She was the daughter of Jacob (1841-1909) and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Geiss (1847-1916) Young.

The Jacob Young family moved from Lancaster, Ohio to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1893.

Leo's is listed on the 1900 census taken June 11th as Leona S born January 1884, age 16, employed seamstress. Leo's tombstone shows: Susan Leona. Her daughter's (Leona Ann) marriage application shows: Susan Leona.

Leo's siblings (12):
William Michael Young Sr (1868-1963) 9 children;
John Frederick Young I (1869-1962) 3 children;
Elizabeth Christina Young Michelfelder (1871-1963) 4 children;
Anna Maria/Mary Young Dehne (1872-1939) one child;
Bertha Julia 'Bert' Young Fouts (1874-1956) no children;
Christian Francis 'Frank' 'Christy' Young (1876-1945) no children;
Catherine Louisa 'Kate' Young Drinkut (1878-1938) 4 children;
Lolo nmn Young Eckel (1880-1963) 4 children; Caroline Ida 'Carrie' Young Meany (1881-1904) no children;
Florence Magdeline 'Maggie' Young Maloney (December 1885-1964) 7 children;
Emma Helena Young (1888-1896); and
Georgia Henrietta Young Akard (1890-1974) one child;

Leo married on January 31, 1907 in Indianapolis, Indiana to John Louis 'Jack' Akard Sr (1879-1952): military records show 1879; 1880 census shows him as one year old - so 1879).

After she married she and her husband had a tailor shop in the 1400 block of E Market St in Indianapolis in the lower level at one time.

Leo and Jack had 5 children: John Louis 'Jack' Akard Jr (1907-1967) 2 children; George Charles Akard (1909-1983) 4 children; Leona Ann Akard Fulford (1911-1988) 3 children; James Miller Akard (1912-1967) 2 children and Dorothy Mary Akard Epstein (1914-1985) no children.

Leo died in 1932. At that time her son, George, and his wife and daughter, Jackie, were staying with Leo and Jack and family at 514 Dorman. Six days after Leo died George's daughter, Pat, was born in that house. Sometime after Leo's death the household disbanded. They had fallen behind in rent. Her husband, Jack, went to Henderson, Kentucky to work. Her daughter, Leona, went to live with a girlfriend who worked with her. Her daughter, Dorothy, went to Chicago. Her sister, Bert - a Christian Scientist - (blind) finally had eye surgery (because she no longer had a place to stay) and went to work for the Fouts (a man and his mother) as a housekeeper (three years later Bert married the son - when she was 60). George and his family found other accommodations.

Leo died at age 48 years 5 months 29 days of cancer.

The above pictures was taken in 1893 and about 1909.