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=Families=
==Leask family==
* William Leask, Sr. (b. 1855 South Shelds, South Tyneside, [[Tyne and Wear, England|Tyne and Wear, Eng.]] - d. 1940 Dunkerton, IA). Carpenter/builder.
* 1st wife: Elizabeth Harrison Hewison Leask (b. 1859 Grindley, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scot. - d. 1902 Mason City, IA)
** William Hewison Leask, Jr. '''+1922+''' (b. 1882 Portsmouth, [[Hampshire, England]]; emig. 1884; d. 1972 Clarendon Hills, IL). Wife: Edith Maude McLeod Leask '''+1922+''' (b. 1880 Oro Twp., Simcoe, [[Ontario|ON]] - d. 1953 Waterloo, IA), daughter of Malcolm James McLeod (b. 1853 Oro, ON - d. 1926 Simcoe Co., ON) & Margaret Rutherford Litster McLeod (b. 1856 Oro, ON - d. 1928 Orillia, ON).
*** William "Mac" McLeod Leask (June 1915, lived one day)
*** Grace Janette Leask '''+1922+''' (b. 1918 Waterloo, IA - d. 2008 Carol Stream, Chicago, DuPage, IL). As per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/26987110 obit], Grace graduated from the [https://uni.edu/ University of Northern Iowa] with a bachelor's degree in teaching in 1940, and a master's degree in clothing and textiles from [https://msu.edu/ Michigan State University]. She taught high school in Milwaukee, [[Wisconsin]] for over 30 years, and was a longtime member of [[Wauwautosa Community Chapel, WI]], and [[Bethany Chapel, Wheaton, IL]]. She donated many hours to decorate and landscape at [https://www.covlivingwindsorpark.org/ Windsor Park Manor].
** [[George Dowell Leask ]], Sr. (b. 1896 Mason City, Cerro Gordon, IA - d. 1972 Claremont, L.A., CA). He was employed in 1930 in Oakland as an electrician. Wife (1922 @ Oakland, Alameda, CA): Edna B Anderson Leask (b. 1904 [[Nebraska|NE]]), daughter of Edward N. Anderson (b. IA) & Hannah Johnson Anderson (b. [[Sweden]]). George & Edna's wedding was witnessed by H.M. Rew of Berkeley, and Jennie Cochrane of Oakland. The ceremony was officiated by William Edward Clyatt "W.E.C." Roberts (b. 1865 Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands / Worcestershire, [[England]]; emig. 1888; d. 1926 Piedmont, Alameda, CA) of Bethany Hall in Oakland, husband of Alice Maud Tapson Roberts (b. 1872 Kilburn, Mid., Eng. - d. 1945 Santa Clara, CA) and was a self-employed lighting engineer (in 1910). *** [[George Dowell Jr. Leask]] (KIA 1944 France)
** Murdoch Leask - killed by lightning as a teenager.
** Eddie Leask
