He was the first white male child born in Harrison County, Iowa, near the present site of Little Sioux. He lived on the farm with his parents until his marriage. In 1881 he went to Idaho and engaged in ranching until 1896, when he engaged in mercantile business until 1909.8
From a journal entry by Grandpa Leo's cousin and then retold by her.  Isabel Condit remembers. " This was a very long day.  We drove in the buggy 12 miles to Malta to attend Grandpa Condit's funeral.  He had been sick for quite a while.  I have never been to a funeral before.  When we were almost there, a whole bunch of Indians on horseback came to ride along with us.  They were all decked out in their most colorful Indian finery.  Especially the Chief....he was awsome in his feathered bonnet.  Whenever he wanted the Indians to stop, he just raised his hand and they all stopped.  Papa said they were from the Indian tribe that lived in the hills above Malta and were dressed that way to honor their friend, Grandpa Condit.
I know they liked him a lot and trusted him too.  I've been in the store when they came in to buy things.  They shop differently than we do, we gather everything we need and then pay for it all at once.  They pick out one thing and pay for it and then go get the next thing and pay for that.  Maybe it's because they are not used to using money like we are.  Anyway, they rode along with us clear to the big hall and went inside with us where there were a lot of people sitting.
The preacher talked for a long while, it seemed to me.  He said what a wonderful man Mr. Condit was and how many people he had helped and how generous he was.  All of us kids knew that, because anytime we went to his store he loaded us up with candy and goodies.  When the preacher finished, everyone line up to walk by the casket for a last look at Grandpa.  I kept wondering how I was going to be able to see him when my turn came, but there was no problem, papa lifted each of us smaller kids up to see.  He looked just like Grandpa sleeping.
The indians came up after everyone else to see Grandpa and they all stood around the casket talking for a while.  The indian men lifted their kids up to se Grandpa just like papa had lifted us up.  You could tell they really like him, because they all looked real sad.
After the funeral we went out and got in our buggy to drive to the cemetery.  Everyone got in a line on the road.  We rode up near the front, because we were family.  As we rode along, I looked back and there were buggies and wagons and people on horseback as far as I could see.  Every kind of buggy and wagon you can imagine.  The indians rode along with us.  That was the most people I've ever seen in one place.
After Grandpa was buried, some people were going back to Grandma's, but papa said we had better head for home, as we had a long way to travel.  I was really glad to see our house when we got home, but papa and the boys still had cows to milk and cattle to feed.  It was a very long and sad day.  I will miss Grandpa!!936
The first school on the Jordan Creed (Monona Co., Iowa) was on G. R. Outhouse’s land and was in one of his buildings and was taught by Leonard Condit in the summer of 1871.937
History of the founding of Malta by Leonard & family.938
Leonard Merry Condit and family: Text and pictures939

Grandpa Leo's mother is Ella Pearl Condit, her mother is Mary Hawly Condit.So this story is about Grandpa Leo's grandmother.  Grandma Dorothy had a baby boy after Grandpa Don, his name was James Glendon Handy and he only lived a week due to the RH factor which they knew nothing about then.  He died December 1, 1932.  Mary Condit, at this time was living with her son in law James Albert Handy and daughter Ella Pearl Condit.  When James Glendon died, she was quite ill, and continued to be ill during the month of December and the first week of Jan. when they felt she was dying Grandma Dorothy and Grandpa Leo went to see her.  When they arrived Ella Condit, Grandpa Leo's mom, told Grandma Dorothy that she shouldn't go in and see her.  Grandma Dorothy had been having heart problems and the delivery and death of her baby was so recent, they feared it would upset her to enter the room where Grandma Condit was.  So she didn't go in.  Grandma Condit did pass away on Jan. 8.  Later Ella told Grandma Dorothy that the reason that they didn't want Grandma Dorothy to go in and see her was that after the death of James Glendon, Grandma Condit had him.  She held her hands always as though she were holding him and protected him by her side and completely took care of him.  She told them it was "Dorothy's baby" she didn't want Grandma Dorothy to go in the room because she said "Dorothy will want her baby back"  to those who saw her, there was no doubt that she did have James Glendon, through the ever so thin veil.  Grandma Dorothy said that Grandma Condit was one of the nicest most loving people you would ever meet.  She loved her grandchildren.936
Leonard Merry Condit and family: Text and pictures939