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: Tangled Roots

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Name	Rowena Lettie Leeth
Born	4 Sep 1879	Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	1880	Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Lidia R. Leath, daughter, in the household of Mathias Leath
Census	1900	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as Roena L. Wahl, daughter, widowed, in the household of Mathias Leeth
Died	10 May 1953	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States [5]
	Cause: of bronchopneumonia, encephalomalacia and arteriosclerosis
	Address: Bethesda Hospital
Obituary	11 May 1953 [6]
	Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 11 May 1953, page 6.
	Mrs. Rowena Davis of Willshire Dies Willshire—Mrs. Rowena Lettie Davis, 73, of Willshire, died following an attack of bronchial pneumonia at 5:40 a.m. Sunday at the Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. She had been critical for a week. A daughter of the late Mathias and Belle (Wilgus) Leeth, Mrs. Davis was born September 4, 1879, in Paulding County. Her husband, Melvin L. Davis, died in 1950 and she had been residing the past six months with a daughter, Mrs. Harriet Cole of Cincinnati. Surviving are four sons, Forest Davis of Fostoria, Robert of Fort Wayne, Ind., LeRoy of Mendota, Ill., and Harry Davis of Indianapolis; five daughters, Mrs. Frank Fortney of Near Willshire, Mrs. Fern Heath of Akron, Mrs. Goldie Karsh of Williamstown., O., Mrs. Mable Converse of Lima and Mrs. Helen Bushong of West Mansfield, O. a brother Walter Leeth of Lima: 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services in charge of the Cowan and Son Funeral Home will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Willshire Church of God. Rev. Herbert Schumm to officiate. Burial will be in Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the Frank Fortney resident near Willshire.
Name	Rena L. Leeth
Person ID	I4598	TangledRoots
Last Modified	4 Jun 2021

Father	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)
Mother	Ruth Belle Wilgus, b. 14 May 1857, Logan County, Ohio, United States , d. 23 May 1944, West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years)
Married	29 May 1878	Logan County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F103	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Albert N. Wahl, b. Feb 1879, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Nov 1898, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 19 years)

Married 20 Dec 1896 Paulding County, Ohio, United States [7]

Children

	1. Goldia Wahl, b. Jun 1897, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Mable Wahl, b. 30 Mar 1899, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 9 May 1973, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Melvin Leroy Davis, b. 12 May 1861, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States , d. 6 Dec 1950, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States (Age 89 years)
Married	1 Feb 1905	Van Wert County, Ohio, United States [8]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F1985	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S495] Ohio: Logan County, Births 1867-1890, v2, p30 #221 - Rowena Leeth.
Roena Leeth, 1879 Sept. 4, Ohio, Logan, Bokes Creek Township, female, white, father Mathias Leeth, mother Bell Wilgus, residence Bokes Creek Twp.
State of Ohio, Logan County
4 September 1879
[S1947] Newspaper: Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 11 May 1953, page 6.
[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
[S488] Ohio: Department of Health, Death Certificate 1908-1953, #32257 - Rowena Lettie Davis.
Rowena Lettie Davis
Place of Death: Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Bethesda Hospital
female, white, widowed
Date of Birth: Sept 4 1879
Age: 73y 8m 6d
Birthplace: Ohio
Father: Mathias Leeth
Mother: Belle Wilgus
Date of Death: May 10 1953
Cause of Death: Bronchopneumonia, Encephalomalacia, Arteriosclerosis
State of Ohio, Hamilton County
10 May 1953
[S1947] Newspaper: Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), 11 May 1953, page 6.
Obituary for Rowena Davis
Times Bulletin
Van Wert, Ohio
11 May 1953
[S357] Ohio: Paulding County, Marriage Records, v. 5, pg. 368.
[S773] Ohio: County Marriages 1789-2013, v12, p99 - Melvin Davis and Rowena Leeth Wahls.
State of Ohio, Van Wert County
...Melvin Davis, age 42 on 12 May 1904, residence Decatur, Indiana, birthplace Mercer Co., Ohio, occupation farming, father Amos Davis, mother, Harriet Majors
...Roena Wahls, age 28 on Nov 1904, residence Williams Twp. Van Wert Co., Ohio, birthplace Logan Co., Ohio, mother Bell Wilgus, previously married
...Married on 1 February 1905 by Joshua Wagers, Justice of the Peace