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William Orton MORAN

William Orton MORAN

Male 1876 - 1957  (~ 80 years)


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  • Name William Orton MORAN  [1]
    Birth Oct 1876  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given as Oct 14 1876 at time of his 1944 marriage, but entered as Oct 8 1876 on his death record. Middle name spelled Orten on the marriage record, but Orton on his death record. Identified simply as Orton Moran in obituary of his brother.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation lumberyard man  [1] 
    Residence 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1901  [4] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1904  [4] 
    Jack of all trades 
    Residence 1937, 1944  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Death 15 Apr 1957  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I21494  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2021

    Father William Irving MORAN,   b. 3 Aug 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1914, Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Mother Emily Jane KNIGHT,   b. 21 Mar 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7835  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rose Ann NUTTER,   b. 8 Mar 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [6]
    Marriage 7 Apr 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Vasta G. MORAN,   b. Mar 1896
     2. Willie Wilmer MORAN,   b. 28 Jan 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Earl MORAN,   b. Oct 1899
    >4. Edward Otis MORAN,   b. 29 Jul 1901, Kelley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Mar 1964 (Age 62 years)
     5. Orie MORAN,   b. 11 Feb 1904, Kelley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F16168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice Jane CUNNINGHAM,   b. 28 Mar 1897, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 21 Jul 1944  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Documents
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    Family ID F16162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792728&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792728&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William O. Moran, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Rose Nutter, 19, b, & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 7 1895 at William E. Moran's in Doddridge County, officiated by N. W. Morrison.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Identified as William Orten Moran, widowed, age 67, son of William Moran & Emily J. Knight; and Alice Goff, divorced, age 47, dau of Joe Cunningham & Barbara Ellen Champ. Married Jul 21 1944 at Clarksburg.