Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Jesse Leeson    
                Born: Jun-21-1847          in Barbour Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: Jun- 5-1915           1
              Buried:                      in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  3
              Census: 1910                 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  
             Resided: 1892                 in Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  4,5
            Military:                      Pvt, Co F, 15th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  6
              Father: Thomas Leeson   (1804 - 1855) 
              Mother: Nancy Carroll   (1819 -     ) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Juana Fernandes Reed     
       Also known as: Joana F. Reed 7
             Married: Mar- 8-1865          in Barbour Co, WV  8,9
                Born: Mar-12-1847          in Barbour Co, (W)VA  1,7
                Died: Jan-25-1891          in Doddridge Co, WV  10,1
              Buried:                      in Summers Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  1
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  7
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John Reed 
              Mother: Margarget McCalley 
Notes 
           M Child 1: Levi Leeson      
                Born: Aug-30-1866          in Barbour Co, WV  11,4
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Belpre, Washington Co, OH  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Andrew Leeson      
                Born: Jan-31-1868           3,4
                Died: Jul- 8-1923          in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV  3
              Buried:                      in Monongalia County Cemetery (Potters Field), Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      killed in mining accident  3
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Virginia Ella Hardesty  b. Jan-30-1872  d. Sep-10-1921  
             Married: Feb- 1-1891          in Ritchie Co, WV  
           F Child 3: Susannah Leeson      
                Born: Feb- 2-1872          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
                Died: Jan-28-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  13
      Cause of death:                      fevers  13
           F Child 4: Eliza E. Leeson      
                Born: Sep- 3-1874          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
                Died: Feb- 9-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  14
      Cause of death:                      fever  14
           M Child 5: Edward Jackson Leeson      
                Born: Nov- 1-1883          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,15,16 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov-10-1947          in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV  15,17
              Buried:                      in Ravenswood Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV  15
             Resided:                      in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV  15,16
              Census: 1910                 in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV  
             Resided: 1903                 in Jackson Co, WV  18
          Occupation:                      lockman for U.S. Government Corps of Engineers  15
          Occupation: 1918                 carpenter for U.S. Government  16
          Occupation: 1910                 railroad worker  19
                Wife: Nannie J. Bennett  b. Jul-30-1886  d. Jan-  -1989  
             Married: Aug-22-1903          in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV  18,20

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(3) Findagrave.com. 
(4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). 
(5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(6) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(8) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, Identified as Jesse Leeson and Jane Fernandes Reed.  No further 
identifying information.  Married Mar 8 1865 in Barbour County.  Ceremony performed by G. A. Compton.  (Note:  This 
record appears actually to be a ledge-style index.  In the Remarks column is a reference to Book 1-1/2, Page 20, which 
may be the location of the original record.), MR p. 131 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11630380&Type=Marriage. 
(9) Barbour County WV Marriages 1843-1892, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Apr 1986), Transcribed from 
the WPA records located in the State Archives at Charleston, WV. Identified as Jesse Leeson & Juan F. Reed, ages and 
parents not specified.  Married Mar 8 1865. 
(10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Joana F. Leeson, white female, 44, born in Barbour Co, 
parents (blank), wife of Jesse Leeson; died Jan 25 1891 in Doddridge Co, cause of death consumption.  Informant:  
Husband. DR p. 51 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046958&Type=Death. 
(11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 26 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043582&Type=Death. 
(14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 30, Line 46 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043540&Type=Death. 
(15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(18) Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV. 
(19) 1910 Census, Jackson County, WV. 
(20) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Ritchie County.







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