Hi Doris,
I can help with that.
Leander (Lee) Lafayette Gowdy
was born in Lacon, Illinois on May 20, 1865, the son of Leander Lafayette Gowdy and Louisa Cutler. Lee married in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1890 to Meta Steidel who was born in Boston, Mass. March 4, 1870. Lee was a carpenter residing in Chicago, Illinois in 1919. Their children were:
Florence, born Cincinnati, Ohio 1891
George, born Cincinnati on March 30, 1893; died Sonoma Co. CA Nov. 27, 1948.
Mabel, born Cincinnati 1895
Edna, born Cincinnati 1898
Elsie, born Chicago, Illinois December 22, 1898; died Marin Co., CA Sept. 19, 1954
Evelyn, born Chicago 1903
Arthur, born Chicago 1905)
Meta Steidel Gowdy died in Marin County November 30, 1953 at age 83; born March 4, 1870 in Massachusetts; her mother’s maiden name was Grush. She is buried at the Marin County Farm.
Lee Gowdy died in Marin County on January 28, 1955; he was born in Illinois May 20, 1865..
Sources:
Gowdy Family History, by Mahlon Gowdy, 1919, pg 553 & 561
CA death index
death certificate of Elsie Gowdy
death certificate of Meta Gowdy
death certificate of Lee Gowdy