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MOTYER, Léonce Nesbitt

Male 1911 - 1994  (82 years)    Has 44 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.


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  • Name MOTYER, Léonce Nesbitt  [1
    Relationshipwith Léonce Reginald "Tupsy" MOTYER
    Gender Male 
    Birth Saturday 12 Aug 1911  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    _UID A18713DB68724FBCA967E626B9CBAA397EA7 
    Death Index Friday 17 Jun 1994  Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 Record 
    • Name: Leonce Nesbitt Motyer
      Death Date: 17 Jun 1994
      Death City: Hendersonville
      Death County: Henderson
      Death State: North Carolina
      Death Age: 82
      Burial Location: Cremation in state

      Birth Date: 12 Aug 1911

      Residence County: Henderson
      Residence State: North Carolina
      Father: Motyer
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Social Security Number: 073093399
      Autopsy: No
      Institution: General Hospital
      Attendant: Physician
    Death Index Friday 17 Jun 1994  Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Social Security Death Index Record 
    • Name: Leonce N. Motyer
      SSN: 073-09-3399
      Last Residence: 28739  Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States of America
      Born: 12 Aug 1911
      Died: 17 Jun 1994
      State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
    Death Friday 17 Jun 1994  Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age 82 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    MOTYER, Joseph
              b. Abbotsbury, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Mar 1779, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    MEKEEL, Cora
              b. Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandmother) 
    Siblings 1 sister 
    Married: 1x  1.Male MOTYER, Léonce Nesbitt (current person)
              b. Saturday 12 Aug 1911, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Friday 17 Jun 1994, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    FemaleMCBRIDE, Lois Elizabeth
              b. Sunday 8 Aug 1915, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Wednesday 22 Jul 1992, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years),  m. Abt 1936  
    Married: 1x  2.Female MOTYER, Alise Marguerite
              b. Tuesday 27 Jul 1915, Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Saturday 17 Mar 2012, Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    MaleSWAYZE, Alden Eugene
              b. Wednesday 6 Nov 1918, Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Friday 28 May 2004, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years),  m. Friday 27 Dec 1940, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  
     
    Person ID I246  MOTYER Family Genealogy
    Last Modified Wednesday 6 Sep 2023 

    Father Ancestors MOTYER, Henry
              b. Sunday 16 Jul 1882, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1954, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Ancestors NESBITT, Myrtle B.
              b. Tuesday 15 Sep 1885, Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Dec 1965, Dallas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Tuesday 11 Oct 1910  Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Age at Marriage Henry was 28 years and 3 months old - Myrtle B. was 25 years and 1 month old. (≠ 3 years and 2 months - Were Married ~ 43 years and 2 months). 
    Marriage Site At the home of George & Cora Nesbitt MEKEEL  [2
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MCBRIDE, Lois Elizabeth
              b. Sunday 8 Aug 1915, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Wednesday 22 Jul 1992, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1936 
    Age at Marriage Léonce Nesbitt was ~ 24 years and 4 months old - Lois Elizabeth was ~ 20 years and 4 months old. (≠ 4 years - Were Married ~ 56 years and 7 months). 
    Children 
    Married: 1x1. MOTYER, Bruce
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified Thursday 7 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
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    Link to Google MapsDeath Index - Social Security Death Index Record - Friday 17 Jun 1994 - Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Friday 17 Jun 1994 - Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Black?  According to his U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records (1938-1946 Record), he is listed as follows:

      Name: Leonce N Motyer
      Birth Year: 1912
      Race: Negro, citizen
      Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
      State: New York
      County or City: Monroe

      Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1943
      Enlistment State: New York
      Enlistment City: Rochester
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: PrivateTerm of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life

      Education: 2 years of college
      Marital Status: Married
      Height: 69
      Weight: 145

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Internet: Website: Ancestry.com, (http://www.Ancestry.com), accessed 6 Sep 2023), Clarke Family Tree (Reliability: 3).
      https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/35425820/person/400195293979/story
    2. [S142] John Alden SWAYZE, Internet: Family Group Worksheet: SWAYZE, John Alden, Wednesday 20 Aug 2014 (Reliability: 3).
    3. [S140] SWAYZE, John Alden, [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),], Internet: eMail: SWAYZE, John Alden, Tuesday 26 Aug 2014 (Reliability: 3).
    4. [S83] Internet: Website: Ancestry.com, (http://www.Ancestry.com), accessed 6 Sep 2023), Clarke Family Tree (Reliability: 3).
      https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/35425820/person/400008383029/story