Leo Joseph Poler

1890 - 1939  (48 years)

• Name	Leo Joseph Poler
  Birth	30 Sep 1890	South Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Jun 1900	Spink, Union, SD
  	age 9, born Sep 1890 in SD, living with parents
  Census	1905	Spink, Union, SD
  	age 13, born SD, parents born WI/WI
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Augusta, Tripp, SD
  	age 17, born SD, farm laborer, living with parents
  Military Service	4 Jun 1920	St Louis, St Louis, MO
  	Leo Joseph Poler, residing St Louis MO, b. 9/30/91, enl 4/6/17, dis 6/4/20, Pvt lcl 4 Co CAC
  Census	11 Apr 1930	Calabasas, Los Angeles, CA
  	age 38, born SD, widowed, laborer on road construction, parents born WI/WI
  Death	23 Jun 1939	Willows, Glenn, CA
  Burial	27 Jun 1939	San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
  Person ID	I1953	Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	George Edwin Poler,   b. 30 Jun 1861, Merton, Waukesha, WI d. 29 Aug 1939, University City, St Louis, MO (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth M Higgins,   b. Jun 1860, New York d. 19 Jan 1921, Tripp Co, SD (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1883	Milwaukee Co, WI
  Notes	from "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930" (familysearch.org) On 7 Nov 1883 in Wisconsin, George E Poler son of Andrew J Poler and Hannah Lane married Elizabeth Higgins daughter of Michael Higgins and Angelina Henne
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henrietta Evelyn Porter,   b. 8 Nov 1891, Malmo, Saunders, NE d. 29 Sep 1929, Calabasas, Los Angeles, CA (Age 37 years)
  Notes	from "The Marysville (KS) Advocate", 25 Jun 1925 (newspapers.com) Marriage License issued to Leo J. Poler, St. Louis, Mo., 33, Henrietta Evelyn Porter, Wahoo, Nebraska, 33
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Poler,   b. 28 Jan 1929, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California d. 12 Dec 2000, Chowchilla, Madera, CA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F4073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Myrtle Mae Graham,   b. 18 Aug 1888, Tennessee d. 10 Feb 1954, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1931	Cornell, Los Angeles, CA
  Family ID	F526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Leo J Poler Gravestone LEO J. POLER / South Dakota / Pvt. 4 Field Arty. / June 23, 1939 Plot: Section EE #142

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Marysville Appeal-Democrat", 23 Jun 1939 (newspapers.com) WILLOWS, Jun 23 (VNA) - Leo J. Poler, 47, Spalding ranch CCC enrollee, was killed instantly early today when struck by an automobile three miles south of here. Edna A. Hill of Klamath Agency, Ore., driver of the car, said Poler was accompanied by two companions and tha tth ecar had struck him as she attempted to avoid the other two men. In Poler's clothing was found the remains of a gallon of wine. The death was the fourth of its kind among Spalding ranch enrollees with the last two years.