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Theodore "Dora" LEESON

Theodore "Dora" LEESON

Male 1867 - 1955  (88 years)

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  • Name Theodore "Dora" LEESON 
    Born 2 Jun 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation physician  [3, 4] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 28 Jun 1955  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • He was a graduate of the Baltimore Medical School and had practiced medicine in Doddridge and Harrison counties for over 61 years. Name given as "Dora" in History of Doddridge County, as "Dore" in son Ogden's obit, and simply as "D. Leeson" in his own obituary. His birth record and marriage record, however, identified him as "Theodore Leeson." Birth date given as Jun 2 1866 in obituary, but Jun 2 1867 in birth record. [3]
    Person ID I21497  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father Eli B. LEESON,   b. 10 Jun 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1918, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Clarinda L. MCINTYRE,   b. 27 Feb 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F1996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma J. MORAN,   b. 25 Sep 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1962, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1895  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Ogden Oral LEESON,   b. 15 Oct 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1981, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Olive Sterling LEESON,   b. 27 Sep 1897,   d. 13 Apr 1899  (Age 1 years)
     3. Garland J. LEESON,   b. 19 Jul 1900,   d. Jan 1979  (Age 78 years)
     4. Charlton Glenn LEESON,   b. 3 Mar 1903, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1968, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F7948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 34.
      Identified as Theodore Leeson, b. Jun 2 1867, son of Eli B. & Clarinda Leeson.

    2. [S643] Obituary of father.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 73.
      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.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    7. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    8. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.