Husband: Benjamin Wesley Eakle
Born: Oct- -1852 in Upshur Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Dec-27-1949 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1876 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1860 in Upshur Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Samuel Eakle (1820 - ) Mother: Elizabeth Polan (1835 - )
Wife: Mary Louise Shifflet 5 Also known as: Mary L. Shiflett 2 Married: Feb-20-1876 in Lewis Co, WV 2
Born: Jun-15-1861 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 3,1,2 Died: Mar- 3-1943 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1876 in Lewis Co, WV 2 Father: Matthew Shifflet Mother: Millie Bennett
M Child 1: William Loomas Eakle 6 Born: Dec-15-1876 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,1,8,9 Died: Sep-22-1945 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Cause of death: gunshot wound (murdered while working at farm) 9 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 9 Wife: Lucretia C. Greathouse b. Sep-13-1883 d. Dec- 9-1967 Also known as: Creeda or Creed 10,11 Married: Aug-24-1902 in Pleasant Valley, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13
M Child 2: Daniel Webster Eakle Census name: Webster Eakle Born: 1877 in Harrison Co, WV 14,13 (see note 2) Died: Feb-22-1961 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,14 Buried: in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV 16 Census: 1930, 1940 at Beech Fork (Spruce Creek), Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3) Resided: 1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1918 pipelining 17 Wife: Clara B. Lowther b. ca 1882 Married: May- 5-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Iva Roberta "Birdie" Eakle Also known as: Iva R. Eakle 7 Born: Apr- -1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,18,7,19 (see note 4) Died: Apr-10-1943 3 Buried: in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Thomas Ables b. Aug-26-1878 d. Feb-26-1962 Married: Aug-25-1900 in Hurst, Lewis Co, WV
F Child 4: Mary Louise Eakle Born: Sep-14-1880 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,1,2 Died: Jul- 8-1963 near Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 21 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 21,22 Resided: 1939 in Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edward Wesley Allen b. Oct- -1873 d. Feb-19-1929 Also known as: Wesley Allen 23 Married: Oct-24-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Husband: Anthony E. Westfall b. Jul- 4-1873 d. Jan-13-1963 Married: Mar-25-1939 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2
F Child 5: Theresa M. "Tracy" Eakle Also known as: Tracie Eakle 10 Born: Aug-16-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,24,1,23 Died: Jun-29-1968 in Gilmer Co, WV 3,24 Buried: in Carder Cemetery, Vadis, Lewis Co, WV 3,25 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Sidney Douglass b. Jun- -1886 d. bef 1920 Also known as: Sydney A. Douglass 23 Married: May-10-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 26 Husband: Preston Franklin Snyder b. Oct-23-1879 d. May- -1966 Married: Apr- 9-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
F Child 6: Patience E. Eakle Born: Mar- -1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,23 (see note 5) Died: Jun-28-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 22 Resided: 1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Newton S. Adams b. Aug- -1881 d. Nov- 8-1960 Married: Jan-11-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 7: Charles H. Eakle
Born: Jun-29-1886 24
Died: Oct-10-1893 24
Buried: in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV 24
F Child 8: Clara A. Eakle Born: Jun- -1888 1 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 9: Rosetta L. Eakle
Born: Feb-16-1892 24
Died: Feb-10-1894 24
Buried: in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 10: Benjamin Arthur Eakle Born: Jul- -1895 1,4 Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 pumper on oil wells 28 Wife: Plessie T. Rowh b. Jan-19-1901 d. Oct- 8-1990 Married: Feb-16-1917 in Gilmer Co, WV 29
M Child 11: Wesley Goodloe Eakle Census name: Willey G. Eakle Born: Jun-10-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,17,3,1,4 Died: Nov- 2-1956 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 30,3 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 30,3,22 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 30 Resided: 1918 in Hurst, Lewis Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: caretaker at union hall 30,3 Occupation: 1918 Eureka Pipeline Co. in Lewis County 17 Military: World War I 30 Never married: 30
M Child 12: Madison Earl Eakle Born: May- -1899 1,4 Died: Aug-15-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 31 Resided: 1918 in Hurst, Lewis Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Mary Alice Demastus b. Sep-17-1901 d. Jul- 2-1963 Married: Apr-22-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 29
F Child 13: Ersie B. Eakle
Born: Jun-22-1901 24
Died: Aug-26-1904 24
Buried: in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 14: Harvey L. Eakle Born: Feb- 7-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,4,23 Died: Sep-26-1980 24 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 22 Resided: 1957 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 32 Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1957 carpenter on railroad 32 Occupation: 1930 carpenter helper on railroad 33 Wife: Katie L. Vincent b. Jul-25-1904 d. Apr- -1992 Married: May-27-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 34 Wife: Olive E. Yoak b. Dec-25-1918 d. Nov-29-1988 Married: Mar-29-1957 in Winchester, VA 32
M Child 15: June Ray Eakle Also known as: Ray Eakle Born: Jun- 4-1907 35 Died: May-24-1984 in Orange Co, FL 36 Resided: in Ocoee, Orange Co, FL 37 Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Martha Wyoma "Susie" Bircher b. May- 5-1907 d. Mar- -1976 Also known as: Susie Bircher 38 Married: Oct- 4-1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (5) Death record of son. (6) Birth record of daughter. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 6, p. 468. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William L. Eakle, 25, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and L. C. Greathouse, 17, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Aug 24 1902 "at the Pleasant Valley church." Informants: William L. Eakle & M. Greathouse. MR Bk 6, p. 468. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (19) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (20) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: I. R. "Bird" Ables. (21) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (24) Headstone. (25) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Theresa M. Snyder. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Sydney A. Douglass, 21, b. Lewis Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Tracy M. Eakle, 25, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 10 1908 "at the residence of B. W. Eakles," officiated by W. W. Morris, an ordained minister. (NOTE: Husband's name appears in 1910 Census as Sidney H. Douglass. Unclear which form is correct.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794708&Type=Marriage. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as P. F. Snider (corrected to Snyder in one instance), 40, b. & res. in Lewis Co; and Mrs. T. M. Douglass, 38, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 9 1922 "at the residence of B. F. Eakle," officiated by J. C. Cox, a Baptist Minister. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796218&Type=Marriage. (28) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (29) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (31) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued thru Railroad Board. (32) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. (33) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (34) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harvey L. Eakle, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Katie L. Vincent, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 27 1922 in West Union, W.Va., officiated by Henry S. Chenoweth, a Minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage licence: Harvey L. Eakle, B. W. Eakle, Katie L. Vincent. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796231&Type=Marriage. (35) Social Security Death Index. (36) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (37) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (38) Obituary of mother. Event Notes Note (1) Age 100 in death record would put birth in about 1849. But the 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1852, corresponding with age 7 in the 1860 Census. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1878, conflicting with his sister's Apr 1879 birth date in the same census. Note (3) In 1930, location specified as Beech Fork of Spruce Creek. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1880. But the 1900 Census has it as Apr 1879, while her birth record shows it as 1879, exact date not clear. She was age 1 in the 1880 Census. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1883, but date on headstone is 1884.