Husband: Joseph Porter Summers
Also known as: Porter Summers 1,2
Born: Dec-19-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5,6
Died: Feb-26-1964 in Lakin, Mason Co, WV 3,5
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7 (see note 1)
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Occupation: 1930, 1940 deputy sheriff 9,2
Occupation: 1916 bookkeeper at Ideal Window Glass Plant 11
Occupation: bef 1916 deputy County Clerk 11
Father: Elijah W. Summers (1839 - 1919)
Mother: Caroline Virginia Brown (1842 - 1916)
Wife: Faye Irene Gatrell Married: Aug-15-1916 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,6
Born: Nov-21-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,5,6 Died: May-20-1962 15,5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7 Census: 1900, 10, 30, 40 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: nurse 15 Father: John Wesley Gatrell (1835 - 1911) Mother: Sarah Jane "Jennie" Davis (1857 - 1942)
M Child 1: Joseph Porter Summers, Jr. Born: May- 3-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17,18,15 Died: Aug-16-1988 17,18 Buried: in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 19 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20,21,22 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1935), WV Wesleyan College (Alpha Kappa Pi) 23,24 Military: Jun- 6-1942 - Jan- 1-1946 Sgt, Engineers Supply Div, US Army, WW II (Europe) 18,23,25 Wife: Mary Virginia Freeman b. Feb-14-1920 d. Feb- -1979 Married: Oct-27-1940 in Russellville, Logan Co, KY 26
F Child 2: Mary Lou Summers Born: Jun- 2-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,15,28 Died: May-28-2006 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 29 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27,19 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27,21 Resided: 1949 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 28 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Registered Nurse 27 Education: Doddridge Co H.S., Morris Harvey College 27 Military: U.S. Army Cadet Nurse Corps Husband: James Davis Powell b. May-21-1923 Census name: Jimmy Powell Married: Oct- 6-1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 28 Husband: Howard William "Mose" Geisler b. Jul- 4-1924 d. Mar-24-2015
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1466946&Type=Death. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795526&Type=Marriage. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Obituary of father. (9) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 24 Aug 1916. (12) Newspaper wedding announcement, "The wedding ceremony was performed at Clarksburg by Rev. Wm. B. Kind, Pastor of the 1st M.E. church." (Note: Despited the ceremony taking place in Harrison County, the marriage record is on file in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), West Union Herald, 24 Aug 1916. (13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 166. (14) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 231. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) Obituary of uncle. (22) City Directory. (23) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (24) Yearbook photo. (25) West Union Herald, 1/10/1946. (26) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 10/31/1940. (27) Obituary. (28) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. (29) Obituary - At home. Event Notes Note (1) Headstone reads: Porter Summers.