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James Madison Leeper Jr 1908–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1908

Birth Location: Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1963

Death Location: Claremont, Richland, Illinois, USA

Father: James Leeper

Mother: Lela McLain

Spouse(s): Mary Trowbridge

Children(s):

The story of James Madison Leeper Jr began in 1908 in Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA. In 1910, James Madison Leeper Jr resided in Township 8, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, James Madison Leeper Jr resided in Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA. James Madison Leeper Jr married Mary Trowbridge. James Madison Leeper Jr passed away in 1963 in Claremont, Richland, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Madison Leeper Jr began in 1908 in Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1910, James Madison Leeper Jr resided in Township 8, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, James Madison Leeper Jr resided in Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA.
  • James Madison Leeper Jr married Mary Trowbridge.
  • James Madison Leeper Jr passed away in 1963 in Claremont, Richland, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Leeper
1858–1939
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
JL
Lela McLain
1884–1967
Birth Location: Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Trowbridge
1912–1986
Birth Location: Decker, Richland, Illinois, USA
MT

Children(s)

James Jr's Ancestors

Self
James Jr
1908–1963
Birth Place: Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA
Parents
James Madison Leeper
1858–1939
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Lela (Myrtis) McLain
1884–1967
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Greenup (Davis) Leeper
1826–1898
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Woolard
1833–1920
Tennessee
Parker (B) McLain
1862–
Louisiana, USA
Elizabeth McLain
1863–
Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Jr
1800–1848
Sally ?Wallace?
1805–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Leeper
1757–1820
Martha Davidson
1764–1850

James Jr's Timeline

8 Records

1908
22 Nov 1908
Birth of James Madison Leeper Jr in Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA
Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Township 8, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Township 8, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Wewoka, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Wewoka, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Wewoka, Oklahoma
Wewoka, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 32
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Olney, Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Olney, Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
James Madison Leeper Jr resided here in Denver, Richland, Illinois, USA
Denver, Richland, Illinois, USA
1963
15 Dec 1963
Age 55
Death of James Madison Leeper Jr in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 8, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wewoka, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wewoka, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Olney, Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Denver, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Denver, Richland, Il

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olney
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1039

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claremont, Richland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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