Leora "Ora" May Bomgardner

Leora "Ora" May Bomgardner was born May 31, 1867 in Chillicothe, Missouri (source needed) to John Calvin Bomgardner and Sarah Ermaline Hatfield. She married Andrew J. Leck on January 23, 1890 in Rooks County, Kansas.

Rooks County, Kansas Marriage Records Book A, 1874-1894

Groom Bride Date Page

Leck, Andrew J. Bomgardner, Ora M. 23 Jan 1890 443

Richard, Waneta, William "Bill" Thomas, Helen, James

Blanche, Andrew, Edra, Leora May and Glen Leck

Children of Andrew J. Leck and Leora May Bomgardner:

1. Stella Blanche Leck, born 6 Mar 1891 in Brock, Nemaha, NE; died 7 Jan 1975 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; married Guy Mills 16 Jul 1921.

2. Glenn Leck, born Sep 1892 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died 1970 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; married Mary Louise Arnold.

3. William "Bill" Thomas Leck, Sr.

4. Grace Leck, born 19 Mar 1898 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died 25 Aug 1909 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS.

5. Myrtle Leck, born Oct 1899 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died in Palco, Rooks Co., KS

6. Waune Leck, born abt 1900 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died abt 1988 in Denver, CO; married Ernest Wright.

7. Helen D. Leck, born 13 Mar 1902 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died 14 Nov 1977 in Los Angeles, CA; married Don Moss (issue: 1 child), Schurr (2 children).

8. James Leck, born 31 May 1904 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died 19 Oct 1994 in Ellis, KS; married Margaret Griswald on 31 Jul 1940.

9. Richard Leck, born abt 1907 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died abt 1965 in Saratoga, FL

10. Edra Leck, born abt 1913 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS; died abt 1960 in NM.

1900 Census for Rooks County, Kansas

Andrew J Leek....Head of Household...b. Jul 1867 in IA...father born in PA...mother born in OH....married 10 years....farmer

Ora M Leek........Wife of H of H..........b. May 1868 in IA...father born in OH...mother born in MO...married 10 years

Blanche Leek......child.........................b. Mar 1894 in NE

Glennie Leek......child.........................b. Sep 1892 in KS

William Leek......child.........................b. Oct 1895 in KS

Grace Leek.........child.........................b. Mar 1898 in KS

Martel Leek........child.........................b. Oct 1899 in KS

1910 Census for Rooks County, Kansas

Source Citation

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2Z3-VFN : accessed 19 May 2012), Ora May Leck in household of John C Bomgardner, Northampton, Rooks, Kansas.

In 1915 the family is found living together in Russell County, Kansas.

1915 Kansas State Census for Luray, Russell County, Kansas

A. J. Leck, 47y

Ora M. Leck, 47y

William T. Leck, 19y

WA Veta Leck, 15y

Hellen Leck, 13y

James Leck, 11y

Dick Leck, 8y

Edra Leck, 2y

Leora died December 14, 1917 in Palco, Rooks County, Kansas. Source is needed and internment unknown.