Husband: Eli B. Leeson
Census name: Eli Wise
Born: Jun- -1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Nov-15-1918 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5,3
Father: William D. Leeson (1798 - 1876)
Mother: Nancy Wise (1810 - 1896)
Wife: Clarinda L. McIntyre 6,7,8
Married: Dec-29-1861 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Born: Feb-27-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,12,2
Died: Sep-18-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,2
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Father: Charles McIntyre
Mother: Elizabeth Griffith
Notes
F Child 1: Ida Ellen Leeson Born: Jul- 7-1862 4,14 Died: Sep-17-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16,14,4 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Husband: Samuel Eli Gaston b. Aug- -1860 d. Nov-20-1918 Married: Jan-13-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,17
M Child 2: Ashby Lee Leeson Born: Nov-29-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,4 Died: Apr-11-1950 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,4 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 14,4 Resided: in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1910, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant and farmer 14 Wife: Araminta E. "Mintie" Smith b. Oct-28-1870 d. Mar-14-1899 Also known as: Minta Smith 18 Married: Jan-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,10,20 Wife: Nettie Violet Reed b. Apr-19-1892 d. Apr-22-1974 Married: Apr-21-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,10
M Child 3: Elisha M. Leeson 6 Also known as: Lash Leeson 6 Born: Jun-28-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Died: Mar- 4-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,23 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 3,23 Wife: Drusilla Jane Richards b. May- -1881 Also known as: Jane 24 Married: Sep- 9-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 25
M Child 4: Theodore "Dora" Leeson Also known as: Dr. D. Leeson 14,26 Born: Jun- 2-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 27 Died: Jun-28-1955 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: physician 14,23 Wife: Emma J. Moran b. Sep-25-1878 d. May-17-1962 Married: Jul-24-1895 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 28,10,29,30,31
F Child 5: Lucy Jane Leeson Born: Jun- 3-1870 near Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Died: Jul-21-1954 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4,14,32 Resided: 1950 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Husband: William Franklin "Billy" Squires b. Nov-13-1865 d. Dec-25-1951 Married: Nov-15-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 33,10
F Child 6: Cora B. Leeson Born: Jun-10-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 34,35 (see note 1) Resided: in North Dakota 6 Resided: 1902 in Harrison Co, WV 35 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George W. Watson b. ca 1865 Married: Oct-26-1902 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 36 Husband: J. John Terpstra b. ca 1880 Married: Jan-13-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 37
F Child 7: Hattie Leeson Born: May-20-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 38,2 (see note 2) Died: Oct- 5-1954 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 39,16,2 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14,3 Resided: in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 14,26 Resided: 1950 in Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Joseph Smith b. Jul- -1874 d. Nov- 4-1961 Also known as: Joseph H. Smith 40,41 Married: Nov-24-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 42
F Child 8: Hannah Eliza Leeson 6 Also known as: Liza Leeson 6 Born: Jun-15-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 43 Died: Apr-21-1904 4 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 9: Murtle Leeson Born: Apr-10-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 44
F Child 10: Unity G. "Una" Leeson Also known as: Una Leeson 45 Born: Feb- -1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,46 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ellet "Homer" Bell b. ca 1886 Married: Apr-30-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 47
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (6) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 251. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Death record of wife. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Eli B. Leason [sic], age 28, b. Harrison Co, Va., son of William & Nancy. Bride identified as Claundi [sic] McIntire, age 22, b. Harrison Co, Va, dau of Charles & Eliza. Ceremony held Dec 29 1861. The handwritten entry of the bride's name was immediately overwritten to reflect the above spellings, but even then the entry was not entirely clear. The name Claudia has also been offered as her name, but the entry does not appear to say that. Clarinda is the name that later is given at the births of her children. MR Bk 1-A, p. 138. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 138. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 57. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clarinda Leeson, b. Feb 27 1839, dau of Charles & Lizzie, d. Sep 18 1898, age 59y 7m 21d, wife of E. B. Leeson. Informant identified as E. B. Leeson, husband. DR Bk 3, p. 57. (14) Obituary. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 55. (16) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (17) Obituary of wife. (18) Obituary of daughter. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ashby L. Leeson, 25, b. Doddridge Co; and Minta Smith, 18, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jan 20 1889 "at J. W. Smith residence before witnesses." Informants: A. L. Leeson & J. W. Smith. MR Bk 3, p. 342. (20) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as A. L. Leeson, age 58, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Miss Nettie Reed, age 32, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Apr 21 1925 "at A. L. Leeson's.", MR Bk 11, p. 401. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elisha Leeson, b. Jun 28 1865, son of Eli B. Leeson & Nancy [sic] Leeson. The mother's name was an apparent clerical error, as Nancy was the name of the father's mother. Elisha's marriage record in Sep 1900 gave his age as 28 (b. ca 1872), and his death record states his birth date as Jun 26 1868. But the 1870 Census of Doddridge County is consistent with his birth record, showing him as a four-year-old son in the household of Eli B. Leeson and Clarinda. BR Bk 1, p. 24. (23) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) Obituary of brother. (25) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Elisha M. Leeson, 28, of Doddridge Co; and Drusilla Jane Richards, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Sep 9 1900. (26) Obituary of sister. (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Theodore Leeson, b. Jun 2 1867, son of Eli B. & Clarinda Leeson. BR Bk 1, p. 34. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Theodore Leeson, age 27, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Emma J. Moran, age 17, b. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 24 1895 at Grove. Informants: William Moran & Theodore Leeson. MR Bk 5, p. 73. (29) Obituary of husband. (30) Obituary of wife's brother. (31) Obituary of son. (32) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 161. (34) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Cora B. Leeson, b. Jun 10 1872, dau of Eli B. & Clarinda Leeson. BR Bk 1, p. 56. (35) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (36) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George W. Watson, widowed, 37, b. Gilmer Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Enoch & Ellen Watson; and Miss Cora Leason, single, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Eli & Cololinda Leason. Married Oct 26 1902 at Goff ME Church, Clarksburg, W.Va. MR p. 262. (37) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Participants identified as J. John Terpstra, age 33, born in Freesland? [sic], resident of Bon Homme Co, SD; and Mrs. Cora Watson, age 32. Ceremony held Jan 13 1913 in Doddridge Co. In view of her documented birth date of Jun 10 1872, her actual age at the time would have been 40. Spelling of his name given as "Terpstra" here, but as "Terpestra" in History of Doddridge County. (38) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hattie C. Leeson, dau of Eli B. & Clarinda L. Leeson. Born May 20 1875. Person providing information for the record identified as Ida E. Leeson, sister of the child. BR Bk 1, p. 74. (39) Obituary - At home. (40) Birth record of son. (41) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (42) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Henry J. Smith, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Hattie Leeson, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 24 1901 at the bride's residence. MR p. 399 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793933&Type=Marriage. (43) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hannah L. Leeson, b. Jun 15 1878, dau of Eli B. Leeson & Clorinda. BR Bk 1, p. 96. (44) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Murtle Leeson, b. Apr 10 1882, dau of Eli B. Leeson & Caroline [sic]. BR Bk 1, p. 121. (45) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (46) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 277. (47) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Ellet Bell, age 19, b. & residing in Ritchie Co. Bride identified as Una Leeson, age 21, b. & residing in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 30 1905 at minister's residence in Ritchie Co. Informant: Henry Smith. (This would be the bride's brother-in-law, the husband of her sister Hattie. Although the marriage took place in Ritchie County, it is recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), MR Bk 7, p. 277. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census states birth date as Aug 1876. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1878, and in an undated obituary clipping as May 29 1878, with death occurring on "Tuesday, Oct. 5" at age 76. That date in 1954 did fall on a Tuesday, but there still remains the 3-year discrepancy of the birthdate as compared to her birth record, which clearly states that she was born on May 20 1875.