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Joseph Forest LEESON

Joseph Forest LEESON

Male 1912 - 1956  (43 years)


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  • Name Joseph Forest LEESON
    Birth 31 Jul 1912  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birthplace given as Doddridge County in marriage record, but Gilmer County in death record. His birth record shows it to be Grove, in Doddridge County.
    Gender Male
    Census 1930  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [6] 
    farm laborer 
    Residence 1940  Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Military From 7 Jan 1943 to 25 Nov 1945  [2, 4, 8] 
    Pfc, 449th AAA AW Bn CAC, US Army, World War II 
    Census Sutton, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation linesman electrician  [2] 
    Occupation 1950  [9] 
    linesman for electric power company 
    Residence (15 YEARS)  Sutton, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    Death 5 Feb 1956  Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Cause: electrocuted on high tension line 
    Burial Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (CR 6/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    Person ID I22126  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025

    Father Joseph LEESON,   b. 7 Jul 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1920, Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Mother Josie Iora BALL,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1974, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F11036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Virginia Mapel REED,   b. 21 Dec 1912, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1998, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Marriage 5 Mar 1940  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Lynn LEESON,   b. 28 Apr 1947, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1947, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F29381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    22126_LEESON_JosephForest_1912-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg    		22126_LEESON_JosephForest_1912-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg
    22126_JosephForestLeeson_VirginiaMapelReed_MarriageRecord_5Mar1940.jpg    		22126_JosephForestLeeson_VirginiaMapelReed_MarriageRecord_5Mar1940.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S97] Cemetery marker.

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2689] 1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    7. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    8. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    9. [S323] 1950 Census, Braxton County, WV.

    10. [S14] Obituary.

    11. [S5] Headstone.