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Valen Dow "Pet" WOLFE

Valen Dow "Pet" WOLFE

Male 1868 - 1956  (87 years)


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  • Name Valen Dow "Pet" WOLFE  [1]
    Birth 21 Nov 1868  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920, 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Death 20 Jul 1956  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I15432  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2025

    Father Alexander Elmore WOLFE,   b. 11 Jul 1835   d. Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Virginia L. STRADER,   b. May 1843, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1876 (Age ~ 33 years)
    Family ID F11679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances Jane "Fannie" MAXWELL,   b. 11 Sep 1869   d. 14 Sep 1901 (Age 32 years)  [1]
    Marriage 24 Dec 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. Madie Alice WOLFE,   b. 26 Jan 1893, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1988, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    +2. Lewis Maxwell WOLFE,   b. 30 Nov 1893   d. 13 Dec 1953, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +3. Frank Ernest WOLFE,   b. 30 Oct 1895, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1960, Lorain Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +4. Flossie Pearl WOLFE,   b. 18 Apr 1899, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 2002, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years)
    Family ID F5500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hettie CHILDERS,   b. 1881   d. 1968 (Age 87 years)  [9]
    Marriage 8 Mar 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
    +1. Charlie Dow WOLFE,   b. 9 Feb 1909, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age 47 years)
    +2. Vaude Lotus WOLFE,   b. 1 Apr 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1990 (Age 74 years)
    +3. Dorothy Lou WOLFE,   b. 31 Mar 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 2003, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +4. William Jennings WOLFE,   b. 2 Jul 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2005 (Age 86 years)
    +5. Ross Andrew WOLFE,   b. 24 Oct 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1998 (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F5499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    2. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    3. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    4. [S1692] Doris Kimball "Dee" Puffer , Descendants of Isaac Leggett.

    5. [S1603] Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter.

    6. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Valen D. Wolf [sic], 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Fannie B. [sic] Maxwell, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 24 1890.

    9. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as V. D. Wolfe, 31, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Hettie Childers, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 8 1903.