Doddridge County Roots


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Ray M. SUMMERS

Ray M. SUMMERS[1]

Male 1883 - 1931  (48 years)


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  • Name Ray M. SUMMERS
    Birth 3 Feb 1883  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917, 1918  [2, 4] 
    oil drilling laborer for Carter Oil Co. in Sistersville WVa 
    Residence 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Torrent
    Census 1930  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Ray Summers, 47, divorced, tool dresser for oil & gas. Living alone. Location was in downtown West Union on Columbia Street, probably in an apartment.
    Occupation oil field worker  [3] 
    Occupation 1930  [7] 
    tool dresser (oil & gas) 
    Death 4 Jul 1931  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Cause: "railroad accident" 
    • Death date 1930 on headstone is incorrect.
    Burial Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Person ID I27274  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2025

    Father Elijah W. SUMMERS,   b. 5 Feb 1839, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Mother Caroline Virginia BROWN,   b. 16 Oct 1842, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1916, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F3338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily E. "Emma" PRUNTY,   b. 12 Jan 1878, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1964, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [9]
    Marriage
    • Her husband has been reported elsewhere as William Bell Summers (1882-1930), son of Jehu Summers & Nancy Morris. But this is unlikely. William B. Summers was married to Emma Jeffries.
    Divorce Y  [7]
    Family ID F62092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    27274_SUMMERS_Ray-M_1883-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg    		27274_SUMMERS_Ray-M_1883-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S643] Obituary of father.

    2. [S2543] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1953678&frame=02805.

    4. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    5. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    6. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    7. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

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

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.