___??__ MCCLEESTER __
|
_Robert MCCLEESTER ________|_____________________
| (1825 - 1881) m 1846
_William E. MCLEESTER ______|
| (1852 - 1910) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Sophie A. BAER ___________|_____________________
| (1830 - 1873) m 1846
_Robert K. MCLEESTER _|
| (1877 - ....) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _George UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|_____________________
| | |
| |_Mary A. UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|
| (1855 - 1933) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |___________________________|_____________________
|
|
|--George MCLEESTER
| (1911 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
| ___________________________|_____________________
| |
| ____________________________|
| | |
| | | _____________________
| | | |
| | |___________________________|_____________________
| |
|_Elizabeth __??__ ____|
(1885 - ....) |
| _____________________
| |
| ___________________________|_____________________
| |
|____________________________|
|
| _____________________
| |
|___________________________|_____________________
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All data from Behling-McLeester.
Beverly National Cemetery - Burlington County, New Jersey
McLeester, George James, b. 06/08/1911, d. 07/12/1959, S/SGT MQ BASESVC SQ 361 AIR SVC GPAC, Plot: L 4917, bur. 07/20/1959
_William E. MCLEESTER ______+
| (1852 - 1910)
_James Daley, Sr. MCLEESTER _|_Mary A. UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _
| (1875 - 1910) m 1898 (1855 - 1933)
_William James, Sr. MCLEESTER _|
| (1899 - 1960) |
| | _John T. MOORE _____________
| | |
| |_Annie Agnes MOORE __________|_Caroline HOPKINS __________
| (1876 - 1972) m 1898
_Robert Charles MCLEESTER _|
| (1922 - ....) m 1949 |
| | _Francis or Frank GABEL ____+
| | | (1851 - ....)
| | _Charles Frances GABEL ______|_Mary Elen HOOKER __________
| | | (1880 - 1954) m 1901 (1856 - 1880)
| |_Mary Ellen GABEL _____________|
| (1902 - 1967) |
| | _Samuel DENNIS _____________
| | |
| |_Emma DENNIS ________________|_Rebecca GORSE _____________
| (1882 - 1913) m 1901 (1850 - ....)
|
|--Grant William MCLEESTER
| (1954 - ....)
| ____________________________
| |
| _____________________________|____________________________
| |
| _______________________________|
| | |
| | | ____________________________
| | | |
| | |_____________________________|____________________________
| |
|_Carol Gertrude BEHLING ___|
(1921 - ....) m 1949 |
| ____________________________
| |
| _____________________________|____________________________
| |
|_______________________________|
|
| ____________________________
| |
|_____________________________|____________________________
[2458] All data from Behling-McLeester.
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|
___??__ MCCLEESTER __|__
|
_Alexander MCCLEESTER _|
| (1818 - 1904) m 1835 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
_Thomas MCCLEESTER __|
| (1837 - 1870) m 1856|
| | __
| | |
| | _____________________|__
| | |
| |_Mary NEAL ____________|
| (1816 - 1870) m 1835 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
|
|--Grover MCLEESTER
|
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
| _______________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
| |
|_Sarah RICE _________|
(1841 - ....) m 1856|
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
|_______________________|
|
| __
| |
|_____________________|__
[414] All data from McLeester. Family history data gives Grover and hissister, Mary. Neither of these children are on the 1870 or 1880census records supplied by Behling. They may have been born and diedprior to 1870.
___??__ MCCLEESTER __
|
_Robert MCCLEESTER __|_____________________
| (1825 - 1881) m 1846
_Alexander Elwood, Sr. MCLEESTER _|
| (1849 - 1917) m 1875 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Sophie A. BAER _____|_____________________
| (1830 - 1873) m 1846
_Charles R. MCLEESTER _|
| (1886 - 1928) m 1905 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _Charles SCHUH ______|_____________________
| | |
| |_Magdelena SCHUH _________________|
| (1855 - 1925) m 1875 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Mary __??__ ________|_____________________
|
|
|--Grover MCLEESTER
| (1908 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|_____________________
| |
| __________________________________|
| | |
| | | _____________________
| | | |
| | |_____________________|_____________________
| |
|_Martha HUGHES ________|
(1886 - ....) m 1905 |
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|_____________________
| |
|__________________________________|
|
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|_____________________
[2448] All data from Behling-McLeester.
___??__ MCCLEESTER __
|
_Robert MCCLEESTER ________|_____________________
| (1825 - 1881) m 1846
_William E. MCLEESTER ______|
| (1852 - 1910) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Sophie A. BAER ___________|_____________________
| (1830 - 1873) m 1846
_James Daley, Sr. MCLEESTER _|
| (1875 - 1910) m 1898 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _George UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|_____________________
| | |
| |_Mary A. UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|
| (1855 - 1933) |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |___________________________|_____________________
|
|
|--James Daley, Jr. MCLEESTER
| (1910 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
| ___________________________|_____________________
| |
| _John T. MOORE _____________|
| | |
| | | _____________________
| | | |
| | |___________________________|_____________________
| |
|_Annie Agnes MOORE __________|
(1876 - 1972) m 1898 |
| _____________________
| |
| ___________________________|_____________________
| |
|_Caroline HOPKINS __________|
|
| _____________________
| |
|___________________________|_____________________
[2330] All data from Behling-McLeester.
__
|
___??__ MCCLEESTER __|__
|
_Robert MCCLEESTER ________|
| (1825 - 1881) m 1846 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
_William E. MCLEESTER ______|
| (1852 - 1910) |
| | __
| | |
| | _____________________|__
| | |
| |_Sophie A. BAER ___________|
| (1830 - 1873) m 1846 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
|
|--James Daley, Sr. MCLEESTER
| (1875 - 1910)
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
| _George UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
| |
|_Mary A. UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|
(1855 - 1933) |
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
|___________________________|
|
| __
| |
|_____________________|__
[2323] All data from Behling-McLeester.
_Alexander MCCLEESTER ________________+
| (1818 - 1904) m 1835
_Charles Alexander MCLEESTER _|_Mary NEAL ___________________________
| (1852 - 1922) m 1881 (1816 - 1870)
_John Edward MCLEESTER ___|
| (1885 - 1963) m 1915 |
| | _August Herman LANG __________________
| | | (1829 - ....)
| |_Anna Mary Magdalene LANG ____|_Mary or Marie Magdalene LACHINMAIER _
| (1858 - 1896) m 1881 (1831 - 1905)
_John Hoyt MCLEESTER _|
| (1918 - ....) m 1942 |
| | _Stephen Timpson, Sr. HOYT ___________
| | | (1816 - 1852)
| | _Stephen Timpson, Jr. HOYT ___|_Susan MCGINNIS ______________________
| | | (1838 - 1926)
| |_Florence Elizabeth HOYT _|
| (1884 - 1969) m 1915 |
| | _George BRANDT _______________________
| | |
| |_Mary Anna BRANDT ____________|_Catherine SMITHANNA _________________
| (1848 - 1903)
|
|--Janet Nel MCLEESTER
| (1949 - ....)
| _John Alexander REED _________________+
| | (1814 - 1854) m 1838
| _Charles Alexander, Sr. REED _|_Martha HEARN ________________________
| | (1843 - 1919) m 1880 (1821 - 1895)
| _Robert Lee, Sr. REED ____|
| | (1883 - 1950) m 1905 |
| | | _John M. CAIN ________________________
| | | | (1830 - 1898)
| | |_Sarah Cook CAIN _____________|_Martha Jane Cook HARDY ______________
| | (1861 - 1948) m 1880 (1834 - 1900)
|_Wenonah Althea REED _|
(1918 - 1990) m 1942 |
| _Frank FOLTZ _________________________
| | (.... - 1859)
| _William M. FULLER \ FOLTZ ___|_Mary GALLEHER _______________________
| | (1855 - 1931) m 1876 (1842 - ....)
|_Emma Bovee FULLER _______|
(1885 - 1973) m 1905 |
| _Lewis Hamilton FIELDING _____________+
| | (1831 - 1914) m 1853
|_Laura A. FIELDING ___________|_Serelda W. TIBBETTS _________________
(1858 - 1935) m 1876 (1834 - 1912)
[227] All data from McLeester.
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Newspaper clipping
_Robert MCCLEESTER ________+
| (1825 - 1881) m 1846
_William E. MCLEESTER ______|_Sophie A. BAER ___________
| (1852 - 1910) (1830 - 1873)
_James Daley, Sr. MCLEESTER _|
| (1875 - 1910) m 1898 |
| | _George UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _
| | |
| |_Mary A. UMPEHAUT\UMPEHENT _|___________________________
| (1855 - 1933)
_James Daley, Jr. MCLEESTER _|
| (1910 - ....) m 1939 |
| | ___________________________
| | |
| | _John T. MOORE _____________|___________________________
| | |
| |_Annie Agnes MOORE __________|
| (1876 - 1972) m 1898 |
| | ___________________________
| | |
| |_Caroline HOPKINS __________|___________________________
|
|
|--Jay Neil MCLEESTER
| (1956 - ....)
| ___________________________
| |
| ____________________________|___________________________
| |
| _____________________________|
| | |
| | | ___________________________
| | | |
| | |____________________________|___________________________
| |
|_Edith LINCOLN ______________|
m 1939 |
| ___________________________
| |
| ____________________________|___________________________
| |
|_____________________________|
|
| ___________________________
| |
|____________________________|___________________________
[2513] All data from Behling-McLeester.
__
|
___??__ MCCLEESTER __|__
|
_Alexander MCCLEESTER ________________|
| (1818 - 1904) m 1835 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
_Charles Alexander MCLEESTER _|
| (1852 - 1922) m 1881 |
| | __
| | |
| | _____________________|__
| | |
| |_Mary NEAL ___________________________|
| (1816 - 1870) m 1835 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
|
|--John Edward MCLEESTER
| (1885 - 1963)
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
| _August Herman LANG __________________|
| | (1829 - ....) |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
| |
|_Anna Mary Magdalene LANG ____|
(1858 - 1896) m 1881 |
| __
| |
| _Anton LACHINMAIER __|__
| |
|_Mary or Marie Magdalene LACHINMAIER _|
(1831 - 1905) |
| __
| |
|_Marie __??__ _______|__
[10] All data from McLeester. In a little notebook that Grandma Florriekept, she recorded "Moved down here in Florida nov. 26, 1962. Stayedat Ella and Elwood for a couple of days before coming down. Got toJack's Dec 1, 1962 to Florida."
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at the Church of St. John the Evangelist Wedding announcment states
wedding at her father's home
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[S12]
Wedding Invitation - Original
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Wedding Invitation - Original
___??__ MCCLEESTER __
|
_Alexander MCCLEESTER ________________|_____________________
| (1818 - 1904) m 1835
_Charles Alexander MCLEESTER _|
| (1852 - 1922) m 1881 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_Mary NEAL ___________________________|_____________________
| (1816 - 1870) m 1835
_John Edward MCLEESTER ___|
| (1885 - 1963) m 1915 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _August Herman LANG __________________|_____________________
| | | (1829 - ....)
| |_Anna Mary Magdalene LANG ____|
| (1858 - 1896) m 1881 |
| | _Anton LACHINMAIER __
| | |
| |_Mary or Marie Magdalene LACHINMAIER _|_Marie __??__ _______
| (1831 - 1905)
|
|--John Hoyt MCLEESTER
| (1918 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
| _Stephen Timpson, Sr. HOYT ___________|_____________________
| | (1816 - 1852)
| _Stephen Timpson, Jr. HOYT ___|
| | (1838 - 1926) |
| | | _____________________
| | | |
| | |_Susan MCGINNIS ______________________|_____________________
| |
|_Florence Elizabeth HOYT _|
(1884 - 1969) m 1915 |
| _____________________
| |
| _George BRANDT _______________________|_____________________
| |
|_Mary Anna BRANDT ____________|
(1848 - 1903) |
| _____________________
| |
|_Catherine SMITHANNA _________________|_____________________
[7]
All data from McLeester. The Right Rev. Wilson R. Stearly confirmedJohn into the Episcopal Church. John graduated from Roosevelt JuniorHigh School in 1933 in River Edge, NJ and he graduated from HackensackHigh School, Hackensack, NJ on Jun 25 1936. He served in the MerchantMarines and was admitted as a Sea-Lion into the membership of thosewho have crossed the Equator on the 40th min., 3rd hr. of the 10th ofAug 1939 (year of Neptunia 1, 386, 945, 638). During this ceremony hehad his head shampooed with raw eggs, his body rubbed with fish oiland seaweed before being rinsed off with seawater.
He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant on Aug 1, 1963with active service of 20 yrs. 15 days. He graduated from theEpiscopal Theological Seminary in Lexington, KY on May 25 1973 with aLicentiate in Theology. He was ordained as Deacon in the EpiscopalChurch at Christ Church, Lexington, KY on May 26 1973 (St. Augustine'sDay) by The Right Reverend Addison Hosea, Bishop of Lexington. He wasordained as Priest in the Episcopal Church at The Church of the GoodShepard, Raleigh, NC on Jun 22 1974 (The Feast of St. Alban) by TheRight Reverend Thomas A. Fraser, Bishop of North Carolina.
John's first church was the Church of the Advent, Enfield, NC.
In 1980 he soloed and received his fixed wing pilots license.
At this writing (Aug 1998) he is minister of Trinity Episcopal Church,Kingman, AZ.
Grandma Florrie wrote in a notebook, "Wenonah and children left forGermany Jan 4 1952. Jack left July 1951.
Update: After Barbara's mother died in about 1998, Dad and Barbaramoved to Chipley, FL and had a modular home built on the acreage hermother left her. As of Apr 8 2001, they still reside there.
Documents on file: WWII Ration Book # 332573-250.
In an email dated Feb. 28, 2003, Dad responded to my request to tellme how he decided to go into the priesthood. Here is what he wrote,at age 85.
"Hey again. I will try to answer your first question about how I gotinto the priesthood.
I was working at the Navy Base in PC (Panama City, FL) with that hughcomputer. It concerned mine warfare defense systems. I operated thecomputer for the team at night so they could see the results of theirprograms in the morning. While this big behemoth was clanking away Iwould read things. At the time Barnum McCarty was the rector at St.Andrews (Episcopal Church, Panama City, FL) and we were quite goodfriends. He suggested that I think about going into the ministry andI thought he was crazy.
Mom was still smoking at the time and I had quit in 1955 before I hadmy kidney removed for papilllary cancer. Her smoking didn't bother meuntil about 1968 or 69. I mentioned it her a few times. The smell inher hair and clothes and the house was starting to get to me. Shealways (said) that she enjoyed smoking and that she could quit anytime she wanted. Of course we both knew she couldn't. So I decidedto relocate.
I was not thinking of divorce, just getting away from the situation.I applied to several openings in the computer field in the Navy atdifferent locations. Before I could go for an interview I would get aletter back that the job that I applied for was abolished. Thathappened about five times. I got the message that I was not in chargeof leaving Wenonah or PC. So I talked to Barnum and he suggested thatI attend a Friday night prayer group. I did and after a time Wenonahtried to stop smoking. We had quite a time with it but in a shortwhile after much agony she quit.
I took that as a sign that I should seriously consider Barnum'sthought about going to seminary. Things began to jell and after I wasinterviewed by Bishop West and others - psychiatrists, psychologists,and the like. We moved to Lexington, KY and I went to ETSKY(Episcopal Theological Seminary in KY), in 1970 and graduated in 1973.I begin my ministry as a Deacon and was ordained a Priest in 1974.
Does that tell you what you want to know? God used cigarettes as ameans of getting me. I guess without knowing what was happening Iused them to get God. I had a strong urging to serve in some way andthat turned out to be as a priest. OK?"
Yes, Dad, that is more than OK. Thank you! Jill
The Rev. John H. McLeester served as Rector 1976-81 (Saint BarnabasEpiscopal Church
South Brunswick, New Jersey) during a time of great liturgical changein the church; under his leadership the 1979 Book of Common Prayer andthe practice of celebrating the Holy Eucharist every Sunday wasintroduced.
[3241] by The Rev. George R. Stephenson