Basil DeVere Leeth

Basil DeVere Leeth

Male 1903 - 1966  (62 years)

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  • Name Basil DeVere Leeth 
    Born 25 Aug 1903  Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    as Basil Leeth, son, in the household of Earl Leeth 
    Newspaper 17 Jul 1917  [3
    The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 17 Jul 1917, p1 

    • Basil Leeth of Ft. Wayne is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Leeth
    Census 1920  Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    as Basil Leeth, son, in the household of Earl Leeth 
    Address:
    Holmes Pike 
    Census 1930  Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    As Basil D. Leeth, barber shop manager, head of household 
    Address:
    Laura Street 
    Newspaper 27 Oct 1938  [6
    The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 27 October 1938, p1 

    • The following folks attended a family reunion and dinner Sunday at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. Earl Leeth of West Oak street:
      Mrs. J. W. Connor, son, William and wife and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mays, all of Kansas City, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Leeth, son Dallas, of Leipsic, O., Mr. and Mrs. Arden Leeth and son of Bowling Green, O., Mr. and Mrs. Darius Leeth and children of Delphos, O., Mr. and Mrs. John Leeth and son, Mrs. Paul Ridenour and daughter of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Union City, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Harl Savage of Paulding, Wm. Wren , Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wren, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Leeth and son, Gene, Mrs. Della Mathias, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Mull and Miss Louise Armour.
    Newspaper 25 Apr 1946  Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Best man at his brothers wedding 
    Address:
    "The Payne Reflector and Press Review" 
    Newspaper 23 Aug 1956  [8
    The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5 

    • Leeth Family Reunion
      The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
      The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
      Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
      The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.
    Buried Jun 1966  Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Address:
    Wiltsie Cemetery 
    Died 3 Jun 1966  Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Obituary 9 Jun 1966  [1
    The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio) 9 June 1966, p5 

    • Basil D. Leeth
      —Basil D. Leeth, 62, East Dallas St., Payne, Ohio, passed away Friday, June 4rd, at Paulding County Hospital, five hours after admittance
      —He was born in Paulding County near Payne, Ohio, august 25, 1903, the son of Earl and Ethel (Mathias) Leeth, Sr. He was aged 62 years, 9 months and 8 days.
      —Mr. Leeth was a barber in Payne for a number of years.
      —He was a member of the St. Paul Methodist Church, Flat rock Lodge 580 F. and A. M., and Knights of Pythias 650, Latty, Ohio
      —He lived his entire life in this community.
      —Surviving are the wife, Beatrice (Howell) Leeth, a son, Gene of Elkhart, Ind., a brother, Eaarl Leeth, Jr., of Elkhart, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Seavey, of Lima, Ohio and four grandchildren.
    Occupation Barber  [1
    Person ID I210  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2021 

    Father Darius Earl Leeth,   b. 14 May 1882, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1963, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Ethel B. Mathias,   b. 9 Aug 1884, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1958, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1902  Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F33  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice C. Howell,   b. 16 Sep 1907, Latty, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1991, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart