Husband: James Presley Leeson
Born: Jul-12-1906 in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 1,2 Died: Mar- 5-1993 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3,4 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 2,4 Resided: 1959, 73, 88 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Resided: 1951 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 7 Resided: 1937 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: strip miner, Wolf Summit (20 yrs) 2 Father: Leroy Leeson (1869 - 1951) Mother: Mimi Jane "Sis" Richards (1877 - 1959) Notes 2
Wife: Rachel Susanna Pierce Married: Apr- 2-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11,12
Born: May-27-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,2 Died: Oct-14-1992 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7,14,6,15 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, McClain Hghts in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Esta Waitman Pierce (1880 - 1948) Mother: Irena Catherine Reed (1878 - 1918)
M Child 1: Living 7
M Child 2: Esta Leroy Leeson
Also known as: Estie Leroy Leeson 2
Born: Nov-25-1937 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16,2
Died: Dec- 8-1937 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 (see note 1)
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 16
F Child 3: Patty Louise Leeson Born: Jan- 5-1939 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2,18 Died: Jul-17-2016 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 19 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 2,5,12 Resided: 1958 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Occupation: cook for Wood County Board of Education 2 Husband: Robert Leo Hickman b. Oct-15-1936 d. Dec-23-2011 Married: Dec-25-1958 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Living 7 Wife: Living
F Child 5: Living Husband: Living
M Child 6: Jerry French Leeson 7 Born: Oct-28-1954 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Dec-30-2010 in Coatesville, Chester Co, PA 19 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 2 Resided: in Coatesville, Chester Co, PA 2 Resided: 1993 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 7 Resided: 1992 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) 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. (2) Obituary. (3) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (4) Social Security Death Index. (5) Obituary of mother. (6) Obituary of sister. (7) Obituary of father. (8) Death record of son. (9) 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. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Obituary of wife. (12) Obituary of husband. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Rachel Susanna Pierce, b. May 27 1913 at West Union, dau of Esta Waitman Pierce & Rena Catherine Reed. Original entry had name as D. S. Pierce, sex as male, date as May 24 1913, father as E. W. Pierce, and mother as Rena Pierce. "Corrections made on Affidavit of Aunt, 1/14/65." The aunt was not specifically identified. Although the actual record kept the mother's first name as Rena, the index entry was changed to read Lena. Rachel's obituary identified her mother as Rena Catherine Reed. BR Bk 4, p. 135. (14) Obituary of stepmother. (15) Obituary of son. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Obituary, Wes Cochran's Doddridge County Deaths reports death date as Dec 1 1936, with first name as Esta. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) Obituary - At home. Event Notes Note (1) Predeceased by one sister and one brother.