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Forest Francis "Spike" UNDERWOOD

Forest Francis "Spike" UNDERWOOD

Male 1911 - 1998  (86 years)

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  • Name Forest Francis "Spike" UNDERWOOD 
    Born 13 Nov 1911  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    recreation supervisor with W.P.A. 
    Residence Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Died 8 Apr 1998  [3] 
    Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Attended Davis & Elkins College, Ohio State University, and West Virginia University, earning an A.B. degree from Marshall University in 1939 and an M.A. from Marshall in 1960. He was a professional football player with the Cleveland Rams in 1937 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1938. He served as assistant football coach at Huntington East High School in 1940, was the head football coach there 1946 to 1956, and was assistant football coach at Marshall University from 1957 to 1968. He was honored as the West Virginia Coach of the Year in 1946. [2]
    Person ID I17741  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2013 

    Father Ora Delbert UNDERWOOD,   b. Dec 1885,   d. 19 Oct 1959, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Bessie BAKER,   b. 1888, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940  (Age 52 years) 
    Family ID F6444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eloise POLLOCK,   b. 1 Oct 1914,   d. 19 Jan 2000  (Age 85 years)  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Harry Wayne UNDERWOOD,   b. CA 1939
    Family ID F11619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1804] Outstanding West Virginians of 1969-1970, Richard A. Kelly, (Bold Enterprises, PO Box 1483, Charleston WV, 1969), pp. 374-375.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2674] 1940 Census, Cabell County, WV.

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    6. [S1925] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.