Jul-28-2018
Husband: William D. Leeson 1
Census name: William Leason
Born: Nov- 5-1798 in Maryland 2,3,1
Died: Nov-25-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Richard Leeson
Mother: Hannah Pride
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Mary ___
Born: ca 1794 in Maryland 6
Died: Jun- -1863 5
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father:
Mother:
F Child 1: Pleasy Leeson
Also known as: Pleasy Leason 8
Born: Apr- -1824 9
Died: May-17-1906 7
Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 7
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Thomas Mason b. ca 1834 d. 1864
Married: Mar-25-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10
F Child 2: Hannah Leeson 11
Born: Mar-27-1827 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 11,12,13
Died: 1911 in Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 13
Buried: in Woodland Cemetery, Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 14
Census: 1880 in Edgar Co, IL 15
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Jesse Lowther b. Mar-29-1823 d. Oct-12-1909
Married: Dec-25-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,17
M Child 3: John P. Leeson
Born: Nov-12-1829 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18,19
Died: Mar-16-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: consumption 4
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Wife: Sophia McIntyre b. ca 1844 d. Jan-31-1920
Also known as: Sophia Machential 20
Married: Nov-24-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 21
F Child 4: Nancy Leeson
Born: May- 7-1833 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,22
Died: Mar-11-1913 in Oconto, Custer Co, NE 7,22
Buried: in Oconto Cemetery, Custer Co, NE 7
Census: 1910 in Custer Co, NE
Census: 1885 in Dawson Co, Neb.
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Samuel Wiseman b. ca 1835 d. bef Mar 1876
Husband: Perry Green Hudkins b. ca 1826 d. bef Oct 1899
Census name: Peregrin H. Hudkins
Married: Mar- 7-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
F Child 5: Erziller Leeson
Census name: Urzilla Leason
Born: ca 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
Died: Aug-29-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Isaac Riley Ellifritt b. ca 1838 d. Sep-10-1889
Census name: J. F. Ellifitts
Married: Sep-29-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 25
F Child 6: Lovinia May Leeson 26
Born: Dec-11-1837 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 27,28
Died: Apr-14-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 30
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 31
Husband: Joshua A. Adams b. Jul- 4-1835 d. Jul-26-1911
Married: Feb-15-1856 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 32,33,26,5,17
M Child 7: James Leonidas Leeson
Also known as: James Leeson 34,35
Born: Dec- -1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 36,8 (see note 1)
Died: Aug-22-1924 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 37
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 38
Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Wife: Esther Jane Lodge b. Mar-20-1842 d. Sep- 9-1891
Also known as: Hester Lodge 1
Married: Oct- 7-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 39
Wife: Florence Cain b. Dec- -1861 d. Nov- 1-1940
Also known as: Flora Cain 40
Married: Oct- 5-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Sources:
(1) Death record of son.
(2) Dolores Leeson "Dee" Dawson, Circleville, OH .
(3) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death.
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
(5) Headstone.
(6) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(7) Findagrave.com.
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(9) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thomas Mason, 24, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of
Daniel & Rachel Mason; and Pleasy Leason, 24, b. Greene Co Pennsylvania, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Mary
Leason. Married Mar 25 1858 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Wife's age 24 would put birth in about 1834, but age 23 in
1850 Census puts it in about 1827, while 1870, 1880 & 1900 censuses indicate 1824. The 1900 Census specifies April
1824. All censuses indicate a birthplace of (West) Virginia.), MR p. 122 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790607&Type=Marriage.
(11) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in
America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 29.
(12) The History of Edgar County, Illinois, Wm. LeBaron Jr. & Co, Chicago IL (1879), p. 631.
(13) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, lineage of Hazel Lowther Clark, DAR No. 159840.
(14) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in
America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 30.
(15) 1880 Census.
(16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 1.
(17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt.
(19) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.
(20) Obituary of son.
(21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John P. Leeson, 25, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co,
son of William & Mary Leeson; and Sophia McIntire, 15, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Charles & Elizabeth
McIntire. Married Nov 24 1859 in Doddridge County. MR p. 128 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790787&Type=Marriage.
(22) Headstone (year only)
(23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Perry G. Hudkins, widowed, 50, b. Barbour Co, res.
Ritchie Co, son of George & Nancy; and Nancy Wiseman, widowed, 41, b. (blank), res. Ritchie Co, dau of (blank). Married
Mar 7 1876 in Ritchie County by Eli M. Gaston, minister. MR p. 33 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538220&Type=Marriage.
(24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elizabeth Ellifritt, white female, married, parents
unknown; died Aug 29 1888 in Doddridge Co, age 51, cause of death dropsy. Informant Isaac B., husband. (NOTE: Despite
discrepancies, it is considered likely that this death record pertains to Erziller Leeson.), DR p. 48 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047047&Type=Death.
(25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Record of license issuance, marriage record p. 25:
Identified as Isaac R. Elefritts, 21, son of Saml & Mary Elefritts; and Erziller Leeson, 22, dau of Wm & Mary Leeson.
Marriage license issued Sep 26 1859.
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789703&Type=Marriage
Record of marriage:
Identified as I. F. Elefrits, 21, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Samuel & Mary; and Erziler Leeson,
23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Wm & Mary Leeson. Married Sep 29 1859 in Doddridge County by John P.
White. MR p. 128 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790772&Type=Marriage.
(26) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 67.
(27) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 16.
(28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 116.
(29) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Levina Adams, wife of Joshua Adams, b. in Doddridge Co, d.
Apr 14 1869 at age 31y 4m 3d, of consumption. DR Bk 3, p. 16.
(30) Headstone, - Inscription reads "Lovinia, wife of Joshua Adams, died Apr 14 1869." Age at death appears to be 31 yrs 1
mo 10 d's, which would be at variance with the 31y 4m 3d stated in her death
record.
(31) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Joshua Adams, age 21, b. Barbour Co, son of W. &
Mary Adams. Bride identified as Laverna Leason [sic], age 17, b. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Lusind [sic] Leason.
Ceremony held Feb 15 1856 at Cabin run. Based on information found in other sources, particularly The History of
Doddridge Co, p. 67, it appears that the names of the parents of the bride and groom were reversed in the marriage
record. MR Bk 1-A, p. 116.
(33) Death record of wife.
(34) Obituary of daughter.
(35) Marriage record of son.
(36) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)
(37) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
Mother incorrectly identified as Nancy Wise. His mother's name was Mary, per his marriage record and census
records.
(38) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(39) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leonidus Leeson, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of
Wm & Mary Leeson; and Esther Jane Lodge, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Jesse & Eliza Lodge. Married Oct
7 1866 in Doddridge County by Henry Langford. MR p. 256 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792019&Type=Marriage.
(40) Obituary of sister.
Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date in death record is Dec 16 1848. But age in marriage record would
put it in about 1846, while the 1900 Census states Dec 1845. He was age 5 in
the 1850 Census. The parents of Leonidas Leeson are identified in his death
record as William Leeson (b. Maryland) and Nancy Wise (birthplace unknown).
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