Hall County NeArchives Biographies.....Anstine, Leslie Clem 1896 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 21, 2015, 11:46 pm Source: Nebraskana Author: See below Leslie Clem Anstine Born at Utica, Nebraska, January 25, 1896, Leslie C. Anstine has been a merchant at Wood River, since 1925. He is the son of George M. and Mary Alice (Kinkade) Anstine, both natives of Industry, Illinois, the former born November 2, 1859, and the latter on September 27 1862. George M. Anstine is a farmer of English descent while his wife, a prominent club and church worker was of Scotch-Irish descent. She died at Seattle, Washington, October 5, 1925. Leslie C. Anstine was graduated from Utica High School in 1914, attended the Lincoln School of Business. 1922, and the University of Nebraska, 1922-25. He was assistant cashier of the Farmers & Traders Bank at Waco from 1914-19, with the exception of war service. In 1919-20, he took a homestead on the North Platte irrigation project at Torrington, Wyoming. Since 1925, has been the owner of the Square Deal Grocery at Wood River. He is treasurer, also, of the Wood River Building & Loan Association. On February 5, 1918, he was married to Alta Hester Remy, at Utica. Mrs. Anstine, who is active in Womans Club and lodge work, was born at Utica, July 4, 1895, of French and English extraction. They have three children. Janice, born September 2, 1920; Jack, born October 15, 1922 and Leslie Paul, born May 21, 1925. From 1917-1919, Mr. Anstine served in the United States Army with rank of corporal, Company L, 355th Infantry and was wounded in the St. Mihiel drive, September 12, 1918. He is a member of the American Legion, a member and director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Red Cross, the Odd Fellows and the Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as the Nebraskana Society. Mr. Anstine enjoys golf, hunting and fishing, and is fond of reading. Residence: Wood River. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/hall/photos/bios/anstine157gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/hall/bios/anstine157gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb