Homer Frederick Legree1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3670, (1918 - 1994)
FatherFrederick Legree4,5,6 (2 Dec 1879 - 8 Sep 1959)
MotherMargaret J. Kirkland4,7,8 (6 Mar 1884 - 30 Dec 1972)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Jun 1918, Cobalt, Ontario9,10,11
Marriage: 26 Feb 1943, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, Mary Louise Glabe (7 Jun 1921 - 18 May 2003)12,13,14
Divorce: May 1966, Orange Co., California, Mary Louise Glabe (7 Jun 1921 - 18 May 2003)15,16
Marriage: 16 Dec 1967, San Diego, California, Karen Harriett Brown (16 Oct 1935 - 22 Nov 2020)17
Death: 18 Jan 1994, Kentwood, Kent Co., Michigan3,18
Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Kentwood, Kent Co., Michigan19
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Homer Frederick Legree was born on 6 Jun 1918 in Cobalt, Ontario.9,10,11
     He immigrated to the United States with his parents, Frederick Legree and Margaret J. Kirkland in 1919, while an infant.5,6
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.5 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.6 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.20
     He was a punch press operator in a spark plug factory in 1940, at age 21. In the 1940 census he reported he had worked 32 hours the last week of March, and had worked 4 weeks the prior year, earning $100 in 1940.20
     Homer registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 524 E. Rankin, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, reporting he was employed by A. C. Spark Plug Co., in Flint.2
     Homer enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 26 May 1942, in Detroit, Michigan.21,22
     Homer married first Mary Louise Glabe, daughter of Harvey Sebastian Glabe and Nettie Lou Bess, on 26 Feb 1943 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, with Sam J. Spitzberg, justice of the peace, officiating.12,13,14
     Homer was discharged from the Army 6 Dec 1945.23
     He was a janitor and gadener at a church by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 10 hours the prior week.24
     Homer and Mary appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 6665 Long Beach Blvd., enumerated 11 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.25
     Homer and Mary were divorced in May 1966 in Orange Co., California.15,16
     Homer married second Karen Harriett Brown, daughter of Dr. Floyd Brown and Rudy Kimball, on 16 Dec 1967 in San Diego, California.17
     Homer and Karen moved to Michigan, where he became a professor at Central and Western Michigan Universities.26
     Homer and Karen later opened a Suzuki violin studio which served 100’s of students in the greater Grand Rapids area.26
     Homer died on 18 Jan 1994 in Kentwood, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 75.3,18 He was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Kentwood, Kent Co., Michigan.19

Children:
     Children with Mary Louise Glabe:

Homer and Mary's children are still living (Feb 2024).

Children:
     Children with Karen Harriett Brown

Homer and Karen's other children are still living (Feb 2024).
  • baby girl Legree26 (1969 - 1969)

Citations

  1. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows name as Homer Legree.
  2. [S13125] Homer Fred Legree, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S878] "Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996," Ancestry.com, record for Homer Frederick Legree.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24.
  5. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  6. [S3723] Frederick Legree household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  7. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S3723] Frederick Legree household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S3720] Fred Legree household, 1920 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows age 1 6/12 and country.
  10. [S13125] Homer Fred Legree, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and country.
  11. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24, shows date, town, and province.
  12. [S12972] Marriages Records, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, 151:316, Mr. Homer F. Legree and Mary L. Glabe, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S13122] Homer F. Legree household, 1950 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows married.
  14. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24, shows date, city, and state.
  15. [S1272] "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," Ancestry.com, record for Mary L Glabe and Homer F Legree, shows month, year, as 1966, and county.
  16. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24, shows month and year, as 1967.
  17. [S1271] "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com, record for Homer F Legree and Karen H Heidbreder.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 192859937, Homer Frederick Legree, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 192859937, Homer Frederick Legree, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S3724] Fred Legree household, 1940 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  21. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Homer F Legree, Service No. 16065013, shows enlistment date, enlistment city and state, rank, and component as Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service.
  22. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Homer F Legree, Soc. Sec. No. 379-07-2168, shows enlistment date and service branch.
  23. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Homer F Legree, Soc. Sec. No. 379-07-2168, shows release date, and service branch.
  24. [S13122] Homer F. Legree household, 1950 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows occupation as janitor and gadener and industry as church.
  25. [S13122] Homer F. Legree household, 1950 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.
  26. [S13124] Legree obituary, Ofield Funeral Home.