Doddridge County Roots


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Ray Hope TOWNER

Ray Hope TOWNER

Male 1892 - 1962  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Ray Hope TOWNER
    Birth Feb 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military World War I  [3] 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, March 28 1918, in its entirety:
      "Ray Towner and Willie Harper, two of Central's best young men, have just returned from Kansas City, where they graduated from a mechanical school, preparatory to entering the service of Uncle Sam as skilled repair men in motor work."
    Census 1900, 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    Hope Gas Co. 
    Residence 1920  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1962  [5] 
    Person ID I31236  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018

    Father John I. TOWNER,   b. Apr 1844, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1918, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    Mother Margaret E. WESTFALL,   b. May 1854, Randolph Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F22461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ices Belle MIRACLE,   b. 14 Apr 1900, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1991 (Age 91 years)  [6]
    Marriage 27 Oct 1920  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. John Ray TOWNER,   b. 6 Sep 1923, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1988, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F12087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    3. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 3/13/1919.

    4. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement.

    5. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    6. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.