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Vercie Columbia LEESON

Vercie Columbia LEESON

Female 1904 - 1994  (89 years)

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  • Name Vercie Columbia LEESON 
    Born 9 Feb 1904  Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth place also reported as Leopold, nearby in Doddridge Co.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910, 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Died 8 Feb 1994  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (CR 6/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Formerly employed as an operator for the Pritchard Telephone Co. in White Oak, and later worked for the Ritchie Telephone Co and Western Union in Pennsboro. She was a 1928 graduate of the Franklin Institute of Dress Designing in Rochester, NY, and attended Glenville Normal School. Predeceased by two brothers, three sisters, a half-brother, and her stepmother, Josie Ball Leeson Spurgeon. [3]
    Person ID I7912  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2010 

    Father Joseph LEESON,   b. 7 Jul 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1920, Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Margaret Columbia SMITH,   b. 24 Jun 1872, Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1908, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Family ID F2831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Owen McClellan BRITTON,   b. 21 Oct 1900, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1974, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1926  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Elizabeth BRITTON,   b. 20 May 1927
    +2. Freda Jewell BRITTON,   b. 24 Dec 1928
    +3. Wilma Doris BRITTON,   b. 2 Sep 1936, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1995, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F2827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S472] Dolores Leeson "Dee" Dawson, Circleville, OH .

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S1608] Obituary of stepmother.

    5. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    6. [S1769] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998)).