Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLeone Belle Blakemore 
Birth13 Mar 1887, Grantville, Jefferson Co, AL
Census8 Jun 1900, Clay Center, Clay Co, KS
Death7 Oct 1973, Paris, France
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Franklin Pierce Blakemore and Mary Alice Schwin.
Listed with her parents in 1900, but as age 17, and born Mar 1883. However, all other references list her birth in 1887, including her passport applications, etc.
Listed with her parents in 1900, but as age 17, and born Mar 1883. However, all other references list her birth in 1887, including her passport applications, etc.
Spouses
Birth5 Apr 1880, Delaware Bend, Defiance Co, OH
Death29 Apr 1955, Mexico City, Mexico
FatherWilliam Wallace Moats (1838-1881)
MotherSarah Elizabeth Hayes (1856-)
Misc. Notes
He is listed as Paine Hays, age 2 mos, in the 1880 census with his parents - but somehow both he and his mother are listed with her maiden name.
11 Jun 1915 - New York Times
A message from the Brazilian Minister in Mexico City said W.P. Moats, an American resident, shot and killed two Mexicans Tuesday night while they were attempting to rob his house. It was the fourth time within the last few months that Moats' house had been attacked by robbers, the message said, and he repeatedly has asked for police protection. Moats was arrested, and the Brazilian Minister reported he had obtained his release with difficulty.
He was a merchant, living in Mexico City when he applied for his passport in 1916, saying that he had lived there from 1903 to 1920.
Married Leone Belle Blakemore
Arrived in NY from Vera Cruz in 1920, 1926, 1932, 1935, plus a couple border crossings into Texas.
He was a very successful businessman, and both his wife and daughter were very active socialites.
[Obituary] Portsmouth Times – 30 April 1955
MEXICO CITY - An Ohio man who came to Mexico 47 years ago as a tourist and stayed to become a successful business man, died here yesterday. He was Wallace Payne Moats, 80, formerly of Defiance, Ohio. He dealt in minerals and forest resources.
11 Jun 1915 - New York Times
A message from the Brazilian Minister in Mexico City said W.P. Moats, an American resident, shot and killed two Mexicans Tuesday night while they were attempting to rob his house. It was the fourth time within the last few months that Moats' house had been attacked by robbers, the message said, and he repeatedly has asked for police protection. Moats was arrested, and the Brazilian Minister reported he had obtained his release with difficulty.
He was a merchant, living in Mexico City when he applied for his passport in 1916, saying that he had lived there from 1903 to 1920.
Married Leone Belle Blakemore
Arrived in NY from Vera Cruz in 1920, 1926, 1932, 1935, plus a couple border crossings into Texas.
He was a very successful businessman, and both his wife and daughter were very active socialites.
[Obituary] Portsmouth Times – 30 April 1955
MEXICO CITY - An Ohio man who came to Mexico 47 years ago as a tourist and stayed to become a successful business man, died here yesterday. He was Wallace Payne Moats, 80, formerly of Defiance, Ohio. He dealt in minerals and forest resources.
ChildrenAlice Leone B. (1908-1989)