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James Presley LEESON

James Presley LEESON

Male 1906 - 1993  (86 years)


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  • Name James Presley LEESON
    Residence 1959, 73, 88  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Birth 12 Jul 1906  Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation strip miner, Wolf Summit (20 yrs)  [4] 
    Residence Vienna, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Residence 1937  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1951  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 5 Mar 1993  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Notes 
    • Predeceased by three infant children and four grandchildren.
    Person ID I16995  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2014

    Father Leroy LEESON,   b. 28 May 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1951, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Mother Mimi Jane "Sis" RICHARDS,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1959, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F2252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Susanna PIERCE,   b. 27 May 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1992, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 2 Apr 1932  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Charles William LEESON,   b. CA 1935
     2. Esta Leroy LEESON,   b. 25 Nov 1937, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1937, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Patty Louise LEESON,   b. 5 Jan 1939, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 2016, Vienna, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >4. James Robert LEESON,   b. 25 Jul 1940, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >5. Living
     6. Jerry French LEESON,   b. 28 Oct 1954, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 2010, Coatesville, Chester Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F6901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    2. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    3. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 100.
      Birthplace indicated only as Big Springs, WV. The only Big Springs found in West Virginia is in Calhoun County. Obituary gives birthplace only as Calhoun Co, WV. Reason for the birth being recorded in Doddridge Co is not known.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.

    7. [S643] Obituary of father.

    8. [S1696] Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 463.
      Groom identified as James Leeson, age 26, b. Doddridge Co, resident of Oxford. Bride identified as Rachel Pierce, age 19, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Apr 2 1932.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    11. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    12. [S110] Obituary of husband.