Husband: Clyde F. Leeson
Census name: Clide F. Leeson 1
Born: Jul-20-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-22-1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 2 (see note 2)
Cause of death: pneumonia 3
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: W.P.A. laborer 2
Father: John M. Leeson (1866 - 1920)
Mother: Viola Lipscomb (1871 - 1963)
Wife: Pearl (Elliott) Flinner
Also known as: Pearl Elliott 3,5,6
Married: Jul-17-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Feb-23-1899 8,9,10 (see note 3)
Died: Aug- 6-1988 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 11
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 3
Resided: from abt 1978 near Akron, Summit Co, OH 3
Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV
Father: William Flinner (1876 - )
Mother: Missouri (Mary) Boyers (1877 - )
Notes
M Child 1: Clarence Leeson Born: ca 1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA 14 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Annabell Reed b. Apr-20-1922 d. Apr-12-1999 Married: Dec- 7-1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 2: Cecil Clyde Leeson
Born: Dec-26-1918 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17
Died: Dec-27-1962 17
Buried: in Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois 17
Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: enlisted 10/21/1942 Pvt, 314th Base HQ & Air Base Sq, US Army Air Forc, WW II 18,17
M Child 3: Ralph J. Leeson Born: Feb-10-1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,19,10 Died: Aug-16-1998 17,9,19 Buried: in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,20 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21,10,22 Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Mar-28-1942 - Feb-19-1947 Cpl, US Army, World War II 17,23 Military: Apr-20-1948 - Jan-23-1950 U.S. Navy 23 Wife: Norma L. Gray b. Jul-24-1934 d. Jul- 1-2004 Married: Jul-20-1952 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 4: Larry Leeson Also known as: Lawrence Leeson 14 Born: Aug- 4-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3,10,9 Died: Jun-12-2008 in Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA 3,9 Buried: in White Oak Cemetery, Trenton, Henry Co, IA 3,20 Resided: in Wapello, Louisa Co, IA 21,3 Resided: 1962, 1988 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 10,22 Resided: 1941 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Living
F Child 5: Opal Leeson Born: ca 1925 24 Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Wanetta Leeson
Census name: Waneta Leeson
Born: Aug- 7-1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,24
Died: Jun- 2-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Cause of death: whooping cough, measles, pneumonia 2
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Billy Leeson Born: ca 1933 25 Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Obituary. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Obituary of husband. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clyde Leeson, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Pearl Flinner, 21, b. in W.Va., res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jul 17 1916 "at The M. P. Parsonage" by minister H. S. McCulty of Pennsboro, W.Va. Informants for marriage license: Clyde Leeson and Mrs. May Patterson. MR p. 41 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795530&Type=Marriage. (8) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Obituary, Pearl Elliott Pearl Elliott, 89, died Aug. 6. She was a resident of the Akron area for 10 years. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Norma Leeson of Parkersburg, W. Va., Larry and Marjorie Leeson of Akron; daughter, Opal Arnold of Berlin, N. J.; sisters-in-law, Rissie Carpenter and Josephen Dennison ofAkron; 20 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p.m., at the Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home, Rev. Robert Zirkle officiating, with visitation Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Burial Randolph Cemetery, West Union, W. Va. (Campfield-Hickman, 745-3161.) Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Tuesday, August 9, 1988 Source citation: "Akron Beacon Journal", Ohio, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FA3D5A6CA0BE1A2-0FA3D5A6CA0BE1A2 : accessed 22 October 2015) Pearl Elliott . (12) Death record of husband. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 6. (14) Obituary of father. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clarence Leeson, 22, b. Doddridge, res. West Union, son of Clyde Leeson; and Annabelle Reed, 18, b. Doddridge, res. West Union, dau of Zania Reed. Married Dec 7 1939 in West Union. MR Bk 15, p. 6. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (18) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (19) Headstone. (20) Findagrave.com. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) Obituary of mother. (23) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (25) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1891. But age in 1920 & 1930 Census and in marriage record would put it in about 1893, while death record and obituary specify Jul 20 1895, age 46. Note (2) Obituary states "Burial was made in the Jennings cemetery on Route 18, near West Union." This is believed to be the cemetery now known as the Randolph Cemetery. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1898.