brother Frank. Edgar was 44 and afarmer o n a rented farm. Leah B was 42 and living with them weredaughters, Me rle E, 18, and Mabel E, 7. Still living with them wasLeah's 76 year o ld widowed mother, Sarah.
