Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Ashby Lee Leeson    
                Born: Nov-29-1863          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Apr-11-1950          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
             Resided:                      in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV  1
              Census: 1910, 1930           in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      merchant and farmer  1
              Father: Eli B. Leeson   (1833 - 1918) 
              Mother: Clarinda L. McIntyre   (1839 - 1898) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 
                Wife: Araminta E. "Mintie" Smith   3  
       Also known as: Minta Smith 4
             Married: Jan-20-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  5,6,7
                Born: Oct-28-1870           3
                Died: Mar-14-1899           3
              Buried:                      in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV  2 (see note 1)
              Father: James Wesley Smith   (1833 - 1914) 
              Mother: Elmina Ellen Haught   (1842 - 1912) 
           M Child 1: Clarence A. Leeson      
                Born: Nov- 3-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,8
                Died: May-20-1913          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2,1
              Buried:                      in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV  2
      Cause of death:                      workplace accident (crushed by elevator)  1
              Census: 1910                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      Hazel-Atlas Glass Co, Clarksburg  1
           F Child 2: Alta Leeson      
                Born: Nov-18-1891          in Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV  9,1,3
                Died: Oct- 4-1983          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1,10
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  11,12
             Resided:                      in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  1
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Junie Herschel Spurgeon  b. Jun-17-1886  d. Apr-20-1965  
       Also known as: Hershel Spurgeon 4,1
             Married: Jun-26-1910          near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  13,14,15
           F Child 3: Ila Mae Leeson      
                Born: Oct-  -1896          at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV  8,16,17
                Died: 1950                  16,15
              Buried:                      in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  18
              Census: 1930                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Fred Leroy Monroe  b. Dec-26-1886  d. Mar-16-1964  
             Married: Nov-22-1914          in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD  19

Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Dolores Leeson "Dee" Dawson, Circleville, OH . 
(4) Obituary of daughter. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ashby L. Leeson, 25, b. Doddridge Co; and Minta Smith, 
18, b. Doddridge Co.  Ceremony held Jan 20 1889 "at J. W. Smith residence before witnesses."  Informants:  A. L. Leeson 
& J. W. Smith. MR Bk 3, p. 342. 
(6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(7) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) 
(8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) 
(9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Alta Leeson, b. Nov 18 1891 at Middle Fork, dau of Ashby 
Leeson (age 27, farmer) & Minta (Anninta ?) Smith (age 21).  The Middle Fork location is at variance with the Bear Fork 
location indicated in her obituary. BR Bk 2, p. 197. 
(10) Social Security Death Index. 
(11) Funeral card. 
(12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Junie H. Spurgeon, age 23, b. Doddridge.  Bride 
identified as Alta Leeson, age 18, b. Doddridge.  Ceremony held Jun 26 1910 "at South Fork near Oxford, W. Va.", MR Bk 
8, p. 326. 
(14) Obituary of wife. 
(15) Obituary of husband. 
(16) Headstone (year only) 
(17) Death record of son. 
(18) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(19) Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, 12/3/1914. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Inscription reads "Mintie, wife of A. L. Leeson, dau of W. S. & Elminy
Smith."







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