 1858 - 1915 (56 years)
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| Name |
Joseph Bond Leedom [1] |
| Birth |
25 Apr 1858 |
Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
22 Feb 1915 |
Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania [3] |
| Burial |
24 Feb 1915 |
Old Haverford Friends Burial Ground, Haverford Twp, Delaware, Pennsylvania [3] |
| Notes |
- His Radnor MM birth record provided Joseph's full middle name.
Age 12 in 1870 PA census, Haverford Twp.
Moved to Media in 1892 when he was appointed to the office of clerk in the office of the recorder of deeds. From 1898 to 1904 he was assistant postmaster of Media. - A history of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and its people, p. 633
Resided 520 N. Monroe st., Media at time of death.
Death notice in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 24 Feb 1915
Leedom - Second Month 22d, 1915, Joseph B. Leedom, in his 57th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral, on Fourth day, Second Month, 24th at 1 P.M. from his late residence, 520 N. Monroe st., Media, Pa. Interment private.
His obituary states he was the the Deputy Prothonotary and the treasurer of the Media Fire, Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 when he died. "The casket was almost hidden from view by magnificaent floral offerings sent by friends." The pallbearers were William Leedom, John Leedom, Ridgeway Leedom, George E. Regester, Howard Regester, and Walter L. Rhoades.
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| Person ID |
I11432 |
Ives-Leedom |
| Last Modified |
17 Dec 2023 |
| Father |
Joseph B. Leedom, b. 2 Jan 1827, Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania d. 12 Sep 1914, Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Emily P. Pyle, b. 30 Aug 1826, Chester Co, Pennsylvania d. 27 Dec 1926, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania (Age 100 years) |
| Marriage |
1852 |
| Family ID |
F2065 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
L. Emma Tyson, b. 11 Feb 1863, Thornton, Delaware, Pennsylvania d. 2 Feb 1953, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Oct 1885 |
Newtown Twp, Delaware, Pennsylvania [2, 4] |
- Delaware County marriage license #5 dated 7 Oct 1885.
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| Children |
| | 1. Mary Ethel Leedom, b. 14 Aug 1886, Pennsylvania d. 23 Jan 1961, Wallingford, Delaware, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. Joseph Leedom, b. 12 Apr 1888, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania d. 29 Apr 1981, Secane, Delaware, Pennsylvania (Age 93 years) |
| | 3. Ira T. Leedom, b. 6 Nov 1891 d. 1 Jun 1896 (Age 4 years) |
| | 4. Anna W. Leedom, b. 22 Nov 1904 d. 1955 (Age 50 years) |
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| Family ID |
F8744 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Dec 2013 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Burial - 24 Feb 1915 - Old Haverford Friends Burial Ground, Haverford Twp, Delaware, Pennsylvania |
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| Sources |
- [S105] George L. and Annie M. Maris, Maris Family in the United States, ((West Chester, Pennsylvania, F.S. Hickman, 1885)).
- [S212] John W. Jordan, History of Delaware County by John W. Jordan, Vols I, II & III, ((New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914)), p. 633.
- [S17] Vital Records, Death certificate, 1891.
- [S17] Vital Records, Marriage record, 1891.
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