RAMSEY, LEONIDAS WILLING
Advertising Counsel; b Hazlehurst, Miss May 22, 1891; s of Jacob Ramsey-Carrie Willing; ed Marion Ala Inst 1908-09; Millsaps Coll 1909-11; U of Ill, BSc in landscape gardening 1914; Kappa Sigma; Delta Sigma Chi ; Scarab; Mowando; m Norma Klindt Nov 3, 1918 Davenport; s Leonidas Willing, George Klindt; d Julianne; 1914- 21 landscape architect; 1921- in advertising business, 1924- pres L W Ramsey Co, advertising agts, Davenport; author Landscaping The Home Grounds 1930, Time Out for Adventure 1934; with C H Lawrence author Garden Pools, 1931; The Outdoor Living Room, 1932; contributor articles to Amer Home, Ladies Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens & others; during World War ensign USN res force; founder Natl Yard & Garden Contest Assn; dir Natl Home Planting Bur; mbr Amer Assn of Nurserymen; Uni Landscape Architects Soc; Davenport Country Club; Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club; 720 Club; Town Club; Racquet Club; Tavern Club, Chicago Ill; off Union Bank Bldg; res 834 Marquette, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1103.