Jul-28-2018
Husband: Coy Adams Census name: Fran C. Adams 1
Born: May-21-1899 2 Died: May-19-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Resided: 1959 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Father: George Washington Adams (1865 - 1938) Mother: Eva Due Wilson (1869 - 1940)
Wife: Iva Gay Stout 6,7,8 Also known as: Ivy 2 Married: Oct- 5-1924 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
Born: Feb-28-1906 in Gilmer Co, WV 9,10,2 Died: Dec- 4-1986 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11 Buried: in Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Co Rd 34), Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10,12 Resided: in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Franklin Stout (1859 - 1944) Mother: Estella Ann Gum (1869 - 1937)
F Child 1: Retha Madeline Adams Born: Dec- 6-1924 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,2 Died: Nov- 5-2008 2 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 2,15,5 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Norval Dale Spencer b. Dec- 4-1919 d. 1984 Married: May-21-1947 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Husband: Ira Melvin Britton b. Oct-16-1930 d. Aug- 3-1998 Married: Aug-13-1964 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Cecil G. Adams Born: Nov-30-1926 near Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 10,17 Died: Feb-13-2004 in Salem, WV 10,17 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 10,17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,10 Occupation: farmer, carpenter 10 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: U.S. Army, World War II, Korean War 10,18 Wife: Maxine W. Cooper b. Jan-10-1937 d. May-25-1996
M Child 3: Eugene Blair Adams Born: Feb- 8-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Died: Jul-19-1990 20 Buried: in Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Co Rd 34), Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 12,4 Resided: 1986 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: 1955 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Pfc, US Army 20 Wife: Living
F Child 4: Ruth C. Adams Born: Apr-15-1931 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Died: Dec-13-1964 22 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Donald Ray Pierce b. Mar-30-1931 d. Jan-22-1985 Married: Nov- 7-1962 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 19
F Child 5: Living Husband: Living
F Child 6: Beatrice Yvonne Adams Born: Jul-27-1935 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 10,23 Died: Feb-16-2015 in Thursday, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1986, 2004 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 15,5 Resided: 1955 in Gilmer Co, WV 23 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Clarence Franklin "John" Minor b. Jan- 5-1932 d. Sep-17-1993 Married: Mar- 7-1955 at Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 23 Husband: Noel E. Urban b. Aug-21-1929 d. Oct-15-2010
M Child 7: Living
M Child 8: Living Wife: Willa Jean Minor b. 1930 Also known as: Willa Jean Miner 23
M Child 9: Living
F Child 10: Living Husband: Living
M Child 11: Living Wife: Living
F Child 12: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Obituary of brother. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Obituary of son. (9) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Name listed in SSDI as Ivy Adams. (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (15) Obituary of mother. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Ira Melvin Britton, b. Oct 16 1930 in Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Arthur Osbourn & Mamie Day (Wyer) Britton; and Retha Madeline Spencer, divorced, b. Dec 6 1924 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Coy & Iva Gay (Stout) Adams. Married Aug 13 1964. (17) Headstone. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (20) Military Grave Marker. (21) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (22) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.Name Index