James Franklin Leeper
(1906-1989)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Lenore Gray

James Franklin Leeper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 28 Jun 1906, , , Pennsylvania, USA 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Lenore Gray on 5 Apr 1930 in Mifflintown, Juniata, PA 1
  • Died: 30 Aug 1989, Mifflintown, Juniata, PA at age 83 3 4
  • Buried: Mifflintown: Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Juniata, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: L61J-74X.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Fermanagh Twp., Juniata, PA. 9 The 1940 census recorded on Township Road 525: James F. Leeper, bleacher in paper mill, 33, living with wife Mary L., 31; Shirley L, 9; Glenda F., 7, brother-in-law Russell H. Cisney, laborer in stone quarry, 28, and sister-in-law Isabelle F. Cisney, 25. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: North Main St., Mifflintown, PA on 26 Nov 1987 in Mifflintown, Juniata, PA. 7

3. Obituary: The Patriot News: obituary of James F. Leeper on 31 Aug 1989 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 4 James F. Leeper, 83, of Brookline Manor Convalescent Home, Mifflintown RD, died there yesterday.
He was a former sheriff's deputy; a retired farmer; a custodian at the Juniata County Courthouse and the Mifflintown post office; and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Milford Grange.
Surviving are three daughters, Shirley L. Adams of Harrisburg, Glenda L. Biecher of Carlisle, and Dana E. Geesaman of Hummelstown; a brother, Eugene of Lewistown; seven grandchildren; and two great-greatchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in his church. Burial will be in Presbyterian Cemetery.
Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Guss Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Juniata County Food Pantry, care of Diane Crawford, 23 N. Fourth St. 17059, or to his church, 208 Lemon St. 17059.


James married Mary Lenore Gray on 5 Apr 1930 in Mifflintown, Juniata, PA.1 (Mary Lenore Gray was born on 23 Jul 1908 in Perulack, Juniata, PA,10 died on 26 Nov 1987 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 7 10 and was buried on 30 Nov 1987 in Mifflintown: Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Juniata, PA 7 10.)


Sources


1 Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 16 Apr 1930, page 18, marriage of Mary L. Gray and James F. Leeper.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFS6-NDL George Risser Jr. Biecher and Glenda Faye Leeper, 1955.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78726202.

4 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 31 Aug 1989, page B2. Obituary of James F. Leeper.

5 ObitsForLife.com, Obituary of Dana Elizabeth Leeper Geesaman http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/414469/Geesaman-Dana.php.

6 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 19 Oct 2011, page A-9. Obituary of Dana E. Geesaman.

7 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 28 November 1987, page A-6. Obituary of Mary G. Leeper.

8 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 17 Jan 2021, obituary of Glenda Leeper Biecher.

9 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQQY-R6P James F Leeper, Fermanagh Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-4, sheet 15A, family 280.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78726603.



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