Cornelius Lezenby and Eliza Wilson, Immigrants
and some of their Ancestors
and Descendants

GEORGE CREASE⁴ LEZENBY, Jr. (George³, John², Cornelius¹) was born at Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, on 6 June 1894^[1] a son of George Crease Lezenby, Sr., and his first wife Lula Woodruff . He died on 12 May 1984, his last address was Elwood, Atlantic County, New Jersey.^[2] He married on 1915 ANNA J. ROSKA.^[3] She was born at Pennsylvania on 29 September 1885 and died on 24 January 1972, her last address was Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania.^[4] He married second, at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, on 15 September 1942, AMANDA (HEAL) SINEX She was born at Wilmington on 18 March 1888, a child of Edward P. and Eliza Heal.^[5] She died on 16 January 1975, her last address was at Margate City, Atlantic County.^[6]. Amanda had first married, after receiving a license for marriage at Delaware on 24 December 1907, EDWARD JOSEPH SINEX,^[7] who was born at New Castle County on 30 October 1884, a child of Lewis T. and Anna M. (O'Neally) Sinex.^[8] He died in 1929.^[9]

The eldest of two sons of George and Lula Lezenby, George grew up in Camden and Atlantic City. Before George reached the age of five, his parents had separated, and he was reported in the 1900 Census with his father and brother, living with his grandparents.^[10] When George was seven his father married Pauline Binder, and George was raised by his father and step mother, with whom he was reported in the 1905 and 1910 censuses.^[11] However he continued to have contact with his mother.

In 1915 George Crease Lezenby, Jr., married Anna J. Roska. They secured their marriage license in Phildelphia, and it was reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 1 May of that year.^[12]

George's draft registration, at Camden on 5 June, 1917, provides more information on him:^[13]

World War I Draft Registrtion Card of George C. Lezenby, Jr. - front
Ancetry.com World War I Draft Registrtion Card of George C. Lezenby, Jr. - back
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In the above document George clearly stated his birthdate and place, his address in Camden, and that he was married with one child. It also indicated that he was a barber, working for his father.

George settled in Atlantic City and followed his father's career path, starting as a barber, then going into alternative medicine. Census records, city directories, and draft registrations piece together the following picture of George's life:

1914. George C. Lezenby, Jr., bookkeeper, lived at 4 Eldred Place, Atlantic City.^[14]
1915. Their marriage license gives George's residence as Camden, Anna's as Philadelphia.^[15]
1917 draft registration reported George at 1065 Princess Avenue, Camden, barber, with a wife and one child.^[16]
1920. The 1920 census reported George, Junior, living at what had been his father's residence in 1917. The household consisted of George, 25, working as a barber from his own home, wife Anna J., 23, son Robert M., three years and eight months, and three boarders.^[17] The census reported information as of 1 January 1920, two weeks before the birth of their second child.
1923. The Atlantic City Business Directory reported Geo. C. Lezenby, Jr., and wife Anna J., at 32 South Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City. His occupation is listed in one place as "Electropeutics, physician," elsewhere as "Electrical treatment by appointment only."^[18]
1924. Atlantic City directory reported George and Anna at the same address. He was an "electrotheropeutist."^[19]
1925. George C. Lezenby, Jr., and his wife Anna, lived at 22 South Virginia Street, Atlantic City. George called himself a physician, and his home was his place of work.^[20]
1926. George Lezenby, Jr., physician, was at 2629 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City.^[21]
1927. George and Anna at same address, he same occupation.^[22]
1928. George C. Lezenvy, Jr., at Pacific Avenue address, "naturopath." Anna not mentioned with him.^[23]
1930. George C. Lezenby, Jr., and his wife Anna, lived at 145 South Texas Avenue, Atlantic City. George listed his occupation as "naturopath." His office was at 1728 Pacific Avenue.^[24] However, Mrs. Anna Lezenby was also reported at another address.
1931. George C. Lezenby, Jr. was a "naturopath" with office at 1728 Pacific Avenue, apartment 14. His wife Anna was with him.^[25]
1942, April 6. George Crease Lezenby, Jr., registered for the draft at Atlantic City. He reported that he was 47 years old, born at Camden on 6 June 1894. His home and place of work were 2501 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City. He described himself as self-employed, but did not give his occupation. For a contact person, or "name and address of person who will always know your address" he did not list a wife, but his mother, Lulu Gilday, at the Chelsea Hotel, Atlantic City. George was described as 5' 5 ½" tall, 162 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion, with a scar on his chest.^[26]

George and Anna appear to have been living apart. Mrs. Anna Lezenby was reported in 1927 at 6 North Maryland Avenue, and in 1929 and 1930 at 112 State Avenue.^[27] They must have divorced at some point, as George remarried in 1942. As Anna later died at Wernersville, not far from where her son pastored a church, it is likely thst the children remained close to their mother.

I have not found George or Anna Lezenby in the 1930 or 1940 censuses.

Amanda (Heal) Sinex was born at Wilmington, and married Edward Joseph Sinex there in 1907. Their daughter, Eleanor, was born at Oregon about 1913-4. Edward died in 1929. Amanda and her daughter appeared in the 1930 Census at Atlantic City, where Amanda, 42, was a dressmaker, and Eleanor, 16, worked as a sales lady at a department store.^[28]

Marrige Record of George Lezenby and Amanda Sinex
Ancestry.com

George and Amanda married at Wilmington in 1942. The 1946 Atlantic City Directory reported them at 2501 Pacific Avenue, apartment 14. However, beginning in 1950 George and Amanda were reported at different addresses. George was at 9 North Morris Avenue in 1950, and at 2827 Atlantic Avenue in 1954.^[29] Amanda was reported as follows:

1950, at 2501 Pacific Avenue, Apartment 14, seamstress.^[30]
1954, same address, machine operator for Gardner Corp.^[31]
1956, same address, seamstress for Tunis shop.^[32]
1957, same address, no occupation listed.^[33]

George's first wife, Anna, died in 1972; her last address was Wernersville. His second wife, Amanda, died in 1974; her last address was Margate City, Atlantic County. He died in 1984; his last address was Elwood, Atlantic County.

Robert M. Lezenby, son of George and Anna, became a Lutheran minister. His career is summarized briefly in his obituary:^[34]

LEZENBY, SR., The Rev. Robert M. died at his residence on February 19, 2010. He was born in Camden, New Jersey, April 8th 1916. He is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Dorothy, and son, Robert, Jr. Preceding him in death were his parents, George C. and Anna Lezenby and sister, Edna Matz. Robert was a veteran of World War II, serving as a medic and ward master in the Philippine Islands. As a Lutheran pastor, he served churches in Shoemakersville, Hershey, and Arendtsville, all in Pennsylvania, and Franklin and Covington in Ohio. Robert was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield, OH. Following his wishes, his body will be cremated and there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Choir Music Fund in care of Robert M Lezenby Jr. . . . The family wishes to thank the Wellington Nursing Home for all their excellent care. . . .

Rev. Robert Lezenby
legacy.com

George Crease Lezenby, Jr., and his first wife Anna Roska had the following children:

Rev. ROBERT M.⁵ LEZENBY b. at Camden on 8 April 1916; d. on 19 February, 2010, last residence Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio;^[35] m. DOROTHY JUSTINE RITTER, b. on 8 April 1920, child of Harry R. and Mae I. Ritter, d. at Urbana on 11 January 2015.^[36] Child of Robert and Dorothy Lezenby:

ROBERT MICHAEL⁶ LEZENBY, Jr. b. about 1941-2, d. at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on 22 September 2014.^[37]

EDNA⁵ LEZENBY b. at Atlantic City on 16 January 1920; d. on 12 January 2008, last address Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania;^[38] m. ALLEN S. MATZ Jr, b. on 5 June 1914, d. on 8 September 2009, last residence Broomall.^[39]

NOTES

¹"World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, United States, Selective Service System, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 February 2015), Camden County, New Jersey, draft board 3, no. 169, George Crease Lezenby, Jr.; citing : National Archives and Records Administration. Washington, D.C., microfilm record group M1509: Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. New Jersey Department of State, Division of Archives and Record Management, Trenton, New Jersey "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 29 May 2018), Camden, Camden County; Geo C. Lezenby, 1894.
²Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 April 2017), George Lezenby, 137-14-3914. David Barnett, to Charles A. Maxfield, electronic mail, 7 December 2014, "genealogy," privately held.
³Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885-1951," database of index, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 18 December 2011), Lezenby-Roska, 326768.
⁴"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Anna Lezenby, 191-28-6314. Barnett to Charles A. Maxfield, electronic mail, 7 December 2014.
⁵Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics, Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware, Marriage Records. Delaware Marriages, file no. 5730, Lezenby-Sinex, 1942; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 13 November 2018).
⁶"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Amanda Lezenby, 149-05-9064.
⁷Delaware Vital Records, Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933, Sinex-Neal, 1907; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 November 2018); Delaware Public Archives, Dover..
⁸Delaware Vital Records, Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932, p. 220, e. 20133, Edward Joseph Sinex, 1884; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 November 2018); Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
⁹Laurel Memorial Park and Crematory, Pamona, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : database 14 November 2018), Edward Sinex; Created by: Dave B.
¹⁰Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 77, roll 959, p. 6B, household 141, family of John Lezenby; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 26 November 2014); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
¹¹New Jersey State Census, 1905, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, p. 10, household 236, George C. Lezenby family; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 1 September 2018). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 60, roll 874, p. 2B, household 42, George Lezenby family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 26 November 2014); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹²"Marriage Licenses Issued," Philadelphia Inquirer, 1 May 1915, v. 172:121, p. 10; Genealogy Bank (genealogybank.com : accessed 26 October 2016), Newspaper Archives.
¹³"World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Camden County, New Jersey, draft board 3, no. 169, George Crease Lezenby, Jr.
¹⁴Boyd's Atlantic City Directory, 1914 (Philadelphia: C. E. Howe Company, 1914), 515, George C Lezenby Jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
¹⁵"Marriage Licesnes Issued," Philadelphia Inquirer. 1 May 1915.
¹⁶"World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Camden County, New Jersey, draft board 3, no. 169, George Crease Lezenby, Jr.
¹⁷Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 59, roll 1023, p. 8B, household 160, Geo. C. Lezenby family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 26 November 2014); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹⁸Buyer's Guide - 1923 - Atlantic City Directory (N.p.:n.p.[1923]), 701, 1206 George C. Lezenby, Jr.; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
¹⁹Classified Buyer's Guide of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Vicinity, 1924 (Philadelphia: R. L. Polk & Co., 1924), 772, 1412, George C. Lezenby, Jr.; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2018).
²⁰Polk's Atlantic City Directory, 1925 (Philadelphia: R. L. Polk & Co., 1925), 566, 1069, Geo C Lezenby jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²¹Polk's Atlantic City Directory, 1926(Philadelphia: R. L. Polk & Co., 1926), 1132, Geo Lezenby, Jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²²Polk's Atlantic City Directory, 1927 (New Brunswick, New Jersey: R. L. Polk & Co., 1927), 585, Geo C Lezenby jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²³Polk's Atlantic City (New Jersey) Directory, 1928 (New Brunswick, New Jersey: R. L. Polk & Co., 1928), 1227, Geo C Lezenby jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²⁴Polk's Atlantic City (New Jersey) Directory, 1930 (New Brunswick, New Jersey: R. L. Polk & Co., 1930), 970, Geo C Lezenby Jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²⁵Atlantic City: Classified Business Directory, 1931 (Philadelphia: Buyers' Blue Book Co., 1931), 474, 996, Geo C Lezenby, Jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
²⁶"Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration," digital images, United States, Selective Service System, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 February 2015), George Crease Lezenby, Jr.; citing Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration: Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.; no. U2675.
²⁷Polk's Atlantic City Directory, 1927, 585, Anna Lezenby. Polk's Atlantic City (New Jersey) City Directory, 1929 (New Brunswick, New Jersey: R. L. Polk & Co., 1929), 505, Anna Lezenby; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018). Polk's Atlantic City (New Jersey) Directory, 1930, 453, Anna Lezenby.
²⁸Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, population, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 6, p. 36A, household 126, Amanda Sinex family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 13 November 2018); NARA microfilm record group T626; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
²⁹Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic Co., N.J.) Directory, 1946 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: R. L. Polk & Co., 1946), 462, Geo C Lezenby Jr; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018). Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic Co., N. J.) Directory, 1950 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: R. L. Polk & Co., 1950), 486, Geo C. Lezenby; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018). Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic County, N. J.) Directory, 1954 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: R. L. Polk & Co., 1954), 226, Geo C Lezenby; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
³⁰Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic Co., N. J.) Directory, 1950, 486, Amanda Lezenby
³¹Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic County, N. J.) Directory, 1954, 226, Amanda Lezenby.
³²[Atlantic City New Jersey, City Directory, 1956] (N.p.:n.p. [1956].), 218, Amanda Lezenby; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
³³Polk's Atlantic City (Atlantic Co., N.J.) Directory 1957-8 (Philadelphia: R. L. Polk & Co., 1958), 121, Amanda Lezenby; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2018).
³⁴"Rev. Robert M. Lezenby, Sr.," obituary, Springfield News-Sun, between 20 February 2010 and 21 February 2010; Legacy (legacy.com : accessed 31 October 2016), Obituaries.
<³⁵"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Robert M. Lezenby.
sup>36Dorothy J. Lezenby (Ritter)," obituary, Springfield News-Sun, 18 January 2015; Genealogy Bank (genealogybank.com : accessed 15 November 2018), Recent Obituaries.
sup>37"Robert M. Lezenby Jr.," death notice, Urbana Daily Citizen, 22 December 2014; Genealogy Bank (genealogybank.com : accessed 15 November 2018), Recent Obituaries.
sup>38"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Edna E. Matz. "Edna Matz," obituary, Philadelphia Inquirer, 14 January 2008; Genealogy Bank (genealogybank.com : accessed 30 October 2016), Recent Obituaries.
³⁹"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Allen S. Matz.

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Cornelius Lezenby and Eliza Wilson, Immigrants and some of their Ancestors and Descendants

Cornelius Lezenby and Eliza Wilson, Immigrants
and some of their Ancestors
and Descendants