Jul-28-2018Husband: William Ambrose Hoalcraft Born: Mar-21-1881 in Alpha (Big Flint), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Jul- 8-1956 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1942 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Brooke Co, WV Father: Reese Harvey Hoalcraft (1858 - 1932) Mother: Mary Elizabeth Spinks (1857 - ) Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3 Notes
Wife: Ollie Agnes Williams 7,8,6 Census name: Olive A. Born: Mar- -1891 9,5 Died: 1920 5 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Friendly Warrington Williams (1857 - 1940) Mother: Minerva Vincent (1857 - 1931)
M Child 1: Kenneth Blake Hoalcraft Born: Mar- 2-1911 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Feb- -1961 10 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Devenae Lea Ingram b. May- 1-1913 d. Jul- -1984 Married: Dec-22-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Alta Marie Hoalcraft Also known as: Marie Hoalcraft Born: Feb-17-1913 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 12,6 Died: Nov- 2-1997 in Signal Mountain, Hamilton Co, TN 12,6 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 12,6 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Chester Franklin Britton b. Oct-13-1911 d. Aug- 4-1983 Married: Feb-18-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 3: Ernest Guy Hoalcraft Born: Jan-11-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,5 Died: May-17-1972 14,10,5 Buried: in Mt. Carmel Patuxent Cemetery, Brookville, Montgomery Co, MD 15 Census: 1940 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA (see note 2) Resided: 1935 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jun-21-1938 - Sep-30-1958 M/Sgt, US Army, World War II, Korea 14,16 Wife: Ethel Rita Wachter b. Feb-27-1926 d. Feb- 2-1997
M Child 4: William Hershel Hoalcraft Born: Nov- 8-1916 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 1,17 Died: Jan-26-1982 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 18,17 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 10,18 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Lewis Leon Hoalcraft Born: Jul-14-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,10 Died: Mar- 6-1990 in Sandusky, Erie Co, OH 18,10 Resided: in Sandusky, Erie Co, OH 18 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 4/25/1941) U.S. Army, World War II 19 Never married: 18
M Child 6: Ancil Burdette Hoalcraft Census name: Ancil Holecraft 20 Born: Feb- 3-1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,1,21 Died: Mar-11-2004 in Ohio 18,17 Buried: in Dayton National Cemetery, Montgomery Co, OH 22 Resided: in Springfield, Clark Co, OH 10 Resided: 1997 in Urbana, Champaign Co, OH 23 Resided: 1942 in Fort Drum, Jefferson Co, NY 21 (see note 3) Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Military: (enlisted 5/28/1940) Sfc, US Army, World War II (Europe), Korea 19,22,14,24 (see note 5) Wife: Virginia Oma Elliott b. Apr- 1-1924 d. May- 4-2010 Married: Aug- 8-1942 in Salem, WV 21 Wife: Marjorie Delores Parker b. Jun-23-1927 d. Oct- 7-2006
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) 1900 Census, Brooke County, WV. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Headstone. (7) Birth record of son. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Kenneth B. Hoalcraft, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Devenae Lea Ingram, 22, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 22 1935. (12) Obituary. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) 1940 Census. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (23) Obituary of sister. (24) West Union Herald, 10/4/1945. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date reported in death record and SSDI as Mar 21 1883, and date on headstone is also 1883. But the 1900 Cenus shows his birth date as Mar 1881, and his birth record shows that he was born in Alpha, Doddridge County, on Mar 21 1881. The same 1881 date was entered on his World War II draft registration card. Note (2) Listed among many other soldiers at Fort Rosecrans, he was identifed as Ernest G. Hoalcraft, 25, b. WVa, single, education 3 yrs high school, occupation "(steel mill) - Soldier," US Army, residence in 1935 Greenwood, Doddridge Co WVa. (Note: In 1959 the US Army installation Fort Rosecrans was turned over to the Navy and renamed Naval Base Point Loma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_Point_Loma http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtRosecrans.html ) Note (3) then known as Pine Camp Note (4) in household of grandparents, Friend & Minerva Vincent Williams. Note (5) World War II service dates: May 28 1940 - Oct 19 1945. In World War II, while assigned to Med Dept, 46th Armored Medical Battalion, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations against enemy forces during the period of Jul 13 1944 to May 8 1945 in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Czechoslovakia.Name Index