Clyde Austin Leonard

     Clyde Austin Leonard was born on 25 July 1913 at Derby, Vermont.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of William Ernest Leonard and Carrie Mary Facteau.¹ Clyde, age 6, appeared on the US Census of 1920 living at Newport, Vermont,in the household of his parents, William Ernest and Carrie Mary Leonard.⁷ Clyde, age 16, appeared on the US Census of 1930 living at Grover, Vermont,in the household of his parents, William Ernest and Carrie Mary Leonard. He was a turner in a wood heel shop.⁸

Clyde married first on 8 September 1934 at Grover, Vermont, Jeannette Baldic


Clyde, age 26, appeared on the US Census of 1940 living at 17 East Myrtle Street, Orange, Franklin County, Vermont,in the household of his parents, William Ernest and Carrie Mary Leonard. He is listed as married, but his wife is not with him.¹⁰ Clyde registered for the draft giving his age as 27 and his employer as the Ruthland Sanitarium on 16 October 1940 at 161 Wallnut Hill, Orange, Massachusetts.³ Clyde, age 36 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at 77 West Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts. While listed as married, his wife was not listed, but his daughter, Evelyn, age 15, was listed. He was working at the Twist Drill Company.¹¹

Clyde Austin Leonard married Bessie Louise Burnett, daughter of Murvil Francis Burnett and Irene Francelia Eddy, in 1953 at Warwick, Massachusetts.¹² In 1989, the year Clyde died, he lived at 53 Thayer Road, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^13,6 He died on 31 January 1989 at Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, Massachusetts, at age 75.^13,2,4,5 Clyde's obituary of 1 February 1989, reads:




Clyde was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, New Hampshire.²