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Boyd LEESON

Boyd LEESON

Male 1896 - 1960  (63 years)

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  • Name Boyd LEESON 
    Born 26 Jun 1896  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military From 23 May 1918 to 24 Jun 1919  [2, 5] 
    PFC, Co A, 40th Infantry, 14th Division, US Army, World War I 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    blacksmith (own shop) 
    Census 1940  Clay Twp, Tuscarawas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living alone. Marital status married.
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    coal miner 
    Occupation 1942  [3] 
    Weirton Construction Company 
    Residence 1942  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1950  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith  [2] 
    Occupation 1950  [8] 
    shovel oiler in strip mine 
    Residence Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Died 20 Apr 1960  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Kadesh Chapel Cemetery, Beech Bottom, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 10] 
    Person ID I90451  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2023 

    Father James Leonidas LEESON,   b. Dec 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1924, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Florence CAIN,   b. Dec 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1940, Colliers, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Family ID F38862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jessie (Nellie) Maude GAIN,   b. 18 Jul 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1973, Texas City, Galveston Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Divorced Y  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Warren Burl LEESON,   b. 11 Oct 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2003, Austin, Travis Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. William Charles "Bill" LEESON,   b. 19 Nov 1924, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1984, Smith Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Helen Pauline LEESON,   b. 13 Dec 1926, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1939, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    +4. Mary Elizabeth LEESON,   b. 19 Mar 1930, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 2003, Texas City, Galveston Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Jennings Poole "Jake" LEESON,   b. 6 Jun 1932, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1992, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     6. Ancil Eugene "Gene" LEESON,   b. 23 Jul 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 2005, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F50716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice JONES,   b. CA 1899, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1947  Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F60443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1367894&Type=Death.

    3. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S127] 1940 Census.

    8. [S331] 1950 Census, Brooke County, WV.

    9. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.