Clayton S. Leis

1912 - 1987  (75 years)

• Name	Clayton S. Leis
  Born	12 Aug 1912	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1944	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-305013
  Died	11 Dec 1987	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I305013	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah B. Leis,   b. 15 Oct 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Magdalena R. Streicher,   b. 6 Dec 1883, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Feb 1944, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1905  [3]
  Family ID	F162311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena G. Gerber,   b. 17 Jun 1910,   d. 1996  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Edmund Leis,   b. 23 Jul 1933, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F58114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leis, Clayton S., son of Noah B. and Magdalena (Streicher) Leis, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Aug. 12, 1912; died at Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont., Dec. 11, 1987; aged 75 y. On Nov. 22, 1932, he was married to Magdalena Gerber, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Edmund and Albert), 3 daughters (Marjorie Bowles, Helen Kropf, and Laurene Wilhelm), 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Clara Roth and Lavina Kraft). He was a member of Poole Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 14, in charge of David Brubacher; interment in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 3 -January 19, 1988, page 46

  
  

• Sources

  [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Wellesley Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 12 Page 2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Noah Leis - 1 Mar 1944. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Noah B. Leis - August 2, 1966 pages 690, 691.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Aug 1912 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Died - 11 Dec 1987 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth