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Leeman Lester GAIN

Leeman Lester GAIN

Male 1893 - 1984  (90 years)

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  • Name Leeman Lester GAIN 
    Born 14 Aug 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1892, but SSDI shows it as Aug 14 1893.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 7, 8] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Died 28 Feb 1984  [1, 3] 
    Buried Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I76566  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 

    Father James Polk GAIN,   b. 19 Jul 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Jane BATTON,   b. 27 Nov 1858,   d. 27 May 1934, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F18741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ora Agnes REED,   b. 11 Dec 1900, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1930, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 28 1930 at Arnolds Creek Road:
      Leeman Gaines, 36, widowed, farmer; dau Gwendolyn, 11; dau Maxine, 7; dau Josephine, 2; servant Dolores Reed, 19, single. [11]
    Children 
     1. Opal Gwendolyn GAIN,   b. 6 Dec 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1996  (Age 77 years)
     2. Irena Maxine GAIN,   b. 5 May 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 2013, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +3. Bernice Josephine "Jo" GAIN,   b. 25 Aug 1927, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 2011, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +4. Ora Lee GAIN,   b. 31 Dec 1929, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2007  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F32693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Florida REED,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 2007, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  [11] 
    Married 28 Jan 1933  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 23 1940 at Arnolds Creek:
      Leeman Gains, 43, farmer; wife Florida, 26; dau Maxine, 18; dau Josephine, 12; son William Ray, 5; dau Ema Jean, 3; son Teddy, 2.
      NOTE: A nearby family was that of Leeman's brother James F. Gain, whose household included Ora Lee Gain, daughter of Leeman and his first wife Ora Agnes Reed.
    Children 
     1. Robert Gene GAIN,   b. 3 Nov 1933, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1933, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. William Ray "Bobby" GAIN,   b. 20 Jan 1935, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 2008, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Emma Jean GAIN,   b. 19 Jan 1937, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 2010  (Age 73 years)
     4. Teddy Leeman GAIN,   b. 30 Mar 1938, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 2017, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +5. Nancy Jane GAIN,   b. 16 May 1943, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 2018, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Documents
    76566_LeemanLGain_FloridaReed_MarriageRecord_28Jan1933.jpg    		76566_LeemanLGain_FloridaReed_MarriageRecord_28Jan1933.jpg
    Family ID F32694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    9. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.