Leon Modesitt

Leon Modesitt

Male 1887 - 1957  (69 years)

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  • Name Leon Modesitt 
    Born 19 Jan 1887  Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Jan 1957  Staunton, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Terre Haute Tribune, "Obituaries," 5 Jan 1957, p. 5:

      "Leon Modesitt, 69 years old, died at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon in his barber shop in Staunton. He had been a barber there for 50 years. Surviving are the wife, Rebecca; one sister, Mrs. Nora Cade of Coal City, and one brother, Harry of Brazil. . . . Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, east of Riley, Vigo, IN."
    Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S. Census, Staunton, Clay, IN 1930: "Leon Modesitt, age 43 b. Abt. 1887 Indiana parents b. Indiana, barber; wife Rebecca J., age 43 b. Abt. 1887 Kentucky parents b. Ketucky. Father-in-law, Christopher Killen, age 75 b. Abt. 1855 Kentucky parents b. Kentucky, not employed."
    Person ID I35459  Complete
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2011 

    Father Westley Maree Modesitt,   b. 6 May 1862, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1933, Cory, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Margaret E. Veach,   b. 9 Dec 1865, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Staunton, Clay, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Abt. 1883  Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18041729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca J. Killen,   b. 5 Feb 1887, Larue, KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1973, Staunton, Clay, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1906  Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "Leon Modesitt & Rebecca Killen, 23 Sep 1906, Clay, IN."
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2010 
    Family ID F18041740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1887 - Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Sep 1906 - Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jan 1957 - Staunton, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Leon Modesitt (1887-1957) & wife, Rebecca J. (1887-1973)
    Leon Modesitt (1887-1957) & wife, Rebecca J. (1887-1973)

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