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| 14501 | For 45 years, John worked as an over the road truck driver that started in 1970 for Cook Motor Lines. Over the years he has worked for several companies and he also owned and operated his own truck. For the last 9 years, John volunteered at The Gym in Harrisville, WV and he greatly enjoyed his time interacting with people and watching the kids play sports. | REED, Jonathon Ray "John" (I53575)
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| 14502 | For decades Avis volunteered at Tyrand Cooperative Ministries in Mill Creek, an ecumenical organization serving the less-fortunate in the Randolph County area. In 1982 she and her husband helped lay the block foundation for Tyrands building housing its Thrift Store and offices and for years provided any repairs needed at the facility. Avis assisted with Tyrands Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, Christmas Toy Store, Back to School Store, fund-raising dinners, auctions, Summer Day Camp and was a volunteer several years at the Thrift Store. In addition, she represented Tyrand at many Celebrations of Mission events throughout West Virginia. As one of Tyrands Crazy Ladies crafters, Avis made sock monkeys and Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls to sell as fund raisers, and at Tyrand Fall Fairs supervised demonstrations of applebutter making. Avis received Tyrands Volunteer of the Year Award numerous times. In 2016 she was the recipient of the prestigious Doorway of Hope Award from the West Virginia United Methodist Conference for her volunteer work at Tyrand and for showing the less fortunate there is always hope. A member of Tygart Valley Presbyterian Church in Huttonsville for 60 years, Avis served as a Sunday School teacher and choir member, and assisted with many events including the churchs centennial celebration in 1983. | BUTTERFIELD, Avis Irene (I136293)
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| 14503 | For eleven years, Paul Warren Brown was an inspector for the state of West Virginia, contracting jobs for the Department of Highways. He was Sunday School superintendant at Calvary United Methodist Church for 16 years, and in January 1976 he became lay leader of the church. The author of Christian poems and songs, he had one book published, entitled "From the Master's Hand." One of his poems was translated into seven different languages. His death was the result of drowning. He had entered the West Fork River in Harrison County in a boat, searching for another boat, when his own vessel capsized. He was able to hang on to a tree until a rescue team from the West Milford VFD arrived in another boat. But he lost his footing on the tree when the rescue boat was beside him. He then grabbed for the rescue boat and it flipped over, sending him and the three rescuers into the water. The firefighters were able to make it to safety, but he was not, and his body was not recovered until two months later. | BROWN, Paul Warren (I2035)
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| 14504 | For fifty-two years he was an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Grafton. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Baltimore and Ohio Veterans' Association. Mr. Rose was one of the pioneers of the railway industry in Grafton. He rode on the first train to Parkersburg that ever had air brakes as an equipment. For thirty-seven years he was baggage master on one turn on the Parkersburg branch of the Monongah division and he worked this turn until he retired. He was connected with the construction crew that built the railroad tunnels between Grafton and Parkersburg, working his way from a construction man to brakeman, and then on to his final work, that of baggage master. He was one of the most trustworthy of the railroad's employees and he holds a record of missing only eight days in eleven years of service. He was one of the first five men on this division to receive merit badges for twenty-five years continuous service. [Obituary, "Grafton Sentinel," Monday, July 9 1923, front page] | ROSE, Thomas Jasper (I120039)
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| 14505 | For many years he drove for Peoples Drug Store and Virginia Concrete, and in his later years he was owner/operator. | ELDER, Cecil Gene "Sunny" (I112740)
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| 14506 | For many years he held a private pilots license and kept his plane at his farm. In earlier years, he was active in the community and the Farm Bureau. He was a former ASCS County Commissioner, a member of West Virginia Polled Hereford Association and, in 1963, was presented with the West Virginia State Conservation Farmer of the Year Award. | TALLMAN, Clay Spencer Jr. (I55401)
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| 14507 | For many years, James G. Charter was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of West Union, and later assistant cashier and president of the Doddridge County Bank. He was also the president of the Doddridge Window Glass company. News article, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jul 2 1953, front page, in its entirety: OLDSMOBILE WRECKED "About 9:30 ante meridiem, Monday morning June 29 1953, B&O Freight Train No. 96 traveling East struck an Olds automobile in which auto James G. Charter was driving, with the result: The car completely wrecked; James G. Charter by reason of quick headwork uninjured and without even a scratch on him." | CHARTER, James Garfield (I55777)
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| 14508 | For many years, Jeff Wetzel volunteered hundreds of hours every year dedicated to organizing, coaching and refereeing youth sports throughout Harrison County. He joined the Harrison County Parks & Recreation Commission as a full time Recreational Specialist. | WETZEL, Jeffrey Neal (I120885)
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| 14509 | For many years, John Robert Shannon was engaged in the mercantile business near Smithton. At the time that the B & O Railroad was being constructed through here, he had a store on the Russell farm near the west end of the Smithton tunnel. At one time, he was engaged in the mercantile business at Oxford and later in West Union, afterwards obtaining a lease in the lead mines in Galena, Ohio. He located in that city, where he remained for three years. Selling out his holdings there, he returned to Smithton, his birthplace, and engaged in farming the remainder of his life. [Obituary] | SHANNON, John Robert (I99310)
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| 14510 | For many years, Vera and George Burke owned and operated Burke's Cafe, a restaurant in Greensburg, Kansas. | Family: George E. BURKE / Vera Joy BUTCHER (F20516)
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| 14511 | For more than 50 years, Donna Lee Primm Williams was overseer and raised money for the maintenance and upkeep of Cabin Run Cemetery., Donations to the cemetery fund in her memory may be mailed to: Cabin Run Cemetery,127 Pleasant Colony Drive, Evans, WV 25241. | PRIMM, Donna Lee (I21175)
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| 14512 | For over 20 years, Dan worked tirelessly on genealogy research and was happy to do so with his late nephew, David Burnside. Dan traced his family back to Revolutionary War patriot, Pvt. George Rymer, and was proud to become a member of the Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of American Revolution in Wheeling, WV. | RYMER, Daniel Howard (I655)
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| 14513 | For several years, Lee Roy Boyce taught school in Doddridge County. He later operated a business at Sunnyside, on Route 50, near West Union. He also was a farmer and represented a life insurance company. Small display advertisement in local publication: L. R. BOYCE FILLING STATION Groceries and General Merchandise Lunches and Everything for the Tourist ROUTE 50 SUNNYSIDE | BOYCE, Lee Roy (I15758)
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| 14514 | For several years, was a secretary for Triangle Motor Company. In 1957, she opened an antique shop in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV, relocating in 1965 to Salem, where she operated the shop until 1997. | GRUBB, Wilma Pearl (I993)
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| 14515 | For ten years Linda and her husband Benny were co-owners of Holden Contractors & Road Construction. She later went to work for the State of West Virginia as a temporary employee for the Department of Health and Human Resources in Lewis County. She was then hired full-time at the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth in Salem, where she worked her way up from office assistant to Director of Finance and Administration over a fourteen-year career, retiring in 2009. https://slidetodoc.com/introduction-west-virginia-industrial-home-for-youth-salem/ https://www.doddridgecountyheritageguild.com/salem-industrial-home-for-girls | GRIFFITH, Linda (I132327)
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| 14516 | For ten years, Janet Brissey Sheets was president of the Doddridge County Humane Society. | BRISSEY, Janet Clair (I69241)
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| 14517 | For the Spilman, Thomas, & Battle Law Firm and later the Tinney Law Firm. | OCHELTREE, Bernice June (I138337)
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| 14518 | Ford Run | TATE, Grover Cleveland (I20372)
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| 14519 | Fordyce Methodist Church | HUSK, Carl Edwin (I2786)
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| 14520 | Formation of the North Fork of Hughes River SDB Church, 1833: Lewis and Lydia Bond were among the first nine members. Lewis was appointed deacon and his son, Ethelbert, was elected clerk. In 1837, the church became a member of the Western Association. It was still only nine members strong. On Mar 13 1857, having moved from Doddridge County to Quiet Dell in Harrison County, Lewis and Lydia applied to join the Lost Creek SDB Church. | BOND, Lewis (I106395)
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| 14521 | Former Gazette editor, reporter James Haught dies at age 91 By Rick Steelhammer rsteelhammer@hdmediallc.com CHARLESTON -- James A. Haught, who worked his way up from apprentice printer to editor of The Charleston Gazette during a newspaper career that spanned 70 years, died Sunday at age 91. Born in the tiny Wetzel County community of Reader, West Virginia, Haught moved to Charleston in 1949, soon after graduating from high school, working first as a deliveryman for a typewriter company that did business with the two newspapers then operating in the capital city. Two years later, with help from a great aunt who worked as a proofreader for the Charleston Daily Mail, Haught began working as a typesetter in that newspapers print shop. He became intrigued with the idea of becoming a reporter. In 1953, he volunteered to work in the Daily Mail newsroom on his days off, without pay, to try his hand at the writing end of the newspaper business. Within a few months, the rival Charleston Gazette offered him a job as a reporter, which Haught accepted, despite a $2 per week cut in pay from his typesetting job. He worked at the Gazette and Gazette-Mail for the rest of his newspaper career, save for a seven-month hiatus in 1959 when, bored with a posting as night city editor, he took a job as a press aide for the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va. During his time at the Gazette, Haught worked as a police beat reporter, features writer, religion columnist and investigative reporter before being elevated to associate editor in 1983 and editor in 1992. Following the Gazettes merger with the Daily Mail in 2015, Haught served as editor emeritus of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. He continued to contribute to the newspapers editorial pages into his late 80s. During the course of his newspaper career, Haught earned more than 20 national awards for his reporting, editorials and columns. In addition to West Virginia politics, history and culture, Haughts commentary focused on his love of his homes states natural beauty, including time spent gliding across its lakes, the smallest of which might have been Cross Lanes Lake Chaweva, his small sailboats long-time home port. Haught also was the author of 12 books and more than 100 magazine articles on such topics as religion, religious doubt, science and West Virginias history, politics and colorful -- sometimes criminal -- personalities. Haughts post-newspaper writing career included serving as a senior editor of Free Inquiry magazine and writer-in-residence for the United Coalition of Reason. "Haught was a giant intellect, a tireless fighter and certainly an inspiration to reporters," said former Gazette managing editor Patty Vandergrift Tompkins. "He came to work early, stayed late and was always available to offer his advice, wisdom and, if needed, consolation." "He had that wonderful intellectual insatiability -- he read everything he could get his hands on," said Dawn Miller, former Gazette-Mail opinion editor. "He always kept learning." Miller recalled taking part in a training session with Haught on how to use the newsrooms most recent Cloud-based operating system, held in a mostly empty space that once housed the newspapers composing room. "He turned around and pointed to a spot about 5 feet away, and said, Thats where I worked on my very first job here, which was operating a Linotype machine," Miller recalled. "That really struck me: There he was, learning the newest piece of software, just a few feet away from where he learned how to cast type from hot lead." Haught continued writing until late June and played online chess with a grandson, Conner, as recently as last week. "In all the time we played," Conner said, "I only managed to beat him once." Haught and his first wife, Nancy, a former Gazette reporter who died in 2008, had four children and 11 grandchildren. In 2013, he married retired teacher Nancy Lince, who died in 2021. He was a long-time member of the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Congregation, who wrote that he considered himself a "science-minded person, confident that no heaven or hell lurks" at lifes end. "I have no fear of death," Haught wrote earlier this year, following his 91st and final birthday. "Its simply the natural end of every life and awaits all 8 billion of us. For now, Ill just keep flailing away, writing as well as I can, until it becomes impossible." Funeral arrangements were incomplete Monday evening. https://www.coalvalleynews.com/news/former-gazette-editor-reporter-james-haught-dies-at-age-91/article_c92f5152-3539-5db8-9fbe-8cbb9e05831b.html ========================== James Haught Obituary Devoted father and journalism magnate, JAMES ALBERT HAUGHT, 91, of Charleston, WV, passed away peacefully at the Hospice wing of Thomas Memorial Hospital on July 23, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Brady; wife, Nancy Lince; his son, Joel Haught, and his daughter, Cassandra Blankenship. He is survived by his sons, Jacob Haught and Jeb Haught, his sister Helen Fanick, twelve grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Born and raised in a small WV town called Reader, Haught traveled to Charleston where he worked his way up from apprentice printer to editor of The Charleston Gazette. During his impressive 70 year journalism career, Haught won 20 national writing awards, had many books published, exposed local scams that sent people to jail,, and even interviewed stars including Jayne Mansfield. His hobbies included chess, sailing, taking long walks, and talking about the infinite wonders of the universe. Haught was known as "Papa Jim" to his sizeable extended family, and his gentle nature and boundless generosity was truly an inspiration to everyone he met. Services for Mr. Haught will be Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 1 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd W, Charleston, WV. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Jul. 27, 2023. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wvgazettemail/name/james-haught-obituary?id=52555833 ====================== James A. Haught (1932-2023) was an emeritus editor of West Virginia's largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette. He was the author of five books, including two on religious violence: Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness, and Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s. https://infidels.org/author/james-a-haught/ | HAUGHT, James Albert Jr. (I2641)
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| 14522 | FORMER WW II PRISONER OF WAR TO CELEBRATE 95TH BIRTHDAY Dalton W. Cox was born April 5, 1919, on Isaac's Fork, near Pullman. He grew up on the family farm and walked many miles to attend Pullman High School, where he participated in sports, Vo-Ag, the boys' glee club, and other activities. He graduated with the Class of 1938. Cox served in the United States Army from May 1942 until October 1945. He was a tank driver with the 750th Tank Battalion, which left the United States on the troop ship USS Wakefield in September 1944. Deployed to the European battlefront, they subsequently fought in the famous "Battle of the Bulge" in the Ardennes region of Belgium and France during December 1944 and January 1945. He and others in his unit were captured by the Germans around Dec. 30, 1944, and were marched through the bitter winter snow for more than a week to the prison camp at Bad Orb, Germany, where he remained until liberated May 1, 1945, by Allied forces. Two years ago, Cox suffered a stroke, which left him unable to walk, and since that time he has resided at the Veterans Medical Center in Martinsburg. His memory is great and he enjoys reminiscing about his younger activities while living in the Pullman area. Turning 95-years-old is a remarkable accomplishment for anyone, much less a former prisoner of war held by the Germans in the notorious Stalag IXb prisoner of war camp for four months in the winter of 1945. Let us remember this former Prisoner of War (POW) on his special day, or any day, with a card, letter or note of thanks for his service to helping secure the freedom we enjoy today. Cards, letters and other notes may be sent to: Dalton W. Cox, Ward 5C, Veterans Medical Center, 510 Butler Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25405. (Pennsboro News, April 2, 2014, p. 4A) | COX, Delton Winfield (I93354)
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| 14523 | Formerly employed as a garment factory worker for over 33 years, and had more recently worked for Bi-County Nutrition. Among others, she was predeceased by an infant grandson, Michael Paul Carpenter. Briana (Corathers) Harden March 13 2023 Helen's mother, Isabell, and my mother, Martha Corathers, were neighbors at Smithburg and also very good friends. I was glad I got to meet Isabell and visit with her a few times. She had interesting stories to tell, and I enjoyed seeing her Christmas Village display, which evidenced her immense patience and talent. One story she told was that she could cook possum so that it tasted like chicken and her children ate it and never knew the difference. I still remember her amusement in telling us that story. It seems that Helen was a lot like her mother, kind, caring and giving. My thoughts, prayers and sympathy are with all of her family members. I hope that memories of all of the good times together, and God's love and the love of friends, will help you through this time of grief. God bless you. --Briana (Corathers) Harden https://www.mcculloughraiguel.com/obituaries/Helen--Idell-Cogar?obId=27483360#/celebrationWall | JENKINS, Isabell Margaret (I16391)
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| 14524 | Formerly employed as an operator for the Pritchard Telephone Co. in White Oak, and later worked for the Ritchie Telephone Co and Western Union in Pennsboro. She was a 1928 graduate of the Franklin Institute of Dress Designing in Rochester, NY, and attended Glenville Normal School. Predeceased by two brothers, three sisters, a half-brother, and her stepmother, Josie Ball Leeson Spurgeon. | LEESON, Vercie Columbia (I7912)
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| 14525 | Formerly employed at the Hot-End of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He and his wife then went to Texas, where he was employed at English Construction Company, and then for the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. | NICHOLSON, Darwin Ray "Joe" (I28082)
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| 14526 | Formerly employed in construction, combustion engineering, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and he retired after 26 years of service with Weirton Steel. | ROLLINS, Earl W. (I21604)
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| 14527 | Formerly known as Marbon and Borg-Warner. | MORRISON, Ronald Gene (I22858)
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| 14528 | Formerly married to an Eakle, Echol or Eagle (per Donnelly, "Wests of Duck Creek," p. 417). Identified in daughter's death record simply as Sarah Henry. | HENRY, Sarah (I24055)
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| 14529 | Formerly worked at Spencer Manufacturing. She moved to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1967, where she and her husband owned and operated the Imperial Motel. In 1990, they moved to Abingdon, Md., to be closer to family. | JARVIS, Murrel (I33631)
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| 14530 | Forrest Creed Bonnell retired in 1972 after 20 years of service with the West Virginia Department of Highways, where he was last employed as a night watchman. He helped construct many of the schools in Doddridge County. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, gardener and horticulturist. | BONNELL, Forrest Creed (I12823)
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| 14531 | Forrest Olin Bob Bonnell Birth: 22 Nov 1927 Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA Death: 25 May 1981 (aged 53) Burial: Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA Memorial #: 81746620 Bio: MilitaryU.S. Navy, World War II Son of Oscar Blaine Bonnell & Maude Gay(Perrine) Bonnell Married twice 1st to Arlene Reed on Sept. 4, 1948. 2nd marriage to Margaret Romaine Cox dau. of Ora & Ruth Cox on July 3, 1954 at West Union, Doddridge County, WV. Following from #47718447 (dr Bonnell)Forrest O.(Bob) Bonnell was the father of Diana Ruth Bonnell DOB: 08-03-1955 and Robert Olin Bonnell DOB: 09-05-1963. He was the grandfather of Dana Nicole (Bonnell) Hantel DOB: 07-08-1980. He was the brother of Violet (Bonnell) Doak, Edith (Bonnell) Dotson, Paul Blaine (Bub)Bonnell and Jonathan Paige Bonnell. Family Members Parents Oscar Blaine Bonnell 1888-1962 Maude Gay Perine Bonnell 1891-1960 Spouse Margaret Romaine Cox Bonnell 1935-2008 Siblings Violet "Toots" Bonnell Doak 1914-2005 Edith G Bonnell Dotson 1917-2001 Paul Blaine "Bub" Bonnell 1919-2007 Jonathan Paige Bonnell 1923-1978 Children Diana Ruth Bonnell 1955-2021 Originally Created by: Barbara Nicholson (47571351) Added: 2011-12-09T16:21:04.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81746620/forrest-olin-bonnell Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81746620/forrest_olin-bonnell: accessed January 11, 2025), memorial page for Forrest Olin Bob Bonnell (22 Nov 192725 May 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81746620, citing Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave. | BONNELL, Forest Olin "Bob" (I16012)
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| 14532 | Forrest's first church was Brookfield Methodist Church where he served for four years. He then became the head pastor at Oberlin First United Methodist Church in Oberlin for five years and then became the head minister at Grace United Methodist Church in Coshocton for seven years, where his family formed many friendships that lasted a lifetime. He then finished his career at First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls for the next twenty years. He was later named that church's Pastor Emeritus. Upon his retirement from active ministry on 24 June 2001, he continued to work part time at Akron Methodist Church and volunteered at Stan Hywet Hall giving tours. Despite his many accomplishments, academic honors and lofty positions, Forrest J. Waller was not the least bit stuffy or pretentious. Known in his youth by the nickname "Bobby," he continued to be called "Bob" by his family and close friends. | WALLER, Forrest John (I5549)
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| 14533 | Fort Amador, Canal Zone | HUSK, Arley Samuel (I1194)
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| 14534 | Fort Belvoir, Virginia was then known as Camp Humphreys. The WV Veterans Memorial Archives reports his death date as Oct 9 1918, which is based on original documentation and is considered more reliable than the Oct 11 1918 date entered on the death certificate created for him later in West Virginia. | UNDERWOOD, John B. (I54430)
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| 14535 | foster daughter of Earnley & Gladys Williams | MITCHELL, Gloria Velaria (I128438)
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| 14536 | Foster daughter of Stewart and Loucetta McClain. | MCCLAIN, Ida Mae (I21629)
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| 14537 | Founder of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony in Alabama. | GASTON, Ernest Berry (I50354)
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| 14538 | Fountaindale Union Cemetery, Liberty Township | MAHANEY, Alice A. (I33976)
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| 14539 | Four children: John, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jedediah. | Family: John TICHENOR / Esther BROWN (F29963)
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| 14540 | Four children: William, Eli, John, Elizabeth. | Family: John SMITH / Phoebe TICHENELL (F29975)
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| 14541 | Four children. | Family: James Lewis MADDOX, Jr. / Dorothy SCHULKE (F8701)
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| 14542 | Four children. | Family: ___ KEELE / Donna GASTON (F17590)
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| 14543 | Four children. | Family: Levi L. MCBRIDE / Dorcas L. GASTON (F20753)
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| 14544 | Four daughters. | Family: Lonnie Blaine SURRENA / Sarah PHIPPS (F13871)
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| 14545 | Frances Boyse in the 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Frances Boyse Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lewis, Virginia Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Over 25: 1 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6 Francis Boyce in the 1830 United States Federal Census Name: Francis Boyce Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Randolph, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 8 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8 Frances Boyce in the 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Frances Boyce [Francis Boyce] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Randolph, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2 Free White Persons - Under 20: 7 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 9 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9 1850 Census, Barbour Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 17 1850: Francis Boyce, 58, farmer, value of real estate $600; Elizabeth, 57, cannot read/write; Susan, 21, cannot read/write; Barbara Boyce, 20; Francis, 18, farmer; Sarah, 13; Mary C, 10; Marshall, 3. NOTE: All born in Virginia except for Elizabeth and the elder Francis, born in Pennsylvania. However, Francis' birthplace in subsequent census records of his children indicate his birthplace as New Jersey. 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 7 1860: E. Boyce (female), 68, value of real estate $300, value of personal estate $50; S. C. (female), 10. In the next enumerated household: Micheal Koontz, 33, farmer, b. Germany, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Sarah, 23, b. Va; M. O. (female), 4, b. Va; E. V. (female), 1, b. Va; M. C. Boyce (female), 20, b. Va. A nearby household was that of Elizabeth's son William and his family. | Family: Francis BOYCE / Elizabeth BARB (F11935)
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| 14546 | Frances first worked at Martin's Pie Shop, then at the original Fox's Nursing Home in Chester. Also, she was a nurse's aide at Weirton General Hospital, and then was a supervisor in the storeroom at Weirton Medical Center. As an entrepreneur, Frances founded FLD Quarter Horses with her stallion "Jim's Imprint" and three mares. She also operated Lit'l Tykes Petting Zoo, and she breed and raised Dalmatians. She found great joy working with young people as the leader of the Flying Hooves 4-H Club and Drill Team, the oldest horse club in Hancock County. | DILLON, Frances Lenora (I140060)
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| 14547 | Francis "Turtle" Knight was a graduate of Victory High School Class of 1958 where he was a Junior All-American Quarterback from 1957-1958, as well as All-County in basketball and football. He was named Harrison County Athlete of the Year in 1957-1958. He went on to play football at Fairmont State College for one year. He stopped attending school to care for his father during his final illness. "And he always wanted to remind everyone about the time he ran 104 yards for a touchdown." | KNIGHT, Francis Eugene "Turtle" (I127973)
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| 14548 | Francis Delong Hickman was appointed Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts of Doddridge County and held both offices for fourteen years. He was Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for five years and then became Commissioner of Accounts. He was one of the original settlers of the county and assisted in making the original survey of West Union. He was a merchant in the area for many years and Editor of the Herald, one of the first newspapers of the county. ["The History of Doddridge County, WV" p. 167] Headstone has his name spelled "Frances," but Francis is the spelling found elsewhere, including the name of his grandson, Francis Grover Hickman. | HICKMAN, Francis Delong (I9560)
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| 14549 | Francis Enoch Gaston and family spent most of their life on Camp Run in Doddridge Co, WV, moving to Harrisville, WV in 1916 so that their children could better attend school. | GASTON, Francis Enoch (I1398)
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| 14550 | Frank Chalfant Gaylord II (March 9, 1925 - March 21, 2018) was an American sculptor best known for "The Column," a sculptural tableaux of United States soldiers and sailors which is part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gaylord Obituary: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frank-gaylord-who-sculpted-korean-war-veterans-memorial-dies-at-93/2018/03/29/c63e255c-336b-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html?utm_term=.db0425a0f4dd Obituary: https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/28/barre-artist-frank-gaylord-sculptor-korean-war-veterans-memorial-dies-age-93/467876002/ Obituary: https://www.timesargus.com/articles/he-had-an-arts-spirit-famed-barre-sculptor-frank-gaylord-has-died/ http://www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/the-memorial/ https://www.abmc.gov/about-us/history/korean-war-memorial September 2003, sculptor Frank C. Gaylord received the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts: https://www.timesargus.com/articles/governor-to-honor-barre-sculptor-frank-gaylord-today/ Biography and tribute, May 2015: https://www.timesargus.com/articles/frank-c-gaylordspas-tribute-to-our-national-treasure/ Frank Gaylord official website: http://trianoj.wixsite.com/frankgaylordonline | GAYLORD, Frank Chalfant II (I119894)
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