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Florence Edna LEESON

Florence Edna LEESON

Female 1892 - 1984  (~ 91 years)

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  • Name Florence Edna LEESON 
    Born Jun 1892  Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Doddridge County birth records show her birth as Jun 29 1892 at Holbrook, which is just inside Ritchie County but is considered by many to be in Doddridge County and sometimes reported that way. This would explain why the birth record was filed in Doddridge County. SSDI also has birth date as Jun 29. But obituary states birth as Jun 19 1892 in Ritchie Co, and her headstone also has birth date as Jun 19 1892. Birth date in 1900 Census is Jun 1891.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900, 1910  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    servant for private family 
    Residence New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1951  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 28 Apr 1984  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I489  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2018 

    Father Stonewall Jackson "Jack" LEESON,   b. 28 Dec 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1951  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Martha Alice HAUGHT,   b. 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1903  (Age 35 years) 
    Family ID F1912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest Washington "Short" HUSK,   b. 24 May 1894, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1917  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • The obituaries of both Ernest and Florence give their marriage date as Oct 27 1917, but the marriage record, as completed by the officiating minister, states that the ceremony was held on Oct 28 1917 at "the residence of Evert Husk in Doddridge Co. W. Va." October 27th that year was a Saturday. Person providing information for the marriage license application was M. F. Husk.
    Children 
     1. Edward Ernest HUSK,   b. 26 Aug 1918, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 2004, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Stella Evelyn HUSK,   b. 29 Jun 1920, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 2007, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Worthy Leon HUSK,   b. 6 Jan 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1997, Beverly, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Ethel Muriel HUSK,   b. 17 Feb 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Ralph Paul HUSK,   b. 5 Feb 1929, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1989, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1892 - Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1984 - Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    480_ErnestWashingtonHusk_FlorenceEdnaLeeson.jpg    		480_ErnestWashingtonHusk_FlorenceEdnaLeeson.jpg
    489_FlorenceEdnaLeeson_GroveChurchCem_DoddridgeCoWV.JPG    		489_FlorenceEdnaLeeson_GroveChurchCem_DoddridgeCoWV.JPG

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 199.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2197] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    4. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    5. [S643] Obituary of father.

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.