Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Leroy Leeson    
                Born: May-28-1869          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Feb- 1-1951          in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  4,3,5
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6
             Resided:                      in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  1
             Resided: 1951                 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV  7
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1900     in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John P. Leeson   (1829 - 1875) 
              Mother: Sophia McIntyre   (1844 - 1920) 
                Wife: Mimi Jane "Sis" Richards   8,9  
       Also known as: Jemima Jane Richards 10
             Married: Aug-19-1900          in Doddridge Co, WV  11 (see note 1)
                Born: Feb-22-1877          in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,3,2
                Died: Feb- 6-1959          in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  12,3
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  13,1 (see note 2)
             Resided:                      in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1
              Father: James P. Richards   (1853 - 1920) 
              Mother: Nancy E. "Nannie" Jones   (1848 -     ) 
           M Child 1: Clee Leeson      
                Born: Sep-13-1901          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Died: Mar-23-1980          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV  14
             Resided:                      in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  7,1
             Resided: 1951, 59             in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV  15,16
              Census: 1930                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      WV Dept of Highways, Ritchie Co Div  1
                Wife: Tessie M. Batson  b. Sep- 4-1896  d. Jun-12-1981  
             Married: Jun-16-1923          in Ritchie Co, WV  17
           F Child 2: Sophia Virginia Leeson      
                Born: Sep- 5-1903          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,1
                Died: Jun-23-1973          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,1
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6,1
             Resided:                      in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  15,16,8,1
              Census: 1940                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Alfred John Nestor Hileman  b. Mar-25-1894  d. Nov-22-1965  
       Also known as: John Alfred Nester Hileman 19
             Married: Apr- 3-1921          in Doddridge Co, WV  20
           M Child 3: James Presley Leeson      
                Born: Jul-12-1906          in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV  21,1
                Died: Mar- 5-1993          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  22,23
             Resided:                      in Vienna, Wood Co, WV  1,23
             Resided: 1959, 73, 88         at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  16,7
             Resided: 1951                 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  15
             Resided: 1937                 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  24
          Occupation:                      strip miner, Wolf Summit (20 yrs)  1
                Wife: Rachel Susanna Pierce  b. May-27-1913  d. Oct-14-1992  
             Married: Apr- 2-1932          in Doddridge Co, WV  25,20,5,8
           F Child 4: Bertha Virginia Leeson      
                Born: Oct-11-1908          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  1,23
                Died: Mar-21-1994          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  1,23
             Resided:                      in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  15,16,7,26,1
              Census: 1930                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Homer Cecil Hileman  b. Sep-24-1891  d. Dec- 7-1971  
       Also known as: Homer Absalom Cecil Hileman 19
             Married: Apr-20-1925           8,5
           F Child 5: Pearl Edna Leeson      
                Born: Aug-18-1913          in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,27
                Died: Nov-15-2004          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  28
              Buried:                      in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  1
             Resided:                      in Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV  8,26,7,1
             Resided: 1946, 1951           in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  29,27,15
              Census: 1940                 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: Earl Robert Moore  b. Apr- 7-1907  d. Sep- 1-1946  
             Husband: Rolland Glen Moore  b. Sep-23-1922  
             Married: Apr-24-1946          in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  30
             Husband: John Augustine Limer  b. Jul- 9-1910  d. Feb-11-1973  
             Married: Jan-20-1949          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  31
           F Child 6: Goldie May Leeson      
                Born: Mar-26-1916          in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,6
                Died: Apr-25-1988          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  32,4,6
              Buried:                      in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV  6
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  15,16,7
              Census: 1940                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Ira E. Jones  b. Aug-15-1903  d. May-30-1945  
             Married: Sep- 9-1933          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  33,20,5
             Husband: William McKinley Hileman  b. Jan-20-1900  d. Dec-19-1966  
       Also known as: McKinley Hileman 34,35,36,15,7,37,2
             Married: Jul-23-1949          in East Salem, Harrison Co, WV  38,5
           F Child 7: Mary Magdaline Leeson      
                Born: Aug-15-1921          in Doddridge Co, WV  27
             Resided: 1973, 88, 2004       in Torrance, Los Angeles Co, CA  
             Resided: 1947, 1951           at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  27,15
              Census: 1930                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Benjamin Edmond "Benny" Fox  b. May-30-1927  d. Oct- 4-1991  
             Married: May-31-1947          in Salem, WV  39

Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) Obituary - At home. 
(5) Obituary of wife. 
(6) Headstone. 
(7) Obituary of sister. 
(8) Obituary of husband. 
(9) Obituary of daughter. 
(10) Dolores Leeson "Dee" Dawson, Circleville, OH . 
(11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Leroy Leeson, 29, of Doddridge Co; and Jemima Richards, 23, of Doddridge Co.  Married Aug 19 
1900. 
(12) Obituary, Undated obituary clipping from a Friday newspaper states only that she "died at 6:25 a.m. today at the home of 
John Hileman of Oxford," at age 81. 
(13) Headstone, Name appears as "Sissie Leeson" 
(14) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(15) Obituary of father. 
(16) Obituary of mother. 
(17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) 
(18) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 77. 
(19) Hileman Genealogy (1305) 1780-1981, Pearl Hileman Cooper and Maysel Hileman Pierce (self-published, 1981), p. 38. 
(20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birthplace indicated only as Big Springs, WV.  The only Big Springs 
found in West Virginia is in Calhoun County.  Obituary gives birthplace only as Calhoun Co, WV.  Reason for the birth 
being recorded in Doddridge Co is not known. BR Bk 4, p. 100. 
(22) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. 
(23) Social Security Death Index. 
(24) Death record of son. 
(25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as James Leeson, age 26, b. Doddridge Co, resident 
of Oxford.  Bride identified as Rachel Pierce, age 19, b. Doddridge Co.  Ceremony held Apr 2 1932. MR Bk 12, p. 
463. 
(26) Obituary of brother. 
(27) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(28) Obituary - United Hospital Center. 
(29) Death record of husband. 
(30) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Rolland Glen Moore, single, 24, b. Sep 23 1922 at 
Bristol, res. Bristol, son of Austin M. & Iva Myrtle (Lattea) Moore; and Pearl Edna Leeson, single, 32, b. Aug 18 1913 
at Oxford, res. Bristol, dau of Roy & Jane (Richard) Leeson.  Married Apr 24 1946 at Bristol, officiated by H. R. Mahon, 
a Minister of the Methodist Church. MR p. 145 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=177315&Type=Marriage. 
(31) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as John Augustine Limer, widowed, 38, b. Jul 10 (sic) 1910 
in Clarksburg, res. Clarksburg, son of Percy & Lillie Mae (Campbell) Limer; and Pearl Edna Leeson Moore, widowed, 35, b. 
Aug 18 1913 at Oxford, res. Bristol, dau of Roy & Mary (Richards) Leeson.  Married Jan 20 1949 in Clarksburg, officiated 
by John E. Hanifan, a Minister of the Methodist Church. 
(NOTE:  Husband's stated birth date is incorrect.  His previous marriage record, obituary and SSDI indicate Jul 9 
1910.), MR p. 369 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=176555&Type=Marriage. 
(32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 60. 
(33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 118. 
(34) Birth record of daughter. 
(35) Birth record of son. 
(36) Death record of daughter. 
(37) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, He was identified as W.M. Hileman, age 47, b. Oxford, WV, son of I.L. 
& Julia Hileman; and she as Goldie Jones, age 33, b. Oxford, dau of Ray & Minnie Jane Leeson. MR Bk 16, p. 
186. 
(39) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Consent for issuing license given by J. C. Smith, guardian of Benjamin 
Edmond Fox. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Husband's obituary incorrectly gives marriage date as 1905.
Note (2) Name on headstone:  Sissie Leeson.







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