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Lenora "Nora" GREATHOUSE

Lenora "Nora" GREATHOUSE

Female 1881 - 1960  (79 years)


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  • Name Lenora "Nora" GREATHOUSE
    Birth 30 Jul 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1910  Washington District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1944  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 21 Nov 1960  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7] 
    Notes 
    • Identified as "Nora" in sister Melissa's obituary, as "Leonora" in obituary of daughter Vera, and as "Lenora" in her death record. Middle initial given as "G" in her obituary and death record, but as "B" on her headstone.
    Person ID I21129  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2020

    Father Silas R. GREATHOUSE,   b. CA 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891 (Age ~ 58 years)
    Mother Mary Catherine LOWTHER,   b. 19 Feb 1843   d. 13 Dec 1932, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F11802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham Lincoln Campbell COGAR,   b. 28 Apr 1878, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1975, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)  [8, 9]
    Marriage 15 Sep 1904  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Washington District), enumerated on Apr 16 1910:
      Abram L. Coger, 28, farmer, married 5 yrs; wife Nora L, 28, married 5 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); son Hays T W, 6 months; son Wilbur L, 2; mother-in-law Mary C. Greathouse, 66, widowed, mother of 12 children (9 still living).

      1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jan 16 & 17 1920:
      Abe Coger (sic), 38; wife Nora, 38; son Wilber, 12; son Wilford, 10; son Donzel, 7; dau Lola, 3; dau Vera, 7 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District):
      Abe L. Cogar, 47; wife Lenora, 47; son Wilbur, 22, married; dau-in-law Lellie, 22; son Doncel, 17; dau Lolo, 13; dau Vera, 10. [4]
    Children 
    >1. Wilbur L. COGAR,   b. 7 Sep 1907, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Sep 2001 (Age 93 years)
    +2. Wilford Leon COGAR,   b. 7 Oct 1909, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1948, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     3. Donzel COGAR,   b. CA 1913   d. Bef Sep 2001 (Age ~ 88 years)
     4. Lola COGAR,   b. 10 May 1916   d. Jun 1977 (Age 61 years)
    +5. Vera Lee COGAR,   b. 15 Jun 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 2001, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F7801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

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

    3. [S2023] 1910 Census, Calhoun County, WV.

    4. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    5. [S1608] Obituary of stepmother.

    6. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [S1743] Polly Walker Kreaps, Walker WV 26180, , Walker Family GEDCOM, (http://txnetwork.net/walker/gedcoms/pkreaps/html/pkreaps.html).

    10. [S1785] Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989)).
      Identified as Abraham Coger [sic], age 23, resident of Calhoun Co; and Nora Greathouse, age 23, of Calhoun Co, dau of Silas & Mary. Married Sep 15 1904.