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Porter LEESON

Porter LEESON

Male 1896 - 1941  (44 years)


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  • Name Porter LEESON
    Birth 3 Oct 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1895.
    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 
    Residence 1919  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation restaurant chef  [1] 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    cook in restaurant 
    Residence Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1931  Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 1 Mar 1941  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: hypostatic pneumonia due to general debility & ulcerative laryngitis 
    Burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I67013  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2025

    Father John M. LEESON,   b. 1 Mar 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 1 Effie COTTRILL,   b. 2 Jun 1895, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1973, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Marriage 13 May 1919  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Porter REED,   b. 20 Sep 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1971, Ravenna, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    >2. Roberta Effie LEESON,   b. 20 Sep 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1995, Barberton, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F42331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Inez Pearl QUEEN,   b. 5 Feb 1900, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1958, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Marriage 28 May 1931  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F42333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2172] Cabell County Marriage Records, Huntington, WV.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=847289&frame=00046.