Leota MARTIN
1883 - 1922 (~ 39 years)
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Name Leota MARTIN Born CA 1883 [1] - Birth date on headstone is reported as 1880, and death record states birth date as Dec 18 1880, age 42y 3m 13d. But age at marriage and in 1910 and 1920 censuses would all put it at about 1883. Birthplace given in marriage record as Tyler County, but in death record as Pleasants County.
Gender Female Residence 1906 Frew, Tyler Co, WV 
[1] Census 1910, 1920 McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Died 31 Mar 1922 Alma, Tyler Co, WV [2, 3] Cause: influenza Buried Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV [4, 5] Person ID I79575 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 24 Dec 2020
Father August J. MARTIN, b. 1856, d. 7 Jun 1929 (Age 73 years) Mother Mary B. LAWSON, b. 1858, d. 1918 (Age 60 years) Family ID F34052 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Obie THOMAS, b. 13 Oct 1883, Tyler Co, WV , d. 29 Jul 1916, Big Moses, Tyler Co, WV (Age 32 years) [6, 7] Married 28 Jul 1906 Blue, Tyler Co, WV [1] Notes - 1910 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Apr 23 1910 on Indian Creek Road:
Oby Thomas, 25, farm laborer, married 3 yrs; wife Leoda L, 26, mother of 2 children (both still living); step-nephew Boy Thomas, 6; dau Audra I, 10; son Otis B, 1 yr 2 mo.
1920 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Feb 16 1920 on McElroy Creek Road:
Agusta J. Martin (male), 63, farmer, widowed; grandson Ancil Martin, 15; dau Lena L. Thomas, 37, widowed; granddau Audra I. Thomas, 12; grandson Audis B. Thomas, 11; granddau Daisy M. Thomas, 9; grandson Chester C. Thomas, 7; grandson Allen D. Thomas, 3 yr 8 mo.
1930 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930 on Muddy Creek Road:
Perry O. Martin, 43, farmer, age 31 at time of first marriage; wife Hattie, 38, age 25 at first marriage; dau Marybelle, 11; nephew Chester Thomas, 17; niece Audrey Thomas, 23, single.
Children 1. Audra Irene THOMAS, b. CA 1907, Tyler Co, WV 2. Burl Ottis THOMAS, b. 31 Dec 1908, Alma, Tyler Co, WV , d. 1 Dec 1959, Lake Co, OH (Age 50 years)+ 3. Daisy Myrle THOMAS, b. 4 Aug 1910, Tyler Co, WV , d. 1 Oct 1967 (Age 57 years)4. Chester C. THOMAS, b. CA 1913, Blue, Tyler Co, WV , d. 9 Aug 1944, France (Age ~ 31 years)+ 5. Allen Denver THOMAS, b. 25 Apr 1916, Tyler Co, WV , d. 25 Oct 1992, Florida (Age 76 years)Documents 
79574_ObieThomas_LeotaMartin_MarriageRecord_28Jul1906.jpg Family ID F34048 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 79575_THOMAS_LeotaMartin_DeathCertificate_31Mar1922.jpg
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Sources - [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.
- [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
- [S638] Headstone (year only).
- [S2336] Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), Gary Patterson, (http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm).
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1567] Marriage record of son.
- [S1570] Obituary of son.
- [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.