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VanBuren B. LEIGH

VanBuren B. LEIGH

Male 1877 - 1951  (73 years)


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  • Name VanBuren B. LEIGH
    Census 1920, 30, 40, 50  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 2 Jun 1877  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1880.
    Gender Male
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Residence 1913  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 31 Mar 1951  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 26 1920:
      William Roshier, 72, farmer, widowed; son-in-law Vanburen B. Leigh, 36, farmer; dau Ethel Leigh, 37; grandson William C. Leigh, 5; granddau Freda M. Leigh, 1y 6m.

      Vanburen Leigh married Bertha Bollinger on Dec 29 1923.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on May 8 1930:
      Vanburen B. Leigh, 38, farmer, age 21 at time of first marriage; wife Bertha, 33 (sic), age 17 at first marriage; son Curtis L, 15; dau Freda, 12; son Forest, 9; dau Retta M, 6; son Edwin R, 4y 9m; son Herbert J, 3y 2m; dau Dorothy, 2 months.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 18 1940:
      Vanburen Leigh, 60, farmer; wife Bertha M, 32 (sic); dau Reda May, 15; son Edwin R, 13; son Herbert Jr, 11; dau Dorothy J, 10; dau Violet E, 9; son Robert E, 7; son Harry A, 5; son Cecil D, 2.
    Person ID I112122  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2022

    Father James Curtis LEIGH,   b. 3 Dec 1857   d. 13 Nov 1942, Sutton, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Mother Elizabeth May DAVIS,   b. 11 May 1853, Mercer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1923, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F47364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ethel Ivy ROSIER,   b. Jan 1883, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 24 Apr 1913  Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    >1. William Curtis LEIGH,   b. 3 Apr 1914, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1999 (Age 85 years)
    +2. Freda Mae LEIGH,   b. 5 Jun 1918, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1990, Fayette Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Forest Ralph LEIGH,   b. 8 May 1921, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1944, Hopemont, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F47365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha Marie BOLLINGER,   b. 21 Mar 1908, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1966 (Age 57 years)
    Marriage 29 Dec 1923  East Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
    >1. Reta Mae LEIGH,   b. 3 Jan 1925, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 2012 (Age 87 years)
     2. Edwin Ray LEIGH,   b. 13 May 1926, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1977, Ravenna, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     3. Herbert Junior LEIGH,   b. 20 Oct 1928, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 2011 (Age 83 years)
    >4. Dortha Gean LEIGH,   b. 22 Dec 1929, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 2015, Vincent, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    >5. Violet Elizabeth LEIGH,   b. 29 May 1931, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 2001, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     6. Robert Paul LEIGH,   b. 9 Sep 1932, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Harry Alton LEIGH,   b. CA 1935, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1943, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 8 years)
     8. Cecil Duane LEIGH,   b. CA 1938
    >9. Living
    Family ID F47363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    112122_VanburenLeigh_BerthaBollinger_MarriageRecord_29Dec1923.jpg    		112122_VanburenLeigh_BerthaBollinger_MarriageRecord_29Dec1923.jpg
    112122_VanBurenLeigh_EthelRosier_MarriageRecord_24Apr1913.jpg    		112122_VanBurenLeigh_EthelRosier_MarriageRecord_24Apr1913.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794891&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794891&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as V. B. Leigh, 28, b. & res. in Upshur Co; and Ethel Rosier, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 24 1913 at Wallace, W.Va., officiated by J. H. Funk, a Minister of the M. E. Church. Informants for marriage license: V. B. Leigh & W. M. Rosier, of Upshur & Doddridge counties.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795687&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Vanburen Leigh, 38, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bertha Bollinger, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 29 1923 in East Clarksburg, W.Va., officiated by John H. Root, a Minister of the Gospel.
      NOTE: Although the wedding was held in Harrison County, the marriage is recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride. The wife's stated age is four years older than the 1908 birth date reflected in her birth record, and husband's stated age is considerably younger than recorded elsewhere.

    9. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).