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George McClellan Leffingwell

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George McClellan Leffingwell

Birth
Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Dec 1918 (aged 55)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9827278, Longitude: -87.6836528
Memorial ID
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Marriage Information

Marriage(s) Year State Census
Clara Augusta "Madalan" /Green/ 1886 Iowa US 1900

Ruby Fitzhugh /Powell/ 1906 Illinois US 1910

SOURCE- https://www.usfamilytree.com/surname_indexes/p/116628/george-mcclellan-leffingwell

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George M. Leffingwell in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index:

ame: George M. Leffingwell
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birth Place: of Clinton, Clinton, Io
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1886
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Clara A. Green
Spouse Age: 23
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
FHL Film Number: 1030159

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Madalon L. Sheldon in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index:
Name: Madalon L. Sheldon
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1862
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1899
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: George M. Leffingwell
Spouse Age: 39
Spouse Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 1030298

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George M Leffingwell in the Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index:

Name: George M Leffingwell
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1863
Birth Place: Lyons, Iowa
Death Date: 13 Dec 1918
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1918
Cemetery Name: Rose Hill
Death Age: 55
Occupation: Business man
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: Wm E Leffingwell
Father Birth Place: New London, Conn
Mother Name: Celinda Walrod
Mother Birth Place: New York
FHL Film Number: 1309178

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xi. Geo. McClellan, b. Oct. 30, 1863, and was living in Chicago in 1896. He m. Nov. 17, 1886, Clara Augusta Green, and had one child, Nora Norene, b. Aug. 25, 1889.

SOURCE- The Leffingwell Record, p. 155

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George Leffingwell, for years the owner of several of the best drug stores in Evanston, died of pneumonia, December 13th, at his home, 925 Lakeside place. He was 53 years old.

SOURCE- N.A.R.D. Journal, 1918
(National Ass'n of Retail Druggists)


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Wife of "Pop" Leffingwell Gets a Decree of Divorce

Chicago Tribune, August 14, 1905

Climax to the Matrimonial Career of the Evanston Restaurant Man During the Last Fifteen Months


Synopsis- (Hard to read online clipping.)

"In the last fifteen months he has:

Been divorced from a woman with a $300,000 _______.

Been sued for $50,000 by actress for breach of promise.
(Roslyn Powell)

Married Mary Alma Leffingwell who has obtained a divorce from him."


He married Mary Alma Unknown July 14, 1904 and she divorced him August 13, 1905 for desertion. She found love letters to him in his pockets and he had frequently stayed out all night. He had occupied a room in a boarding house for 6 weeks under an assumed name with a young woman. She was an actress named Ruby Fitzhugh.

"Leffingwell has had three wives, his first wife died and he married Madalan, who had been twice divorced." He divorced her for desertion.


Marriage Information

Marriage(s) Year State Census
Clara Augusta "Madalan" /Green/ 1886 Iowa US 1900

Ruby Fitzhugh /Powell/ 1906 Illinois US 1910

SOURCE- https://www.usfamilytree.com/surname_indexes/p/116628/george-mcclellan-leffingwell

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George M. Leffingwell in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index:

ame: George M. Leffingwell
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birth Place: of Clinton, Clinton, Io
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1886
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Clara A. Green
Spouse Age: 23
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
FHL Film Number: 1030159

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Madalon L. Sheldon in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index:
Name: Madalon L. Sheldon
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1862
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1899
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: George M. Leffingwell
Spouse Age: 39
Spouse Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 1030298

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George M Leffingwell in the Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index:

Name: George M Leffingwell
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1863
Birth Place: Lyons, Iowa
Death Date: 13 Dec 1918
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1918
Cemetery Name: Rose Hill
Death Age: 55
Occupation: Business man
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: Wm E Leffingwell
Father Birth Place: New London, Conn
Mother Name: Celinda Walrod
Mother Birth Place: New York
FHL Film Number: 1309178

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xi. Geo. McClellan, b. Oct. 30, 1863, and was living in Chicago in 1896. He m. Nov. 17, 1886, Clara Augusta Green, and had one child, Nora Norene, b. Aug. 25, 1889.

SOURCE- The Leffingwell Record, p. 155

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George Leffingwell, for years the owner of several of the best drug stores in Evanston, died of pneumonia, December 13th, at his home, 925 Lakeside place. He was 53 years old.

SOURCE- N.A.R.D. Journal, 1918
(National Ass'n of Retail Druggists)


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Wife of "Pop" Leffingwell Gets a Decree of Divorce

Chicago Tribune, August 14, 1905

Climax to the Matrimonial Career of the Evanston Restaurant Man During the Last Fifteen Months


Synopsis- (Hard to read online clipping.)

"In the last fifteen months he has:

Been divorced from a woman with a $300,000 _______.

Been sued for $50,000 by actress for breach of promise.
(Roslyn Powell)

Married Mary Alma Leffingwell who has obtained a divorce from him."


He married Mary Alma Unknown July 14, 1904 and she divorced him August 13, 1905 for desertion. She found love letters to him in his pockets and he had frequently stayed out all night. He had occupied a room in a boarding house for 6 weeks under an assumed name with a young woman. She was an actress named Ruby Fitzhugh.

"Leffingwell has had three wives, his first wife died and he married Madalan, who had been twice divorced." He divorced her for desertion.




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