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James Lees Bethune 1893–1985 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1893
Birth Location: Ohio
Death Date: 17 Jan 1985
Death Location: Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Father: William Bethune
Mother: Marguerite Lees
Spouse(s): Hazel Stimson
Children(s): William Bethune, Carol Bethune, Donald Bethune
James Lees Bethune was born in 1893 in Ohio, the child of William Thomson Bethune And Marguerite L Lees. James Lees Bethune married Hazel S Stimson, and had children including Carol A Bethune, Donald S Bethune, William James Bethune. James Lees Bethune passed away in 1985 in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA.
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Biography
- James Lees Bethune was born in 1893 in Ohio, the child of William Thomson Bethune And Marguerite L Lees.
- James Lees Bethune married Hazel S Stimson, and had children including Carol A Bethune, Donald S Bethune, William James Bethune.
- James Lees Bethune passed away in 1985 in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA.
Immediate Family
Parents
William Bethune
1864–1940
Birth Location: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
WB
Marguerite Lees
1869–1965
Birth Location: Bank, New Comnock, Scotland
ML
Spouses(s)
Hazel Stimson
1893–1987
Birth Location: Superior, Wisconsin
HS
Children(s)
William Bethune
1922–1997
Birth Location: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
WB
Carol Bethune
1923–
Birth Location: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
CB
Donald Bethune
1918–1963
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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James Bethune's Ancestors
Self
James Bethune
1893–1985
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
William Thomson Bethune
1864–1940
Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
Marguerite (L) Lees
1869–1965
Bank, New Comnock, Scotland
Grandparents
James Lees
1835–1924
Ochiltree, Ayrshire
Mary Lees
1841–1916
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lees
1806–1864
Margaret Clement
1808–1895
David Brown
1810–1877
Euphemia Williamson
1816–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lees
1778–1860
Elizabeth White
1779–1840
David Clement
1790–
John Brown
1771–
Janet Nelson
1781–1818
James Williamson
1781–
Euphemia Graham
1789–1863
James Bethune's Descendants
1.
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James (Lees) Bethune
(23 Oct 1893–17 Jan 1985)
m. Hazel (S) Stimson (abt 1893–25 Nov 1987)
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1. William (James) Bethune 1922–1997
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2. Carol (A) Bethune 1923–
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3. Donald (S) Bethune 1918–1963 m. Anne (K) Norton 1925–
James Bethune's Timeline
14 Records
1885
17 Jan 1885
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune
None
1894
abt 1894
Age 1
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Ohio
Ohio
1900
1900
Age 7
James Lees Bethune resided here in Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
James Lees Bethune resided here in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
James Lees Bethune resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1920
1920
Age 27
James Lees Bethune resided here in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
James Lees Bethune resided here in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1941
1941
Age 48
James Lees Bethune resided here in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA
1942
1942
Age 49
James Lees Bethune resided here in Morris, New Jersey, USA
Morris, New Jersey, USA
1985
17 Jan 1985
Age 92
Death of James Lees Bethune in Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1885
17 Jan 1885
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
1893
23 Oct 1893
Birth of James Lees Bethune
None
1894
abt 1894
Age 1
Birth of James Lees Bethune in Ohio
Ohio
1900
1900
Age 7
James Lees Bethune resided here in Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
James Lees Bethune resided here in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
James Lees Bethune resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1920
1920
Age 27
James Lees Bethune resided here in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
James Lees Bethune resided here in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1941
1941
Age 48
James Lees Bethune resided here in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA
1942
1942
Age 49
James Lees Bethune resided here in Morris, New Jersey, USA
Morris, New Jersey, USA
1985
17 Jan 1985
Age 92
Death of James Lees Bethune in Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for New Jersey, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 2555983; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
[3] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
[4] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 101-102; Page: 3; Year Range: 1916 Oct - 1917 Apr
[5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 099-26-6590; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1951
[6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 622; Image: 1235
[7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 473.0; FHL microfilm: 2341518
[8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831857; Draft Board: 14
[9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241272
[10] Lake County, Ohio, Obituary Index
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Jan 1885
Event Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: abt 1894
Event Place: Ohio
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375198
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Baptism
Event Place: Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241272
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375198
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831857; Draft Board: 14
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 622; Image: 1235
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 473.0; FHL microfilm: 2341518
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1941
Event Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Morris, New Jersey, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for New Jersey, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 2555983; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 Aug 1955
Event Place: Southampton, England
Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Place: New York, New York, United States
Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Occupation
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Jan 1985
Event Place: Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
[2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 099-26-6590; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1951
[3] Lake County, Ohio, Obituary Index
[4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for New Jersey, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 2555983; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
[3] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
[4] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 101-102; Page: 3; Year Range: 1916 Oct - 1917 Apr
[5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 099-26-6590; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1951
[6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 622; Image: 1235
[7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 473.0; FHL microfilm: 2341518
[8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831857; Draft Board: 14
[9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241272
[10] Lake County, Ohio, Obituary Index
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Jan 1885
Event Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: abt 1894
Event Place: Ohio
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375198
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1893
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Baptism
Event Place: Trumbull, Ohio
Record Source: Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munson, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1272; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241272
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375198
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831857; Draft Board: 14
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 622; Image: 1235
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 473.0; FHL microfilm: 2341518
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1941
Event Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Morris, New Jersey, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for New Jersey, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 2555983; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 Aug 1955
Event Place: Southampton, England
Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Place: New York, New York, United States
Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1338; Item: 71
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Occupation
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Jan 1985
Event Place: Red Bank, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
[2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 099-26-6590; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1951
[3] Lake County, Ohio, Obituary Index
[4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current