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John Newton MCCARTNEY

John Newton MCCARTNEY

Male 1884 - 1964  (80 years)


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  • Name John Newton MCCARTNEY
    Birth 1 Mar 1884  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1906  Kanawha Head, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Ellicott City, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    common laborer 
    Death 13 Dec 1964  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I19989  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2019

    Father Henry V. D. MCCARTNEY,   b. CA 1848
    Mother Emily Jane SMITH,   b. CA 1848
    Family ID F7357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bell PRITT,   b. CA 1890, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7]
    Marriage 30 Dec 1906  Bablin, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • John McCartney's middle initial given as N in 1912 marriage record, but W in 1953 marriage record. Death record shows his middle name to be Newton.

      1910 Census, Upshur Co, WV (Banks District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      John N. McCartney, 26; wife Bell, 18; dau Bessie, 2.
    Children 
    >1. Everett Newton MCCARTNEY,   b. 24 Dec 1904, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1974 (Age 69 years)
     2. Ernest M. MCCARTNEY,   b. CA 1907
    +3. Bessie Jane MCCARTNEY,   b. 22 Jan 1907   d. 1 Jun 1999 (Age 92 years)
    Documents
    19989_JohnNMcCartney_BellPritt_MarriageRecord_30Dec1906.jpg    		19989_JohnNMcCartney_BellPritt_MarriageRecord_30Dec1906.jpg
    Family ID F24545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Virginia Frances SNELL,   b. 21 Aug 1877, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Marriage 14 Nov 1912  Ireland, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Identified as John N. McCartney, 28, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of H. V. D. & E. J. McCartney; and Miss Virginia Snell, 33, b. & res. in Lewis Co, dau of John A. & Mary Virginia Snell. Married Nov 14 1912 at Ireland WV.

      Marriage Record Detail... View the record image. (1310 Kb) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=10300356
      Date: 1912
      Place:
      Bride Groom
      Name: Virginia Snell John N McCartney
      Birth Date:
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      Age at Marriage:
      Marital Status
      Prior to Marriage:
      Mother:
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    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920:
      John McCartney, 36, coal miner; wife Virginia, 43; son Everett, 14.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      John McCartney, 46; wife Virginia, 42; son Ernest M, 23.

      1940 Census, Howard County, Maryland, enumerated on Apr 4 1940 at Old Annapolis Road in Ellicott City:
      Head of household Virginia McCartney, 54, resided 1935 in Wood Co WV; nephew Hayward McCartney, 24, timber cutter in camp, resided 1935 in Clarksburg WV; niece-in-law Crosby McCartney, 19, resided 1935 in Parkersburg WV; husband John McCartney, 60, common laborer, resided 1935 in Wood Co WV. All born in West Virginia.
    Documents
    19989_JohnNMcCartney_VirginiaSnell_MarriageRecord_LewisCoWV_14Nov1912.jpg    		19989_JohnNMcCartney_VirginiaSnell_MarriageRecord_LewisCoWV_14Nov1912.jpg
    Family ID F9453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary Jane REED,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [10]
    Marriage 6 Sep 1953  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Documents
    19989_JohnWMcCartney_JaneReedCollins_MarriageRecord_DoddridgeCoWV_6Sep1953.jpg    		19989_JohnWMcCartney_JaneReedCollins_MarriageRecord_DoddridgeCoWV_6Sep1953.jpg
    Family ID F9452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Sylvia Precious JOHNSON,   b. 29 Sep 1918, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 2006, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Marriage 12 Mar 1959  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Documents
    19989_JohnMcCartney_SylviaJohnson_MarriageRecord_12Mar1959.jpg    		19989_JohnMcCartney_SylviaJohnson_MarriageRecord_12Mar1959.jpg
    Family ID F7356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 17, p. 372.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11235435&Type=Marriage.

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

    5. [S127] 1940 Census.

    6. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 122-G.
      Identified as John Newton McCartney, 80, b. Mar 1 1884 in West Virginia, parents "unknown," married, farmer, died Dec 13 1964 at Rt. 1, West Union, cause of death coronary thrombosis, buried at Ruley Cemetery. Informant: Sylvia McCartney, Rt. 1, West Union.

    7. [S2224] 1910 Census, Upshur County, WV.

    8. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11235435&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John N. McCartney, 22, b. Upshur Co, res. Kanawha Head, son of Henry & Emily Jane McCartney; and Bell Pritt, 16, b. Upshur Co, res. Kanawha Head, dau of Marshall & Jane Pritt. Married Dec 30 1906 in Bablin. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Lewis County, the license was issued and the marriage was recorded in Upshur County, residence of the bride.)

    9. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 268 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10300356&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John N. McCartney, 28, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of H. V. D. & E. J. McCartney; and Miss Virginia Snell, 33, b. & res. in Lewis Co, dau of John A. & Mary Virginia Snell. Married Nov 14 1912 at Ireland WV.

    10. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 13.
      Identified as John W. McCartney, 69, b. in 1884 in Lewis Co, res. West Union; and Jane Reed Collins, 65, b. in 1888 in Doddridge Co, res. West Union. Married Sep 6 1954 in West Union.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 17, p. 372.
      Identified as John McCartney, age 75, b. Mar 1 1884 in Lewis Co, res. New Milton, son of Henry & Emily Jane McCartney (both deceased); and Sylvia Johnson, age 40, b. Sep 28 1918 in Doddridge Co, res. New Milton, dau of Perry (deceased) & Bessie Johnson. No indication one way or another of previous marriages.