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Leroy LEESON

Leroy LEESON

Male 1838 - 1927  (88 years)


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  • Name Leroy LEESON
    Birth 12 Jul 1838  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 4] 
    Residence 1904  Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1918  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 24 Apr 1927  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Headstone has only his year of birth, with death date left blank.
    Burial Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I32638  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018

    Father William D. LEESON,   b. 5 Nov 1798, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Mother Nancy WISE,   b. CA 1810, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1896 (Age ~ 86 years)
    Family ID F3481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah E. MCINTYRE,   b. 1836   d. 1901 (Age 65 years)
    Marriage 20 Dec 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on July 1, 1870:
      Leroy Leeson, 29, farmer; Sarah E, 31, cannot write; Eliza J. McIntire, 21, cannot write; Samuel Adams, 6.
      Note: Eliza McIntire was Sarah's sister. Samuel Adams was Leroy's nephew, a son of his recently deceased half-sister Lovinia Leeson and her husband Joshua A. Adams.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 14 1880:
      Leroy Leeson, 41, farmer; wife Sarah E, 42; nephew Samuel Adams, 14, farm laborer; servant Lucy Burton, 14; boarder F. H. Briton, 21, single, farm laborer.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900:
      Leroy Leeson, 61, b. Jul 1838, farmer, married 40 yrs; wife Sarah, 61, b. Jan 1839, married 40 yrs, no children; adopted dau Lena Leeson, 15; nephew Alva Leeson, 21, b. Sep 1878, farm laborer, single.
      (Note: Lena Leeson is the daughter of Leroy's nephew Amaziah D. Leeson. Alva Thomas Leeson is the son of Leonidas Leeson and Esther Jane Lodge.)
    Family ID F12691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Laura GOODWIN,   b. 23 May 1860, Roane Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1928, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [9]
    Marriage 12 Apr 1904  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Documents
    32638_LeroyLeeson_LauraGoodwinGregory_MarriageRecord_12Apr1904.jpg    		32638_LeroyLeeson_LauraGoodwinGregory_MarriageRecord_12Apr1904.jpg
    Family ID F13716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    32638_LEESON_Leroy_1838-1927_DeathRecord.jpg    		32638_LEESON_Leroy_1838-1927_DeathRecord.jpg
    32638_LeroyLeeson_LauraGoodwinGregory_MarriageRecord_12Apr1904.jpg    		32638_LeroyLeeson_LauraGoodwinGregory_MarriageRecord_12Apr1904.jpg

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

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

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2147] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S1200] Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV.

    6. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Leroy Leeson, 22, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Nancy; and S. E. McEntire, 21, res. Doddridge, dau of Charles & Eliza. Married Dec 20 1860.

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.