Leon married Emily Theresa Hardgrove on October 23, 1892 at Armstrong. Emily and Leon made their home on the family farm which had been owned by his deceased father, Elmer Haskin.
When the family farm which was owned by Elmer W. came to his children, Leon undertook to buy out his sister, Effie Elinor's interest by mortgaging this property. When the panic of 1893 hit, Leon was unable to meet the mortgage and was forced to liquidate. He took his remaining assets and purchased a home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Here he moved his family, also his mother and step father.
( Henry Hardgrove (1845-1914) Uncle of Emily Teresa, had some hand in inventing a threshing machine which was manufactured in Fond du Lac. The plant was moved to Hopkins, MN and became Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company. Many of the Hardgroves were employed at this plant)
John Hardgrove, father-in-law of Leon O. who had moved to Hopkins, MN with the threshing machine company, formerly based in Fond du Lac. sent for Leon O. in 1904, latter the rest of the family moved to Minnesota.
The factory operated mostly in the winter months, so Leon spent many late summers and falls with the threshing crews who followed the harvests in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota.
When the company became bigger, Leon was given more responsibility and because of the general knowledge of the machinery, he became a traveling trouble-shooter for the company. Several times, Leon was offered executive positions but shunned the responsibility and remained a top employee. Leon liked to drive fast horses and had several accidents while racing them in which he lost several fingers ( grandchildren were told whatever bad habits they had would result in loosing digits ie; thumb sucking, biting nails, etc.) He didn't like farming very much and preferred to work around machinery. Leon retired in 1932.
Leon's later years were plagued by great depression and when Emily suffered a stroke and was bedridden, he tended her until her death.
Leon loved to talk and tell stories with infinite detail. He had a good sense of humor and never missed 'Fred Allen' and 'Charlie McCarthy' on the radio. He liked to play cards with his children and their spouses.
When the family farm which was owned by Elmer W. came to his children, Leon undertook to buy out his sister, Effie Elinor's interest by mortgaging this property. When the panic of 1893 hit, Leon was unable to meet the mortgage and was forced to liquidate. He took his remaining assets and purchased a home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Here he moved his family, also his mother and step father.
( Henry Hardgrove (1845-1914) Uncle of Emily Teresa, had some hand in inventing a threshing machine which was manufactured in Fond du Lac. The plant was moved to Hopkins, MN and became Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company. Many of the Hardgroves were employed at this plant)
John Hardgrove, father-in-law of Leon O. who had moved to Hopkins, MN with the threshing machine company, formerly based in Fond du Lac. sent for Leon O. in 1904, latter the rest of the family moved to Minnesota.
The factory operated mostly in the winter months, so Leon spent many late summers and falls with the threshing crews who followed the harvests in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota.
When the company became bigger, Leon was given more responsibility and because of the general knowledge of the machinery, he became a traveling trouble-shooter for the company. Several times, Leon was offered executive positions but shunned the responsibility and remained a top employee. Leon liked to drive fast horses and had several accidents while racing them in which he lost several fingers ( grandchildren were told whatever bad habits they had would result in loosing digits ie; thumb sucking, biting nails, etc.) He didn't like farming very much and preferred to work around machinery. Leon retired in 1932.
Leon's later years were plagued by great depression and when Emily suffered a stroke and was bedridden, he tended her until her death.
Leon loved to talk and tell stories with infinite detail. He had a good sense of humor and never missed 'Fred Allen' and 'Charlie McCarthy' on the radio. He liked to play cards with his children and their spouses.
Leon married Emily Theresa Hardgrove on October 23, 1892 at Armstrong. Emily and Leon made their home on the family farm which had been owned by his deceased father, Elmer Haskin.
When the family farm which was owned by Elmer W. came to his children, Leon undertook to buy out his sister, Effie Elinor's interest by mortgaging this property. When the panic of 1893 hit, Leon was unable to meet the mortgage and was forced to liquidate. He took his remaining assets and purchased a home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Here he moved his family, also his mother and step father.
( Henry Hardgrove (1845-1914) Uncle of Emily Teresa, had some hand in inventing a threshing machine which was manufactured in Fond du Lac. The plant was moved to Hopkins, MN and became Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company. Many of the Hardgroves were employed at this plant)
John Hardgrove, father-in-law of Leon O. who had moved to Hopkins, MN with the threshing machine company, formerly based in Fond du Lac. sent for Leon O. in 1904, latter the rest of the family moved to Minnesota.
The factory operated mostly in the winter months, so Leon spent many late summers and falls with the threshing crews who followed the harvests in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota.
When the company became bigger, Leon was given more responsibility and because of the general knowledge of the machinery, he became a traveling trouble-shooter for the company. Several times, Leon was offered executive positions but shunned the responsibility and remained a top employee. Leon liked to drive fast horses and had several accidents while racing them in which he lost several fingers ( grandchildren were told whatever bad habits they had would result in loosing digits ie; thumb sucking, biting nails, etc.) He didn't like farming very much and preferred to work around machinery. Leon retired in 1932.
Leon's later years were plagued by great depression and when Emily suffered a stroke and was bedridden, he tended her until her death.
Leon loved to talk and tell stories with infinite detail. He had a good sense of humor and never missed 'Fred Allen' and 'Charlie McCarthy' on the radio. He liked to play cards with his children and their spouses.
When the family farm which was owned by Elmer W. came to his children, Leon undertook to buy out his sister, Effie Elinor's interest by mortgaging this property. When the panic of 1893 hit, Leon was unable to meet the mortgage and was forced to liquidate. He took his remaining assets and purchased a home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Here he moved his family, also his mother and step father.
( Henry Hardgrove (1845-1914) Uncle of Emily Teresa, had some hand in inventing a threshing machine which was manufactured in Fond du Lac. The plant was moved to Hopkins, MN and became Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company. Many of the Hardgroves were employed at this plant)
John Hardgrove, father-in-law of Leon O. who had moved to Hopkins, MN with the threshing machine company, formerly based in Fond du Lac. sent for Leon O. in 1904, latter the rest of the family moved to Minnesota.
The factory operated mostly in the winter months, so Leon spent many late summers and falls with the threshing crews who followed the harvests in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota.
When the company became bigger, Leon was given more responsibility and because of the general knowledge of the machinery, he became a traveling trouble-shooter for the company. Several times, Leon was offered executive positions but shunned the responsibility and remained a top employee. Leon liked to drive fast horses and had several accidents while racing them in which he lost several fingers ( grandchildren were told whatever bad habits they had would result in loosing digits ie; thumb sucking, biting nails, etc.) He didn't like farming very much and preferred to work around machinery. Leon retired in 1932.
Leon's later years were plagued by great depression and when Emily suffered a stroke and was bedridden, he tended her until her death.
Leon loved to talk and tell stories with infinite detail. He had a good sense of humor and never missed 'Fred Allen' and 'Charlie McCarthy' on the radio. He liked to play cards with his children and their spouses.
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