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James Spencer LEES

James Spencer LEES

Male 1871 - 1943  (72 years)


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  • Name James Spencer LEES
    Birth 27 Mar 1871  Oldham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Coventry, Kent Co, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    cotton spinner 
    Census 1910  Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Three Forks, Gallatin Co, MT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Plainfield, Windham Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4, 5] 
    Residence Wenatchee, Chelan Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 7 Dec 1943  West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Hubbard Union (Oakhill) Cemetery, Oakdale St, Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I6271  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2020

    Father Thomas LEES,   b. 2 Apr 1845, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1905, Coventry, Kent Co, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Mother Sarah SPENCER,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1877, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F26999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nannie B. SHIRK,   b. 1 Jul 1878, Enon Valley, Lawrence Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1967, Douglas Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [6]
    Marriage 24 Feb 1904  West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      James S. Lees, 39, b. England (both parents b. England), immigrated in 1873, naturalized, farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Nannie, 31, b. Pennsylvania (both parents b. Pa.), mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Margaret, 5, b. Pa; son Thomas, 2, b. Pa; son Samuel, 10 months, b. Pa.

      1920 Census, Gallitan Co, Montana (School District, City of Three Forks), enumerated on Jan 10 1920 at Second Avenue East:
      James S. Lees, 48, b. England (both parents b. England), immigrated in 1881, naturalized in 1890, occupation laborer; wife Nannie B, 41, b. Pennsylvania (both parents b. Pa); dau Margaret S, 14, b. Pa; son Thomas Herbert, 12, b. Pa; son Samuel Spencer, 10, b. Pa; son William M, 8, b. Pa; son John, 4y 9m, b. Montana; dau Sarah Kate, 3y 5m, b. Montana.

      1930 Census, Windham Co, Connecticut (Town of Plainfield), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
      James S. Lees, 59, b. England (both parents b. England), immigrated in 1874, naturalized, works in mill yard, age 33 at time of first marriage; wife Nannie, 51, b. Pennsylvania (both parents b. Pa), age 25 at first marriage; dau Margaret, 25, b. Pa, single, works at cotton mill; son William, 19, b. Pa, single, works at cotton mill; son John, 15, b. Montana, works at cotton mill; dau Sarah K, 13, b. Montana; dau Elizabeth, 8, b. Connecticut.

      1940 Census, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp, community of West Middlesex), enumerated on Apr 22 1940:
      James S. Lees, 69, b. England, farmer, 5 yrs education; wife Nannie, 63, b. Pa, 8 yrs education; son William, 29, b. Pa, single, landscape gardener, 8 yrs education; son John, 25, b. Montana, single, landscape gardener, 8 yrs education; dau Elizabeth, 18, b. Connecticut, single, occupation "new worker," 4 yrs high school.
      NOTE:: In the 1940 Census, the term "new worker" referred to young people who had recently completed their schooling but were unable to obtain employment.
    Children 
    >1. Margaret S. LEES,   b. 7 Mar 1905, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1980, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Thomas Herbert LEES,   b. 3 Sep 1907, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1994 (Age 86 years)
    >3. Samuel Spencer LEES,   b. 16 Jun 1909, West Middlesex, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1991, Wenatchee, Chelan Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +4. William M. LEES,   b. 18 Feb 1911, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1994, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. John LEES,   b. 23 Mar 1915, Montana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1995 (Age 80 years)
    +6. Sarah Kate LEES,   b. 8 Jul 1916, Montana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 2005 (Age 88 years)
    +7. Elizabeth LEES,   b. 22 Dec 1921, Plainfield, Windham Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 2020, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
    Documents
    6271_JamesSLees_NannieBShirk_MarriageRecord_24Feb1904.jpg    		6271_JamesSLees_NannieBShirk_MarriageRecord_24Feb1904.jpg
    6271_LEES_JamesS_1910Census_MercerCoPA_ShenangoTwp_5May1910.jpg    		6271_LEES_JamesS_1910Census_MercerCoPA_ShenangoTwp_5May1910.jpg
    6271_LEES_JamesS_1920Census_GallatinCoMT_ThreeForks_10Jan1920.jpg    		6271_LEES_JamesS_1920Census_GallatinCoMT_ThreeForks_10Jan1920.jpg
    6271_LEES_JamesS_1930Census_WindhamCoCT_Plainfield_14Apr1930.jpg    		6271_LEES_JamesS_1930Census_WindhamCoCT_Plainfield_14Apr1930.jpg
    Family ID F2210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    6271_LEES_JamesSpencer_1871-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg    		6271_LEES_JamesSpencer_1871-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2744] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    3. [S1813] 1910 Census.

    4. [S127] 1940 Census.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S1616] Immediate family.

    7. [S131] Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line].

    8. [S1898] 1930 Census.