Emmett Orland Leeth

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Emmit O. Leeth, grandson in the household of John Leeth
• Census: 1910, Payne, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Emmett O. Leeth, son, in the household of Martin Leeth
• Physical Description: 5 Jun 1917; tall, medium build, hazel eyes and black hair
• Military: 5 Jun 1917, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; registered for the WWI Draft
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1917, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; Inspector 15; Address:
  Ford Motor Co.
• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Michigan, United States; Address:
  238 Louise Ave.
• Newspaper: 27 Nov 1917; The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 27 November 1917, p3
• Census: 1920, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; as Emmet Leeth, auto factory foreman, head of hosuehold
• Census: 1930, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; as Emmett O. Leeth, automobile factory foreman, head of household
• Newspaper: 16 May 1940; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 16 May 1940, p5
• Newspaper: 17 Oct 1940; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 17 October 1940, p1
• Newspaper: 24 May 1945; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 24 May 1945, p5
• Newspaper: 13 May 1948, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; Celebrating birthday and Mother's Day with mother; Address:
  "The Payne Reflector and Press Review"
• Obituary: 23 Jul 1953; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio) 23 July 1953, p1

Notes:

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Payne News
Special Correspondence
...Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth have returned to Detroit after a visit at M. M. Leeth's and Mrs. Shina Stettler. (The Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Monday, August 14, 1916, pg. 7)

Newspaper:

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Leeth and daughter May, of Payne, were Antwerp visitors a short time Saturday, while on their way to Detroit, Mich., where they will visit their sons, Clide and Emmet Leeth, and their families.

Newspaper:

Emmett Leeth of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Leeth of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Underwood of Bellefontaine and grandson Douglas Underwood of Hiram, O., and Dr. and Mrs. Dale Underwood of Van Wert were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Leeth.

Newspaper:

Married Fifty-Five Years
Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Leeth quietly celebrated their fifth-fifth wedding anniversary, Tuesday They were honored at a family dinner at noon Sunday which was attended by the following members of the family: Emmett Leeth and daughter Mary Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan McNie and daughter Judith Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Knisely, all of Detroit, Mr and Mrs. Oscar Leeth, son Byron and daughter Patricia, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leeth of Fort Wayne.
Mr. Leeth is a retired mail carrier. Mrs. Leeth is the former Miss Louisa Jane Underwood. They have lived in Payne all their married life. Their children are Emmett Leeth of Detroit, Clyde Leeth of Louisville, Ky., Oscar R. Leeth and Mrs. Alvin Silvers of Ft. Wayne. They have ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Obituary:

Emmett O. Leeth
Emmett O. Leeth, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Leeth, was born on December 24, 1892, at Payne, Ohio, and passed away on July 15 , 1953, at his home in Detroit following a lingering illness.
Surviving are the mother, Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne: the wife, Nanabelle; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia McNio, Mrs. Mary Jane Yeo and Mrs. Leah Taylor, all of Detroit: two step-daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Sullivan and Miss Nancybelle Mitchell; one stepson, James Mitchell; two brothers, Oscar of Flint, Mich., and Clyde of Louisville, Ky; one sister, Mrs. Alvin Silvers of Payne; also six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Haley Funeral Home, Detroit, under the auspices of Loyalty Lodge No. 488, F. & A. The Rev. Oliver J. Collins was the minister. interment in White Chapel Cemetery.
Among those attending the funeral were: Mrs. M. M. Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Silvers, of Payne, Mr and Mrs. Lester Silvers, Mr. and Mrs. George Ray and baby, Mrs. Alex Maleswki, Edward Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith, all of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs Oscar Leeth of Flint, Mich., and Clyde Leeth of Louisville, Ky.

Family/Spouse: Annabelle Harter-Mitchell. Annabelle was born in 1896 in Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emmett married Laura Lucinda Stetler on 24 Sep 1913 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, United States. Laura was born in 1894 in Michigan, United States; died on 16 Nov 1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; was buried on 19 Nov 1940 in Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]