Doddridge County Roots


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Lula Jane WESTFALL

Lula Jane WESTFALL

Female 1903 - 1984  (81 years)


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  • Name Lula Jane WESTFALL
    Birth 13 May 1903  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Residence 1921  Bablin, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 27 Oct 1984  [1, 2] 
    Burial Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I128233  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2025

    Father Anderson Marion WESTFALL,   b. 22 Apr 1868, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1932, Duffy, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Mother Ladona Lora "Donie" MCCARTNEY,   b. Aug 1881, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1960, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F55906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kara Martin KESLING,   b. 22 Jan 1889, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1956, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [5]
    Marriage 19 Apr 1921  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on April 7, 1930:
      Kara M. Kesling, 40, farm laborer; wife Lula J, 26; dau Marjorie M, 7; dau Ilean F, age 3 years zero months; bro-in-law John W. Westfall, 24, single, farm laborer. All born in West Virginia except Ilean, born in Pennsylvania.

      1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on April 16, 1940:
      Kara Kesling, 51, road construction worker; wife Lulu, 37; dau Ilene, 13; son Maynard, 7; son Richard Lee, 4; dau Shirley Ann, 2. All born in West Virginia.
      NOTE: Daughter Ilene (Eileen) was shown in the 1930 Census and in her marriage record to have been born in Pennsylvania.
    Children 
    +1. Marjorie Marie KESLING,   b. 22 Sep 1922, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1996 (Age 73 years)
    +2. Eileen Florence KESLING,   b. 8 Mar 1927, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1997 (Age 70 years)
    >3. Maynard M. "Skip" KESLING,   b. 6 Oct 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1976, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    >4. Richard Lee KESLING,   b. 1 Sep 1936, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1973, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    >5. Shirley Ann KESLING,   b. 2 Mar 1938, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F55904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11237977&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S310] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.