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John Thomas Leavell[1]

Male 1860 - 1947  (87 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Leavell 
    Born 16 Mar 1860  Rosemont, Spotsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 May 1947  San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bellevue Memorial Park Ontario, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5612  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 26 May 2019 

    Father Benjamin Long Leavell,   b. 14 Feb 1826, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1886, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Roberta Elizabeth Gayle,   b. 13 May 1830,   d. 21 Dec 1925  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1853  Rosemont Farm in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosa Lee Mills,   b. 12 Feb 1865, Oakwood Forest, Hanover, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1921, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1885  Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Burwell Leavell,   b. 11 Oct 1885, Warrenton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1962, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F4712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 262. JOHN THOMAS LEAVELL (BENJAMIN LONG, BURWELL L., JOHN, EDWARD, ? LAVELLE) was born March 16, 1860 in Rosemont, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, and died May 16, 1947 in San Bernardino County, California, USA. He married ROSA LEE MILLS 23 Dec 1885 Richmond County, VA. She was born February 12, 1865 in Virginia, USA, and died January 18, 1921.

      Notes for JOHN THOMAS LEAVELL:
      "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" at familysearch.org
      Groom's Name: John T. Leaville
      Groom's Birth Date: 1860
      Groom's Birthplace: Spottsylvania Co.
      Groom's Age: 25
      Bride's Name: Rosa Lee Mills
      Bride's Birth Date: 1865
      Bride's Birthplace: Hanover Co.
      Bride's Age: 20
      Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1885
      Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
      Groom's Father's Name: B. L. Leaville
      Groom's Mother's Name: R. E. Leaville
      Bride's Father's Name: John T. Mills
      Bride's Mother's Name: M. B. Mills
      Groom's Race: White
      Groom's Marital Status: Single
      Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
      Bride's Race: White
      Bride's Marital Status: Single
      Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01078-6
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 2048498
      Reference Number: p 75

      1900 census for Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
      John T. Leavell...35...March 1865...VA, VA, VA...policeman...married 15
      Rosa L. Leavell...30...Feb 1870...VA, VA, VA...married 15, 1 child, 1 living
      John B. Leavell...13...Oct 1886...VA, VA, VA

      Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_153; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 293.
      John T Leavell...46...VA, VA, VA...married 24...police officer, dist. gov.
      Rosa L Leavell...35...VA, VA, VA...married 24...1 child, 1 living
      Hazel A Leavell...23...MO, KY, MO...daughter-in-law...married 1 year, no children

      Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_153; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 293.
      John T Leavell...46...VA, VA, VA...married 24...police officer, dist. gov.
      Rosa L Leavell...35...VA, VA, VA...married 24...1 child, 1 living
      Hazel A Leavell...23...MO, KY, MO...daughter-in-law...married 1 year, no children

      "District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964," index, FamilySearch.org
      Name: Rosa Lee Leaville
      Gender: Female
      Burial Date: 20 Jan 1921
      Burial Place: Richmond Va.
      Death Date: 18 Jan 1921
      Death Place: District Of Columbia
      Age: 54
      Birth Date: 12 Feb 1865
      Birthplace: Oak Forest, Hanover, Virginia
      Occupation:
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: John T. Leavill
      Father's Name: John Tate Mills
      Father's Birthplace: Hanover Co., Virginia
      Mother's Name: Mary Baylor King
      Mother's Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07276-3
      System Origin: District of Columbia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 2115940
      Reference Number: 263244

      CALIFORNIA DEATH INDEX
      Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
      Name: John Thomas Leavell
      Social Security #: 0
      Sex: Male
      Birth Date: 16 Mar 1860
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Death Date: 16 May 1947
      Death Place: San Bernardino
      Mother's Maiden Name: Gale
      Father's Surname: Leavelle
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134318205.

    2. [S27] Carter Powell, http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/LeavellFam3b.html.