Porter J. Leeth b. 5 Sep 1889 West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 12 Aug 1938 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Porter J. Leeth
Born	5 Sep 1889	West Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Porter J. Leeth, son, in the household of Mathias Leeth
Physical Description	5 Jun 1917 [4]
	medium height, medium build, gray eyes and auburn hair
Military	5 Jun 1917	Logan County, Ohio, United States [4]
	registered for the WWI Draft
Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States [4]
	Auto Mechanic
	Address: Parker Auto Co.
Residence	5 Jun 1917	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States [4]
	Address: 579 Fernwood Ave.
Died	12 Aug 1938	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States [5]
	Cause: of coronary thrombosis
Person ID	I5335	TangledRoots
Last Modified	24 Mar 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

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[S539] Military: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Card for Porter Leeth,.
Porter J. Leeth; Age: 28; Born: Dec 18 1889, W. Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio USA; Married, Caucasian; Military Exp: Fireman, Navy, 2-3/4 yrs.; Medium height, Medium build, Gray eyes, Auburn hair; Signed: Porter J. Leeth
[S711] Ohio: County Births, 1774-1973, FamilySearch, v2, p322, #294 - Porter L Leath (Other records have different dates).
State of Ohio, Logan County
Porter L Leath, 1889, Sept 5, Ohio, Logan, Bokes Creek Tp., male, white, father M. Leath, mother Belle Wilgus
digital copy in fileState of Ohio, Logan County
5 September 1889
[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
[S539] Military: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, #854 - Porter J. Leeth,.
Porter J. Leeth, age 28, 579 Fernwood Ave, Toledo, O., bornbDec 18 1889 in W. Mansfield, Logan County, Ohio USA, Auto Mechanic for Parker Auto Co., at 1013 Jefferson, wife, married, Caucasian, Military Exp: Fireman with the Navy, 2-3/4 yrs. medium height, medium build, gray eyes, auburn hair. Signed: Porter J. Leeth
5 June 1917
[S488] Ohio: Department of Health, Death Certificate 1908-1953, #47460 Porter J. Leeth,.
Porter J. Leeth
Place of Death: Lucas Bounty, Toledo, Ohio
male, white, married
Wife: Carrie Leeth
Date of Birth: Dec 4, 1889
Age 48y 8m 8d
Birthplace: W. Mansfield, Ohio
Father: Mathias Leeth, born Ohio
Mother: Belle Wilgus, born W. Mansfield, Ohio
Date of Death: Aug 12, 1938
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
State of Ohio, Lucas County
12 August 1938