Ruth Belle Wilgus b. 14 May 1857 Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 23 May 1944 West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Ruth Belle Wilgus
Born	14 May 1857	Logan County, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	1880	Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Bell Leath, wife, in the household of Mathias Leath
Census	1900	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as Bell Leeth, wife, in the household of Mathias Leeth
Census	1910	Wren, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States [5]
	as Belle Leeth, wife, 5 children/5 living, in the household of Mathias Leeth
Census	1920	West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States [6]
	as Belle Leeth, wife, in the household of Mathias Leeth
	Address: East Dexter Street
Name	Belle Wilgus
Died	23 May 1944	West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States [2]
	Cause: of infirmatives of old age
Buried	25 May 1944	Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States [1, 2, 7]
	Address: Greenlawn Cemetery
Person ID	I138	TangledRoots
Last Modified	4 Jun 2021

Family Mathias Leeth, b. 7 Jan 1853, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. 15 Mar 1927, West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)

Married 29 May 1878 Logan County, Ohio, United States [8]

Children

	1. Rowena Lettie Leeth, b. 4 Sep 1879, Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 May 1953, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
	2. Walter Thomas Leeth, b. 28 Dec 1880, Logan County, Ohio, United States , d. 26 Apr 1963, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 82 years)
	3. Florence Elizabeth Leeth, b. 4 Jul 1883, Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Mar 1952, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 68 years)
	4. Porter J. Leeth, b. 5 Sep 1889, West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States , d. 12 Aug 1938, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States (Age 48 years)
	5. Hellen Josie Leeth, b. 1 Dec 1896, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 25 Apr 1987, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States (Age 90 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F103 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S268] Rootsweb: Genealogy in Logan County Ohio, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlogan/cempegr.html.
Leeth, Belle, 1857-1944 (on monument with Mathias Leeth)
[S488] Ohio: Department of Health, Death Certificate 1908-1953, #32799 Ruth Belle Leath,.
Ruth Belle Leath
Place of Death: Logan County, West Mansfield, O
female, widow, widowed
Husband: Mathaias Leath
Birth date of deceased: May 14 1857
Age: 87y 9d
Birthplace: Logan Co.
Father: Thomas Wilgus
Mother: Delilah Curl
Date of Death: May 23 1944
Cause of Death: Infirmatives of old age
[S129] 1880 Federal Census: Ohio, Logan County, Bokes Creek Township - p18.
DW 172-180
...line 38 - Mathias Leath, white, male, age 26, works on farm, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 39 - Bell Leath, white, female, age 23, wife, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Del, mother born Ohio
...line 40 - Lidia R. Leath, white, female, age 9/12, daughter, born Ohio, father, born Ohio, mother born Ohio
West Manasfield, Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio p7ABokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio
p18
[S147] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Paulding County, Harrison Township, pg. 13A.
DW 245-250
(Continued from previous page)
...line 1 - Bell Leeth, wife, white, female, born May 1858, age 42, married 22yr, mother of 5 children-5 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Delaware
...line 2 - Roena L. Wahl, daughter, white, female, born September 1879, age 20, widowed, mother of 2 children-2 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 3 - Walter T. Leeth, son, white, male, born December 1880, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer
...line 4 - Florence L. Leeth, daughter, white, female, born July 1882, age 17, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school
...line 5 - Porter J. Leeth, son, white, male, born December 1889, age 10, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at schoo
...line 6 - Hellen J. Leeth, daughter, white, female, born December 1896, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 7 - Goldia Wahl, g-daughter, white, female, born June 1897, age 2, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...lne 8 - Mable Wahl, g-daughter, female, born march 1899, age 1, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

DW 254-261
...line 45 - Eleven Leeth, head, white male, born March 1856, age 44, married 15 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer
...line 46 - Elizia Leeth, wife, white female, born June 1865, age 34, married 15 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 47 - John M. Leeth, son, white male, born December 1884, age 15, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 48 - Nancie E. Leeth, daughter, white female, born September 1886, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 49 - Charls H. Leeth, son, white male, age July 1890, age 9, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 50 - Annie E. Leeth, daughter, white female, born August 1892, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
(continued on page 13B)
Note: several names are misspelledHarrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio p13A
[S169] 1910 Federal Census: Ohio, Van Wert County, Wren, Willshire Township, pg. 2A.
DW 32-32
...line 12 - Mathias Leeth, head, male, white, age 56, married 31 yrs., born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, drayman, general delivery
...line 13 - Belle Leeth, wife, female, white, age 52, married 31 yrs., children 5/5, born Ohio, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio (
...line 14 - Hellen Leeth, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 15 - Goldie Wahl, grand daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English
...line 16 - Mabel Wahl, grand daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speacks English
Wren, Wilshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio p2A
[S178] 1920 Federal Census: Ohio, Logan County, West Mansfield, Bokes Creek Township, p7A.
DW 202-211
...Mathias Leeth, head, own/mortgage, male, white, age 66, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer in butcher shop.
...Belle Leeth, wife, female, white, age 62, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
West Manasfield, Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio p7A
[S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 27985972 Belle Leeth.
Belle Leeth
BIRTH 1857
DEATH 1944 (aged 86–87)
BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery, West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, USA
MEMORIAL ID 27985972
West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio
Mathias Leeth 1852-1927
Belle Wilgus Leeth 1857-1944
[S1278] Ohio: County Marriages, 1789-1994, FamilySearch, vE, p414 - Mathias Leeth and Belle Wilgus.
State of Ohio Logan County
...Mathias Leeth and Belle Wilgus, 29 May 1878 by John Swason, M.G.
State Ohio, Logan County
29 May 1878