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Eli B. LEESON

Eli B. LEESON

Male 1833 - 1918  (85 years)

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  • Name Eli B. LEESON 
    Born 10 Jun 1833  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5] 
    Died 15 Nov 1918  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Buried South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I5746  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father William D. LEESON,   b. 5 Nov 1798, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Nancy WISE,   b. CA 1810, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1896  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Family ID F3481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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)  [7, 8, 9] 
    Married 29 Dec 1861  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp):
      Eli B. Leeson, 36, farmer; Clarinda, 28; Ida E, 7; Ashbel L, 6; Elisha G, 4; Theodore, 2.

      1880 Census of Doddridge County:
      Eli B. Leeson, 47; wife Clarinda, 42; children Ida E., 17; Ashby L., 15; Elisha G. (?), 13; Theodore, 11; Lucy J., 9; Cora, 7; Hattie, 5; and Hannah L., 2.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
      Eli B. Leeson, 66, b. Jun 1833, widowed; son Elisha M, 34, b. Jun 1865; dau Cora, 23, b. Aug 1876; dau Hattie, 22, b. May 1878; dau H. Eliza, 19, b. Jun 1880; dau Unity G, 17, b. Feb 1883; servant Larmer Collins, age about 20.

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 19 1918, excerpted from article titled "Probate Matters":
      "July 24, 1918
      "Dr. D. Leeson filed his petition praying that a committee be appointed by said clerk for Eli B. Leeson, a person unable to transact his business, and after hearing the evidence the Clerk appointed W. F. Squires Committee who took the oath required by law and entered into a bond in the penalty of $300, with John W. Hart and Dr. D. Leeson as his surety."
    Children 
     1. Ida Ellen LEESON,   b. 7 Jul 1862,   d. 17 Sep 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. Ashby Lee LEESON,   b. 29 Nov 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1950, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Elisha M. LEESON,   b. 28 Jun 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Theodore "Dora" LEESON,   b. 2 Jun 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Lucy Jane LEESON,   b. 3 Jun 1870, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1954, Mannington, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Cora B. LEESON,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Hattie LEESON,   b. 20 May 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1954, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Hannah Eliza LEESON,   b. 15 Jun 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1904  (Age 25 years)
     9. Murtle LEESON,   b. 10 Apr 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Unity G. "Una" LEESON,   b. Feb 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    5746_1880Census_DoddridgeCoWV_EliBLeeson.jpg    		5746_1880Census_DoddridgeCoWV_EliBLeeson.jpg
    5746_LEESON_EliB_1900Census_DoddridgeCoWV_SouthwestDist_7Jun1900.jpg    		5746_LEESON_EliB_1900Census_DoddridgeCoWV_SouthwestDist_7Jun1900.jpg
    Family ID F1996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Nov 1918 - Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    5746_LEESON_Eli-B_1833-1918_Obit.jpg    		5746_LEESON_Eli-B_1833-1918_Obit.jpg
    5746_LEESON_EliB_1833-1918_DeathCertificate.jpg    		5746_LEESON_EliB_1833-1918_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S5] Headstone.

    7. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 251.

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    9. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 138.
      Groom identified as Eli B. Leason [sic], age 28, b. Harrison Co, Va., son of William & Nancy. Bride identified as Claundi [sic] McIntire, age 22, b. Harrison Co, Va, dau of Charles & Eliza. Ceremony held Dec 29 1861. The handwritten entry of the bride's name was immediately overwritten to reflect the above spellings, but even then the entry was not entirely clear. The name Claudia has also been offered as her name, but the entry does not appear to say that. Clarinda is the name that later is given at the births of her children.

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