Family Group Sheet
NameAlexander Leffler
Birth11 Oct 1879, Linn Co., Missouri
Death29 Oct 1918, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
FatherChristian Leffler (1845-1916)
MotherLucretia Parks (1858-1925)
Marriage7 Sep 1902, Linn Co., Missouri
SpouseLytha M. Riddle, 2C2R
Birth14 Oct 1885, Linn Co., Missouri
DeathMar 1964, Missouri
FatherGeorge Washington Riddle (1859-1949)
MotherSarah Alice McMillan (1861-~1892)
Other spousesMr. Conrad
Children
1 FBeulah E. Leffler, 3C1R
Birthabt 1905, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
2 MHarold A. Leffler, 3C1R
Birth14 Jan 1908, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
Death10 Oct 1915, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
3 MOwen Leffler, 3C1R
Birthabt 1911, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
SpouseHelen Lee Thompson
4 MWayne Leffler, 3C1R
Birth8 Nov 1912, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
DeathJan 1984, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri
5 MGeorge A. Leffler, 3C1R
Birth15 Nov 1917, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
Death22 Nov 1917, Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri
Notes for Alexander Leffler
His WW I draft registration card records Alexander Leffler, age 38, residence W. Cowden, Marceline, Linn Co., Mo, born 11 Oct 1879, occupation coal miner, employer Marceline Coal & Mining Co., nearest relative Lytha M. Leffler, same address.
His death certificate records Alexander Leffler, age 39 years 0 months 18 days, born 11 Oct 1848 in Mo., died 29 Oct 1918 in Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri, married, coal miner, father C. Leffler, born in Germany, mother’s maiden name D. Parks, born in Mo., cause of death “died very sudden from unknown disease”, informant C. W. Leffler, Marceline, Mo, burial in Mt. Olivet.
Notice that the age at death is very inconsistent with the reported birthdate.
His death certificate records Alexander Leffler, age 39 years 0 months 18 days, born 11 Oct 1848 in Mo., died 29 Oct 1918 in Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri, married, coal miner, father C. Leffler, born in Germany, mother’s maiden name D. Parks, born in Mo., cause of death “died very sudden from unknown disease”, informant C. W. Leffler, Marceline, Mo, burial in Mt. Olivet.
Notice that the age at death is very inconsistent with the reported birthdate.
Notes for Lytha M. Riddle
The SSDI lists Lytha Conrad, born 14 Oct 1884, died Mar 1964, last residence Missouri, SSN issued in Missouri before 1951.
Notes for Alexander & Lytha M. (Family)
Their marriage license records the marriage on 7 Sep 1902 in Linneus, Linn Co., Missouri of Alexander Leffler, over 21, to Lytha Riddle, over 18, both residents of Marceline, Linn Co., Missouri, by R. M. Tunnell, Judge of Probate Court.
Census
1910 census of Linn Co., Missouri, Marceline ward 1, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 10A as family #187/210:
Lefler, Aleck, 30, b. Mo Germany Mo; Lytha, wife, 25, b. Mo Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 7 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Bulah E., dau, 5; Herold A., son, 2. Both children born Mo Mo Mo.
The preceding household is that of Aleck’s parents.
1920 census of Linn Co., Missouri, Marceline ward 2, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #146/155:
Leffler, Litha, 35, widowed, b. Mo Ky Ky; Beulah, dau, 15; Owen, son, 9; Wayne, son, 7. All children born Mo Mo Mo.
The preceding household is that of Litha’s father George Riddle, with his third wife Mollie.
1930 census of Livingston Co., Missouri, Chillicothe ward 2, enumerated 12 April, lists on p. 18A as family #385/440, at 738 Commercial St:
Leffler, Lytha, 45, widowed, b. Mo Ky Ky, operator at glove factory; Wayne, son, 17, b. Mo Mo Mo.
On the same page are Floyd and Clarence Riddle, sons of Lytha’s brother Luther.
Lefler, Aleck, 30, b. Mo Germany Mo; Lytha, wife, 25, b. Mo Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 7 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Bulah E., dau, 5; Herold A., son, 2. Both children born Mo Mo Mo.
The preceding household is that of Aleck’s parents.
1920 census of Linn Co., Missouri, Marceline ward 2, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #146/155:
Leffler, Litha, 35, widowed, b. Mo Ky Ky; Beulah, dau, 15; Owen, son, 9; Wayne, son, 7. All children born Mo Mo Mo.
The preceding household is that of Litha’s father George Riddle, with his third wife Mollie.
1930 census of Livingston Co., Missouri, Chillicothe ward 2, enumerated 12 April, lists on p. 18A as family #385/440, at 738 Commercial St:
Leffler, Lytha, 45, widowed, b. Mo Ky Ky, operator at glove factory; Wayne, son, 17, b. Mo Mo Mo.
On the same page are Floyd and Clarence Riddle, sons of Lytha’s brother Luther.
