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Asa Bush MATTHEW

Asa Bush MATTHEW

Male 1889 - 1965  (75 years)


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  • Name Asa Bush MATTHEW
    Burial SECTION E-1  Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Birth 10 Oct 1889  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1914  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1935  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1940  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 6] 
    Death 1 Oct 1965  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I30207  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022

    Family Lovie BARTLETT,   b. May 1897, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948 (Age ~ 50 years)  [7]
    Marriage 7 Feb 1914  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District), enumerated on 6 May 1940:
      Asa Matthews, 50, farmer; wife Lovie, 44; son Argel, 25, single, assistant on truck for private trucking; son R. [sic] James, 18, single; maid Elloise Wines, 13, attended school within the year. All born in West Virginia except Elloise, born in Ohio. All resided in 1935 in rural Ritchie County.
      NOTE: Martha Eloise Wines was orphaned when both of her parents died in 1935. Although listed as a maid, she probably was considered a foster daughter.
    Children 
    >1. Ira James MATTHEWS,   b. 5 Feb 1922, Pricetown (Weston), Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1984 (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F29399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 95, Line 10 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=6724&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    6. [S2689] 1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.