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Edward Croft Leffel

Male 1857 - 1884  (26 years)


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  • Name Edward Croft Leffel 
    Born 4 Jul 1857  Springfield, Clark Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Education Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA (Highland Military Academy) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Apr 1884  Springfield, Clark Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Springfield, Clark Co, Ohio, USA (Ferncliff Cemetery) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I281  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2015 

    Father James Leffel,   b. 19 Apr 1806, , Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1866  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Croft,   b. 7 Nov 1813, Bethel Twp, , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1887  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1830 
    Family ID F1755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Horr,   b. 13 Jan 1858, Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1907  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1877  , Clark Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Calvin Leffel,   b. 12 Aug 1878, Springfield, Clark Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1896, Springfield, Clark Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     2. Lillian Leffell,   b. May 1883, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      Marriage:
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/MXZY-28V/p1

      http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclark/ohckbios/query008.htm#159
      Edward's father James Leffel invented the Leffel water wheel.
      Edward "...In July, 1880, Mr. Leffel began the manufacture of the Croft Wind Engine, an invention which has been received by the public with great favor..."
      HISTORY of CLARK COUNTY, OHIO W. H. BEERS CO. 1881

      http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Clark/ClarkBusiness.htm
      "Leffel, E. C., Manufacturer of "Croft's Improved Iron Wind Engine;" also Dealer in Pumps, Tanks, Pipes, Corn Shellers, Corn Grinders, Power Converters with both Lever and Rotary Motion applied to Wind and Mill Power, and everything pertaining t o Wind Engine Machinery." BUSINESS REFERENCES. SPRINGFIELD CITY. Ohio

      http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Clark/ClarkSpringfieldbio(1).htm
      ED C. LEFFEL. manufacturer, Springfield. This young enterprising manufacturer is the son of James (the inventor of the water wheel) and Mary Leffel. He was born in the city of Springfield, Ohio, July 4, 1857: he received his primary education in the public school of this city, then attended school in New Haven, Conn.; was also a student in the Highland Military Academy, of Worcester, Mass. He was married, Nov. 7, 1877, to Miss Lillian G. Horr daughter of Calvin and Elizabeth (Morgan) Horr, who were one of the first families of Springfield. One bright, promising boy, James Calvin, has blessed the home of Ed C. and Lillian. In July, 1880, Mr. Leffel began the manufacture of the Croft Wind Engine, an invention which has been received by the public with great favor, and under Mr. Leffel's management bids fair to be a profitable invention to the manufacturer, as well as a blessing to the public, by supplying a long felt want. Mr. Leffel, although a young man yet, has seen much of the world, having visited all the principle cities of the East. His handsome brick residence is located on South Limestone street.

      Cemetery:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55484520