David Leighly

Family/Spouse: Carole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 6; Address:
  417 Chandler Street
• Census: 1940, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 16; Address:
  628 East Sangamon Street
• Military: 28 May 1942
• Draft Registration: 30 Jun 1942, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 19; Address:
  628 East Sangamon Street
• Graduation: 1952
• Residence: 1974, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri; Address:
  29 Sydney Court
• Residence: 2004, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri
• Obituary: 30 Aug 2004
• Last Full Review: 4 Oct 2020

Notes:

Name:


Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Military:
He served as a PFC in the 255th Infantry 63rd Division in Europe during WWII where he earned the Bronze Star for Valor.

Draft Registration:
He registered for the draft giving the USDA Forest Service as his employer.

Graduation:
He received his PhD from the Department of materials science and Engineering from the University of Illinois, specializing in Metallurgical Engineering.

Obituary:
Dr. Hollis Philip Leighly Jr., of Rolla passed away Saturday, August 28 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center at the age of 81.

He was born in Illinois on May 28, 1923 to the late Hollis Philip and Bessie (Haworth) Leighly. On August 31, 1951 he married Elizabeth Peterson, who survives.

Mr. Leighly was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the 255th Infantry 63rd Division in Europe during WWII where he earned the Bronze Star for Valor.

He received his Ph.D.. from the Department of materials science and Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1952, specializing in Metallurgical Engineering. After attending Reactor School in Oakridge, TN, he worked in Detroit, MI and the University of Denver Research Institute before joining the University of Missouri, Rolla Department of Metallurgical Engineering in 1960. He was a devoted teacher and dedicated scholar. He held visiting positions in the University of East Anglia Norwich, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, among others. In 1996, he and his students performed experiments, and published results on samples of metal salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic. He retired from UMR in 1992.

Mr. Leighly's surviving family members include his wife Elizabeth; one son, David Leighly and wife Carole, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; one daughter, Karen Leighly, of Norman, Oklahoma; a sister, Elisabeth Denton, of Illinois; one grandson, Ian Leighly, nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and friends.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at the Null & Son Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Stanton Cemetery near Fithian, IL on Wednesday. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. this evening, Monday, August 30 at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Parkinson's Research Center. All arrangements are under the direction of the Null & Son Funeral Home in Rolla.

Hollis married Elizabeth Marie Petersen in 1951 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Peverill Oscar Petersen and Alice Elizabeth Wilber) was born on 24 Mar 1923 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 2010 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; was cremated after 17 Dec 2010 in Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 7; Address:
  20A Monument Street
• Census: 1940, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 17; Address:
  Monument Street
• Residence: Dec 1984, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri
• Residence: Aug 2004, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri
• Residence: 2010, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
• Last Full Review: 4 Oct 2020

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 36; Address:
  417 Chandler Street
• Census: 1940, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 47; Address:
  628 East Sangamon Street

Notes:

Census:
He was a public school teacher.

Census:
He was a public school teacher.

Hollis married Bessie Haworth. Bessie was born about 1893 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 37; Address:
  417 Chandler Street
• Census: 1940, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; : 50; Address:
  628 East Sangamon Street

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 8; Address:
  Monument Street
• Census: 1910, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 18; Address:
  Monument Street
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 25; Address:
  Monument Street
• Military: say 1918
• Census: 1920, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 28; Address:
  Monument Street
• Membership: 1921, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1930, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 38; Address:
  20A Monument Street
• Census: 1940, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 48; Address:
  Monument Street
• Draft Registration: 1942, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 50; Address:
  Monument Street
• Residence: 1978, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 9 Aug 2020

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents and is listed as a laborer on the family farm.

Draft Registration:
He registered for the World War I Draft.

Military:
He served as a Sargent in the US Army during World War I.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents. His occupation is listed as a assistant laborer on a farm.

Membership:
He became a member of the Corinthian Masonic Lodge of Concord, Massachusetts.

Census:
He was a farmer.

Census:
He is listed as an "apple inspector for the state".

Draft Registration:
He registered for the World War II Draft listing the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture as his employer.

Peverill married Alice Elizabeth Wilber on 20 Sep 1920 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Alice (daughter of Henry Fessenden Wilber and Annie Elizabeth Prentice) was born on 6 Nov 1891 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Dec 1984 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 14 Dec 1984 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 8
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 18; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Census: 1930, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 38; Address:
  20A Monument Street
• Census: 1940, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 48; Address:
  Monument Street
• Obituary: 16 Dec 1984
• Last Full Review: 9 Aug 2020

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1875
• Census: 1900, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 35
• Census: 1910, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer; : 45; Address:
  Monument Street
• Census: 1920, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer; : 55; Address:
  Monument Street

Rudolph married Inga Marta Anderson in 1888. Inga was born in Oct 1867 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1884
• Census: 1900, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1910, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 45; Address:
  Monument Street
• Census: 1920, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 52; Address:
  Monument Street
• Census: 1940, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She was widowed and living with her son.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 2
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 7
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 17
• Census: 1900, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 37
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 47; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a M. Engineer in a box factory.; : 57; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 67; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Residence: 1942, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Last Full Review: 5 Jul 2020

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his widowed father.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his father and step-mother.

His occupation is listed as driving team.

Census:
He was a sawyer on a portable saw mill.

Census:
He was a power station engineer.

Census:
He was a mechanical engineer in a box factory.

Buried:
Henry F. Wilber
Nov. 9, 1862 - Feb. 20, 1948
His wife
Annie E. Prentice
Nov. 5, 1871 - Apr. 26, 1962

Henry married Annie Elizabeth Prentice on 14 Jan 1891 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Annie (daughter of John A. Prentice and Ellen N.) was born on 5 Nov 1871 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1962 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Apr 1962 in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 8
• Census: 1900, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 28
• Moved to: 1906, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 38; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 48; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Passenger List: 21 May 1920; : 49
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Residence: 1942, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  21 Highland Street
• Obituary: 28 Apr 1962
• Last Full Review: 5 Jul 2020

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Passenger List:
She arrived in New York City from Southampton, England aboard the SS Adriatic.

Buried:
Henry F. Wilber
Nov. 9, 1862 - Feb. 20, 1948
His wife
Annie E. Prentice
Nov. 5, 1871 - Apr. 26, 1962