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Leota LOVE

Leota LOVE

Female 1872 - 1951  (78 years)

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  • Name Leota LOVE 
    Born 25 Oct 1872  Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Ellicott City, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 5 Mar 1951  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I109058  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2016 

    Family 1 Noah HACKER  [3
    Children 
    +1. Nell Rae HACKER,   b. 5 Dec 1898, Pickens, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1929, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F45820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charles Haller HESS,   b. 11 Feb 1882, Shenandoah Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Shenandoah Co, Virginia (Lee Township), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      John B. Hess, 66, b. Jun 1833 in Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), miller, married 44 yrs; wife Mary M, 61, b. Nov 1838 in Va. (both parents b. Va.), married 44 yrs, mother of 13 children (11 still living); dau Bertha V, 20, b. May 1880 in Va, single; son Charles H, 18, b. Feb 1882 in Va, miller, single; granddau Mary A. Miller, 9, b. Mar 1891 in Indiana (both parents b. Va.).
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Amos Zirkle, 32, b. Apr 1868 in Va, widowed, and his sons Howbert and Doll.

      1910 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Hackers Creek District, Town of Jane Lew), enumerated on Apr 23 1910 on Main Street:
      Charles H. Hess, 28, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.), single, manager of broom factory.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at Doe Run:
      Chas. H. Hess, 39, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), harness merchant; wife Leota, 46; dau Ethel, 6.

      1930 Census, Washington Co, Maryland (city of Hagerstown), enumerated on Apr 16 1930:
      Charles H. Hess, 48, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), single, shoemaker (in a shop); sister Carrie L. Lewis, 55, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), divorced; niece Annie L. Jones, 24, b. Va. (both parents b. Va.), single, clerk in shoe shop; nephew Charles E. Jones, 21, b. Md. (both parents b. Md.), single, shoemaker in shoe shop.

      1930 Census, Howard County, Maryland (Ellicott City), enumerated on Apr 22 1930 at Clarksville Pike:
      Edward L. Maxwell, 42, farmer, widowed; son Edward L, 11; son Robert S, 10; son David L, 7; mother-in-law Leota Hess, 56, widowed; sister-in-law Wilda E. Hess, 15; boarder Effie P. Perine, 24, single. All born in West Virginia.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 6/7 1940 at 15 Broaddus Ave:
      Leota Hess, 67, widowed; dau Wilda E, 26, single, clerk in notions store.

      1940 Census, Washington Co, Maryland (city of Hagerstown), enumerated on Apr 29 1940:
      Charles H. Hess, 58, b. WVa (sic), married (sic), shoe repair proprietor; sister Carrie L. Lewis, 65, b. Va, divorced.
      In the same household: Husband Charles E. Jones, 29, b. Md, married, shoe repairman; wife Anna L. Jones, 35, b. Va, married, clerical in shoe repair; dau Shirley Mae, 2, b. Md. [4, 5]
    Children 
     1. Ethel Wilda HESS,   b. 6 Nov 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1998  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F45821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    109058_HESS_LeotaLove_1872-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg
    109058_HESS_LeotaLove_1872-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    4. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.