POSTON, LEON L
Dentist; b Brookfield, Mo Aug 14, 1871; s of Manuel Posten Cordelia Campbell; ed Brookfield Mo & Council Bluffs; Western Iowa Business Coll 1891; U of Iowa, DDS 1896; m Minnie Bell Potter Dec 16, 1896 West Liberty; s Elmer E, James Sheffield (dec), Robert Roland, Gordon Garfield (dec); d Virginia Victoria (Mrs K Hannah), Isabel Irene; 1896-1901 dentist, West Liberty, 1901-26 Council Bluffs, 1928-29 Vinton, 1929- Davenport; patented Tru-Pontic bridge tooth, used ext by dentists throughout the world; Iowa St Dental Soc; Assoc Improvement Club, 1906-10 pres; MWA, past mbr; WOW, past mbr; Macabees, past mbr; mbr Yeoman's Club; Rep; hobbies croquet, checkers; off 207 Whitaker Bldg; res Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.