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Oranetta Reeves

Female 1849 - 1928  (78 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Oranetta Reeves was born in May 1849 in Ohio; died in 1928 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Oranetta married Samuel Leeth on 24 Nov 1870 in Pike County, Ohio. Samuel was born in May 1845 in Pike County, Ohio; died in 1927 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nancy Ida Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1866 in Pike County, Ohio; died in 1966 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
    2. 3. Laura B. Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1871 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    3. 4. John A. Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1873 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    4. 5. Martha E. Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1874 in Pike County, Ohio; died on 27 Mar 1943 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    5. 6. James E. Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1883 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    6. 7. Mary Ann Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1885 in Pike County, Ohio; died on 11 Aug 1952 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nancy Ida Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born in Aug 1866 in Pike County, Ohio; died in 1966 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Nancy married Henry S. Copas on 4 Jul 1883 in Pike County, Ohio. Henry (son of John Copas and Sarah Ann Rothwell) was born about 1862 in Adams County, Ohio; died before 1900 in Pike County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Ocie M. Copas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1886 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    2. 9. Alta O. Copas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1889 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

    Nancy married Arthur Jerome Bleekman on 29 Jun 1904 in Boyd County, Kentucky. Arthur (son of Jerome Bleekman and Henrietta Sixbey) was born on 5 Nov 1859 in Fulton County, New York; died on 12 Dec 1949 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Everett Julian Bleekman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1903 in Peebles, Adams County, Ohio; died on 24 Nov 1969 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
    2. 11. Henrietta Orinetta Bleekman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1906 in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky; died on 24 Apr 1998 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

  2. 3.  Laura B. Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born on 21 Jul 1871 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

    Laura married Frank Carroll in 1889 in Pike County, Ohio. Frank was born in Jul 1868 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Rena Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1890 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    2. 13. Winnie Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1892 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    3. 14. Roy Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1895 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.
    4. 15. Herman Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1897 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  3. 4.  John A. Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born in Feb 1873 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

    John married Arminta Slack in 1893. Arminta was born in Dec 1877 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Orval Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1894 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 7 Dec 1942 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    John married Mary Mollie Copas on 22 Nov 1906 in Scioto County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Leonidas Copas and Elizabeth Irvin) was born about 1870 in Adams County, Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Martha E. Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born on 10 Oct 1874 in Pike County, Ohio; died on 27 Mar 1943 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Martha married Thomas Riley on 27 Nov 1900 in Scioto County, Ohio. Thomas (son of George Riley and Celia Kennedy) was born on 9 Feb 1872 in Highland County, Ohio; died on 27 Nov 1948 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Celia Oranettie Riley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1903 in Scioto County, Ohio; died in 1973; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

  5. 6.  James E. Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born on 23 Apr 1883 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

    James married Bessie Walden on 14 Nov 1908 in Scioto County, Ohio. Bessie (daughter of Elery Sanford Walden and Gertrude Riley) was born about 1887 in Scioto County, Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Mary Ann Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oranetta1) was born on 14 Sep 1885 in Pike County, Ohio; died on 11 Aug 1952 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Mary married Levi Franklin Ralstin on 16 Mar 1905 in Scioto County, Ohio. Levi (son of Wesley Ralstin and Mary Elizabeth Cook) was born in Nov 1885 in Scioto County, Ohio; died in 1972 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Elizabeth Ralstin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Dec 1905 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 11 Jan 1981 in Adams County, Ohio; was buried in Moores Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio.
    2. 19. Audrey Rose Ralstin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1907 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 3 Feb 2004 in Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
    3. 20. Orpha G. Ralstin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1926 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    4. 21. Denver F. Ralstin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1916 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 24 Nov 1984 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    5. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 23. Wesley Levi Ralstin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1922 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 16 Nov 1924 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    7. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Ocie M. Copas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Nancy2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Aug 1886 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  2. 9.  Alta O. Copas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Nancy2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Jan 1889 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

    Alta married Wylie Augustus Kates in 1909 in Scioto County, Ohio. Wylie (son of James Norris Kates and Barbara Ellen Thatcher) was born on 9 Sep 1881 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 20 Apr 1930 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Newman Cemetery, Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Harry A. Kates  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1910 in Scioto County, Ohio; and died.

  3. 10.  Everett Julian Bleekman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Nancy2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 28 May 1903 in Peebles, Adams County, Ohio; died on 24 Nov 1969 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Everett married Gladys Ethel Thompson before 1940. Gladys (daughter of William Grant Thompson and Susannah Flack) was born on 15 Feb 1907 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 27 Dec 1986 in Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Mount Joy Christian Church Cemetery, Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Henrietta Orinetta Bleekman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Nancy2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 5 Sep 1906 in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky; died on 24 Apr 1998 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

    Henrietta married Leonard Morris Henkel on 1 Jan 1937 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Leonard was born on 1 Jun 1905 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; died on 28 Jan 1993 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Rena Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (3.Laura2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Aug 1890 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  6. 13.  Winnie Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (3.Laura2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Aug 1892 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  7. 14.  Roy Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (3.Laura2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Feb 1895 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  8. 15.  Herman Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (3.Laura2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Oct 1897 in Pike County, Ohio; and died.

  9. 16.  Orval Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in Dec 1894 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 7 Dec 1942 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Orval married Lucy P. Bending about 1913. Lucy (daughter of Joseph Peter Bending and Mary E. McCall) was born in Dec 1894 in Adams County, Ohio; died on 3 Jun 1962 in Adams County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. John Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1914 in Scioto County, Ohio.
    2. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 29. William E. Leeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1922 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 21 Jul 1992 in Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    5. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 17.  Celia Oranettie Riley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 6 Oct 1903 in Scioto County, Ohio; died in 1973; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Celia married Leslie Ray Mershon, Sr. on 22 Sep 1926 in Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky. Leslie (son of John S. Mershon and Rosetta Hall) was born on 1 Feb 1905 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 19 Jan 1941 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Thelma Jean Mershon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1926 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 16 Mar 1999 in Scioto County, Ohio.
    2. 34. Leslie Ray Mershon, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1928 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 22 Mar 2008 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.
    3. 35. Thomas Franklin Mershon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1929 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 4 Aug 2013 in Plain City, Madison County, Ohio; was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Plain City, Madison County, Ohio.
    4. 36. John Frederick Mershon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1930 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 9 Jan 1957 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    5. 37. Ora Evelyn Mershon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1931 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 21 Jan 2021; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.
    6. 38. Mary Margaret Mershon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1935 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 23 May 2005 in Guernsey County, Ohio; was buried in North Salem Community Cemetery, Kimbolton, Guernsey County, Ohio.

  11. 18.  Elizabeth Ralstin Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 30 Dec 1905 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 11 Jan 1981 in Adams County, Ohio; was buried in Moores Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio.

    Elizabeth married Chester L. Jones between 1930 and 1935. Chester (son of Lafayette Jones and Minnie J. Hall) was born on 12 Sep 1895 in Adams County, Ohio; died on 18 May 1964 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Moores Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Elizabeth married Chester Gordon Hamilton on 5 Sep 1972 in Scioto County, Ohio. Chester (son of Ernest Hamilton and Margaret Elizabeth Watson) was born on 22 Sep 1905 in Brackenridge, Brushcreek Township, Scioto County, Ohio; died on 8 Apr 1986 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Moores Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 19.  Audrey Rose Ralstin Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 10 Sep 1907 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 3 Feb 2004 in Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Audrey married Harold I. Liston about 1932. Harold (son of Alton Merten Liston and Merta Alice Thompson) was born in Feb 1910 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 10 Jan 1964 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried on 13 Jan 1964 in Rush Township Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 20.  Orpha G. Ralstin Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in 1911 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1926 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

  14. 21.  Denver F. Ralstin Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 26 May 1916 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 24 Nov 1984 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Denver married Cleo J. Newman on 14 Nov 1945 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio. Cleo (daughter of Orn Leslie Newman and Icy Pearl Pierce) was born on 16 Mar 1925 in Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio; died on 28 Aug 2011 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1)

  16. 23.  Wesley Levi Ralstin Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in 1922 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 16 Nov 1924 in Scioto County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

  17. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Harry A. Kates Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alta3, 2.Nancy2, 1.Oranetta1) was born in 1910 in Scioto County, Ohio; and died.

  2. 26.  John Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 24 Mar 1914 in Scioto County, Ohio.

  3. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1)

  4. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1)

  5. 29.  William E. Leeth Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 27 Dec 1922 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 21 Jul 1992 in Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

  6. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1)

  7. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1)

  8. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Orval3, 4.John2, 1.Oranetta1)

  9. 33.  Thelma Jean Mershon Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 2 Oct 1926 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 16 Mar 1999 in Scioto County, Ohio.

    Thelma married Clarence Shepherd about 1945. Clarence was born on 17 May 1925 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 6 Mar 1997; was buried in Larkin Cemetery, West Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 34.  Leslie Ray Mershon, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 14 Jan 1928 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 22 Mar 2008 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.

    Leslie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 35.  Thomas Franklin Mershon Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 3 Jul 1929 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 4 Aug 2013 in Plain City, Madison County, Ohio; was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Plain City, Madison County, Ohio.

    Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 36.  John Frederick Mershon Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 8 Jul 1930 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 9 Jan 1957 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

  13. 37.  Ora Evelyn Mershon Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 15 Oct 1931 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 21 Jan 2021; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

    Ora married Benjamin Lee Davis in 1950. Benjamin (son of Samuel Henry Davis and Louisca Anna Euton) was born on 9 Feb 1930 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 27 Nov 2011 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Otway Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 38.  Mary Margaret Mershon Descendancy chart to this point (17.Celia3, 5.Martha2, 1.Oranetta1) was born on 27 Dec 1935 in Scioto County, Ohio; died on 23 May 2005 in Guernsey County, Ohio; was buried in North Salem Community Cemetery, Kimbolton, Guernsey County, Ohio.

    Mary married Andrew Robert Correll on 15 Jan 1955 in Indiana, and was divorced on 3 Apr 1978 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Andrew was born on 5 Jan 1926 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina; died on 24 Nov 2004 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California; was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Paul R. Matthews on 26 Dec 1979 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Paul was born on 14 Feb 1947; died on 11 Mar 2012; was buried in North Salem Community Cemetery, Kimbolton, Guernsey County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Elizabeth3, 7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 40.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (21.Denver3, 7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 41.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (21.Denver3, 7.Mary2, 1.Oranetta1)