Husband: Clay Underwood
Born: Jul-30-1892 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Apr- 8-1940 in Los Angeles Co, CA 1,3
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4
Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Father: Christopher C. Underwood (1853 - 1922)
Mother: Lydia Ellen Pratt (1856 - 1936)
Wife: Mary Gertrude Zeigler Also known as: Gertrude Zeigler 5,6,7
Born: Aug-16-1895 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 8,7 (see note 1) Died: Sep-19-1990 7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Resided: 1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Father: Andrew W. Zeigler (1871 - 1923) Mother: Martha Ada Hoskinson (1876 - 1949)
M Child 1: James William "Babe" Underwood
Born: Jun- 6-1915 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 9,7
Died: Mar-23-1965 7
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: enlisted 11/19/1940 Captain (battlefield commission), US Army, WW II, Europe (Purple Heart, Bronze Star) 10,11,12
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M Child 2: Roy Sylvester Underwood Born: Feb-16-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Dec-28-1943 in England Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4,13 (see note 3) Cause of death: drowned when trying to rescue crew of crashed plane 14 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: American Welding Co, Warren Ohio 13 Military: enlisted 11/24/1942 Cpl, U.S. Army, World War II 13,10 Wife: Mary Regina "Genie" Swisher b. Sep- 9-1922 d. Jan-30-1986 Also known as: Regina Swisher 15,16
F Child 3: Eva Elaine Underwood Also known as: Elaine Underwood 14,11,16 Born: Jun-12-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,14 Died: Apr-22-2014 14 Resided: in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co, AZ 14 Resided: 1952, 1956, 2003 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 17,16 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: AI Research and Arizona Dept of Transportation 14 Husband: Denver P. Gragg
F Child 4: Ada Ellen Underwood Born: Jun- 3-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,14 Died: Jan-29-2003 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: at Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1943) 14 Husband: Duaine Waitman Doak b. Oct- 7-1926 d. Apr-29-2000 Census name: Dewayne Doak
Sources: (1) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (2) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Obituary of son. (7) Headstone. (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Gertrude Zeigler, white female, born Aug 16 1895 in Kenton (sic). Father: Andrew W. Zeigler, 27, b. in Emlenton, Pa, occupation oil driller. Mother: Martha Ada Zeigler, 19, born in Alpha, WVa. Informant: Martha Ada Zeigler, mother. BR p. 382 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2605573&Type=Birth. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) West Union Herald, 8/14/1952. (13) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary of husband. (16) Obituary of sister. (17) City Directory. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1896, but birth record and headstone show it as Aug 16 1895. Note (2) In household of maternal grandmother Samantha (McMillin) Hoskinson. Note (3) Reburial in Jan 1949.