Jul-28-2018
Husband: Osborn Gorby Also known as: Burn Gorby 1,2
Born: Mar- 8-1870 in Tyler Co, WV 3,4 Died: Mar- 8-1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Cause of death: hit by train 3 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 in Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1 Father: Thomas Gorby (1840 - 1897) Mother: Delilah Weekley (1846 - 1897)
Wife: Alcena Farley Also known as: Sena Farley 5 Married: Jun-19-1892 in Tyler Co, WV 4 (see note 1)
Born: Mar- -1876 in Monroe Co, OH 6,4 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 in Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Tyler Co, WV 4 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Bessie Mae Gorby Born: 1894 7 (see note 2) Died: 1977 7 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 8 Resided: 1948 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Silas Henry "Shorty" Leasure b. Sep- 3-1892 d. Jan-29-1990
F Child 2: Cora J. Gorby Also known as: Coy Gorby 2 Born: Mar- -1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,10 (see note 3) Died: bef Sep 1924 11 (see note 4) Buried: in Willis Cemetery, Market, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Roy Burton b. Jul-11-1889 d. Jun-16-1966 Married: Jun-29-1913 at Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 3: Myrtle Ellen Gorby Born: Feb-16-1898 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 13,6,14 Died: Sep-25-1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: 1948, 1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,14 Resided: 1915 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: R. A. Cross b. ca 1887 d. bef May 1949 Married: Aug- 5-1915 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Husband: Earl Lee Carder b. Feb- 3-1913 d. Apr-24-1966 Married: May-26-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Goldie Gorby Born: Feb- -1900 6 Census: 1900 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
M Child 5: William Luther Gorby Born: Mar-11-1902 in Harrison Co, WV 15,16,17 Died: May- 1-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 15 Resided: 1948 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 road work 18 Occupation: 1930 pipeline worker 19 Wife: Orlie Ruby Swiger b. Apr- 2-1910 Also known as: Ruby Orlie Swiger 20 Married: Dec-27-1926 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 17
M Child 6: Clyde Franklin Gorby Census name: Frank Gorby Born: Jun- 3-1904 13,21 Died: Jun- -1987 21 Resided: in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 22,9 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 in Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 coal miner 1 Wife: Esther McIntyre b. ca 1910 Married: Feb-25-1933 in Harrison Co, WV 17
F Child 7: Malissa Gorby Born: Jul-17-1906 in Tyler Co, WV 21,14 Died: Jun- 6-1988 21 Resided: in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL 22 Resided: 1948, 1952 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 9,23 Resided: 1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Wesley Wise b. Nov- 1-1878 d. Feb-13-1932 Husband: Orville Propst b. Sep-29-1911 d. Apr- 2-1971 Married: May-20-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14
F Child 8: Hattie Gorby Born: ca 1908 16 Resided: 1948 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 9: Opal Gorby Born: ca 1910 16 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 10: Wayne Gorby Born: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,10 Died: 1976 8 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: 1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: 1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Dora Mae Hodge b. Mar-12-1919 d. Jul-31-2000 Also known as: Dora May Hodge 10 Married: Apr-24-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10
M Child 11: Herbert Clay Gorby Also known as: H. C. Gorby 22 Born: Feb-10-1916 in West Virginia 22,1 Died: Nov-15-1965 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 25,22 Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 8 Resided: in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 25 Resided: 1948 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: 1943 in Wood Co, WV 26 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Military: (enlisted 10/8/1943) Pvt, 1321 Svc Unit, World War II 26,27 Wife: Edith Lenora Lasure b. Feb-14-1926 d. Feb-26-2003 Also known as: Edith Leora Lasure 13
M Child 12: Dora L. Gorby Born: Nov-10-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,10 Died: Apr-24-1986 Lake Co, OH 25,21,28 Resided: in Perry, Lake Co, OH 22 Resided: 1946, 1948 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 10,9 Census: 1930 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 at Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: construction worker 25 Military: Mar-28-1942 - Dec-28-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 26,28 Wife: Mary Frances Pratt b. May-14-1924 d. Jun-18-2005 Married: Jan-22-1946 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (2) Marriage record of son. (3) Obituary. (4) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (5) Birth record of son. (6) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Obituary of father. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Record of husband's remarriage. (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (19) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. (20) Obituary of son. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (23) City Directory. (24) Death record of husband. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) Military Grave Marker. (28) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) at residence of Robert Farley Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1893, but date on headstone is 1894. Note (3) Age 21 at time of 1913 marriage would put birth in about 1892, in keeping with the 1891 date on her headstone. But age 14 in the 1910 Census puts it in about 1896, and her birth date is given in the 1900 Census as Mar 1896. Note (4) Death date on headstone is 1926, but husband's marital status was widowed at the time of his Sep 1924 marriage. Cora and Burton are buried together at Willis Cemetery, while his second wife, Alcinda, is buried at Blandville Cemetery.Name Index