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Clyde F. LEESON

Clyde F. LEESON

Male 1895 - 1941  (46 years)

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  • Name Clyde F. LEESON 
    Born 20 Jul 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1891. But age in 1920 & 1930 Census and in marriage record would put it in about 1893, while death record and obituary specify Jul 20 1895, age 46.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation W.P.A. laborer  [1] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 22 Nov 1941  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Cause: pneumonia 
    Buried Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Obituary states "Burial was made in the Jennings cemetery on Route 18, near West Union." This is believed to be the cemetery now known as the Randolph Cemetery.
    Person ID I67012  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2015 

    Father John M. LEESON,   b. 1 Mar 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1920, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Viola LIPSCOMB,   b. 2 Feb 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1963, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F28156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl (Elliott) FLINNER,   b. 23 Feb 1899, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1988, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      Clyde Leeson, 27; wife Pearl, 20; son Clarence, 2 yr 4 mo; son Cecil, 1 yr 1 mo.
      In the next household were:
      John Leeson, 43; wife Viola, 45; dau Dorsa, 17.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District):
      Viola Leeson, 51, widowed; son Clyde, 37, widowed; grandson Cecil, 11; grandson Ralph, 10; grandson Lawrence, 8; granddau Opal, 5; grandda Waneta, 3.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 4 1940:
      Clyde Leason, 46, farm laborer; wife Pearl, 43, housework in private homes; son Clarence, 22, laborer (N.Y.A.), married; son Cicel, 21, laborer, single; son Raphel, 20, laborer, single; son Billy, 7; dau-in-law Annabelle, 18, married.
    Children 
     1. Clarence LEESON,   b. CA 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Cecil Clyde LEESON,   b. 26 Dec 1918, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1962  (Age 44 years)
     3. Ralph J. LEESON,   b. 10 Feb 1920, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1998  (Age 78 years)
     4. Larry (Lawrence) LEESON,   b. 4 Aug 1921, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 2008, Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Opal Mae LEESON,   b. 15 Apr 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1995, Pine Hill, Camden Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Wanetta LEESON,   b. 7 Aug 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     7. Clyde LEESON, Jr.,   b. 16 Jun 1930, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Billy Burke LEESON,   b. 11 Mar 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    67012_ClydeLeeson_PearlFlinner_MarriageRecord_17Jul1916.jpg    		67012_ClydeLeeson_PearlFlinner_MarriageRecord_17Jul1916.jpg
    Family ID F34906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    67012_LEESON_ClydeF_1895-1941_Obit.jpg    		67012_LEESON_ClydeF_1895-1941_Obit.jpg
    67012_ClydeLeeson_PearlFlinner_MarriageRecord_17Jul1916.jpg    		67012_ClydeLeeson_PearlFlinner_MarriageRecord_17Jul1916.jpg

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

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 41 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795530&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Clyde Leeson, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Pearl Flinner, 21, b. in W.Va., res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jul 17 1916 "at The M. P. Parsonage" by minister H. S. McCulty of Pennsboro, W.Va. Informants for marriage license: Clyde Leeson and Mrs. May Patterson.