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Alva Allen DODD

Alva Allen DODD

Male 1880 - 1949  (68 years)

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  • Name Alva Allen DODD 
    Census 1900, 20, 30, 40  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 12 Jun 1880  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 4, 5] 
    Residence Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 5 Feb 1949  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Buried Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Although records and his headstone show his first name as Alva, he actual name was Alvia Allen Dodd. His nickname was "Big Al" because he was not too big, but he did a lot of wrestling at all fairs throughout West Virginia and Ohio.. [8]
    Person ID I23458  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 May 2022 

    Father Nathaniel DODD,   b. May 1844, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1912, O'Neill, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Jeneva COTTRILL,   b. 2 Mar 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1914, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F13754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Jane MCCLOY,   b. 31 Mar 1888, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1942, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  [9] 
    Married 31 Mar 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy L. DODD,   b. 13 Sep 1908,   d. 8 Mar 1990  (Age 81 years)
    +2. Paul Gilbert DODD,   b. 7 Sep 1910, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1972, Colliers, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +3. Hazel Virginia DODD,   b. 22 Jul 1912,   d. Feb 1986  (Age 73 years)
    +4. Otis J. DODD,   b. 16 Apr 1915,   d. 10 May 2006, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +5. Homer Wilson DODD,   b. 5 Mar 1918, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 2004, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Kathleen Emma "Kate" DODD,   b. 5 Nov 1919, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1992  (Age 72 years)
    +7. Elmus Eugene DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1923, Lynn Camp (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2014, Belmont, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +8. Juanita Madeline DODD,   b. 7 Aug 1925, Lynn Camp (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 2013, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +9. Lora Gale Maxine DODD,   b. 29 Apr 1928, Lynn Camp (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2008, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F8764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    23458_DODD_AlvaV_1880-1949_DeathCertificate.jpg    		23458_DODD_AlvaV_1880-1949_DeathCertificate.jpg

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

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S2140] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    4. [S2055] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    5. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    6. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    8. [S1616] Immediate family.

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Alva Dodd, 26, of Ritchie Co; and Laura McCloy, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 31 1907.