Carl George Leander

Carl George Leander was born September 1, 1888, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, and died July 1, 1963, at the Abilene Hospital, Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, at age 74. Buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS. He is the son of Johan August Alfred Andersson of Bjädesjö Karinsgård Med Holmen, Myresjö Parisḧ, Jönköpings Co., Småland, Sweden, and Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Kraft of Pennsylvania.

Lela Lena Brewer was born October 19, 1890, in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie Co., KS, and died March 18, 1970, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, at age 79. Buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS. She is the daughter of Abner William Brewer of Grove, Porter Co., IN, and Mary Luella "Ella" Hesser of Ohio.

Carl George Leander and Lela Lena Brewer were married February 6, 1911, at the at the M. E. parsonage, Alta Vista, Wabaunsee Co., KS.

Carl George Leander and Lela Lena (Brewer) Leander had four children:

  1. Leslie Carl Leander: Born December 5, 1911, in Alta Vista, KS; Died June 18, 1964, in Colfax, Whitman Co., WA (age 52). Buried in Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA. Married to Genevieve Evelyn Millikan: Born September 22, 1911, in Parnell, Nodaway Co., MI; Died November 5, 1965, in Colfax, Whitman Co., WA (age 54). Buried in Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman Co., WA.
  2. Lela Muriel Leander: Born November 19, 1915, in Alta Vista, KS; Died October 25, 1993, in Concord, Contra Costa Co., CA (age 77). Married January 15, 1949, in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, to Joseph Frank Hidzick Jr.: Born September 6, 1919, in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA; Died March 15, 1961, at Franklin Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA (age 41). Buried in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., CA.
  3. Daniel Vance Leander: Born May 30, 1925, in Salina, Saline Co., KS; Died February 2, 1998, in Denton, Denton Co., TX (age 72). Buried in Honey Grove Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX. Married July 18, 1953, in Bonham, Dallas Co., TX, to Marlene Dorreice King: Born August 3, 1933, in Paris, Lamar Co., TX; Died September 8, 1994, in Denton, Denton Co., TX (age 61). Buried in Honey Grove Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX.
  4. John Allan Leander: Born January 12, 1934, in Manhattan, Riley Co., KS; Died June  28, 2001, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS (age 67). Buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS. Married about April, 1961, in Kansas, to Betty R. Hochman: Born about 1934 in Kansas. Betty R. (Hochman) Leander filed for divorce from John Allan Leander about October 3, 1962, in Saline Co., KS. Betty then married Unknown Belton: Born Unknown. Betty lived in Michigan in 2012.

TIMELINE

Carl George Leander was born September 1, 1888, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.

Lela Lena "Lela" Brewer was born October 19, 1890, in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie Co., KS.

The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 6, 1900, shows U. S. Blake (age 34) born May, 1866, in Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey-born parents, and married for 15 years, and who rents his house, is a married Boarding House Operator, and is living at 140 South 7th Street, 3rd Ward, City of Salina, Saline Co., KS. Living with him are: his wife, Lizzie Blake (age 34) born April, 1866, in Pennsylvania to Germany-born parents, and married for 15 years, and with 4 of the 5 children born to her still alive; his son, Byron Blake (age 12) born April, 1888, in Kansas to Pennsylvania and Indiana-born parents; his daughter, Blanch Blake (age 8) born July, 1891, in Kansas to Pennsylvania and Indiana-born parents; his daughter, Beyrl Blake (age 6) born August 1893 in Kansas to Pennsylvania and Indiana-born parents; and his stepson, Carl Leander (age 11) born September, 1888, in Kansas to Sweden and Pennsylvania-born parents. Six other Lodgers also live in the building.

The 1910 U. S. Census taken on April 27, 1910, shows Carl G. Leander (age 21) born in Kansas to Sweden and Pennsylvania-born parents, is an unmarried Rail Road Operator, and is living on Spence Street, City of Alta Vista, Garfield Twp., Wabaunsee Co., KS.

Carl George Leander and Lela Lena Brewer were married February 6, 1911, at the at the M. E. parsonage, Alta Vista, Wabaunsee Co., KS.

The Alma Enterprise, Alma, KS, Friday, February 10, 1911

MARRIED.

Carl Leander and Miss Lela Brewer both of Alta Vista, were married by Rev. B. F. Dice at the M. E. parsonage Monday evening. They are a fine looking young couple and we congratulate them.

The Salina Evening Journal, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Wednesday, February 15, 1911

Mr. Carl Leander and Bride Here

The many Saline county relatives of Mr. Carl Leander were surprised Tuesday evening where he arrived in Salina accompanied by his bride. They are at present being entertained at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Newton Gebhardt, south of town, but will be here several weeks and visit among relatives who are Mrs. J. E. Woodward, Mrs. Montgomery Barnett, and Mrs. Wm. Basel, of Salina, and Mr. J. W. Kraft, of Crystal Springs. Mr. Leander and Miss Lela Brewer were married Monday at the home of the bride at Alta Vista. She is a sweet and charming young woman. He is a Salina boy, having been born and reared here. His parents are dead. For some time he has been telegraph operator at the Frisco station at Alta Vista and is a splendid young man, steady and ambitious.

Leslie Carl Leander was born December 5, 1911, in Alta Vista, KS.

Lela Muriel Leander was born November 19, 1915, in Alta Vista, KS.

 

The WWI Draft Registration Report taken on June 5, 1917, shows Carl George Leander was married, had two children, and was a Telegraph Operator for the Union Pacific and was living and working in Onaga, KS.

The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 23, 1920, shows Carl G. Leander (age 31) born in Kansas to Swedish and Pennsylvania-born parents is a Railroad Station Agent renting his home in Five Creeks Twp., Clay Co., KS. Living with him is his wife Lela Leander (age 29) born in Kansas to Indiana and Ohio-born parents. Living with him are his son and daughter, both born in Kansas to Kansas-born parents: Leslie Leander (age 8); and Muriel Leander (age 4-1/12).

Daniel Vance Leander was born May 30, 1925, in Salina, Saline Co., KS.

John Allan Leander was born January 12, 1934, in Manhattan, Riley Co., KS.

The Maryville Daily Forum, Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO, Monday, July 22, 1940

Parnell

Mrs. C. G. Leander and sons, Dannie and Allen, left Tuesday for their home in Solomon, Kas., after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Leander.

The Maryville Daily Forum, Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO, Monday, July 22, 1940

Parnell

Mrs. and Mrs. Leslie Leander and son went to Solomon, Kas., Saturday to spend a couple of days with his parents.

The 1957 Ellsworth, KS, City Census for the Hochman family.

The Salina Journal, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Sunday, April 16, 1961

Salina, Area Girls To Wed

Betty Hockman

Mrs. Frank Hockman, Ellsworth, announces the engagement of her daughter, Betty, to John Alan Leander, 111 S. 9th, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Leander, Solomon. The bride-elect is a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia. She is an instructor at the Leander Academy of Dancing, Salina, owned and operated by her fiance. Mr. Leander attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., and Kansas Wesleyan University.

Betty R. (Hockman) Leander filed for divorce from John Allan Leander about October 3, 1962, in Saline Co., KS.

The Salina Journal, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Tuesday, October 4, 1962

Divorces

Filed - Betty R. vs. John Allan Leander; extreme cruelty, gross neglect.

By December, 1963, Betty R. (Hockman) Leander was back to using her maiden name of Betty R. Hockman.

Carl George Leander died July 1, 1963, in a hospital, Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, at age 74. Buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS.

The Salina Journal, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Tuesday, July 2, 1963

CARL LEANDER

SOLOMON - Carl G. Leander, 74, a Solomon resident for 25 years, died at 11:55 pm Monday in the Abilene Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack at the home. Mr. Leander was born Sept. 1, 1888, at Topeka. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as an agent at Solomon 21 years before retiring four years ago. He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Salina; the Masonic Lodge 105 and Order of the Eastern Star, both at Solomon. Survivors include the widow, Lela; three sons, Leslie, Colfax, Wash.; the Rev. Dan Leander, Dallas, Tex., and Alan, Solomon; a daughter, Mrs. Muriel Hidzick, San Francisco, Calif., and eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Gillum-Carlson Funeral Home, Solomon.

The Salina Journal, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Thursday, July 4, 1963

CARL G. LEANDER

SOLOMON - The funeral for Carl G. Leander, 74, Solomon, will be held at 10 am Saturday at the Solomon Methodist Church, the Rev. L. J. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Gypsum Hill cemetery in Salina. Leander, a resident of Solomon the past 25 years, died Monday at the Abilene hospital after suffering a heart attack. Friends may call at the Gillum-Carlson Funeral Home, Solomon.

Lela Lena (Brewer) Leander died March 18, 1970, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, at age 79. Buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS.

Dale Wesley Leander anecdotes:

You mention my dad's brother, John Allan Leander. I conducted his funeral at that Baptist church you mention. John Allan Leander, "Allan" as we called him, was a bit of a loner, and there were only 4 people at his funeral. I was John Allan Leander's executor, and after he was cremated, I took his ashes to the family plot there in Salina where Elizabeth (Kraft) (Leander) Blake is buried with her young son Albert N. Leander, along with Carl George Leander & Lela Lena (Brewer) Leander, and put John Allan Leander's ashes down a 10 inch hole that the cemetery dug, and I literally shoveled the dirt in the hole with the sun setting with just my 11 year old son watching. The cemetery custodian had already left for the day, and told me by phone he would leave a shovel at the grave site. I don't think that is normal protocol, but 100 years earlier at Stotler, the Swedish Leanders were buried in an even more manual fashion. I did buy a matching headstone for John Allan Leander, and that will be the last Leander buried there in Salina.

I mentioned below my dad Daniel V. Leander told me that John A. Leander died in his 40s (and Daniel V. thought John A. may have gone back to Kansas City and died there). I'll add that my dad said John A. became an alcoholic -  possibly because at age 42 his 13 year old son Albert N. Leander died in April, 1899.

Dan Leander said his dad (Carl George Leander) told Dan that Carl George Leander's older brother Albert N. Leander was a brilliant child prodigy. Albert ran the family business cash register and was great interacting with customers, and was fantastic with math at even 13. He also had great artistic talent. I have a color copy of a large 3'x4' framed charcoal pencil scenery with 3 deer by a creek that Albert N. Leander did, which looks like a someone with a college art degree drew. So Albert N. Leander 's death may have hit John A. Leander very hard.

As a side note, one of John A. Leander's younger siblings was Karl Leander. My dad said John A. Leander named his second child Carl George Leander in honor of his younger brother Karl.

 

 

Mrs. Rose Beatrice "Rosie" (Kepka) Hochman (Born March 10, 1908 in Ellsworth, KS; Died September 26, 1988, in Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS) is the mother of Frank Hockman of Ellsworth, KS. Frank Hochman Jr. (Born July 5, 1938; Died September 10, 2012), and Betty was born about 1934.

 

ELLSWORTH - Frank Hochman Jr., 74, died Sept. 10, 2012, at his home in Ellsworth. He was born July 5, 1938, in Ellsworth to Frank Sr. and Rose (Kepka) Hochman.
A lifetime resident of Ellsworth, he was a retired mechanic and last worked for Murphy Tractor in Great Bend. He was a volunteer with the Boy Scouts and a veteran of the Army National Guard. Survivors include: his son, Todd and wife Joan of Hudson, Wis.; daughter, Lisa Kline and husband Chris of Salina; sister, Betty Belton of Michigan; and grandchildren, Nicholas, Ashley and Kelsey. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 pm. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with burial following in the Ellsworth Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ellsworth Boy Scouts, in care of the funeral home, PO Box 45, Ellsworth KS 67439