Husband: Elmer Garfield Kent
Born: Oct- -1880 in Ohio 1,2 Died: Apr-18-1960 1 Buried: in Union Cemetery, Eaton, Delaware Co, IN 1 Census: 1920, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co, OH Occupation: 1940 painter 3 Occupation: 1920 blower at glass plant 2 Occupation: 1910 insurance agent 4 Father: Mother:
Wife: Maude Ann Strohm
Born: Mar- 4-1881 in Indiana 5,2
Died: Nov-19-1958 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5
Buried: in Union Cemetery, Eaton, Delaware Co, IN 5,1
Resided: 301 Columbia St in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1920, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co, OH
Occupation: 1940 clerk in clothing store 3
Father: George W. Strohm (1860 - 1925)
Mother: Laura J. Ellis (1862 - 1938)
F Child 1: Bernyce Marie Kent Born: Jul-11-1904 in Delaware Co, IN 6,7,8 Died: May- -1985 7,8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 (see note 2) Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Resided: 1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co, OH Occupation: 1940 supervisor of historical research (W.P.A.) Husband: Luther Hobert Sommerville b. Mar- 5-1897 d. Nov- -1973 Also known as: Hobert L. Sommerville 11 Married: Nov-22-1924 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 6
F Child 2: Noma P. Kent Born: ca 1908 in Ohio 2 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co, OH
F Child 3: Evelyn Kent Born: ca 1912 in Ohio 2 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (4) 1910 Census. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) Event Notes Note (1) In 1940, location specified as 117 Court Street. This was an apartment building that was originally the Silas P. Smith Opera House. In 1941, the building was put into use as the Doddridge County Library. Note (2) Name on headstone: Bernyce Kent Somerville. Note (3) Identified as Bernyce Summerville, 35, divorced, occupation supervisor of historical research (W.P.A.). Location specified as 117 Court Street. This was an apartment building that was originally the Silas P. Smith Opera House. In 1941, the building was put into use as the Doddridge County Library.