Ella Barbara Freida Schroeder

Ella Barbara Freida Schroeder was born on November 5, 1905 in Woodriver, Hall County, Nebraska to Wilhelm M. Schroeder and Margarethe Claussen.

1910 Census for Hall County, Nebraska

Source Citation

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML4X-LCF : accessed 22 May 2012), Ella Schroeder in household of William Schroeder, Alda, Hall, Nebraska.

1920 Census for Hall County, Nebraska

Source Citation

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCKH-3ZT : accessed 22 May 2012), Ella Schroeder in household of William Schroeder, , Hall, Nebraska.

In 1920 Ella's mother died, leaving Ella to grow up quickly and sacrifice her dreams to care for her siblings. Sometime during her teens she fell in love with one of the local farmboys and became pregnant. Given the circumstances of the time period, she gave the child, a girl, up for adoption, and never mentioned the episode the rest of her days.

Ella married William "Bill" Thomas Leck on November 22, 1929 in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

Ella Freida Barbara Schroeder and William "Bill" Thomas Leck had four children:

1. Freda Waneta Leck (living)

2. Betty Eleanor Leck (living)

3. Curtis Clyde Leck (living)

4. Glenna Aurelia Leck, b. May 10, 1940 in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Married Kenneth Collins.

Ella died on May 9, 1991 in Paonia, Delta County, Colorado.

Social Security Death Index

Source Citation

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1T2-TW1 : accessed 22 May 2012), Ella F Leck, 1991.