Husband: Amaziah D. Leeson
Born: Feb-20-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Thomas D. Leeson (1831 - 1882)
Mother: Rosetta Davis (1835 - 1896)
Wife: Ella Brannon 2 Also known as: Ella Davis 2 Married: Dec- 4-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Feb- 8-1863 in Roane Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY Resided: 1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Thomas Leeson Census name: Tomas Leeson Born: Jun- -1883 in West Virginia 3 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY
F Child 2: Eva M. Leeson Born: Oct- -1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,6 (see note 1) Died: Aug-21-1948 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,7 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frank Victor Dotson b. 1875 d. Jun-17-1956 Also known as: Frank R. Dotson 8 Married: Jan- 9-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 3: Lena Rozetta Leeson Born: Mar-29-1885 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1948 in Pawhuska, Osage Co, OK 11 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Husband: Casey Coleman
M Child 4: LeRoy Leeson
Also known as: Roy Leeson 11
Born: Feb-10-1886 in Oconto, Custer Co, NE 12 (see note 3)
Resided: 1948 in Oakland, Alameda Co, CA 11
Resided: 1942 in Emeryville, Alameda Co, CA 12
F Child 5: Perle Leeson Born: Mar- -1888 in Nebraska 3 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY
F Child 6: Loulie Leeson Born: Apr- -1890 in Nebraska 3 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY
M Child 7: Clifford Leeson Born: Apr- -1892 in Nebraska 3 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY
M Child 8: Earl Franklin Leeson Also known as: Early Leeson 10,3 Born: Apr-27-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,10 Died: Oct-29-1953 in Alameda Co, CA 13 Census: 1900 in Harrods Creek (Louisville), Jefferson Co, KY Resided: 1948 in Oakland, Alameda Co, CA 11 Resided: 1918 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 14
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) 1900 Census. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Headstone. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Frank Dotson, 24, b. Sumner Co Kansas, res. Doddridge Co; and Eva Leeson, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 9 1899 "at William Dotson's residence." Informants for marriage license: Frank Dotson & A. D. Leeson. MR p. 33 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793658&Type=Marriage. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Obituary of sister. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Oct 4 1883 in obituary, but Oct 14 1883 in death record, and headstone also shows birth date as 1883. But age 17 in Jan 1899 would put birth in about 1881 or 1882, and 1900 Census states birth date as Oct 1881, age 18. The Oct 1881 date is more consistent with birth dates of her siblings, although it is two months before her parents marriage. Note (2) Listed as an adopted daughter in the household of her great-uncle, Leroy Leeson. Note (3) Birth date given in 1942 World War II draft registration as Feb 10 1889, age 53. But 1900 Census shows it as Feb 1886, age 14.