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Wirt Burdell COURTNEY

Wirt Burdell COURTNEY

Male 1870 - 1942  (71 years)

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  • Name Wirt Burdell COURTNEY 
    Born 31 May 1870  Pecks Run, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Warren District, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1894  [5] 
    stone mason 
    Residence 1894  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    construction contractor 
    Died 10 Mar 1942  Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I127767  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2020 

    Father John A. COURTNEY,   b. CA 1847, Barbour (now Upshur) Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth QUEEN,   b. 8 Nov 1850, Barbour (now Upshur) Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1878  (Age 27 years) 
    Family ID F55656  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Jane ROMINE,   b. 1 May 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1959, Indian River Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 11 Feb 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Although the marriage date entered on the record is 11 Dec 1894, contextual clues (date of license, date of adjoining marriage record) lead to the conclusion that the entry was made in error, and that the actual marriage date was 11 Feb 1894.
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Apr 16 1930 at 86 Pennsylvania Avenue:
      W. B. Courtney, 59, construction contractor; wife Frances, 57; son James, 36, widowed, proprietor of pool hall; granddau Virginia, 9.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Wirt & Frances' son John and his family, at 64 Pennsylvania Avenue:
      John Courtney 27, construction contractor; wife Lucy, 27; son John E, 3y 3m. [7, 8]
    Children 
    +1. James Edwin COURTNEY,   b. 24 May 1894, Isaac Creek, near Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1967, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +2. Willa Bly "Willie" COURTNEY,   b. 5 Aug 1899, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1994  (Age 94 years)
     3. John Calvin COURTNEY,   b. 27 May 1902, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1963, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F24081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2484] 1870 Census, Upshur County, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792615&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.