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1920 Census Mercer County West Virginia; E D 103, Sheet 6
Info In Ila Eckstadt Files
Information From Jerry & Joyce Basham Correspondence
Leola Maude was born on Nov 1, 1899 in a log cabin on the top of Sprin
gt on Mountain, Dott, Mercer Co., WV. The "home place" today is sti
ll in t he family, owned by Mayford Shrewsbury. Leola died on Dec 19, 19
95 in Sal em, Roanoke Co., VA. She had suffered a stroke in April of 19
92 and we nt on to suffer through many, many more before she died. She w
as a most w onderful woman....she did not complain that she was bed-fas
t, didn't compl ain that she couldn't walk. Oh, how I loved her. She w
as buried in Sherw ood Burial Park, Salem, Roanoke Co., VA beside of her h
usband. Diane