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Ora Delbert UNDERWOOD

Ora Delbert UNDERWOOD

Male 1885 - 1959  (~ 73 years)

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  • Name Ora Delbert UNDERWOOD  [1] 
    Born Dec 1885  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Death record gives age as 73, with birth date Dec 12 1883. But headstone shows birth date as 1883. The 1900 Census states birth date as Dec 1885, and age 20 was given at time of May 1906 marriage, also putting birth in about 1885/86..
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Nutters Fork Road
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    teamster 
    Census 1930  Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    contractor, oil fields 
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    hauling (teamster) 
    Residence 1940  Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 19 Oct 1959  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Buried Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I17739  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2019 

    Father William UNDERWOOD,   b. 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Landora Elizabeth "Dora" ASH,   b. Oct 1869,   d. 18 Mar 1940, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Family ID F11624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bessie BAKER,   b. 1888, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940  (Age 52 years)  [1] 
    Married 30 May 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Artsel Merriwell "Abe" UNDERWOOD,   b. 22 Feb 1907, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1986, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Guy Wilford UNDERWOOD,   b. 18 Mar 1909,   d. Jul 1984  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Forest Francis "Spike" UNDERWOOD,   b. 13 Nov 1911, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1998  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Ivory Wayne UNDERWOOD,   b. 8 Dec 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1967  (Age 53 years)
     5. Wanda M. UNDERWOOD,   b. 19 Aug 1916, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1982, Massillon, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +6. Ora Virgil "Ted" UNDERWOOD,   b. 19 Sep 1919, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 2001, Lake Floyd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. (Unnamed male) UNDERWOOD,   b. 17 Oct 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. (Unnamed male) UNDERWOOD,   b. 10 Sep 1929, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1929, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F6444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Garnett Wanda GRAY,   b. 24 Jun 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1995  (Age 76 years)  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Delbert Denver UNDERWOOD,   b. 1 May 1941, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1961  (Age 20 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Family ID F34868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2241] 1930 Census, Clay County, WV.

    7. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S960] Obituary of mother.

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

    10. [S5] Headstone.
      Identified in son's obituary as Ora Delbert Underwood, and elsewhere as Ora D. Underwood, but headstone reads Ora V. Underwood.

    11. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.