Jul-28-2018
Husband: Silas Bruce M. Dennison Nickname: Bubby 1
Born: Sep- 4-1867 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4 Died: Feb-25-1947 2 Census: 1870 80, 1910-1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: James Ross Dennison (1813 - 1899) Mother: Margaret Roberta Nicholson (1837 - 1909) Other spouse 1 Notes
Wife: Mary Rose Nicholson 5 6,7,8 Also known as: Rosie Nicholson 9 Married: Apr- 8-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: Feb-16-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,3 (see note 1) Died: Jun-25-1961 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 11 Census: 1900, 10, 30, 40 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1900 in Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Father: Lewis Albert Nicholson (1860 - 1936) Mother: Mary Elizabeth Snider (1863 - 1893)
M Child 1: Minter Sanford Dennison Census name: Sanford Dennison 4 Born: Dec-26-1920 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14,15 Died: Mar- 9-2000 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16,14,15 Buried: in Beverly Hills Memorial Park, Westover, Monongalia Co, WV 15 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 17,13 Resided: 1950, 1951 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 18,7 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Occupation: country club golf course superintendent in Bridgeport & Morgantown 13 Occupation: (bef WW II) mail carrier 19 Military: enlisted 11/30/1942 Pfc, US Army, jeep driver, World War II (Europe) 19,15 Wife: Cecil Lenora "Nora" Swisher b. Nov-14-1912 d. Feb- 4-1951 Also known as: Nora Swisher 20,18 Wife: Violet "Dolly" Burton d. bef Mar 2000 Wife: Betty Lou McDonald b. Oct-10-1942 d. Nov-24-2003
M Child 2: Ernest Dennison Born: Mar- 6-1922 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Died: Mar- 6-1922 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 21
F Child 3: Mary Madalene Dennison Also known as: Madalene Dennison 1,4,22,20 Born: Jul-10-1923 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Died: Nov-30-2006 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 16 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Weston State Hospital (27 yrs) 13 Husband: James Kenneth Bland b. Jul-10-1910 d. Aug-22-1981 Census name: Kenneth Bland 23 Married: May- 8-1946 24,25
M Child 4: Kenneth Dale Dennison Born: Sep-24-1924 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,26 Died: Oct-25-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Buried: in Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 17,13 Resided: formerly in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1944 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 26 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: truck driver, coal miner (Consol at Moundsville, 20 yrs) 13 Wife: Leona Lenora Warner b. Jun-27-1928 d. Jan- -1995 Census name: Lenora L. Warner Married: Apr- 2-1944 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 26 Wife: Lucy A. Short b. 1921 d. 1982 Wife: Living
F Child 5: Audra Kathleen Dennison Census name: Catheline Dennison 4 Born: Oct-19-1926 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 12,14 Died: Oct- 3-1998 in Salem, WV 27,14 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 6: Betty Jane Dennison Born: May-31-1932 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Died: Jun- 2-1932 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 21
Sources: (1) West Union Herald-Record, 2/13/2007. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 373. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Obituary of wife's brother. (7) Death record of wife. (8) Obituary of son. (9) Birth record of daughter. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Silas B. Dennison, 52, of Doddridge Co; and Mary R. Nicholson, 27, of Doddridge Co. Married Apr 8 1920. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Obituary. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (16) Obituary - Hospital. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) City Directory. (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) Obituary of sister. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (23) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (24) Obituary of husband. (25) Obituary of wife. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (27) Obituary - Nursing home. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1892, age 8. Note (2) In 1900, she was enumerated (as Mary R. Nicholson, b. Feb 1893) in Doddridge County in the household of her paternal grandparents Berryman & Jane Nicholson, as well as in Braxton County (as Rosa Mary Nicholson, b. Jan 1892) in the household of her father and stepmother, Lewis A. & Ellen Nicholson.Name Index