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John Andrew MIRACLE

John Andrew MIRACLE

Male 1901 - 1945  (43 years)


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  • Name John Andrew MIRACLE
    Birth 25 Dec 1901  Volcano, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in military records and on his military grave marker as 25 Dec 1898. But his birth record shows it to be 25 Dec 1901. He was age 9 in the 1910 Census. His military marker identifies him as a veteran of World War I, which ended on 11 Nov 1918, while his date of entry into the Army is documented as 15 Oct 1920. His birthplace is given in his marriage and death records as Wood County, but his birth record shows it to be Volcano, Ritchie County.
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  Walker District, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 15 Oct 1920 to 14 Oct 1921 
    PVT, Co K, 16th Inf, 1st Div, 
    Residence 1924  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On of several prisoners in jail.
    Occupation laborer  [3] 
    Residence South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 13 Feb 1945  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Cause: syphillis (C.N.S.) 
    Burial EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6] 
    Person ID I31232  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025

    Father John Henry MIRACLE,   b. 2 Oct 1875, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1964 (Age 88 years)
    Mother Margaret Lydia "Liddie" HARRIS,   b. 1881   d. 22 Mar 1954, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F12082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family May Belle Mary "Mabel" GRIFFIN,   b. 5 May 1904, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1990 (Age 86 years)
    Marriage 19 Jan 1924  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F61993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838214&frame=00471.

    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=1983747&frame=02105.

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

    5. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.