Leonard Wood Springer
Leonard Wood Springer
Leonard Wood Springer, my grandfather, was born in 1900, in Los Angeles, California. He was the youngest son of Mose and Tottie Springer.
After finishing the eighth grade, Leonard went to work as a messenger boy for the San Diego Sun. In 1922, he was admitted to membership in the International Typographical Union as an apprentice and remained active in the union throughout his life. Leonard worked as a typographical compositor for the San Diego Sun until 1939, when the newspaper shut down. He then worked for Neyenesch Printers, setting type by hand for a variety of publications until he retired.
Leonard was married twice. His marriage to Eva Blair ended in divorce shortly after the couple had a daughter, Elinor Marie. He married Dorothy Marie Ellison in 1929 and they had two sons, John Ellison and Leonard "Leo" Wood, Jr.
Leonard and Dorothy lived out their retirement years in the Lakeside, California, house they and their sons built out of adobe bricks during World War II. Leonard died in 1983.
After finishing the eighth grade, Leonard went to work as a messenger boy for the San Diego Sun. In 1922, he was admitted to membership in the International Typographical Union as an apprentice and remained active in the union throughout his life. Leonard worked as a typographical compositor for the San Diego Sun until 1939, when the newspaper shut down. He then worked for Neyenesch Printers, setting type by hand for a variety of publications until he retired.
Leonard was married twice. His marriage to Eva Blair ended in divorce shortly after the couple had a daughter, Elinor Marie. He married Dorothy Marie Ellison in 1929 and they had two sons, John Ellison and Leonard "Leo" Wood, Jr.
Leonard and Dorothy lived out their retirement years in the Lakeside, California, house they and their sons built out of adobe bricks during World War II. Leonard died in 1983.