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Cora B. LEESON

Cora B. LEESON

Female 1872 -

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  • Name Cora B. LEESON 
    Born 10 Jun 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 1900 Census states birth date as Aug 1876.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1902  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1918  Running Water, Bon Homme Co, SD Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I21622  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father Eli B. LEESON,   b. 10 Jun 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1918, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Clarinda L. MCINTYRE,   b. 27 Feb 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F1996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 George W. WATSON,   b. CA 1865, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1902  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Documents
    24429_GeorgeWWatson_CoraLeason_MarriageRecord_26Oct1902.jpg    		24429_GeorgeWWatson_CoraLeason_MarriageRecord_26Oct1902.jpg
    Family ID F26135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 J. John TERPSTRA,   b. CA 1880  [3] 
    Married 13 Jan 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F7992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1902 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Running Water, Bon Homme Co, SD Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 56.
      Identified as Cora B. Leeson, b. Jun 10 1872, dau of Eli B. & Clarinda Leeson.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 251.

    4. [S643] Obituary of father.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 262.
      Identified as George W. Watson, widowed, 37, b. Gilmer Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Enoch & Ellen Watson; and Miss Cora Leason, single, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Eli & Cololinda Leason. Married Oct 26 1902 at Goff ME Church, Clarksburg, W.Va.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Participants identified as J. John Terpstra, age 33, born in Freesland? [sic], resident of Bon Homme Co, SD; and Mrs. Cora Watson, age 32. Ceremony held Jan 13 1913 in Doddridge Co. In view of her documented birth date of Jun 10 1872, her actual age at the time would have been 40. Spelling of his name given as "Terpstra" here, but as "Terpestra" in History of Doddridge County.