Warner Township
Clark County, Wisconsin
Warner Township Pioneers
By Sharon Short & the Clark Co., WI History Buffs
WARNER, LeRoy Ramsey (22 Sept 1859-13 Sept 1929)
LeRoy Ramsey Warner; Lavina (Richardson) Warner--his mother; Bessie May (Warner) Hall--his daughter; Levina (Goodman) Richardson--his grandmother.
LeRoy Ramsey Warner was born at Black River Falls, Wis., Sept. 22, 1859, and died at Owen Sept. 13, 1929 (Sept 12 per cemetery), at the age of 69 years, 11 months and 21 days. He was the oldest son of Lovina and Mark B. Warner. At an early age he came with his parents go Greenwood, returning to Black River Falls each fall to attend school. For several years he was manager of his father's mercantile business in Greenwood, which was conducted on the site of the store now owned by Ben Picus. Later the family moved to their farm four miles north of Greenwood. In 1884 he married Mary Hommel. He went to Alaska with a company of Clark Co men during the gold rush of 1898.
Due to the hardships of the trip and an accident caused by his being caught under a falling tree, he returned with failing health, and he never fully recovered. He is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. I. C. Hall of Terry, Mont., Mrs. Harvey Flatz and Don Warner, both of Greenwood. One son, Harold, died in 1918. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Byron Meade of Wenatchee, Wash., and three brothers, David of Longview, Wash., George of Mabton, Wash., and Henry who resides in Greenwood. Funeral services were held from the H. L. Flatz home. The body was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery. Note: Bryan Mead, born 1871, son of William & Mary Mead, married Gertrude Warner, born 1870. Bryan Mead on the 1900 Longwood census as residence #206
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