Leta E. Reigle1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17128, (1895 - 1950)
FatherWilliam David Riegel4,5 (25 Jan 1850 - abt 1924)
MotherMary J. Quakenbush6,7 (18 Sep 1857 - 3 Nov 1925)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Aug 1895, Kansas8,9,10
Marriage: 15 Jan 1926, Oakland, Alameda Co., California, Clyde Carey Crecelius (1 Mar 1888 - 15 Sep 1960)11,12,13
Divorce: before 1950, Clyde Carey Crecelius (1 Mar 1888 - 15 Sep 1960)14,15,16
Death: 7 Oct 1950, Oakland, Alameda Co., California17,18,19
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

      Leta E. Reigle was born on 23 Aug 1895 in Kansas.8,9,10
     The earliest record found for her, the 1900 census, shows her name as Yletta. That may have been her name given at birth, but all other records show her first name as Lettie or Leta.20
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Sumner Twp., Phillips Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents, William David Riegel and Mary J. Quakenbush.4
     She moved to Missouri with her parents.21,22 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Hazelwood Twp., Webster Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents.5
     Leta moved to Crane, Missouri, by 1916 when she as listed as a teacher in a Sunday School rally.23 She moved to California by 1924.24
     She was a graduate nurse, living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when she married.25,26
     Leta married Clyde Carey Crecelius, son of Isaac B. Crecelius and Anna E. Forbes, on 15 Jan 1926 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, with Edward J. Tyrrell, justice of the peace, officiating.11,12,13
     Leta and Clyde appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California, at 260 South 13rd, enumerated 14 Apr 1930, listed as roomers in the household of Andrew D. Johnson and his wife, with six other roomers, all single or divorced. Their son James was listed as living with them.27
     Leta and Clyde appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Oakland, Alameda Co., California at the rear of 1735 16th Ave., enumerated 2 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $18 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their son James was listed as living with them, as was a lodger, Robert S. Williams, a service station manager.28
     Leta and Clyde were Abernathy separated by 1942, when he was living at York, Pennsylvania, and reporting the "person who will always know your address" as Sister Rosana Superior at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.29
     Leta and Clyde were apparently divorced by 1950, as he appeared in the 1950 census with another woman listed as his wife. No record of a divorce, or of his remarriage, have been found. Her obituary lists him as her husband and his sister as her sister-in-law, and shows the sister's address as the "family home" even though Leta was listed as living elsewhere. But she is listed as widowed in the 1950 census, which is not uncommon for divorced people.14,15,16
     Leta appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Oakland, Alameda Co., California, at 651 63rd, enumerated 5 Apr 1950, reporting she lived in a home that was not on a farm.30
     Leta was struck by an automobile while she was crossing the Foothill Blvd. at Ninth Ave., in Oakland. Her body was tossed some 70 feet and struck a parked car. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The driver of the car was arrested for investigation of manslaughter.31
     Leta died on 7 Oct 1950 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, at age 55.17,18,19

Children:
     Child with Clyde Carey Crecelius:

  • James Edwin Crecelius32,33,31 (16 Jul 1926 - 26 Sep 1990)

Citations

  1. [S1396] William D. Reigle household, 1910 U.S. Census, Webster Co., Missouri, shows name as Lettie Reigle.
  2. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 153:130, Clyde Carey Crecelius and Leta Reigel.
  3. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Leta E Crecelius.
  4. [S1394] William D. Riggle household, 1900 U.S. Census, Phillips Co., Kansas.
  5. [S1396] William D. Reigle household, 1910 U.S. Census, Webster Co., Missouri.
  6. [S1394] William D. Riggle household, 1900 U.S. Census, Phillips Co., Kansas, shows Yletta as the daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S1396] William D. Reigle household, 1910 U.S. Census, Webster Co., Missouri, shows Lettie as the daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S1394] William D. Riggle household, 1900 U.S. Census, Phillips Co., Kansas, shows month, year, age 4, and state.
  9. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 153:130, Clyde Carey Crecelius and Leta Reigel, shows age 28 at marriage 15 Jan 1926, and state, as Missouri.
  10. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Leta E Crecelius, shows date, with year as 1896, and state, as Missouri.
  11. [S14086] "Miss Lettie Reigle Marries," The Crane Chronicle, 11 Feb 1926, shows she married 17 Jan to Mr. C. C, Crecelius.
  12. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 153:130, Clyde Carey Crecelius and Leta Reigel, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S14083] Andrew D. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Santa Clara Co., California, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 38, and hers as 29.
  14. [S14091] Letia La Point household, 1950 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows him with wife Frances.
  15. [S14085] Leta E. Crecolius household, 1950 U.S. Census, Alameda Co., California, shows her as widowed.
  16. [S14090] Leta E. Crecelius obituary, The Berkeley Gazette, shows her as his wife.
  17. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Leta E Crecelius, shows date and county.
  18. [S14089] "Union Agent Held for Investigation in Auto Death," Oakland Tribune, 8 Oct 1950, shows stuck in Oakland and pronounced dead at an Oakland hospital.
  19. [S14090] Leta E. Crecelius obituary, The Berkeley Gazette, shows date and city.
  20. [S1394] William D. Riggle household, 1900 U.S. Census, Phillips Co., Kansas, shows name as Yletta Riggle.
  21. [S14081] "Killed by a Vicious Mule," The Phillipsburg Dispatch, 8 Jun 1905, shows they had moved some time before, leaving several of their children with neighbors.
  22. [S7343] Deeds, Phillips Co., Kansas, 19:386-7, William D. Reigel and Mary J. Reigel to Greene Price, 16 Apr 1906, shows them as of Webster Co. Missouri, and their signatures were notarized in Webster Co.
  23. [S14100] "A Great Day for Crane," The Crane Chronicle, 14 Sep 1916.
  24. [S14101] "Local Happenings," The Crane Chronicle, 18 Dec 1924, shows he had arrived from California for a visit.
  25. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 153:130, Clyde Carey Crecelius and Leta Reigel, shows occupation as graduate nurse.
  26. [S14089] "Union Agent Held for Investigation in Auto Death," Oakland Tribune, 8 Oct 1950, shows she was a trained nurse.
  27. [S14083] Andrew D. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Santa Clara Co., California.
  28. [S14084] Clyde C. Crecelius household, 1940 U.S. Census, Alameda Co., California.
  29. [S14094] Clyde Carey Crecelius, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania.
  30. [S14085] Leta E. Crecolius household, 1950 U.S. Census, Alameda Co., California.
  31. [S14089] "Union Agent Held for Investigation in Auto Death," Oakland Tribune, 8 Oct 1950.
  32. [S921] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Ancestry.com, record for James Edwin Crecelius, shows mother's maiden name as Riegol.
  33. [S14083] Andrew D. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Santa Clara Co., California, shows him as the son of her husband.