Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
James Dana ELDER

James Dana ELDER

Male 1931 - 2015  (83 years)


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  • Name James Dana ELDER  [1]
    Birth 11 Aug 1931  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1940  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation truck driver  [2, 5] 
    Residence Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Residence 1950  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 2004  East Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 28 Feb 2015  Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I25696  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2020

    Father Boyd Bert ELDER,   b. 25 Aug 1898, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1980 (Age 81 years)
    Mother Rettie Viva SHEETS,   b. 2 Feb 1907, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1984 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F9636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Lucretia COTTRILL,   b. 19 Apr 1934, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1993, Massillon, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Marriage 30 Apr 1950  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Divorce 10 Apr 1963  Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F26235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1610] Obituary of half-brother.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2022 [database online], (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    6. [S1741] Obituary of nephew.

    7. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    8. [S2476] Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 (online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Dept of Health, Office of Vital Statistics).