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	7 Nov 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	12 Nov 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