Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Paul Sumpter ZOBRIST

Paul Sumpter ZOBRIST

Male 1887 - 1938  (51 years)


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  • Name Paul Sumpter ZOBRIST
    Birth 17 Apr 1887  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Death certificate states birth date as Dec 1 1889, with age at death as 48y9m23d.
    Gender Male
    Occupation salesman  [2] 
    Residence Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 24 Sep 1938  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Machpelah Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Death record states burial location as Broad Run Cemetery in Jane Lew. But there is a gravestone for him at Machpelah Cemetery alongside his wife.
    Person ID I3176  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2025

    Father Samuel Jacob ZOBRIST,   b. 6 Aug 1853, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1915, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Mother Mary E. SUMPTER,   b. 1857, Monroe Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1902, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F11563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Golden "Goldie" GASTON,   b. 28 Nov 1887, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1974, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Marriage 14 Sep 1910  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Jean Gaston ZOBRIST,   b. 28 Mar 1915, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 2004 (Age 89 years)
    +2. Betty Louise ZOBRIST,   b. 29 May 1917, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1987, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    >3. Paul Sumpter ZOBRIST, Jr.,   b. 29 Jun 1921, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1978 (Age 56 years)
     4. Thomas Charles ZOBRIST,   b. 7 Oct 1922, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1923, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F1127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1661] Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 87.

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1788] Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994)).