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Asby Steele LAW

Asby Steele LAW

Male 1869 - 1935  (65 years)


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  • Name Asby Steele LAW
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 17 Aug 1869  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Along with his mother, he was listed in the household of his paternal great-grandparents, John & Elizabeth (Morris) Gaston.
    Occupation truck farmer  [2] 
    Occupation 1910, 1920, 1930  [4, 5, 6] 
    book store merchant/manager 
    Residence NEAR BRIDGEPORT  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 15 Mar 1935  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I15973  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2011

    Father John William LAW,   b. Aug 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1873, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
    Mother Mary Caroline LOUGH,   b. 28 Mar 1849, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1931, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F5715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Launa GAWTHROP,   b. Oct 1877, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1964 (Age ~ 87 years)  [8]
    Marriage 5 Oct 1899  Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, city of Clarksburg), enumerated in Jun 1900 at 407 Main Street:
      A. S. Law, 30, b. Aug 1869, occupation illegible, married 1 yr; wife Launa, 22, b. Oct 1877, no children.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 30 1910 at 215 Webster Street:
      Asby S. Law, 41, bookstore merchant, married 11 yrs; wife Launa, 32, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Raymond, 10; dau Marie R, 8; cousin Clyde O. Law, 23, single, high school teacher.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 16 1920 at 215 Webster Street:
      Steel A. Law, 50, bookstore manager; wife Launa, 42; son Raymon G, 19, single; dau Rosalie M, 18, single

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, city of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 16 1930 at 419 East Main Street:
      Asby S. Law, 60, bookstore manager; wife Launa, 52; dau R. Marie, 28, single, public school teacher.
    Children 
     1. Raymond G. LAW,   b. CA 1901
     2. Rosalie Marie LAW,   b. CA 1902
    Family ID F23127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    15973_LAW_AsbySteele_1869-1935_DeathCertificate.jpg    		15973_LAW_AsbySteele_1869-1935_DeathCertificate.jpg
    15973_AsbySteeleLaw_LaunaGawthrop_MarriageRecord_5Oct1899.jpg    		15973_AsbySteeleLaw_LaunaGawthrop_MarriageRecord_5Oct1899.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 62.
      Identified as Asby Steele Law, white male, born Aug 17 1869 in Union Township, son of John W. Law.

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

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

    7. [S2269] Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).

    8. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    9. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV.