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Leonidus "Lee" DIVERS

Leonidus "Lee" DIVERS

Male 1849 - 1930  (81 years)

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  • Name Leonidus "Lee" DIVERS 
    Born 29 Jan 1849  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1868  [4] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [5] 
    tanner 
    Residence 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    oil rig builder 
    Died 11 Apr 1930  Morgan Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried McConnelsville Cemetery, McConnelsville, Morgan Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I29448  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2023 

    Father Andrew J. DIVERS,   b. 30 Oct 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1891, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Nancy WATSON,   b. CA 1820,   d. Bef Sep 1870  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Family ID F15094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane NUTTER,   b. 22 Sep 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1884  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Columbia DIVERS,   b. 12 Jun 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1870  (Age 1 years)
    +2. John Wirt DIVERS,   b. 7 Jul 1872,   d. 8 Sep 1946  (Age 74 years)
     3. George Scott DIVERS,   b. 26 Mar 1874, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1958, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +4. Okey Ernest DIVERS,   b. 19 Aug 1876, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1950, Ashland, Boyd Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     5. Ella DIVERS,   b. CA 1879
    Family ID F15097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Laverna "Vernia" FREY,   b. 24 Mar 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1947, Morgan Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1887  Buck Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Flavius Lawrence "Flave" DIVERS,   b. 14 Jun 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1967, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Leah Mabel DIVERS,   b. 11 Nov 1889, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1973, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Roy E. DIVERS,   b. 1891,   d. 1969  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Ruby Beatrice DIVERS,   b. 10 Feb 1894, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1983  (Age 89 years)
     5. Etta Mae DIVERS,   b. 9 Apr 1898, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1981, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Georgia S. DIVERS,   b. 7 May 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1989, McConnelsville, Morgan Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Fred Elsworth DIVERS,   b. 2 Nov 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1990, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     8. Dorsey Ray DIVERS,   b. 30 Sep 1905, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1983, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     9. Orcie G. DIVERS,   b. 29 Sep 1905, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1993, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F19654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2252] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 156, Line 11 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791558&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Leonadus Divers, 19, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Andy & Nancy Divers; and Mary Jane Nutter, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of David & Mary Ann Nutter. Married Jun 13 1868 in Doddridge County, officiated by Eli M. Gaston.
      NOTE: Wife's age is understated by about eight years. Age 12 in the 1850 Census and age 22 in the 1860 census puts her birth in about 1838.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790154&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Leonidas Divers, 35, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Emmie L. Frey, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 4 1887 "on head of Buck Run, Doddridge Co, W.Va," officiated by M. A. Summers, a minister of the Baptist Church. Informants for marriage license: Leonida Divers & James H. Frey.
      NOTE: Buck Run is in the community of St. Clara, Cove District