Name Info

Leona Mae Collier 1896-1963

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09119694
Gender.........female
Status.........deceased
Age............67y 6m 15d
Last-Marital...married
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......3
#Events........1
#Images:.......11
#Comments......1
#Siblings......0
#Children......3

Person-Type....S
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........mother
Spouse?........wife
Sibling?.......sister
Child?.........daughter
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......

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Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: Tom Collier, male, #M:1
  2. Parent: Anna Ward, female, #M:1

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1920-02-22 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa
  2. Spouse: Cluett Clifford SEARLS, male, born:1899-02-22 Chatsworth, Sioux county, Iowa, died:1981-04-18 (82y 1m 27d) Postville, Allamakee county, Iowa, Dad:BURTON ORSON SEARLS, Mom:MAE FRANCES MOORE, #Cmnts:3, #SrcDocs:4
  3. ..Child: Joan Kathleen SEARLS, female, born:1923-06-22 Iowa, died:1966-2013 (42y 6m 10d) , Dad:Cluett Clifford SEARLS, Mom:Leona Mae Collier, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:5
  4. ..Child: James Collier SEARLS, male, born:1926-08-22 Mitchell, Davison county, South Dakota, died:2018-06-26 (91y 10m 4d) Iowa City, Johnson county, Iowa, Dad:Cluett Clifford SEARLS, Mom:Leona Mae Collier, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:4
  5. ..Child: Richard Moore SEARLS, male, born:1933-06-14 Mitchell, Davison county, South Dakota, died:1976-06-13 (42y 11m 30d) Ames, Story county, Iowa, Dad:Cluett Clifford SEARLS, Mom:Leona Mae Collier, #SrcDocs:4

Events
Birth
: 1896-04-21, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa
Married
: 1920-02-22, Age:23y 10m 1d, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, Role:bride, Cluett and Leona were high school sweethearts.
Physical
: 1958-09-18, Age:62y 4m 28d, Postville, Allamakee county, Iowa, Role:physical, suffered a stroke
Physical
: 1958, Age:62y 4m 28d, Postville, Allamakee county, Iowa, Role:invalid, became an invalid for the rest of her life
Death
: 1963-11-05, Age:67y 6m 15d, Postville, Allamakee county, Iowa
Burial
: ?, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, buried with her husband and her parents

Places In
Postville, Allamakee county, Iowa
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa

General

Leona's sister Thora, born on 06-25-1893, celebrated her 100th birthday in 1993. Per her wishes, her family did not gather for one big celebration. Rather, they came to visit her one family at a time. In this way, she could have a chance to spend time talking with each of them.


Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
MS_0014 - Photo of Moore Family Reunion [3 copies]
S__0036 - Photo of Family of Cluett and Leona Searls, Seventeen people
S__0037 - Photo of Family of Cluett and Leona Searls, Six adults
S__0038 - Photo of Cluett and Leona Mae Searls
S__0039 - Photo of Cluett's friend George Nelson, Cluett and Leona Mae Searls
S__0066 - Photo of Leona Mae Searls in Wedding Outfit
S__0067 - Photo of Leona Mae Searls and Son Dick Searls
S__0077 - Photo of Leona Mae Collier, around Age 10 to 12
S__0078 - Photo of Leona Mae Collier Clear Lake High School Graduation Picture
S__0083 - Photo of Christmas Card/picture of Jim Searls family Sent to Yvonne Wilson
S__0109 - Photo of Leona Mae (Collier) and Cluett C. Searls with Baby Daughter Joan


Sources
Edwin J. Searls Family record
Letters from Cluett Searls, Postville Iowa, 1980
Newell S. Moore Family record


Historical
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902