Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Alta C. LAW

Alta C. LAW

Female 1891 - 1967  (76 years)


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  • Name Alta C. LAW
    Birth 10 Feb 1891  Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1900, 1910  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1941  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1953  Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 21 Jul 1967  Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I23243  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2011

    Father William F. E. "Willy" LAW,   b. 17 Sep 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1932, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Mother Ida Mae GOFF,   b. 3 Dec 1868, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1945, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F1779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Jay MORRISON,   b. 4 Apr 1891, Butler Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1941, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Marriage 29 Oct 1919  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F30571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charles Bee LINGER,   b. 9 Mar 1877, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1962, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Marriage 9 Sep 1953  Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F30573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2277] Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV.

    2. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    6. [S2258] Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV.
      Identified as Alta Morrison Linger, 75, dau of Willie Law & Ida May Goff, died July 21 1967, cause of death acute myocardial infarction. (Note: "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993," p. 541, reports death date on headstone as June 21 1967. But death record shows it as July 21 1967.)

    7. [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).