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     Nora Belle Lesch was born on 1 March 1894 at Mahoning Co., OH. She married William John Shears on 8 February 1912 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH. Nora Belle Lesch died on 18 April 1961 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 67

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 21 Apr 1961

Died in Salem Hospital

Mrs. Nora Belle Shears, 67, Canfield-Salem Road, died Tuesday night in Salem City hospital. She had been ill two years following a cerebral hemorrhage.

Born in Green township March 1, 1894, she was a daughter of David and Lucy Baird Lesh (sic). She had lived all her life in the home where she was born.

She was married to William J. Shears in Salem Feb. 8, 1912.

Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Willard Knauf of Canfield, Mrs. Eldon Weingart and Mrs. Warren Rieser, both of Salem, and Mrs. Forrest Peppel of Damascus; a son, Theodore Shears of Canfield; 12 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Arbaugh-Pearce Funeral Home in Salem, and burial made in Smith's Corners cemetery.

She was buried on 21 April 1961 at Smith Corners Cemetery, Austintown, Mahoning Co., OH, Findagrave #23545260.

     Theodore Claus Lesch was born on 24 November 1878 at Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.¹ He immigrated in 1881.¹ He married Alvina Christine Uhl circa 1904.¹ Theodore Claus Lesch died on 21 September 1960 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, at age 81. He was buried in September 1960 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, Find A Grave Memorial# 116024955.

     Staunton LeSeur was born circa 1904 at Dayton, Montgomery Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of William LeSeur and Dollie (?)¹

     Virginia LeSeur was born circa 1905 at Dayton, Montgomery Co. (probably), OH.¹ She was the daughter of William LeSeur and Dollie (?)¹

     William LeSeur was born circa 1883 at Virginia.¹ He married Dollie (?) circa 1902.¹

     William LeSeur was born circa 1907 at Dayton, Montgomery Co. (probably), OH.¹ He was the son of William LeSeur and Dollie (?)¹

     Catharine Lesh married Lewis Hoff.¹

     Susan Viola Lesh was born on 3 June 1872 at Missouri.¹ She married Elias Arnold circa 1890.¹ Susan Viola Lesh died on 6 August 1916 at age 44. She was buried in August 1916 at Dunkard Cemetery, Aix, Jasper Co., IN, Find A Grave Memorial# 17928618.

     Dallas T. Lesher was born on 3 November 1884 at Grayson Co. (probably), KY.¹ He married Ada Head on 14 July 1909 at Jefferson Co., KY. Dallas T. Lesher died on 11 July 1938 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, at age 53. He was buried in July 1938 at Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, Findagrave #124288664.

     Florence Lesher was born on 9 July 1899. She was the daughter of John Lesher and Anna Weikel.¹ Florence Lesher married Irvin Weierman, son of John S. Weierman and Anna H. Price, on 3 July 1923.¹

     Hazel Lesher was born on 2 September 1890 at Van Buren Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.¹ She married Roy William Gilliam in 1911. Hazel Lesher died on 22 February 1986 at Tipp City, Miami Co., OH, at age 95.

     John Lesher married Anna Weikel.

     Mary C. Lesher was born on 11 September 1841.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Samuel Lesher and Sarah Young.¹ Mary C. Lesher married Rev. Jacob A. Stover, son of Jacob Price Stover and Elizabeth Emmert, on 7 October 1862.¹ Mary C. Lesher died on 8 September 1921 at age 79.¹

     Mary Magdalene Lesher married Christian Schenk, son of John Schenk and Marie Royer, on 13 November 1823.

     Mildred Beatrice Lesher was born on 9 August 1921 at Jefferson Co., KY. She was the daughter of Dallas T. Lesher and Ada Head.¹ Mildred Beatrice Lesher married Kenneth Wilson Stump, son of Arthur Burton Stump and Rosemary Wilson.

     Capt. Samuel Lesher married Sarah Young.¹

     James Kyle Lesley was born on 19 August 1882 at Abbeville, Abbeville Co., SC, WW II draft registration.¹ He married Myrtle Lucretia Steele on 24 June 1908 at Follansbee, Brooke Co., WV, Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (database on-line). James Kyle Lesley lived on 30 April 1930 at Mamont, Westmoreland Co., PA, clerk in steel mill.¹ He died on 27 November 1944 at Washington Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, at age 62.

     James Robert Lesley was born on 30 October 1923 at Mamont, Westmoreland Co., PA.¹ He was the son of James Kyle Lesley and Myrtle Lucretia Steele.¹ James Robert Lesley began military service in 1942 WW II service, U.S. Navy. He married Ann Catherine Fitz, daughter of Earl Samuel Fitz and Virginia Washington Lewis, on 29 July 1950 at Hanover, York Co., PA, Newspaper articles:

Engagement -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Monday, 01 May 1950; Page 1; (Newspapers.com):

Betrothal Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, have announced the betrothal of their daughter, Ann Catherine, to James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. J. K. Lesley, Mamont, Westmoreland county. Miss Fitz received her Bachelor of Science degree from Hood college, Frederick, Md., and has been employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories in New Kensington for the past six years. Mr. Lesley, who served five and one-half years in the South pacific with the U.S. Navy Air Corps, is a graduate of Kiski Preparatory School, Saltsburg, and is now a student in the school of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College. The wedding will take place in mid-summer.


Wedding -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 29 Jul 1950; Pages 1 & 4; (Newspapers.com):

ANN C. FITZ BRIDE OF JAMES R. LESLEY

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, Hanover, Wed In Rites At Emmanuel Church

Miss Ann Catherine Fitz, 304 1/2 Charles avenue, New Kensington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, became the bride of James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. James Kyle Lesley and the late Mr. Lesley, Mamont, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Emmanuel Reformed church, Broadway. The bride's pastor, the Rev. Nevin E. Smith performed the double ring ceremony.     

Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Jay Cooper Yinger, soloist , New Kensington, and Miss Lois Kadie, church organist, presented a recital as the guests were assembling in the church.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white organdy, fashioned with a Chantilly lace bodice and featuring three-quarter length sleeves. Her veil of heirloom lace was full length. She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses, centered with yellow sweetheart roses.

Miss Caroline Moul Fitz, Pottsville, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Lesley, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Robert Koch. Flower girl was Miss Virginia Fitz Bixby, niece of the bride. The attendants wore white embroidered organdy gowns, the maid of honor’s over a yellow skirt and the others over lime skirts. Their headbands were of yellow roses and they carried colonial bouquets of yellow roses with lime and yellow streamers.

John J. Germroth, Mamont, served as best man for his brother-in-law and the ushers were Bernard Kuta, Thomas Ames and David Vandenburg.

A reception at 217 Broadway followed the ceremony. After their return from a honeymoon on Cape Cod, Mass., the couple will reside in New Kensington.

The bride is a graduate of the Eichelberger Senior High School and Hood college, Frederick. She is employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories, New Kensington. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Kiski Prep school, Saltsburg, and is now attending the Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture.

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Note: After Ann's death, James remarried to Elizabeth Morse Vandenburgh.

James Robert Lesley died on 17 July 2004 at Lower Burrell, Westmoreland Co., PA, at age 80

Obituary -- The Honolulu Advertiser; Honolulu, Hawaii; Thursday, July 22, 2004; Page 17, and

The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, (Newspapers.com):

JAMES ROBERT LESLEY

James Robert Lesley, 80, of Lower Burrell PA, formerly of Kailua, HI, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, in his home. He was born October 30, 1923, in Mamont, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Morse Vandenburgh Lesley; his sisters, Lillian Parrotta and Jane Youra, his children, Samuel Lesley and Susan Mieritz and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his previous wife, Ann Fitz Lesley.

He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He enjoyed his family and friends, traveling, reading and gardening.

He retired from the Soil Conservation Service in 1980 after 30 years of service with the Federal government. His service with the S.C.S. took him from Schuylkill and Somerset Pennsylvania to Hawaii and to Madison Wisconsin. He served as a District and Area Conservationist in both Hawaii and Wisconsin. His accomplishments in the S.C.S. include the Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Project for Maui, Hawaii, the Little Schuylkill Watershed project and the Tuscorora State Park on Locust Creek in Pennsylvania.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Forbes Hospice, 115 S. Neville Ave., Oakland, PA 15213; McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, Sandy Lake, PA 16145 or Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave., Lower Burrell, PA 15068.

     B. G. Leslie married Susan Katherine Tedrick, daughter of Jehiel Tedrick and Louisa Larimore, before 1904.

     Catherine E. Leslie was born circa 1843 at Harrison or Floyd Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Jasper Leslie and Margaret Hubbard.¹

     Clarence Frank Leslie was also known as "Frank". He was born on 20 February 1874 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN. He was the son of Jasper Leslie and Arminta Worrell. Clarence Frank Leslie began military service Spanish American War service, U.S. Army, Co. E, 16th Infantry, WW I service. He died on 7 August 1963 at VA Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, at age 89. He was buried in August 1963 at New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, Findagrave #168033651.

     Elizabeth Leslie was the daughter of John Leslie and Sarah (?)¹
Note: "of Nappanee, Ind." per Wanger book.¹ Elizabeth Leslie married Harvey P. Moyer, son of Jacob D. Moyer and Christina Price, on 19 June 1884, Ceremony by Rev. Davis Younce.¹

     Esther Leslie was born on 13 January 1836 at Kentucky.¹ She married Rev. Robert Hurt. Esther Leslie died on 31 January 1907 at Johnson Co. (probably), KY, at age 71 Dates per headstone. She was buried in February 1907 at Mayo Memorial Cemetery, Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY.

     Evadna Leslie was born on 9 July 1880 at Floyd Co., IN. She was the daughter of Jasper Leslie and Arminta Worrell. Evadna Leslie died on 13 March 1949 at Madison State Hospital, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN, at age 68.

     Fannie Leslie was born on 19 September 1877 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Jasper Leslie and Arminta Worrell.¹ Fannie Leslie married Frank Edwards, son of Hardin Edwards and Elizabeth Ford, in 1902. Fannie Leslie died on 9 January 1953 at age 75. She was buried in January 1953 at Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark Co., IN, Findagrave #97813479.

     George Clarence Leslie was born on 4 July 1884 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, WW I draft registration.¹ He was the son of George Frederick Leslie and Anna M. Bohl.¹ George Clarence Leslie lived on 8 June 1900 at 303 East Main Street, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, with his mother and brother, telephone operator.¹ He married Mayme J. Kissel on 22 June 1910 at St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. George Clarence Leslie died on 16 May 1932 at age 47. He was buried in May 1932 at Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, Findagrave #108830862.

     George Frederick Leslie was born circa February 1850 at Floyd Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Jasper Leslie and Margaret Hubbard.¹ George Frederick Leslie lived on 10 June 1870 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, in a rooming house, with his father, steamboat engineer.² He married Anna M. Bohl. George Frederick Leslie died on 25 November 1889. He was buried in November 1889 at Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, Findagrave #103314492.

     Jasper Leslie was born in 1819 at Harrison Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Levi Leslie and Sarah Windell.¹ Jasper Leslie married Margaret Hubbard, daughter of John Hubbard and Elizabeth Wolfe, on 20 June 1839 at Harrison Co., IN. Jasper Leslie lived on 24 July 1850 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, teamster.¹ He lived on 10 June 1870 at New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, in a rooming house with his son George, steamboat mate.² He married Arminta Worrell, daughter of Lucinda (?), on 25 September 1871 at Floyd Co., IN, ceremony by Ben F. Welker. Arminta was first married to John F. Bean on 12 SEP 1860, and had three children before his death, Charles, Minnie, and John F. Bean, Jr.

Jasper Leslie lived on 12 June 1880 at Water Street, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, policeman.

NOTE: Several of the FHL microfilmed census pages for 1880 Floyd County, Enumeration District 73, are scrambled, and the Ancestry.com indexing is likewise scrambled. Page 297C is indexed as 296D, and is found one page ahead of the actual page 297B, where the Jasper Leslie family, No. 447, begins on line 49 and continues on page 297C.³

He died on 15 April 1894. He was buried in April 1894 at Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN, Findagrave #142215984.

     John Leslie married Sarah (?).¹

     Levi Leslie was born in 1799 at New York. He married Sarah Windell, daughter of John Windell and Catherine Windle, on 16 August 1817 at Harrison Co., IN. Levi Leslie lived in 1840 at Boone Twp., Harrison Co., IN,

Males:
5 - 9 -- 1
20 - 29 -- 2
40 - 49 -- 1

Females:
5 - 9 -- 1
10 - 14 -- 1
15 - 19 -- 1
40 - 49 -- 1.¹ He died on 6 August 1846.
Note: The 1830 census indicates five daughters under the age of 15.