John W. Leeth b. 5 Oct 1876 Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States d. 24 Feb 1905 Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	John W. Leeth
Born	5 Oct 1876	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as John W. Leeth, son, in the household of Darius Leeth
Census	1900	Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as John W. Leath, Deputy Clerk to Probate Judge, in the household of Darius Leath
	Address: Wayne Street
Residence	14 May 1902	Paulding County, Ohio, United States [4]
Died	24 Feb 1905	Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [5]
	Cause: of tuberculosis
Buried	26 Feb 1905	Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [6, 7]
	Address: Live Oak Cemetery
Person ID	I147	TangledRoots
Last Modified	3 May 2021

Father	Judge Darius H. Leeth, b. 28 Apr 1846, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Mar 1904, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 57 years)
Mother	Mary Ann Wren, b. 30 Sep 1845, Hardin County, Ohio, United States , d. 4 Mar 1926, Burlington Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States (Age 80 years)
Married	4 Sep 1873	Logan County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F107	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Lela Elbertine Barber, b. 13 Jan 1879, Delaware County, Ohio, United States , d. 19 Jan 1959, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)
Married	14 May 1902	Paulding County, Ohio, United States [4]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F29	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

OBITUARY
Died at Noon Last Friday and Buried on Sunday.
...John Leeth was born in Paulding County, Ohio, October 5, 1876, and departed this life in the town of Paulding February 24, 1905, aged 28 years, 4 months and 19 days. His boyhood was spent upon the farm, but about 12 years ago he came to Paulding and has resided here most of the time since. For several years he acted as Deputy clerk in Probate Court and performed the duties of the office with perfect efficiency and with satisfaction to all concerned. On the 14th of May, 1908, he was married to Lela Barber. The beautiful dream of long years of health and domestic bliss so natural to the newly wedded, and in this case anticipated by all, was never to be realized. A few short months passed by and then health failed and a change of climate was sought in hope of recovery. This was only partial when he returned after a three months stay in the mountains of the far west. Again last July in the hope of prolonging his life he once more sought the light air of the high altitudes but only to meet with disappointment for he steadily declined in strength until three weeks ago when he returned to Paulding almost in a dying condition.
...About four months ago he resolved in his heart to accept Christ as his Savior. Since then according to his own testimony he has made a constant effort to live acceptable to God. In his last days he expressed perfect trust in his Savior and declared he was ready to depart this life at any time the summons might come. With this testimony on his lips and in his dying moments a prayer to the Heavenly Father to receive him he has gone from us and entered "That bourne from which no traveller returned."
...Besides his immediate relatives a large circle of friends will mourn his premature death. Perhaps the largest congregation that ever gathered in the Methodist church to attend a funeral service assembled there Sabath afternoon to pay a last tribute of respect to him. After the service, which was conducted by Rev. J. A. Hoffman, the remains were laid to rest in Live Oak cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS
God in his infinite wisdome has seen fit to call our relative unto himself and we bow in humble submission to His will knowing that all he does is for the best. In our sad hour many friends and neighbors assisted us and also tendered words of sympathy. In return for all this we wish, in our weak way, to make partial amends by tendering them our most heartfelt sympathy. That God may ever be merciful unto them for their kindness toward us is our earnest
Mrs. John Leeth,
Mrs. D. Leeth and Children.

Sources

[S497] Ohio: Paulding County, Birth Records v. 1-5, v1, p142, #243.
John W. Leath, October 5, 1876, Ohio, Paulding County, Harrison Twp., male, father Darius Leath, mother Mary A. Wren, residence Harrison Township
State of Ohio, Paulding County
5 October 1876
[S132] 1880 Federal Census: Ohio, Paulding County, FHL #1255056., Harrison Township, pg. 593D.
DW 22-23
...line 26 - Darius Leeth, white, male, age 34, married, farmer, born Ohio, Father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 27 - Mary A. Leeth, white, female, age 34, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 28 - Ida M. Leeth, white, female, age 5, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 29 - John W. Leeth, white, male, age 3, son, single, born Ohio, fathr born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 30 - Phebe E. Leeth, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born Ohio, fathr born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 31 - William Wren, white, male, age 33, boarder, farm laborer, born Iowa, father born Ky., mother born Ohio
Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio p593D
[S147] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Paulding County, Paulding, Paulding Township, pg. 43B.
Research notes:
DW 34-34
...line 58 - Darius Leath, head, white, male, born April 1846, age 54, married 27yr, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, Probate Judge
...line 59 - Mary A. Leath, wife, white, female, born September 1864, age 54, married 27yr, mother of 8 children-8 living, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio
...line 60 - John W. Leath, son, white, male, born October 1876, age 23, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 61 - Ida M. Leath, daughter, white, female, born June 1874, age 25, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 62 - Phoebe Leath, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1878, age 21, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 63 - Garfield Leath, son, white, male, born November 1880, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 64 - Earl Leath, son, white, male, born May 1882, age 18, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer
...line 65 - Isa Leath, daughter, white, female, born March 1884, age 16, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 66 - Dalis Leath, son, white, male, born April 1886, age 14, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 67 - Erma Leath, daughter, white, female, born august 1888, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Paulding, Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio p43B
[S357] Ohio: Paulding County, Marriage Records, v. 6, pg. 443, #887 John W. Leeth and Lela E. Barber.
State of Ohio, Paulding County
...John W. Leeth, age 25 on 5 October 1901, residence Paulding, Ohio, birthplace Paulding County, Ohio, occupation Deputy Clerk Probate Court, father Darius Leeth, mother Mary A. Wren, not previously married
...Lela E. Barber, age 23 on 13 January 1902, residence Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, birthplace Delaware Co., Ohio, occupation Teacher, father J. C. Barber, mother Barbara Baker, not previously married
...Married 14 May 1902 by J. A. Hoffman
Paulding County, Ohio
14 May 1902
[S524] Ohio: Paulding County, Deaths Records, vols. 1-4, 1867-1908, v3, img233 - John W. Leeth.
John W. Leeth, male, Date of Death 1905 Feb 24, married, Age: 28y 4m 19d, Place of Death: Paulding, Place of Birth: Paulding County, Occupation: Clerk,white, Cause of Death: Tub mensenterica, Place of Residence: Paulding
State of Ohio, Paulding County
24 February 1905
[S536] Newspaper: Obituary at Carnegie Library (Paulding, Ohio), Obituary for John W. Leeth,.
[S1888] Find A Grave, John W. Leeth.
John W. Leeth
Birth: Oct. 5, 1876, Paulding County, Ohio, USA
Death: Feb. 24, 1905
Burial: Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, USA

Created by: PLS
Record added: May 03, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 162060262
Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio
John W. Leeth 1876-1905