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Edgar Preston MODESITT

Edgar Preston MODESITT

Male 1873 - 1952  (79 years)


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  • Name Edgar Preston MODESITT
    Birth 9 Feb 1873  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1898  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence 1918  Walker, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 22 Apr 1952  [3, 5] 
    Burial Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I115689  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2017

    Father John Calvin MODESITT,   b. 22 Sep 1834   d. 9 Dec 1911 (Age 77 years)
    Mother Hannah Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM,   b. 7 Mar 1838, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1909 (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F49186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carrie Florence KNIGHT,   b. 20 May 1877, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1954, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Marriage 30 Jun 1898  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F49185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2099] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1851] Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, MR p. 188, Line 52 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5270&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.