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Theodore Goff WALLER

Theodore Goff WALLER

Male 1859 - 1940  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Theodore Goff WALLER 
    Born Jan 1859  Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Death record states his birth date as Jan 16 1855. That date and the corresponding age 85 in his obituary are at variance with other records. The 1860 shows his age as 1, and the 1870 Census shows it as 12, in both cases two years younger than sister Rachel. Birth date was given in the 1900 Census as Jan 1860, age 40.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 4 Feb 1940  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Buried Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I21147  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Charles L. WALLER,   b. 30 Nov 1829,   d. 31 May 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann DAVIS,   b. Mar 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1919, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Family ID F12042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Mae MCKEOWN,   b. 4 Jan 1869, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1948, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 19 May 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 25 1900:
      Goff T. Waller, 40, b. Jan 1860, farmer, married 8 yrs; wife Laura, 31, b. Jan 1869, mother of 2 children (1 still living); son Jessie J, 5, b. Oct 1894; mother-in-law Emla McKeowen, 52, b. Dec 1847, widowed, mother of 8 children (7 still living); sister-in-law Alice V. McKeowen, 27, b. Aug 1872, single; niece Oda B. McKeowen, 16, b. Jun 1883; nephew Delbert Blake, 8, b. Mar 1892.
      NOTE: Otia Blanche McKeown was a daughter of Edward A. Blake & Sarah Jane Faris. After Sarah's death, Edward married Laura (McKeown) Waller's sister Mary McKeown, and they had six children together, one of whom was Delbert Blake. Otia appears to have adopted her stepmother's surname, as reflected in this census, in her marriage record, and in her daughter's death record. [6, 7]
    Children 
    +1. Jesse James "Casey" WALLER,   b. 7 Oct 1895, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F7809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    21147_WALLER_Goff_1855-1940_DeathCertificate.jpg    		21147_WALLER_Goff_1855-1940_DeathCertificate.jpg
    1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)    		1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)
    21147_WALLER_Goff-Theodore_1859-1940_Obit.jpg    		21147_WALLER_Goff-Theodore_1859-1940_Obit.jpg

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

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

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

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Theodore G. Waller, 30, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Laura M. McKeown, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married May 19 1892. Groom's stated age would put birth year at about 1872, but age 71 given at 1930 Census would put birth year at about 1859, and his death record specifies birth date as Jan 16 1855, with age 85 at time of death in 1940.

    6. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    7. [S1570] Obituary of son.