James R. Leeson

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(Research):Retired firefighter stabbed to death in Alliance
By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 08:26 a.m. EST, Mar 12, 2010
A retired Stark County firefighter was found stabbed to death in his Alliance home Wednesday morning shortly after his car was found burning in Lexington Township.
Stark County deputies found the body of James R. Leeson, 66, at his East College Street home while investigating a report from a passing motorist that his car was on fire shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday.
Leeson was retired from the Alliance Fire Department.
Deputies called officers from the Alliance Police Department, who collected three carloads of evidence at Leeson's home, authorities said.
Alliance detectives have several leads they are pursuing at this time.
An investigator from the Stark County Coroner's Office pronounced Leeson dead at the scene. Although Leeson had been stabbed in the chest, an official cause of death has not been released by the coroner's office, authorities said.
An autopsy is scheduled for today.
A retired Stark County firefighter was found stabbed to death in his Alliance home Wednesday morning shortly after his car was found burning in Lexington Township.
Stark County deputies found the body of James R. Leeson, 66, at his East College Street home while investigating a report from a passing motorist that his car was on fire shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday.
Leeson was retired from the Alliance Fire Department.
Deputies called officers from the Alliance Police Department, who collected three carloads of evidence at Leeson's home, authorities said.
Alliance detectives have several leads they are pursuing at this time.
An investigator from the Stark County Coroner's Office pronounced Leeson dead at the scene. Although Leeson had been stabbed in the chest, an official cause of death has not been released by the coroner's office, authorities said.
An autopsy is scheduled for today.

As Alliance police continue to search for his murderer, the family of James Leeson prepare to lay him to rest.
Walton-Schrader Funeral Home is handling services for 66-year-old Leeson, a former city firefighter who was discovered stabbed to death in the basement of his brick bungalow.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with interment following in the church's cemetery.
Leeson, a Vietnam veteran who served during the Vietnam War, will receive military honors.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
According to Det. Don Wensel, police continue to follow up on leads.
Stark County sheriff's deputies arrived at Leeson's residence at 832 E. College St. Thursday morning to follow up after finding Leeson's car on fire in Lexington Township.
A neighbor with a key let in deputies, who discovered Leeson dead and contacted Alliance police shortly after 9 a.m. that morning.
Police returned Friday morning to Lexington Township miles away from the location of the burning car and searched a rental property at 11414 Pettit Ave., where investigators collected additional forensic evidence.
Upon contact with the property owner Sunday afternoon, a family spokeswoman told The Review that the persons of interest were not tenants of her mother's but apparently had been staying in the residence with the tenants.
They are no longer there, she added.

James R. Leeson
age 66, of Alliance, died on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at his home. Born on July 21, 1943, in Salem, he lived in Alliance most of his life and was a 1961 graduate of Alliance High School. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Leeson attended St. Joseph Catholic Church. Jim retired from the Alliance Fire Department after 25 years of service. He had previously been employed as a U.S. mail carrier in Alliance. Mr. Leeson was a member of the B.P.O. Elks # 467, the V.F.W. Post 166, the Dante Alighieri Society, the William Penn Club, and the Christopher Columbus Society. Jim was a loving, cheerful person who had many friends in the Alliance area and around the country. He always had a story to tell and loved having fun. To the children in the family he was known as 'Mr. Magic'. He was proud of his service to this country and would not hesitate to call people's attention to their tattered American flags. Jim was a good neighbor and served as the dog walker, the pool boy, the lawn caretaker, or other service provider to his friends. There have been many happy times shared with friends in his 'Owl Grill' at home.
Survivors include a brother, Joe (Gloria) Leeson of Canton; niece, Judy (Brian) Polstra of Plantation Fla.; nephew, Joe (Stefanie) Leeson and son, Nathaniel of North Canton; niece Janet Leeson (Lorenzo) Bertola and children, Giulia, Thomas, and Michael of Milan Italy; another loving niece; two aunts, Alice Snyder of Girard and Marge Tolp of Long Island, N.Y.; and four cousins, Kristine (Gus) Scaglione, Joyce Yeaney, Ryan Snyder, and Joe (Tina) Barber. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph R. and Betty L. (Tolp) Leeson.
The family will receive friends at Walton-Schrader Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Donald L. Feicht, as celebrant. Interment, with military honors provided by the Alliance American Legion Post 166 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1036, will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 427 E. Broadway, Alliance, OH 44601. Arrangements are by the Walton-Schrader Funeral Home, 1131 West State Street, Alliance, Ohio 44601. This obituary may be viewed and condolences may be sent to the family online at
www.wsfuneralhome.com

Bopæl:
Address: James R. Leeson
832 E College St.
Alliance, OH 44601-4943, United States of America

Phone: 001-330-823-1323

Joseph blev gift med Betty Leone Tolp den 21 sep. 1940 i St.Patrick Church, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, USA. Betty (datter af Joseph Earl Tolp og Leonora Christine Poulsen Gandrup) blev født den 14 mar. 1920 i Perry, Columbiana, Ohio, USA; døde den 24 feb. 2000 i Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; blev begravet den 27 feb. 2000 i Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre begivenheder:

• Beskæftigelse: Lægesekretær på Alliance Communiy Hospital
• Kremering: 27 feb. 2000, Regina Coeli Catholic, Washington, Ohio, USA

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Fødsel:
Lægesekretær

Begravet:
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetary

Død:
Alliance Community Hospital

Andre begivenheder:

• Beskæftigelse: Glaserer på en keramikfabrik

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(Research):U.S. Census 1910, Ohio, Columbiana
William Tolp, 38,
Color: W,
Enumeration District: 0038,
Birth Place: Ohio, Visit: 0095
County: Colombiana
Relation: Head of Household.
Other Residents: Relation, Name, Color, Age, Birth Place
Wife Louie 31 - Ohio
Son Joseph 13 - Ohio
Daughter Elma 07 - Ohio

U.S.Census 1920, Ohio, Columbiana, Perry, ED#123:

Tolp, Joseph, Head, 24, born in Ohio, Father: Ohio, Mother: Ohio, Occupation: Dipper at a Pottery shop/mill.
Tolp, Lenora, Wife, 19, born in Denmark, Father: Denmark, Mother: Denmark, Housework

U.S.Census 1930, Ohio, Columbiana, Perry, ED#35:
Living on Lincoln Road (no house #)

Tolp, Joseph E. Head, 33, (22 at marriage) owned his $6500 home, Dipper in a Pottery
Tolp, Lenora, C. Wife, 29 (19 at marriage) Naturalized in 1918
Tolp, Betty L., Daughter, 10
Tolp, Charles W. , Son, 7
Tolp, Anna L., Daughter, 3
Tolp, Alice L., Daughter, 1

Militær karriere:
6 Co 2 traininng Battalion 159 Brigade -> 18-sep-1918
14 training Battery Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School Cp, Taylor, KY -> 19-okt-1918
41 training Battery Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School Cp, Taylor, KY -> 4-dec-1918
56 training Battery Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School Cp, Taylor, KY -> 14-dec-1918
2 Provisional School Detachment Cp Taylor, KY indtil "Discharge Private honorable" 20-dec-1918
10% Invalid.

Joseph blev gift med Leonora Christine Poulsen Gandrup cirka 1918. Leonora (datter af Carl Valdemar Gandrup og Anna Christine Poulsen) blev født den 28 aug. 1900 i Fødselsstiftelsen, København; blev døbt den 14 apr. 1901 i Skt.Marie Kirkesal; døde den 18 mar. 1983 i Sebring, Mahoning, Ohio, USA; blev begravet den 21 mar. 1983 i Highland Memorial Park, Knox, Columbiana, Ohio, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre begivenheder:

• Udvandring: 2 nov. 1904, New York, New York, New York, USA

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(Research):Barn nr. 708. Moder nr. 709. Moderen ugift Fabriksarbejderske Anna Christine Poulsen. På 10 månedersdagen på Viktoriagade 24, 4. hos Poulsen. Adresse ved dåb: Halmtorvet 20, 4. Faddere: Maler Holger Nielsen og Hustru, Knudsgade 50, 7. Arbmd. Poulsen.
Da Leonora mistede sin Mor, var hun kun 5 år gl. Faderen ville gifte sig igen, og Leonora passede ikke ind i hans nye liv. Hun blev derfor anbragt på et børnehjem, Fairmount Childrens Home i Washington, Ohio, hvorfra hun blev sat i pleje hos familien Baker på en gård i Ohio, hvor hun arbejdede hårdt for dem, indtil hun var 18. Da mødte hun Joseph Tolp, som hun blev gift med året efter. Familien havde 2 døtre, som behandlede hende mindre godt, men Leonora holdt alligevel kontakten med dem flere år efter hun havde forladt stillingen.

Andre begivenheder:

• Beskæftigelse: Handelsbetjent
• Konfirmation: 1 apr. 1894, Sct.Pouls Kirke, København
• Udvandring: 2 dec. 1903, New York, New York, New York, USA

Notater:

(Research):Faddere: Thora A. Poulsen og A.Carol: Gandrup.
Bopæl ved konfirmation: Borgergade 43
Adresser iflg. Lægdsrullen, Tilgangsliste "X", 1898, nr. 2692: Thuresensgade 5-2, Hansen
13/4-98: fra Viborg
5/10-98: Slotsgade 24-3, Fogh
1/5-1900: Borgergade 43-3
1/05-01 Jagtvej, Arbblg. 111
6/9-01: St. Kongensgade 69-1.
1/05-02 Stengade 15-17, 1
23/10-02 Mejeriet Korsholm, Fjerritslev - indført i 5.udskrivningskreds,
Lægd 161, liste "X", nr. 4
24/11-03 Ryesgade 39, st. - iflg. Hartmann.
I Amerika Sp. 19/1-04 og 15/12-05. 2/1-1904 til P.

Straffet for tyveri, 4 x 5 dage på vand og brød. Findes i politiets register Hovedregister 1902 nr. 3299. 8/7-1902: Anholdt for tyveri af 100 kr. Kriminal- og Politirettens hovedjournal 1902 - nr. 1754.

K R D 12/7-1902 (Kriminalregistret ?) 19/10-1903 meddelelse ? 5/12-1905 ?G 13 kost ?

Carl Gandrup rejste til New York den 2-12-1903 ombord på "Hellig Olav" på kontrakt nr. 4631. Direkte udvandret

Efterlyst i Politietefterretninger 1899, side 69: Anholdte for Forbrydelser m.v.: Carl Valdemar Gandrup (Kbhvn.) 19 Aar. Bedrageri og Falsk. og side 103: Løsladte efter udstaaet Straf: Carl Valdemar Gandrup (Kbhvn.) 19 Aar. 6 x 5 D.F.p.V.o.B. for Bedrageri og Falsk. Borgergade 43, 3.sal.

Efterlyst i Politiefterretninger 1902, side 80: Anholdte for Forbrydelser m.v.: Carl Valdemar Gandrup (Kbhvn.) 22 Aar. Tyveri. og side 91: Løsladte efter udstaaet Straf: Carl Valdemar Gandrup (Kbhvn.) 22 Aar. 4 x 5 D.F.p.V.o.B.
for Tyveri. Ryesgade 39, st.

Efter konens død i New York i 1905, efterlod han datteren, Eleonora, på et børnehjem i Ohio, da han skulle giftes igen og ønskede at starte et nyt liv. Dette svarede dog ikke helt til forventningerne, og Carl blev atter alene, gammel og fattig. Syg og nedbrudt opsøgte han datteren, Leonora, som passede og plejede ham indtil hans død.

Bopæl 1936; River Plaza, Red Bank, New Jersey, hvor han modtog brev fra USA' præsident og hans hustru, da han havde sendt dem begge en bog.

FT-1940, Foster street 39, Monmouth, New Jersey
Charles Gandrup, head, 60 years old, Denmark, Accountant
Zoulain Gandrup, wife, 52 years old, South Dakota,

Carl blev gift med Anna Christine Poulsen. Anna (datter af Harald Sophus Benjamin Poulsen og Maren Kirstine Christophersen) blev født den 25 dec. 1881 i København, Kobenhavn, Denmark; blev døbt den 27 dec. 1881 i Fødselsstiftelsen, København; døde den 11 mar. 1905 i Bellevue Hospital, New York; blev begravet den 14 mar. 1905 i Kensico Cemetary, Valhalla, New York. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre begivenheder:

• Konfirmation: 29 mar. 1896, Sankt Matthæus Kirke
• Udvandring: 2 nov. 1904, New York, New York, New York, USA

Notater:

(Research):Adresse ved konfirmationen: Ny Stormgade 78, 3.sal Ikke viet i Matthæus, Sct. Poul, Sct. Johannes, Borgerligt

Politiets registerblade:
Anna Christine Poulsen, fabriksarbejderske
1/5-1896: Viktoriagade 25, hjemme
1/11-1900: Borgergade 43, III hos Gandrup
28/2-1901: Halmtorvet 20, 4. hos Belitz

Anna rejste til New York med sit barn over til sin mand, Carl
2/11-1904 ombord på "Oscar II" under kontrakt nr. 6096.