David Edward Leeth b. 10 Feb 1901 Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States d. 8 Oct 1987 Paulding County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	David Edward Leeth
Born	10 Feb 1901	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1910	Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as David E. Leeth, son in the household of Leven Leeth
Physical Description	12 Sep 1918 [3]
	medium height, slender build, grey eyes and black hair
Military	12 Sep 1918	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [3]
	registered for the WWI Draft
Occupation	12 Sep 1918 [3]
	Paper Mill - Larcote Box and Paper Co.
Residence	12 Sep 1918	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [3]
	Address: Fairfield Hotel
Census	1920	Corozal, United States Military Forces, Panama Canal Zone [4]
	as David Leeth, Private, Troop A, Twelfth Regiment
Newspaper	4 Feb 1926 [5]
	The Lancaster Daily Eagle (Lancaster, Ohio), 4 February 1926, p3
	—Miss Dorothy Lucille Nutter, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Benjamin R. Nutter, of East Chestnut street became the bride of Mr. David E. Leeth of Ft. Wayne Indiana, this morning at eleven o'clock at the Sixth avenue M. E. Parsonage. —The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. M. V. B. Stump in the presence of Mrs. Mildred Nutter and Mr Don Nutter, sister-in-law and brother of the bride. —The young couple left by motor for Ft. Wayne, Indiana to spend several days with the grooms parents after which they will reside in Columbus where the groom is employed at the Tire and Rubber Company.
Residence	1927	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States [6]
	Address: 410 West 4th Avenue
Census	1930	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [7]
	as David E. Leeth, nephew, truck driver for saw mill, in the household of Sarah Snoke
	Address: 1246 East Walnut Street
Occupation	1932	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [8]
	driver
Residence	1932	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [8]
	Address: 1246 Eash Walnut Street
Residence	1934	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [9]
	Address: 1100 East Main
Residence	1935	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [10]
Occupation	1936	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [11]
	plater
	Address: Hermann Manufacturing Company
Residence	1936	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [11]
	Address: 729 East Main
Occupation	1938	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [12]
	laborer
	Address: Hermann Manufacturing Company
Residence	1938	Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [12]
	Address: Corner of Ewing and Walnut
Census	1940	Jackson Township, Dekalb County, Indiana, United States [10]
	as David Edward Leeth, gear washer for Gear Mfg. Co., head of household, residence in 1935 Lancaster, Ohio
	Address: 1924 South Main Street
Newspaper	16 Dec 1953 [13]
	Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 16 December 1953, p2
	Train Strikes Truck: Driver Only Bruised Dixon — David Leeth, 53, of Haviland RFD 1, driver for the Haviland Clay Works, escaped with shock and bruises Tuesday when his tractor-trailer outfit was hit by a westbound Pennsylvania passenger train at the Market Street crossing in Dixon. Leeth, who was slumped in the demolished tractor cab when members of the train crew found him, was treated at the office of a Payne physician. According to Allen County, Ind., authorities, the crash occurred a few feet inside the Indiana side of the street which is the state line. Leeth was northbound and did not observe the train until the tractor rolled onto the westbound tracks. The tractor was hurled back on the eastbound main tracks and was demolished. There was no damage to the trailer, which was empty, and little damage to the Diesel engine, which proceeded on to Fort Wayne.
Newspaper	14 Nov 1955 [14]
	Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 14 November 1955, p2
	Eleven motorist have been charged in the city and area with traffic violations, according to local police sources. City police reported the arrest of two men on drunken driving charges and two others on other traffic charges. Arrested on the drunken driving charges were Dave Leeth, 55 of Haviland and Charles Leroy Andrews, 20, of Ashland. Both were arraigned in Mayor Don J. Underwood's court and assessed fines of $100 each and sentenced to three days in the county jail.
Newspaper	23 Aug 1956 [15]
	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 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.
Newspaper	20 May 1975 [16]
	Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 20 May 1975, p18
	Passerby Rescues Elderly Payne Man From Burning Pickup Truck A 75-year old Rt. 1, Payne man miraculously escaped death at 11:15 p.m. Monday when his pickup truck ran off a Paulding County road and caught on fire. Two other persons were injured in accidents in Van Wert and on Richey Road. Van Wert Post, Ohio Highway Patrol, reported David E. Leeth was westbound on Ohio 500, one half mile west of Paulding County Road 87, when his car went off the road at a curve and into a ditch hitting an embankment. The pickup truck caught on fire while Leeth was unconscious and Richard Richards, 30, of Payne, came along, found the truck on fire and pulled the man from the burning vehicle. Leeth was taken to Paulding County Hospital by the Payne rescue squad and then to Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne where he was admitted for treatment of a head injury. The Paulding Fire Department was summoned to the scene to extinguish the fire. The blaze destroyed the interior of the cab and front of the pickup truck.
Obituary	Newspaper unknown - original clipping [17]
	SCOTT, OHIO — David E. Leeth, 87, died Thursday in Paulding County Hospital, Paulding. He was retired from the Haviland Clay Works. His wife, Dorothy, died in 1960. Surviving are three sons, two daughters, a sister, 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services are 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. Fort Wayne time) Monday and calling is after 2 p.m. EDT Sunday in Slade Funeral Home, Payne. Burial will be in Wiltsie Cemetery, Payne.
Died	8 Oct 1987	Paulding County, Ohio, United States [18]
Buried	12 Oct 1987	Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [19]
	Address: Wiltsie Cemetery
Obituary	14 Oct 1987 [20]
	Paulding Progress (Paulding, Ohio) 14 October 1987, p21
	David Leeth SCOTT--David E. Leeth, 87, Scott, died at 11:40 a.m. Oct. 8 in Paulding County Hospital, Paulding He was born Feb. 10, 1900, in Paulding County, the son of Levin and Louisa (Shelley) Leeth. He was a retired employee of Haviland Clay Works County. Surviving are three sons, Ben of Vista, Calif., Jerry of Homestead, Fla., and Emmett, Middle Point; two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Lee and Mrs. Ruth Baker, both of Scott; a sister, Mrs. Rhoda Baughman, Grand Blanc, Mich.; and 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his wife, Dorothy, in 1960; a son Veral; and a grandchild. Services were Monday in Slade Funeral Home. Burial was in Wiltsie Cemetery.
Retired	Haviland Clay Works Company [21]
Person ID	I45	TangledRoots
Last Modified	28 Aug 2021

Father	Leven Elias Leeth, b. 17 Mar 1856, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. 12 Jan 1952, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 95 years)
Mother	Louisa Mae Shelley, b. 18 Jun 1866, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 Mar 1952, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 85 years)
Married	3 Apr 1884	Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F8	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dorothy Lucille Nutter, b. 2 Apr 1902, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States , d. 13 May 1960, Haviland, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years)

Married 4 Feb 1926 Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States [22]

Notes

NEWSAPAPER ARTICLE
Quietly Married
.....Mis Dorothy Lucile Nutter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Nutter, of East Chestnut street became the brid (sic) of Mr. David E. Leeth of Ft. Wayne Indiana, this morning at eleven o'clock at the Sixth avenue M. E. Parsonage.
.....The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. M. V. B. Stump in the presence of Mrs. milldred Nutter and Mr. Don Nutter, sister-in-law and brother of the bride.
.....The young couple left by motor for Ft. Wayne, Indiana to spend several days with the grooms parents, after which they will reside in Columbus where the groom is employed at the Tire and Rubber Company. [Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio, Saturday Evening, February 4, 1926, pg. 3. Digital copy in file]

Children

	1. Veryl Edward Leeth, b. 30 Oct 1928, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States , d. 3 Apr 1934, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States (Age 5 years)
	2. Kathryn Lucille Leeth, b. 14 May 1931, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States , d. 22 Jun 1998, Scott, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 67 years)
	3. Living
	4. Jerry Eugene Leeth, b. 11 Jun 1937, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States , d. 15 Dec 2013, Weirsdale, Marion County, Florida, United States (Age 76 years)
	5. Living
	6. Living
	7. Living
	8. Living

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S497] Ohio: Paulding County, Birth Records v. 1-5, v4, p117, #22 - David Edward Leeth.
State of Ohio, Paulding County
David Edward Leeth, 1901 Feb 10, Ohio, Paulding, Smiley, male, white, father: L. E. Leeth, mother: Louisa Shelley, residence Payne, Ohio
State of Ohio, Paulding County
10 February 1901
[S161] 1910 Federal Census: Ohio, Defiance County, Highland Township, p10B.
DW 238-238
...line 78 - Leven Leeth, head of household, male, white, age 54, married 26 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, English language, farm laborer, working out Payne, can read and write, rent house
...line 79 - Louisa Leeth, wife, female, white, age 49, married 26 years, 9 children born, 8 lived, born Ohio, father born France/French, mother born Ohio, English, house, can read and write
...line 80 - Harry L. Leeth, son, married, white, age 16, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, English, farm laborer, working out Payne, can read and write
...line 81 - Rhoda V. Leeth, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Ohio, father born ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 82 - David E. Leeth, son, male, white, age 9, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 83 - Lafeatte Leeth, son, male, white, age 6, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

DW 239-239
...line 84 - Frank Maxwell, head, male, white, age 39, married 7 yrs., born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, general farm
...line 85 - Ethel Maxwell, wife, female, white, age 24, married 7, children 2/2, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 86 - Lester Maxwell, son, male, white, age 4, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 87 - Arvada Maxwell, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio p10B
[S539] Military: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, David Edward Leeth,.
David Edward Leeth, Fairfield Hotel, age 18, born Feb 10, 1900, white, native born, occupation Paper Mill-Larcote Box and Paper Co., nearest relative Eliza Leeth, Payne, Ohio, medium height, slender, gray eyes, blk hair. Signed by David Leeth
Paulding County, Ohio
12 September 1918
[S186] 1920 Federal Census: U. S. Military Force, Panama Canal Zone, pg. 2B, line 63.
David Leeth, male, white, age 20, single, born Ohio Antwerp, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, soldier, private Troop A. Twelfth Regiment Military Base: Corozal, Panama Canal Zone, Balboa
Corozal, U S Military Forces, Panama Canal Zone
[S1576] Newspaper: The Lancaster Daily Eagle (Lancaster, Ohio), 4 February 1926, p3.
Quietly Married
Miss Dorothy Lucille Nutter, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Benjamin R. Nutter, of East Chestnut street became the bride of Mr. David E. Leeth of Ft. Wayne Indiana, this morning at eleven o'clock at the Sixth avenue M. E. Parsonage.
Quietly Married
4 February 1926
[S1398] Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Leeth.
Leeth, Chas H (Gertrude M) master mechanic, H410 W 4th Av
Leeth David E mech, r410 W 4th Av
Leeth Lela E Mrs h82 S Washington Av
Lists Charles and Gertrude Leeth at West 4th Ave, also David E. Leeth. Lela Leeth at 82 S. Washington Ave.
[S194] 1930 Federal Census: Ohio, Fairfield County, Lancaster, p13B.
DW 332-337
...line 83 - Sarah Snoke, female, white, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English, decorator-glass factory
...line 84 - David E. Leeth, nephew, male, white, age 30, married 27yr, born Ohio, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, truck driver-saw mill
...line 85 - Dorothy L. Leeth, niece-H, female, white, age 28, married at age 25, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English
...line 86 - Veryl E. Leeth, great niece, male, white, age 1 5/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio p13B
[S1398] Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, 1932 Lancaster, Ohio - p173, Leeth.
Charles and Gertrude Leeth at RD11
David and Dorothy Leeth at 1246 E Walnut
[S1398] Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, 1934 Lancaster, Ohio - p175, Leeth.
Chas H Leeth (Gertrude M) mach Hermann Mfg Co h676 Frederick
David Leeth lab r100 E Main
Charles and Gertude Leeth at 676 Frederick
David and Dorothy Leeth at 1195 Chestnut
[S713] 1940 Federal Census: Indiana, Dekalb County, Jackson Twp., pg. 2A.
1924 South Main Street
...line 28 - David Edward Leeth, head, male, white, age 40, married, born Ohio, gear washer-Gear Mfg. Co.
...line 29 - Dorothy Leeth, wife, female, white, age 38, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, native language is English, married at age 28, 3 children born
...line 30 - Katherine Leeth, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born Ohio
...line 31 - Benjamin Leeth, son, male, white, age 4, single, born Ohio
...line 32 - Jerry Leeth, son, male, white, age2, single, born Ohio
Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana p2A
[S1398] Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, 1936 Lancaster, Ohio - Leeth, p207.
Chas H Leeth (Gertrude N) mach Hermann Mfg Co h874 E Mulberry
David E Leeth (DorothyL) plater Hermann Mfg Co h rear 729 E Main
Charles and Gertrude Leeth at 874 E Mulberry
David and Dorothy Leeth at 729 E Main
[S1398] Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, 1938 Lancaster, Ohio - p203, Leeth.
Chas H Leeth (Gertrude N) mach Hermann Mfg Co 874 E Mulberry
Donald E Leeth (Dorothy L) lab Hermann Mfg Co r Corner Ewing & Walnut
Charles and Gertrude Leeth at 874 E Mulberry
Donald (shoub be David) and Dorothy at the corner of Ewing and Walnut
[S1947] Newspaper: Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 16 December 1953, page 2.
Train Strikes Truck: Driver Only Bruised
...Dixon -- David Leeth, 53, of Haviland RFD 1, driver for the Haviland Clay Works, escaped with shock and bruises Tuesday when his tractor-trailer outfit was hit by a westbound Pennsylvania passenger train at the Market Street crossing in Dixon.
Train Strikeds Truck; Driver only Bruised
16 December 1953
[S1947] Newspaper: Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 14 November 1955, p2.
Eleven Motorists Arrested on Weekend Traffic Charges
...Eleven motorist have been charged in the city and area with traffic violations, according to local police sources.
...City police reported the arrest of two men on drunken driving charges and two others on other traffic charges.
...Arrested on the drunken driving charges were Dave Leeth, 55 of Haviland and Charles Leroy Andrews, 20, of Ashland. Both were arraigned in Mayor Don J. Underwood's court and assessed fines of $100 each and sentenced to three days in the county jail.
Eleven Motorists Arrested on Weekend Traffic Charges
14 November 1955
[S1937] Newspaper: The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5.
The Payne Reflector and Press Review
Payne, Paulding County, Ohio
23 August 1956
Page 5
Leeth Family Reunion held August 19 at Antwerp Park
Payne, Ohio
23 August 1956, p5
Leeth Family Reunion
[S1947] Newspaper: Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 20 May 1975, p18.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Passerby Rescues Elderly Payne Man From Burning Pickup Truck
...A 75-year old Rt. 1, Payne man miraculously escaped death at 11:15 p.m. Monday when his pickup truck ran off a Paulding County road and caught on fire. Two other persons were injured in accidents in Van Wert and on Richey Road.
Rescued from Burning Pickup
20 May 1975
[S2050] Newspaper: Unknown, Newspaper unknown.
Obituary for David E. Leeth
Original from Scrapbook
Newspaper unknown
1987
[S424] Ohio: Deaths, 1908-1944 and 1958-2002, #78308 - David Edward Leeth.
Name: David E Leeth
Birth Date: Est. 1900
Birth State: Ohio
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence County: Van Wert
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 8 Oct 1987
Hospital of Death: Paulding County Hospital
City of Death: Paulding County
County of Death: Paulding
Certificate: 078308
Age at Death: 87
Certifier: Physician
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
Social Security Number: 280-07-8007
Marital Status: Widowed
Industry of Decedent: Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products
[S1888] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 59527096 - David E. Leeth.
David E. Leeth
Birth: 1900
Death: 1987
Burial:, Wiltsie Cemetery, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, USA
Created by: Michael Fromholt
Record added: Oct 02, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59527096
Payne, Paulding County, Ohio
David Edward Leeth 1900-1987
[S1761] Newspaper: Paulding Progress (Paulding, Ohio), 14 October 1987, p21.
Obituary for David E. Leeth
Paulding Progress
Paulding, Ohio
14 October 1987
[S536] Newspaper: Obituary at Carnegie Library (Paulding, Ohio), Obituary for David E. Leeth.
copy in file
[S1576] Newspaper: The Lancaster Daily Eagle (Lancaster, Ohio), 4 February 1926, page 3.
Quietly Married
Miss Dorothy Lucille Nutter, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Benjamin R. Nutter, of East Chestnut street became the bride of Mr. David E. Leeth of Ft. Wayne Indiana, this morning at eleven o'clock at the Sixth avenue M. E. Parsonage.
Quietly Married
4 February 1926