Doddridge County Roots


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Edwin Grover YERKEY

Edwin Grover YERKEY

Male 1916 - 1990  (74 years)


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  • Name Edwin Grover YERKEY
    Birth 27 Mar 1916  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1935  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Detroit, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as brother-in-law Edwin Yerkey, 24, b. WVa, single, musician in traveling show, resided 1935 in Salem Harrison Co WVa, in household of sister & brother-in-law Gladys & Karl Kitzmiller. This enumeration was conducted on Aprl 4 1940. When he registered for the draft on Oct 16 1940, he was residing in Morgansville, Doddridge County, no occupation.
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    musician in traveling show 
    Military From 21 Oct 1942 to 12 Oct 1943  [6] 
    Tec 5, US Army, World War II 
    Residence 1940, 1944  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1948, 1949  [7] 
    upholsterer 
    Residence Ocala, Marion Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1948, 1949  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1952  Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 1 Sep 1990  Marion Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Burial Highland Memorial Park (Hillcrest Cemetery), Ocala, Marion Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I122615  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2018

    Father Salathiel Lynch YERKEY,   b. 21 Mar 1865, Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1946, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Mother Alice Florence RICHARDS,   b. 28 Mar 1868, Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1949, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F37168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith M. LEFEVER,   b. 23 Dec 1921, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 2008 (Age 86 years)
    Marriage 17 Jun 1944  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F52852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797897&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S127] 1940 Census.

    6. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    7. [S2201] City Directory.

    8. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    9. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.