Leonard Sherman Frownfelter (Pete) was born in 1861 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He married at Algona, Iowa, in 1884, Mary Schleder who was born in Germany on April 4, 1864. Mary came to America with her parents as a small child.
The Leonard Frownfelters came to Foster County in 1900 where they bought land on Section 2, Bucephalia Township. He also homesteaded on Northeast 1/4 of Section 2 in the same Township. The family moved to Texas after living here for a number of years.
They had eight children: Clara, George, Sylvia, Leo, Gertrude, Rose, Ira and Robert.
Mr. Frownfelter died in October 1931. He is buried at Harlingen, Texas. Mrs. Frownfelter died December 1927 and is buried in the Kensal Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 13B