Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 65.5
Grave Status Occupied
update Date 10/22/1997
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota (CCBR)
Place of Death Village of Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 64
Marital Status Married Margaret Sarah (aka Sarah Margaret) Aspden on Nov. 24, 1900)
Mother Elizabeth (born: Minnesota) or maybe Rose Jensen (born in Belgium)
Father Mathias (born in 1842 in Germany) or maybe Nicholas Roers (born in Holland)
Children William (Willie) J. (grave 65.2), Myrl Craig (grave 65.3)
Occupation
Occupant Information
Name
Leonard William Roers
Sex
Male
Social Sec. No.
Purchaser Information
Date of Birth
1/28/1880
Date of Death
3/11/1944
Interment Date
3/14/1944
Cause of Death
Cancer of Stomach
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota (CCBR)
Place of Death Village of Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 64
Marital Status Married Margaret Sarah (aka Sarah Margaret) Aspden on Nov. 24, 1900)
Mother Elizabeth (born: Minnesota) or maybe Rose Jensen (born in Belgium)
Father Mathias (born in 1842 in Germany) or maybe Nicholas Roers (born in Holland)
Children William (Willie) J. (grave 65.2), Myrl Craig (grave 65.3)
Occupation
Scrap Iron Dealer
Military Status
Margaret Sarah Aspden Roers (aka Sarah Margaret)
Baptized
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Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Leonard William Roers
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Date Purchased
4/23/1916
Amount Fee Paid
$15.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name
Margaret Sarah Aspden Roers (aka Sarah Margaret)
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Lot 65.5 Update Date 10/22/1997
Name Leonard William Roers
Comments/History Leonard and Margaret were married 11/24/1900, according to the Carver County
Marriage Records.
Note: The Carver County Birth Records state his date of birth as 1-20-1880, while
his WW I Draft information states 1-28-1880. No birth date is listed on his death
record. The draft records also list his occupation as a farmer and his wife as
Sarah Margaret.
According to 1880 and 1900 census, Leonard's mother was Rose "Rosie"
Johnson. His father was not listed in either census.