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James Leonard Southall

Male 1888 - 1963  (75 years)


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  • Name James Leonard Southall 
    Born 25 Feb 1888  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Nov 1963  Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Athens County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Jackson County, WV, Birth Records: birth reported twice - 2/25/1887 and 2/25/1888

      Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
      Name: James L Southall
      Birth Date: 1888
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Residence Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
      Death Date: 14 Nov 1963
      Hospital of Death: Home
      Death Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA
      Certificate: 81294
      Age at Death: 75
      Certifier: Physician
      Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
      Marital Status: Married

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: James Leonard Southall
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 25 Feb 1888
      Birth Place: Ripley Jacks, West Virginia
      Father: James R Southall
      Mother: Lorena L Payne
      SSN: 290427737
      Notes: Apr 1963: Name listed as JAMES LEONARD SOUTHALL

      James Leonard Southall
      BIRTH 25 Feb 1888
      Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 14 Nov 1963 (aged 75)
      Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
      BURIAL
      Maplewood Cemetery
      Glouster, Athens County, Ohio, USA
      PLOT Section 2
      MEMORIAL ID 105335864

      James was the son of James R Southall and Lorena Payne. He married Ortha Staats in1910 in Jackson Co., WVA.
      Sources: WVA Marriages 1853-1970; WWII Draft Registration; Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2007.
    Person ID I18505  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2018 

    Father James Robert Southall,   b. 7 Nov 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1937  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Lorena Lucinda Payne,   b. 17 Jun 1866, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1945, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1884  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • MCMR - applicant, J A Payne. Lorena res Meigs

      1900 Washington, Jackson, WV # 338-350 [this is so hard to read!]
      James R, 11/1861, m 16y
      Lorena L, 6/1865, 9-8, OH, VA, VA
      Story O, S, 6/1885
      James L, 2/1888
      Floyd W, 9/1889
      Robert R, 2/1893
      Waid F, 5/1894
      Virgil L, 1/1896
      Lawrence V, 5/1898

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
      J Robert, 58
      Lorena, 53, Ohio
      Wade, 25
      Lawrence J, 21
      Edgar C, 19
      Floyd 30, son marr
      Tina G, 19, dil
      Mary O, 1.8, gd
      Virgil, 24, son, marr
      Eliza, 25, dil
      Joseph R, 3.5, gs
      Anita B, 2.5, gd
      Madaline F, .10, gd
      Tolley, David, 90, sing, ?, VA [James's mother's brother]

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV #130 [next to John Robie]
      Southall, James R 67 m age 24
      Lorena 54? m age 15
      Vail son 34 D
    Family ID F6150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Orpha Ethel Staats,   b. 16 Feb 1894, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1967, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1910  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • 1920 Washington, Jackson, WV (next to J Robert & Lorena)
      Southall, Leonard, 31 WV WV OH
      Orpha, 25 WV WV WV
      Alice, 9 2/12 WV WV WV
      Wendell, 6 /12 WV WV WV
      Lelia, 4 9/12 WV WV WV
      George, 2 WV WV WV

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Lower Tug Creek
      Southall, Leonard 42 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Orpha wife 36 md age 16 WV WV WV
      Alice dau 19 WV WV WV
      Wendell son 17 WV WV WV
      Lelia da 14 WV WV WV
      George son 12 WV WV WV
      Ethel da 10 WV WV WV
      Mae da 7 WV WV WV
      Levi son 5 WV WV WV
      Lodoona da 3 2/12 WV WV WV
      Zona da 1/12 WV WV WV

      1940 Homer, Morgan, Ohio
      Southall, Wendell H head 27 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Leonard father 52 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Arpha E mother 46 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Ethel E sister 20 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Silva M sister 17 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Levi L brother 15 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Martha L sister 12 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Zona L sister 10 WV 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Eileen sister 6 OH 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
      Lurene sister 6 OH 1935: lived rural Meigs, OH
    Children 
     1. Lorena Alice Southall,   b. 30 Oct 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1988, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Hollis Wendell Southall,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1996  (Age 83 years)
     3. Lelia Southall
     4. George Clerc Southall,   b. 18 Aug 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1943, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. Emma Ethel Southall
     6. Silva May Southall
     7. Levi Leonard Southall,   b. 5 Aug 1924, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1990  (Age 66 years)
     8. Martha Ladonna Southall
     9. Zona Southall,   b. 9 Mar 1930, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1998  (Age 68 years)
     10. Eileen B Southall
     11. Lurlene Southall
    Family ID F7073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    4. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.