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| 2451 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Harlin W. Cowman, 41, b. Nov 1858, married 6 yrs; wife Olive, 39, b. Aug 1860, married 6 yrs, no children; son Phillip S, 16, b. Jun 1883; dau Nancy R, 14, b. May 1886. Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, January 28 1915, in its entirety: "H. W. Cowman, our prominent hotel man, was in town on business last Monday." Local news item reporting proceedings of the Oct 18th Doddridge County Court, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Oct 28 1915: "Licenses granted to H. W. Cowman for a hotel at Central Station transferred to T. B. Hufford." Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety: "Mr. and Mrs. Homer Drane and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cowman received a couple of children from the children's home at Elkins last Wednesday to keep for an indefinite time. Both children have found good homes." | COWMAN, Harland White (I77028)
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| 2452 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Henry A. Stutler, 51, b. Jun 1848, married 13 yrs; wife Delia C, 37, b. Feb 1863, mother of 7 children (5 still living); dau Ether (sic), 12, b. Jan 1888; son Cecil Scott, 10, b. Jul 1890; dau Ella, 6, b. Feb 1894; son Denver I. (or J.), 4, b. Jan 1896; dau Delpha, 10 months, b. Jul 1899. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 16/18, 1910: A. Henry Stuttler, 62, jeweler (in shop), married 24 yrs; wife Delia C, 46, married 24 yrs, mother of 11 children (6 still living); son Cecil S, 20, laborer (public), dau Ella, 16; dau Delphia, 11; dau Esther, 7, son Dallas, 3; son-in-law Evert Hester, 28, laborer in factory, married 3 yrs; dau Ethel Hester, 22, married 3 yrs, no children. All born in West Virginia except for Evert, born in Indiana. | Family: Abraham Henry STUTLER / Delia Catherine VINCENT (F8576)
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| 2453 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Isaac Smith, b. Sep 1861, married 10 yrs; wife Flora, b. Apr 1873, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Gidion R, b. Jul 1884; son Ira O, b. Jul 1886; son Charles O, b. Aug 1890; dau Etta Lee, b. Jun 1893; son Roy E, b. Jul 1894; dau Lettie J, b. Aug 1895; son Dorsey B, b. Apr 1899. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910: Isaac M. Smith, 46, house carpenter, married 21 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Flora, 37, married 21 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Etta L, 17; son Ira O, 23; son Roy E, 15; dau Lettie J, 14; son Dorsey B, 10; son Evert L, 8; dau Oma, 5; son Otha E, 2. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 31 1920: Isaac Smith, 55, farmer; wife Flora, 46; dau Oma, 14; son Otha, 12; dau Mildred, 8; son Olin, 6. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 2 1930: Isaac Smith, 66, no occupation; wife Flora, 57; dau Mildred, 18; son Olin, 16; grandson Elden, 7; grand Eliose, 6; son-in-law Hugh, 39, occupation paper hanger in private homes; dau Etta, 36; boarder Mildred Coffman, 10. | Family: Isaac McClellan SMITH / Flora FREEMAN (F12685)
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| 2454 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Jasper N. Scott, 38, b. Nov 1861, married 14 yrs; wife Mary A, 27, b. Jul 1872, married 14 yrs, mother of 6 children (all still living); son James E, 13, b. Jun 1887; son Oliver J, 10, b. Mar 1890; son Charles C, 8, b. Jul 1891; dau Blanch M, 7, b. Jan 1893; son Birtie G, 5, b. Sep 1894; son Dewey G, 5 months, b. Nov 1899. | Family: Jasper N. SCOTT / Mary Adeline UNDERWOOD (F23196)
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| 2455 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Sanford Vincent, 53, b. Sep 1846, married 33 yrs; wife Margaret J, 53, b. Dec 1846, mother of 10 children (8 still living); dau Barbary R, 27, b. Aug 1872, single, mother of 2 children (one still living); son Allison C, 22, b. Sep 1877, single; dau Olive L, 18, b. Apr 1882, single; granddau Stella Vincent, age 2 months, b. Mar 1900; son-in-law John W. Ray, 50, b. May 1850, married 17 yrs; dau Sarepta J. Ray, 33, b. Sep 1866, no children; orphan Elmore Davis, 8, b. Oct 1891. 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910: Sanford Vincent, 64, farmer, married 44 yrs; wife Margaret J. Vincent, 65, mother of 10 children (7 still living); dau Barbia R. Vincent, 35, single; granddau Stella Vincent, 10; dau Elmira R. Ray, 35, widowed, mother of 4 children (all still living); granddau Blanche M. Ray, 13; granddau Auda O. Ray, 11; grandson Edward B. (E ?) Vincent, 8; granddau Daisy Vincent, 3. | Family: Sanford M. VINCENT / Margaret J. RICHARDS (F3793)
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| 2456 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Silas P. Smith, 40, b. Apr 1860, father b. Pa, mother b. WV, married 3 yrs; wife Edith D, 26, b. May 1874, mother of one child (still living); son Kenneth M, 1, b. Dec 1898; adopted dau Mary E, 10, b. Jun 1889. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 16 1910: Silas P. Smith, 49, editor, married 13 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Edith D, 36, married 13 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 2 children (both still living); son Kenneth M, 11, newsboy on streets; son Festus, 3; adopted dau Mary E, 20, single, nurse at hospital; sister-in-law Katherine Martin, 28, single; roomer Silas Langfitt, 44, banker, married 9 months (1st marriage); roomer Juliette Langfitt, 28, married 9 months (1st marriage), no children. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Silas P. Smith, 69; wife Edith D, 56; son Silas P Jr, 17; sister-in-law Katherine Martin, 50, single; boarder Charles Lauder, 33, single, b. North Carolina. 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 10, 1940 at 119 Court Street: Silas P. Smith, 79, insurance salesman, 3 yrs college; wife Edith, 66, superintendent of road construction - general contracting, 4 yrs high school; sister-in-law Katherine W. Martin, 61, single, private nurse, 4 yrs college; lodger Howard Burtram, 31, b. Ohio, married, superintendent of road construction, 1 yr college, resided 1935 in Akron OH; lodger Oscar Hill, 38, single, manager of pool room, 8 yrs education, resided 1935 in rural Harrison County WV. | Family: Silas Preston SMITH / Edith Davisson MARTIN (F22016)
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| 2457 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Silvester F. Dilworth, 38, b. Oct 1861, married under one year; wife Georgia S, 24, b. Apr 1876, no children; dau Effie L, 14, b. Jun 1886; son Amos S, 11, b. Jul 1888. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 16 1920 at 512 E. Main Street: Silvester F. Dilworth, 59, watchman for B&O Railroad; wife Georgia, 43; son William F, 5; dau Cleo V, 2y 10m. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 5 1930 at 114 Railroad Street: Floyd S. Dillworth, 68, janitor at court house; wife Georgia, 50; son William F, 16; dau Cleo V, 13. 1940 Census, Upshur Co, WV (Washington District), enumerated on Apr 6 1940: Harley A. Shipman, 22, coal loader in coal mine; wife Cleo D, 23; dau Elizabeth D, 1; father-in-law Floyd Dilworth, 78, single. | Family: Sylvester Floyd DILWORTH / Georgia S. ADAMS (F45788)
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| 2458 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Sylvester Kinney, 40, b. Nov 1859, married 18 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 39, b. Mar 1861, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Retta, 17, b. Jan 1883; dau Lois, 15, b. Jan 1885; dau Audra, 6, b. Aug 1893; dau Nanna (or Narnia), 3, b. Aug 1896. | KINNEY, Sylvester A. (I41915)
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| 2459 | 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): William B. Gabbart, 54, b. Nov 1845, married 19 yrs; wife Sabina, 44, b. Dec 1855, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Lena, 18, b. Sep 1881, single; son Ahva G, 6, b. Jun 1894. | Family: William Burgess GABBERT / Sabina O. DAVIS (F34103)
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| 2460 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900: James P. Carr, farmer, b. Jan 1842 in Virginia; wife Manervy J. Carr, b. Aug 1855 in WV, mother of 3 children, all still living; dau Emma, b. Dec 1896 in WV; step-dau Vieva Keys, b. Jan 1882 in WV; step-dau Lillian Keys, b. Aug 1884 in WV; foster son George White, b. Dec 1885 in WV. | Family: James Peter CARR / Manerva J. CARDER (F14252)
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| 2461 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District): Head of household Catherine Gaston, 63, b. Jul 1836, widowed, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Rosa B. Gaston, 23, single, b. Jul 1876; step-dau E. Jane Gaston, 44, single, b. Sep 1855; servant Stephen Prunty, 12, b. May 1888. Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety: "S. M. Prunty, of Harlin, who taught successfully in our schools last year, has removed to Rosemont, where he will teach this year." (NOTE: Rosemont is in Taylor County, near Grafton.) 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Jan 28 1920: Steven M. Prunty, 31, school teacher; wife Flora, 28; son Kenneth, 7; son Howard, 4y 6m; dau Virginia A, 1y 5m. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 17 1930 at Central Station: Stephen M. Prunty, 41, public school teacher; wife Grace M, 31; son W. Kenneth, 17; son Howard, 14; dau Annabel V, 11; dau T. Lenor, 3y 5m; dau Iva P, 1y 8m. | PRUNTY, Stephen Martin (I16830)
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| 2462 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District): S. E. Gaston, 39, b. Aug 1860; wife Ida E, 37, b. Jul 1862; dau Nannie C, 15, b. Jan 1885; son Daniel W, 11, b. Jun 1888; dau Stella Gay, 8, b. Jan 1892; dau Liza Ellen, 3, b. Mar 1897; father Daniel, 83, widowed, b. Jun 1816; servant John W. Hart, 23, b. Sep 1876. | Family: Samuel Eli GASTON / Ida Ellen LEESON (F581)
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| 2463 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County WV, Cove District: Mortimer Ireland, 65, b. Aug 1834 in WV, both parents born in WV; wife Gerusha M., 59, b. Jun 1840 in WV, both parents born in Ohio, mother of 9 children, of whom 4 still living; married 41 years. | Family: Mortimer IRELAND / Jerusha Melvina PATTON (F19563)
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| 2464 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Cove District), enumerated on June 7, 1900: John Conley, 30, b. Sep 1869 in WVa (father b. Ireland, mother b. WVa), farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Mary E, 28, b. Aug 1871, married 6 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Indie M, 3, b. Jun 1896; son Charles B, 2, b. Dec 1897; dau Annie E, 3 months, b. Apr 1900. Note: The next enumerated household was that of John's mother Catherine and grandmother Susan Conley. | Family: John McClain CONLEY / Mary Ellen REED (F60664)
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| 2465 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (West Union District), enumerated on June 14, 1900: Jacob T. Smith, 34, b. Dec 1865, day laborer, married 13 yrs; wife Artie M, 35, b. Mar 1865, married 13 yrs, mother of one child (still living); son Arza, 11, b. Jul 1888; niece Flora Smith, 11, b. Apr 1889; niece Delpha Smith, 7, b. Jul 1892; sister-in-law Dollie Smith, 29, b. Jul 1870, widowed, mother of 6 children (5 still living). 1920 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Grant District), enumerated on January 2, 1920: Head of household Jacob T. Smith, 55, farmer; wife Macy, 55; second head of household Arza B. Smith, 31, farmer; wife Vera, 20; dau Roberta, 3; dau Robalee, 1. All born in West Virginia except Vera, born in Pennsylvania. 1930 Census, Brook County, West Virginia (Buffalo District), enumerated on April 21, 1930 at Power, Beech Bottom Addition: Arzie Smith, 41, laborer at power plant, married; dau Roberta, 13; dau Robalee, 11; son Arzie Jr, 7; father Jacob T, 65, widowed. All born in West Virginia. | Family: Jacob Thomas SMITH / Arty Macy GATRELL (F34712)
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| 2466 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (West Union District), enumerated on June 14, 1900: Jacob T. Smith, 34, b. Dec 1865, day laborer, married 13 yrs; wife Artie M, 35, b. Mar 1865, married 13 yrs, mother of one child (still living); son Arza, 11, b. Jul 1888; niece Flora Smith, 11, b. Apr 1889; niece Delpha Smith, 7, b. Jul 1892; sister-in-law Dollie Smith, 29, b. Jul 1870, widowed, mother of 6 children (5 still living). | Family: Solomon V. SMITH / Dollie GATRELL (F33944)
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| 2467 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District), enumerated on June 8, 1900: Monroe Stutler, 41, b. Oct 1858, railroad laborer, married 3 yrs; wife Grace, 24, b. Mar 1875, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); stepson Vernon Cather, 6, b. Aug 1894; dau Norma, 16, b. Jan 1884; son Dorsey, 6, b. Aug 1893. All born in West Virginia. Note: Stepson Vernon should have been listed as Vernon McVaney rather than Vernon Cather. Stephen Monroe Stutler's wife Grace Cather was previously married to Jackson McVaney. | Family: Stephen Monroe STUTLER / Grace Truman CATHER (F62051)
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| 2468 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District), enumerated on 7 June 1900: William M. Williams, 45, b. Mar 1855, farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Segourney, 25, b. Aug 1874, married 6 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Edward E, 5, b. Jan 1895; son Ray B, 3, b. Jul 1896; son Woorich B, 1, b. Jul 1898; son Claude M, 11, b. Mar 1889; boarder Adam Beverage, 75, b. 1825, widowed; boarder Wellington R. Beverage, 18, b. Jan 1882, single, at school. 1910 Census, Jackson County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on 3 May 1910 at Upper Little Sandy Road: William M. Williams, 52, farmer, married 17 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Sijourney, 36, married 17 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 7 children (all still living); son Claudis M, 21, single, salesman in clothing store; son Edward E, 15, farm laborer (home farm); son Ray B, 13, farm laborer (home farm); son Warwick V, 11, farm laborer (home farm); dau Jewel Fay, 9; son William H, 5; son Samuel M, 2; dau Eliza H, 4 months; hired man George Keys, 47, b. Ohio (father b. Ohio, mother b. WVa), divorced, farm laborer. | Family: William Marshall WILLIAMS / Sigourney Jane FLESHER (F59805)
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| 2469 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on 22 June 1900: Albert E. Davis, 50, b. Dec 1849, farmer, cannot read/write, widowed; dau Launa, 22, b. Jan 1878, married 2 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son-in-law Haris [sic], age illegible, b. Mar 1879 [sic], teamster, married 1 ys; grandson Rush, 1 b. Nov [sic] 1898; son Lewis E, 26, b. May 1874, teamster, single; son Ira C, 23, b. Feb 1877, teamster, single; son Iven E, 19, b. Jul 1880, farm laborer, single; boarder Samuel J. McKain, 28, b. Apr 1872 in Pennsylvania, oil driller, married; boarder James B. Still, 26, b. Feb 1874 in Pennsylvania, oil tool dresser, single. | Family: Albert Alexander DAVIS / Virginia KELLEY (F20161)
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| 2470 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 19 1900: Lloyd L. Flint, 45, b. Nov 1854, railroad track laborer, married 17 yrs; wife Barbaria M, 33, b. Oct 1866, married 17 yrs, mother of 4 children (3 still living); son John S, 17, b. Apr 1883, single, railroad track laborer; son Jessie R, 10, b. Nov 1889; dau Nellie O, 8, b. Jan 1892. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910: Lloyd Flint, 50, railroad section worker, married 28 yrs; wife Maude, 39, married 28 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Jessie R, 21, single, railroad section worker; dau Nellie, 18, single; dau Norma, 9. 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 at 605 Baltimore Street: Loyd L. Flint, 65, railroad laborer; wife Barbara M, 49, boarding house keeper; grandson Earl W. [sic] Fortney, 2y 4m. NOTE: Earl Eugene Fortney was the son of Lloyd & Barbara's daughter Nellie, who died of tuberculosis in April 1918. The 13 additional persons enumerated were "boarders," most with no apparent relationship to the Flint family. Exceptions included Lloyd & Barbara's daughter Norma Flint, her husband Ernest Flint and their son Ernest Jr. Another of the boarders was Stokeley McClain, 57, widowed, stone cutter, who was a first cousin of Barbara's mother. 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 4 1930 at 1214 Hamil Avenue: Loyd L. Flint, 75, watchman for railroad; wife Maud B, 55; grandson Earl Fortney, 12. | Family: Lloyd Lafayette FLINT / Barbara Maud Steel SHERWOOD (F41759)
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| 2471 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 23, 1900: Simon A. Stutler, 51, b. Feb 1849, both parents born in Ohio, farm laborer, married 14 yrs (corrected from 27 yrs); wife Sarah, 56, b. Mar 1844, cannot read/write, married 14 yrs, no children; son Lewis W, 21, b. Jan 1879, single, farm laborer; son Delbert N, 19, b. Jun 1880, single, farm laborer. All born in West Virginia. | Family: Simon Alexander STUTLER / Sarah ASH (F59312)
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| 2472 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 5, 1900: Thomas F. Mcintire, 32, b. Aug 1867, clerk in general store, married 11 yrs; wife Matilda, 28, b. Mar 1872, married 11 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Roy, 9, b. Jul 1890; dau Lara, 8, b. May 1892; dau Ethel, 4, b. Jun 1895; son Erl, 1, b. May 1899. All born in West Virginia. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 2, 1910: Franklin F. McIntire, 42, merchant (general merchandise), married 20 yrs; wife Fernandis I, 38, married 20 yrs, mother of 9 children (7 still living); son Roy, 19, single, laborer (working out); dau Lura, 17; dau Ethel, 12; son Earl, 11; son Blaine, 8; dau Beatris, 4; son Rex R, 1; boarder Jessie Holliday, 23, single, laborer in gas field. All born in West Virginia. | Family: Thomas Franklin MCINTIRE / Fornandus Matilda ROACH (F36326)
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| 2473 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900: George W. Swiger, 35, b. May 1865, married 9 yrs; wife Ella D, 29, b. May 1871, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Cecil W, 8, b. Mar (could be seen as Nov) 1892; dau Alta M, 2, b. Jan 1898. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated in April 1910: George W. Swiger, 44, married 19 yrs; wife Ellie, 38, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Cecil W, 18; dau Alta M, 12; son John K, 9; dau Ella R, 3. | Family: George Walter SWIGER / Dora Ella DAVIS (F9438)
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| 2474 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbriet District), enumerated Jun 19 1900: William A. McClain, 42, b. 1857, married 7 yrs; wife Cora, 27, b. 1873, mother of 5 children, 3 still living; son Omer, 18 (corrected to read 17), b. Jun 1882; dau Emma, 16, b. Jan 1884; son Harry (?), 13, b. Dec 1886; son Ward, 6, b. Nov 1893; son Lado, 2, b. Jun 1897; dau Mattie, one month, b. Apr 1899 (sic). 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated May 3 1910: William A. McLain (sic), 52, married 17 yrs, occupation farmer; wife Cora A., 37, mother of 9 children, 7 still living; son Ward S., 16; son Londo A., 12; dau Mattie P., 10; son Aubra B., 7; dau Ruby E., 5; son Ira E., 3; dau Gladys V., 1 yr 2 mos. Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 12 1916, in its entirety: "Mrs. Caroline Langfitt, who lives in Mrs. J. V. Blair's house near the M. E. church, will move this week to a house she has had built at Salem, and the house she now occupies has been rented to W. A. McLane, who will move in at once. The property he vacates on East Railroad Street, belonging to F. B. Lyons, is for sale or rent by E. C. Garrity at the gas office." 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District): William A. McClain, 63, b. WV, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. WV; wife Cora A., 47; son Ward, 25; son Aubrey, 17, son Ira, 14; dau Gladys, 12; dau Mabel, 10; son Steward, 8; son Branard, 6; dau Burnice, 8 months. | Family: William Allison MCCLAIN / Cora Anna Rebecca QUEEN (F10566)
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| 2475 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900: David A. Dotson, 35, b. May 1865, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Belle, 34, b. Jan 1866, mother of 4 children, 3 still living; dau Esta M., 5, b. Dec 1894; son Hartley C., 1, b. Dec 1898; son Sherman B., b. May 1900; brother-in-law Perry N. Costilow, 16, b. Jul 1883; sister-in-law Ada Costilow, 14, b. Sep 1885. | Family: David Andrew DOTSON / Belzorah "Belle" COSTILOW (F19829)
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| 2476 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900: George W. Anderson, 35, b. Oct 1864, farmer, married 1 yr; wife Rachel B, 24, b. Oct 1875, married 1 yr, mother of 1 child (still living); son John C, 9, b. Jun 1890; son Robert A, 6, b. Jan 1894; son Frank, 7 months, b. Oct 1899; sister-in-law Abigal V. Swiger, 34, b. May 1866, single. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on April 21, 1910: George W. Anderson, 45, farmer, married 11 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Rachel B, 34, married 11 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Hattie A, 8; dau Susan M, 6; dau Rebecca V, 3; son John C, 19, single, farm worker (working out); son Robert A, 16; sister-in-law Abbey V. Swiger, 43, single. | Family: George Washington ANDERSON / Rachel Bird SWIGER (F42991)
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| 2477 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 4, 1900: George Prunty, 54, b. Oct 1845, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Sarah J, 52,b. Jul 1847, cannot read/write, married 35 yrs, mother of 12 children (11 still living); dau Mary, 26, b. Jan 1874, single, servant; son Jesse U, 20, b. Jun 1879, single, farm laborer; dau Rosa V, 18, b. Jun 1881; son Virgil Otto, 17, b. Apr 1884; dau Lucretia May, 12, b. May 1888; son Otto Russell, 10, b. Mar 1890. All born in West Virginia. | Family: George William PRUNTY / Sarah Jane GAIN (F24066)
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| 2478 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on June 2, 1900: James A. Webb, 26, b. Jun 1873, farm laborer, married 7 yrs; wife Mary L, 32, b. Feb 1868, married 7 yrs (corrected from 13), mother of 7 children (all still living); dau Bertha Jane, 6, b. May 1894; dau Delsie M, 6, b. May 1894; dau Ada L, 3, b. Nov 1896; son Gordon R, 10 months, b. Jul 1899; stepson Arlas W. Heflin, 12, b. Mar 1888, farm laborer; stepson Cletus C. Heflin, 10, b. Sep 1889, farm laborer; stepdau Bessie C. Heflin, 9, b. Jan 1891. All born in West Virginia. | Family: James A. WEBB / Mary Levina POWELL (F60666)
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| 2479 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on June 6, 1900: W. O. Davis, 33, b. Jan 1867, oil pumper, married 6 yrs; wife Sarah C, 35, b. Apr 1865, married 6 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); son J. Guy, 11, b. Sep 1888; dau L. B, 3, b. Jul 1896; son Lyn M, 2, b. Oct 1897; dau Ruth, 1, b. Jun 1898; dau (unnamed), 3 months, b. Feb 1900. All born in West Virginia. 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on April 19, 1910 in the Town of Salem on Main Street (houses not numbered): Wellington O. Davis, 47, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), oil well pumper, married 17 yrs (1st marriage); wife Sarah C, 44, b. WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Va.), married 17 yrs (2nd marriage); dau Lottie B, 14; son Lyn M, 13; dau Ruth L, 11; dau Bertha, 10; dau Edith, 8. 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on January 21, 1920 in the Town of Salem: Wellington Davis, 56, oil worker; wife Clona, 54; dau Ruth, 21, single; dau Edith, 18, single. 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV (City of Salem), enumerated on April 12, 1930 at 285 West Main Street: William [sic] O. Davis, 67, b. WVa, no occupation, owns home (value $2,000, has radio set), age 30 at time of first marriage; wife Clona F, 65, b. Va, age 28 at first marriage; granddau Betty J. Gainer, 3y 7m. | Family: Wellington O. DAVIS / Sarah Clona PAGE (F29915)
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| 2480 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on June 26, 1900: Charles A. Smith, 53, b. Jun 1846, head sawyer, rents home, married 31 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 46, b. Oct 1853, married 31 yrs, mother of 9 children (all still living); son Harvey E, 19, b. Oct 1880, single, day laborer; dau Nellie, 17, b. Feb 1883, single, day laborer; son Oliver P, 12, b. Feb 1882; dau Carie, 10, b. Feb 1890; son Henry H, 7, b. Oct 1892; ward Charles F. Young, 13, b. Jun 1886; ward Addie V. Young, 10, b. Jul 1889. All born in West Virginia except for Elizabeth, born in Pennsylvania. Note: The two wards were children of Hiram Young (1846-1898) and Malinda Catherine Russell. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910: Charley A. Smith, 63, head sawyer at saw mill, married 40 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 53, married 40 yrs, mother of 9 children (all still living); son Harvey, 28, single teamster; son Oliver, 20, single, no occupation, cannot read/write; dau Cara, 19, single; son Harry, 17, laborer at livery stable. All born in West Virginia except Elizabeth, born in Pennsylvania. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 at 117 Wabash: Charley Smith, 69, no occupation; wife Elizabeth, 66; son Harvey, 42, team boss for gas company; son Oliver, 30, occupation "none (imbecile)," cannot read/write; granddau Ocean Leach, 9. All born in West Virginia except Elizabeth, born in Pennsylvania. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 3 1930 on Wabash Avenue: Harvey Smith, 47, single, truck driver for gas company, value of home (owned) $2,000, no radio in home; mother Elizabeth, 78, widowed; brother Oliver, 37, single, cannot read/write. 1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, community of Wabash), enumerated on Apr 16 1940 on Wabash Avenue: Harve C. Smith, 58, single, truck driver for Hope Natural Gas Co; brother Oliver, 52, single, occupation (blank). No other household members. | Family: Charles Allen SMITH / Elizabeth HUBER (F8517)
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| 2481 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District): James P. Richards, age 46; wife Nancy, b. Jul 1853, father b. in Maryland; dau M. J., b. Feb 1877; son T. Henderson, b. Sep 1879; dau S. V., b. Jun 1886; son Thomas V., b. May 1894. | Family: James P. RICHARDS / Nancy HART (F2265)
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| 2482 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on June 2, 1900: Sam Lee, Chinese male, single, 24, b. Jan 1876 in California (both parents born in China), occupation laundryman, able to read/write/speak English. No other household members. The next enumerated households on either side were that of Walter H. Gallien, saloon keeper, and his family; and that of George W. Twyford, general merchant, and his family. | LEE, Sam (I139852)
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| 2483 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on June 2, 1900: Walter H. Gallien, 29, b. Dec 1872, saloon keeper, married 7 yrs; wife Maude M, 24, b. Jul 1875, married 7 yrs, 3 children (all still living); son Arley D, 7, b. Jun 1892; son Gussie G, 5, b. Oct 1894; dau Dicie F, 4, b. Feb 1896; sister-in-law Alice L. Davisson, 20, b. Apr 1880, single. All born in West Virginia. The next enumerated household was that of Sam Lee, Chinese male, single, 24, b. Jan 1876 in California (both parents born in China), occupation laundryman, able to read/write/speak English. | Family: Walter Hamilton GALLIEN / Maud Mary DAVISSON (F25452)
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| 2484 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on 7 June 1900: Hiram Rollins, 57, b. Dec 1842, married 16 yrs, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Idella, 41, b. Mar 1859, married 16 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Wilmer, 25, b. May 1875, single; dau Carrie, 12, b. Nov 1887; dau Ada, 10, b. May 1890; son Hugh, 7, b. Sep 1892; dau Ella, 2, b. Jun 1898. All born in West Virginia. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on 16 April 1910 at Arnolds Creek Road: Hiram Rollins, 67, farmer, married 26 yrs (2nd marriage), cannot read/write; wife Idellia, 47, married 26 yrs (1st marriage); dau Carrie, 22, single; dau Ada, 19, single; son Hugh, 17, farm laborer on home farm; dau Ella, 12. | Family: Hiram ROLLINS / Idella M. MCKEEVER (F19167)
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| 2485 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 15 1900: Austin Dickey, 26, b. Jul 1873, farm laborer, married 5 yrs; wife Florance, 22, b. Jan 1878, married 5 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Newton, 3, b. Aug 1886; son Olandus, 10 months, b. Jul 1899. 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910: Austin Dickie, 36, farmer, married 14 yrs; wife Florence, 32, married 14 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Newton, 13; dau Lilly, 7; son David H, 4; son Samuel D, 1y 5m. 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 29 1920 on Nutters Fork Road: Austin Dickey, 48, farmer; wife Florence, 40; son Harman, 13; dau Liza, 8; dau Ivy, 5, dau Irene, 2. 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 24 1930: Austin Dickey, 57, farmer; wife Florence, 52; dau Iva, 14; dau Irene, 12; dau Mosella, 7. 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 3 1940: Asten Dickey, 65, meter reader for oil company; wife Florence, 62. | Family: Austin DICKEY / Florence MCKINNEY (F43457)
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| 2486 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900: Frank Peyton, 36, b. Feb 1864, laborer, married 9 yrs; wife Sephrona, 24, b. Aug 1875, married 9 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Eunice, 2, b. Dec 1897; dau Delia, 6 months, b. Jan 1900; niece Ollie Peyton, 11. b. Oct 1888. | Family: Franklin "Frank" PAYTON / Sophrona LIPSCOMB (F18168)
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| 2487 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on June 15, 1900: Hiram Cox, 30, b. Nov 1869, merchant, married 20 yrs; wife Malinda, 36, b. Apr 1864, married 20 yrs, mother of 6 children (all still living); son Wilson H, 18, b. Dec 1881, single, at school; son Clarance L, 17, b. Mar 1883; dau Ada C, 14, b. May 1886; son Fred, 1, b. Apr 1899; son Leman, 2 months, b. Apr 1900. All born in West Virginia. NOTE: Son Wilson, son Clarance and daughter Ada should all have been listed as stepchildren with the surname White. They were the children of Malinda with her first husband Remington Breckenridge White. 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on April 21, 1910: Milenda E. Cox, 48, no occupation, married (3rd marriage), mother of 7 children (all still living); dau Ada White, 23, single, so occupation; son Fred Cox, 11; son Leaman Cox, 10; son Arthur Cox, 8. 1920 Census, Taylor County, WV (Court House District, City of Grafton), enumerated on January 26, 1920 at 318 Dumire Alley: Malinda E. Cox, 57, widow, no occupation; son Silas L. Cox, 19, single, boilermaker helper in railroad shop; son Arthur G. Cox, 18, single, laborer in glass factory. | Family: Hiram Arthur COX / Malinda Eleanor KNIGHT (F62470)
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| 2488 | 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District): Malissa Davis, 53, b. Oct 1847, widow, mother of 7 children (5 still living); dau Catharine Ford, 33, b. Nov 1866, married, mother of 3 children (all still living); gr-dau Nina Ford, 4, b. Sep 1895; gr-dau Pearle Ford, 3, b. Apr 1897; gr-son Dana Ford, 2, b. May 1898; son Stephen Davis, 24, b. May 1876. | Family: Septimus Ardvern FORD / Katherine Irene "Kate" DAVIS (F21569)
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| 2489 | 1900 Census, Doddrige Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 11 1900: Link Morrison [sic], 33, b. Apr 1867, farmer, cannot read/write, married 10 yrs; wife Jennie A, 26, b. May 1874, cannot read/write, married 10 yrs, mother of 5 children (2 still living); dau Lulie, 6, b. Nov 1893; dau Danie, 2, b. Jan 1897. NOTE (1): According to Doddridge County death records, Jennie (Moore) Morris, wife of Link Morris, died in September 1897, nearly three years prior to this census. Basis for her inclusion in this enumeration is not known. NOTE (2): The next enumerated household was that of Jennie's widowed mother Jemima (Pinell) Moore. The Morris family's surname was again entered incorrectly in the 1910 Census. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co,WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910: Charles L. Myers [sic], 45, widowed, farmer (working out); dau Lulu, 17, single; dau Dana, 14. | Family: Charles Lincoln "Link" MORRIS / Virginia Agness "Jennie" MOORE (F38517)
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| 2490 | 1900 Census, enumerated in June 1900, gives her age as 54, with birth date Oct 1845. | KERBY, Elizabeth E. (I29197)
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| 2491 | 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV (Mountain Cove District), enumerated on Jun 19 1900: Mary E. Farr, 56, b. Mar 1844 in WVa, farmer, widowed, mother of 9 children (all still living); son Arthur, 19, b. May 1881, farm laborer, single; son John M, 16, b. Feb 1884, farm laborer, single; son Ludd R, 12, b. Jul 1887. 1920 Census, Clay Co, WV (Pleasant District), enumerated on Jan 15 1920: Arthur G. Farr, 38, b. WVa (father b. Vermont, mother b. WVa), retail store manager; wife Daisy, 35, b. WVa (father b. England, mother b. Ohio); son Paul D, 9, b. WVa; dau Mary F, 6, b. Washington DC. 1930 Census, Clay Co, WV (Town of Clay), enumerated on Apr 5 1930: Arthur G. Farr, 48, b. WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Vermont), operator in mine; wife Daisie T, 46, b. WVa (father b. England, mother b. Ohio); son P. Douglas, 19, b. WVa; dau Mary F, 16, b. Washington DC. 1940 Census, Kanawha Co, WV (City of Charleston), enumerated on Apr 5 1940 at 524-1/2 Wyoming Street: Arthur G. Farr, 58, b. WVa, grocery store clerk; wife Daisy Carlin Farr, 56, b. WVa; dau Mary Frances Farr, 26, b. Washington DC, divorced; roomer Archie Harmon, 32, b. Tennessee, assistant manager at grocery company, single. | Family: Arthur Garfield FARR / Daisy Frances CARLIN (F17356)
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| 2492 | 1900 Census, Fresno County, California (Third Twp), enumerated on Jun 28 1900: William W. Lowther, 45, b. Oct 1854 in W. Va., married 15 yrs, occupation carpenter & painter; wife Josephine Lowther, 45, b. Feb 1855 in Pennsylvania, mother of no children; stepson Starr B. Williams, 20, b. Apr 1880 in Kansas (father b. NY, mother b. Pa).; adopted son Roscoe Lowther, 16, b. Feb 1884 in W. Va. (both parents b. W.Va.); adopted son Lee Lowther, 16, b. Feb 1884 in W. Va. (both parents b. W. Va). NOTE: Stepson Starr Williams' age and birth date are inconsistent with other records, which show his birth date as Apr 1875. In the 1910 Census, William and Josephine were enumerated separately, the implication being that they were separated or divorced. 1910 Census, Fresno County, California (City of Fresno), enumerated on Apr 23 1910: W. W. Lowther, 54, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), farm laborer (home farm), single. 1910 Census, Fresno County, California (Township 3), enumerated on May 14 1910: Hugh W. LaRue, 58, b. Missouri (both parents b. Kentucky), single, farmer; housekeeper (servant) Josephine W. Lowther, 57, b. WVa (father b. Ky, mother b. NJ), widowed, mother of 1 child (still living). The next enumerated household was that of Josephine's son: Starr B. Williams, 35, b. WVa (both parents b. U.S.), farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Alameda C, 27, b. Missouri (father b. NY, mother b. Iowa), married 6 yrs, no children. Starr and Alameda were in the same location in 1920. 1920 Census, Fresno County, California (City of Fresno), enumerated on Jan 9 1920 at 1208 Echo Ave: William Louther, 62, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), house painter, home owned without mortgage; wife Ella M, 53, b. Iowa (father b. Ohio, mother b. Pennsylvania). 1930 Census, Fresno County, California (City of Fresno), enumerated on Apr 7 1930: W. W. Lowther, 70, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), building painter, home has a radio; wife Ella, 65, b. Iowa (father b. Ohio, mother b. Pennsylvania). | LOWTHER, William Wesley (I43848)
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| 2493 | 1900 Census, Gage Co, Nebraska (City of Wymore), enumerated on Jun 8 1900: Hugh B. Hammond, 55, b. Mar 1845 in WVa (parents' birthplaces blank), train dispatcher, married 9 yrs; wife Anna S, 43, b. Feb 1857 in France (father b. Germany, mother b. France), immigrated 1858, married 9 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); dau Dora A, 8, b. Oct 1891 in Arkansas; son Hugh D, 7, b. Feb 1893 in Nebraska; sister-in-law Amelia Litty, 44, b. Oct 1855 in France, nurse, widowed, mother of 2 children (both still living); nephew Frederick S. Litty, 22, b. Aug 1877 in Louisiana, single, telegraph operator; nephew Joseph A. Litty, 20, b. Feb 1880 in Louisiana, single, messenger. NOTE: Despite his entries in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Hugh Hammond was not born in West Virginia. His obituary states his birthplace as Pike County, Missouri, but indicates that he spent much of his youth in West Virginia. His son Hugh's 1930 Census entry states his father's birthplace as Tennessee and his mother's as France. 1910 Census, Gage Co, Nebraska (City of Wymore), enumerated on Apr 18/19 1910: H. B. Hammond, 58, b. WVa (father's birthplace "unknown," mother b. in U.S.), train dispatcher on railroad, married 19 yrs; wife Anna S, 52, b. German/French (both parents German/French), immigrated 1858, married 19 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Dora A, 18, b. Arkansas, single; son Hugh D O, 17, b. Nebraska, single, office boy for railroad; sister-in-law Mrs. A. Letty, 53, b. German/French, immigrated 1858, nurse, married 34 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); nephew J. R. Letty, 29, b. Louisiana, single, telegraph operator for railroad; roomer Edward Dennett, 23, Irish, single, call boy. 1920 Census, Gage Co, Nebraska (City of Wymore), enumerated on Jan 9 1920 at 822 9th Street: H. B. Hammond, 70, b. Missouri (father b. Va, mother b. WVa), no occupation; wife Anna S, 62, b. France (both parents b. France); dau Dora, 28, b. Arkansas, single, music teacher; 2nd head of household Joseph Litty, 39, b. Louisiana, single, railroad conductor; mother Amelia Litty, 64, b. France, widowed. | Family: Hugh Barnette HAMMOND / Anna Salome BRAUNIG (F57606)
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| 2494 | 1900 Census, Gallia County, Ohio (Morgan Township), enumerated on June 21, 1900: Charles L. Eaton, 40, b. Feb 1860 in Ohio (father b. Ohio, mother b. Va.), farmer, married less than 1 yr; wife Louisa, 39, b. Nov 1860 in Ohio (both parents b. Ohio), milliner, married less than 1 yr, no children; mother Providence O, 70, b. Oct 1829 in Virginia (father b. Tennessee, mother b. Maryland), widowed, mother of 8 children (6 still living); half-sister Kate Shannon, 45, b. Sep 1854 in Ohio (mother b. WVa, father b. Va.), single. NOTE: It is believed from other records that Providence's father was born in Maryland. | JONES, Providence Odell (I81947)
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| 2495 | 1900 Census, Garfield Co, Oklahoma (Enid Twp, City of North Enid), enumerated on Jun 18 1900: Walter Dotson, 42, b. Mar 1858 in WVa, farmer, married 15 yrs; wife Olive, 34, b. Mar 1866 in Va, married 15 yrs, mother of one child (still living); dau Nellie, 13, b. Jan 1887 in Va. (NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Olive's parents, Joshua and Mary Wilson. The stated birthplaces are reversed from what would be correct. All were born in present-day West Virginia. Since Walter's birth was before the June 1863 statehood, he was technically born in Virginia, while the other two were born in West Virginia.) 1910 Census, Garfield Co, Oklahoma (City of Enid), enumerated on Apr 30 1910: Water Dotson, age (blank), birthplace "unknown," real estate agent; wife Olive, age (blank), b. WVa, mother of one child (still living); dau Nellie, 23, b. WVa, marital status (blank), occupation (blank). (NOTE: Olive's father Jacob Wilson had died in West Virginia in Dec 1901. Whereabouts of her mother Mary after that time are not known.) | Family: Walter DOTSON / Olive L. M. WILSON (F43891)
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| 2496 | 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Cedarville Precinct), enumerated on Jun 19 1900: Ivan Altop, 28, b. Apr 1872, farm laborer, married 7 yrs; wife Ida, 24, b. Oct 1875, married 7 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Stella, 6, b. Sep 1893; son Roy, 3, b. Aug 1896; dau Bessie, 2, b. Aug 1898. 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910: Benjamin Alltop, 79, widowed, farmer; stepdau (sic) Ida A. Alltop, 32, widowed, mother of 7 children (6 still living); granddau Stella, 16; grandson Roy, 14; granddau Bessie, 12; grandson Carl, 9; grandson James H, 5; grandson Claud, 2. 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920 at 341 Chestnut Street: Stella Nutter, 26, widowed, no occupation; dau Mable Ida Nutter, 6; mother Ida Alltop, 42, widowed, packer in glass factory; brother Carl Alltop, 18, single, nailer in box factory; brother Howard Alltop, 14; brother Claude, 12. | Family: Benjamin Evan ALLTOP / Ida May MILLER (F47707)
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| 2497 | 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900: Thomas J. Pearcy, 44, b. Mar 1856, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Susan M, 25, b. Jul 1874, married 7 yrs, mother of 4 children (3 still living); son Raymon, 6, b. Mar 1894; dau Nora, 3, b. Sep 1896; son Lot, 1, b. May 1899. 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Apr 18 1910: Thomas Pearcy, 54, farmer, married 17 yrs; wife Susan, 35, married 17 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); son Raymon, 16; dau Nora, 14; son Lot, 10; son Bruce, 7; son Frank, 1. | Family: Thomas J. PEARCY / Susan Mauna ORRAHOOD (F9142)
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| 2498 | 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (City of Glenville), enumerated on Jun 4 1900 on Main Street: Wat Warren, 47, b. Feb 1853 in WVa (father b. Connecticut, mother b. WVa), editor, married 5 yrs; wife Dee, 29, b. May 1871, married 5 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Samuel, 4, b. Jun 1896 in WVa. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 20 1910: Wat Warren, 56, b. WVa (father b. Connecticut, mother b. WVa), editor of paper, married 15 yrs; wife Dee, 39, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), reporter for paper, married 15 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Samuel N, 13, b. WVa. | Family: Washington "Wat" WARREN / Dee KEE (F52018)
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| 2499 | 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (DeKalb District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900: George W. Kerns, 29, b. Aug 1870, farm laborer, married 10 yrs; wife Clara, 34, b. Nov 1865, married 10 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Lovie, 9, b. Sep 1890; dau Lillie, 6, b. Mar 1894; son Sherley, 4, b. Jan 1896; son Gilbert, 2, b. Dec 1897; brother Homer, 17, b. Aug 1882. All born in West Virginia. Clara died sometime between 1902 and 1910. We have not found a record of her death. In the 1910 Census of Gilmer County, Center District, George W. Kerns, widowed, was living alone. The next enumerated household was that of his married brother Homer and his family. George and Clara's children had been separated and placed in various other households. They were enumerated in the 1910 Census as follows: Lovie Kerns, 19, was listed as a servant in the household of James Henry Goff, his wife Susan and their family in DeKalb District, Gilmer County. In 1917, Lovie married their son Alfred Scott Goff. Lillie, listed as Lillian, 16, was in the household of her uncle Albert J. Kerns, his wife Virginia Flanagan Kerns, and their children in Tenmile District, Harrison County. In 1916, Lillian married Clell Anderson Flanagan, nephew of Virginia Flanagan Kerns. Sherley, listed as Shirley Kerns, 14, was a boarder in the household of widow Elizabeth Fling, 85, in Murphy District, Ritchie County. There was no one else in the household, although the next household was that of Perry J. Fling, 39, and his family. As early as 1917, Shirley changed the spelling of his surname to Kern. Gilbert, listed as Shelley Kearns, was a boarder in the household of Thomas T. & Emma Goff in Murphy District, Ritchie County. He was later known as Gilbert Shelley Kern. Arlie Kerns, age 8, was listed as an adopted son in the household of Oliver L. & Ida B. (Nutter) Davis. He later changed the spelling of his name to Kearns. He died in Ohio in November 1955. | Family: George W. KERNS / Clara (Clarissa) HART (F56346)
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| 2500 | 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenvile District), enumerated on Jun 1st 1900: Abram Collins, 30, b. Aug 1869, farmer, married 3 yrs; wife Rozetta G, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Laura, 1, b. Sep 1898; stepdau Minie Carson, 8, b. Jan 1892. 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910: Abram Collins, 41, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Gay R, 43, married 13 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Laura, 11; son Ray, 9. 1920 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (City of Morgantown), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at Wiles Extension: Rosella Collins, 53, widowed; dau Laura, 21, single; son Ray, 19, single, laborer in glass factory. 1930 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (City of Morgantown, 1st Ward, 2nd Precinct), enumerated on Apr 11 1930: Ray Collins, 29, layer foreman in glass factory; wife Jerl E, 33; son Charles R, 4y 7m; son Clyde L, 3y 2m; dau Elma J, 11 months; mother Rosela G. Collins, 63, widowed; sister Laura, 30, single. | Family: Abraham COLLINS / Rosella Florence Gay KNAPP (F48902)
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