Husband: Arza Earl Underwood
Also known as: Arzy E. Underwood 1
Born: Feb- 8-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Sep-12-1931 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 2,5
Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 6
Cause of death: shot in forehead with .22 caliber rifle, died instantly 2
Resided: in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1922 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: oil well driller 2
Occupation: 1930 gas company worker 7
Occupation: 1922 tool dresser 1
Military: 28th W.Va. Inf, 1st Div, World War I (France) 5,8
Father: William Underwood (1860 - 1928)
Mother: Landora Elizabeth "Dora" Ash (1869 - 1940)
Wife: Alma Ercle Swiger 9 Married: Nov-19-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Aug- -1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Resided: 1931 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Father: George Wilson Swiger (1869 - 1954) Mother: Carrie Jane Beaver (1872 - 1956)
F Child 1: Audra Ernestine Underwood Born: Aug-10-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,4 Died: Mar-17-1986 5 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Claud Ash b. Jan-31-1912 d. Oct-17-1976 Married: Jun-19-1933 at Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 2: Helen Grace Underwood Also known as: Grace Underwood 4 Born: May-20-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14 Died: Feb- -1994 13,14 Buried: in Swiger (aka Broad Run) Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Eber Bates "Buck" Shields b. Nov-29-1915 d. 1970 Married: Jul-16-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Husband: Joseph Cleveland Beasley, Jr. b. 1925 d. 1971 Married: Jul- 3-1970 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 3: Arden Clare "Monk" Underwood Born: Nov-26-1922 at Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Feb- 8-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Pittsburgh Plate Glass (retired 1979) 16 Military: Mar-30-1943 - Sep-24-1945 S/Sgt, B-25 Tail Gunner, 396th Bomb Gp, US Army AF, WW II (England, Africa) 18,19,16 Military: Sperry-Davis VFW Post 9151 in Salem 16 Wife: Dora Blondell Welch b. Jan-24-1927 d. Apr-18-1990 Also known as: Bernadine Dora Welch 12 Married: Oct-31-1946 20
F Child 4: Thelma Vernice Underwood Born: Mar-27-1924 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 12,21,13 Died: Nov- 1-2005 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 22,13 Buried: in Highland Hills Memorial Gardens, Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV 16 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 15,21,16,8 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert Leo "Johnie" Leasure b. ca 1923 Married: Dec-16-1942 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV 21
M Child 5: Jack Wilson Underwood Born: Oct-11-1926 at Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 12,23,2,24 Died: Jun-10-1954 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,24 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 Cause of death: gunshot wound to head 2 Resided: near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1947 in Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV 23 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 2 Military: S1, U.S. Navy, World War II 24 Wife: Ruth Lillian Shreve b. Aug- 6-1928 Married: Jul-11-1947 in Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV 23
M Child 6: Richard Burton Underwood Born: Nov-10-1928 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 12,15,14 Died: Jan- 3-1987 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH 25,15,14 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Buried: in Shadow Lawn Memory Gardens, Newell, Hancock Co, WV 11 Wife: Eva Pearl Doak b. Dec-21-1939 d. Jul-19-1997
M Child 7: Living Wife: Living
Sources: (1) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Headstone. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (8) Obituary of brother. (9) Birth record of daughter. (10) Death record of husband. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Obituary. (17) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (18) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (22) Obituary - Hospital. (23) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. (24) Cemetery marker. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health.