Husband: William H. H. "Harry" Ringer
Also known as: W. H. H. Ringer 1,2
Born: Dec-30-1843 in Preston Co, (W)VA 1,3,2
Died: Jul-22-1899 1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Resided: 1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Resided: 1871 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Occupation: farmer, lumber operator 5
Military: Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6
Father: Lewis Ringer
Mother: Catharine ___
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Wife: Anna Frances Trainer
Also known as: Annie F. Trainer 2
Married: Aug- 1-1889 near Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Dec- -1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,2
Died: Nov-30-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11 (see note 1)
Resided: Church Street in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Trainer (1833 - 1894)
Mother: Louisa Jane Holt (1835 - 1908)
Notes
M Child 1: Glenwood Blaine Ringer Also known as: Glen B. Ringer 12 Born: Jan- 8-1891 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,15,16,12 (see note 2) Died: Feb-14-1963 in Wood Co, WV 9,15,16 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1938, 1956, 1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1930, 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Atlanta, GA (see note 3) Resided: 1918 in Hartley, Ritchie/Wirt Co, WV 18 Resided: 1912, 1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1956 warehouseman 19 Occupation: 1940 drill machinist 20 Occupation: 1930 blueprint man at rig & reel factory 21 Occupation: 1917 laborer at Ideal Window Glass Co. in West Union 13 Wife: Grace Thompson b. Nov- -1890 Married: Dec-18-1912 in Roane Co, WV 12 Wife: Ernestine Hefner b. Aug- 3-1899 Also known as: Earnestine Hefner 18 Married: Sep-17-1918 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 18
M Child 2: Frank Herbert Ringer
Also known as: Herbert Ringer
Born: Dec- 1-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,22,16 (see note 4)
Died: Oct-13-1926 in Ranger, Eastland Co, TX 10,23
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,4,6
Cause of death: tuberculosis 22
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: oil drilling worker 10,11
Occupation: 1917 rubber worker in Akron Ohio 24 (see note 5)
Military: 2nd Lt, Co A, World War I 10
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) Obituary of wife. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Obituary - At home. (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Obituary. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV. (13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) Obituary of mother. (18) Ohio County Marriage Records, Wheeling, WV. (19) City Directory. (20) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (21) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Frank H. Ringer, single, oil worker, born Dec 1 1892 in Doddridge Co, son of W. H. H. Ringer (b. Pa) & Anna F. Ringer; died Oct 13 1926 in (location blank), age 32y 10m 12d, cause of death (blank), burial in West Union on Oct 20 1926. Informant: Anna F. Ringer. A second entry on the ledger-style death record contained nearly identical information, except that the death location was given as West Union in Doddridge County, that his employment as an oil worker was with J. E. Trainer, that his mother's name was Anna F. Trainer (b. in Doddridge Co), and that the cause of death was "Unknown." Informant again was Anna F. Ringer. A third death record, a death certificate filed at the Division of Vital Statistics, WV State Dept of Health, contains the same information as the second entry above, with cause of death given as tuberculosis. www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=698198&Type=Death Despite the foregoing, the obituary of Frank Herbert Ringer, printed in the West Union Herald of Oct 21 1926, clearly states that he died in Ranger, Texas, with other particulars conforming to the above. DR p. 171 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5049408&Type=Death. (24) West Union Herald, 1/25/1917. Event Notes Note (1) Burial location given in her obituary as "the West Union cemetery," and her death record has it simply as West Union. It is presumed that she was buried in the same plot as her husband, in the IOOF section of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, but there is no marker for her. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1890. But his birth record, SSDI and WW I draft registration show it as Jan 8 1891, and the date on his headstone is also 1891. Note (3) Listed as Glen B. Ringer, 28, b. WVa, married, laborer, one of many inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1894, but death record shows it as Dec 1 1893, and date on headstone is also 1893. Note (5) Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 25 1917, in its entirety: "Perry J. Ingle and Frank Ringer left Saturday evening for Akron, O., where they will work in a rubber factory."