Husband: VanBuren B. Leigh
Born: Jun- 2-1877 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 1 (see note 1)
Died: Mar-31-1951 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 2,1
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,4
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1913 in Upshur Co, WV 5
Occupation: farmer 6
Father: James Curtis Leigh (1857 - 1942)
Mother: Elizabeth May Davis (1853 - 1923)
Other spouse 1
Notes
Wife: Bertha Marie Bollinger
Married: Dec-29-1923 in East Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,8
Born: Mar-21-1908 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,6
Died: 1966 10
Buried: in Harrington Cemetery, Garrettsville, Portage Co, OH 4
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Butler, Butler Co, PA
Father: Joseph Franklin Bollinger (1876 - 1921)
Mother: Edna Elsie Sullivan (1881 - 1963)
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Reta Mae Leigh Born: Jan- 3-1925 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,11 Died: Nov-18-2012 11 Buried: in Harrington Cemetery, Garrettsville, Portage Co, OH 4 Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 12 Resided: 1943 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Howard Russell, Jr. b. Dec-21-1923 d. Jun-18-1989 Married: Nov- 6-1943 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Edwin Ray Leigh Born: May-13-1926 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: May-11-1977 in Ravenna, Portage Co, OH 14 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1969 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1969 crane operator 15 Military: enlisted 12/21/1944 Pvt, US Army, World War II
M Child 3: Herbert Junior Leigh Born: Oct-20-1928 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,12,11 Died: Nov- 2-2011 11 Buried: in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina Co, OH 4 Resided: in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Dortha Gean Leigh Census name: Dorothy Leigh Born: Dec-22-1929 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 3,16 Died: Jan-24-2015 in Vincent, Washington Co, OH 2 Buried: in Gorrell Cemetery, Wasp, Pleasants Co, WV 4 Resided: in Vincent, Washington Co, OH 3 Resided: formerly in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 3 Resided: 1945 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Colin Anderson Center at St. Marys (30 yrs) 17 Husband: Raymond Day Templeton b. Nov- 8-1922 d. Mar- 2-1985 Married: Feb- 7-1945 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 15 Husband: Virgil Clayton Sallee b. Aug-17-1916 d. Mar-19-2004
F Child 5: Violet Elizabeth Leigh Born: May-29-1931 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,18,14 Died: May-14-2001 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 14 Buried: in North Colebrook Cemetery, New Lyme, Ashtabula Co, OH 4 Resided: in Andover, Ashtabula Co, OH 19 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Dewey Ritenour b. Feb-20-1931 d. Feb- 3-2007 Married: Nov- 4-1950 11
M Child 6: Robert Paul Leigh Also known as: Paul Leigh 20 Born: Sep- 9-1932 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: in Atwater, Portage Co, OH 12 Resided: in Windham, Portage Co, OH 12 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Harry Alton Leigh Born: ca 1935 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 21,1 Died: Oct-18-1943 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Living
F Child 9: Living Husband: Living
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