Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Andy Duwane CAYTON

Andy Duwane CAYTON

Male 1932 - 2005  (73 years)


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  • Name Andy Duwane CAYTON
    Birth 9 Aug 1932  Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1940  Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Military From 19 Aug 1950 to 5 Apr 1952  [1, 3, 5] 
    S/Sgt, Army National Guard (1092nd Cbt Eng, Salem, WV) - active duty in Korean War 
    • As a member of the Army National Guard, Andy Cayton participated in the cleanup efforts in Doddridge County following the 1950 Flood. While still a senior at Doddridge County High School, he was called to active duty and sent to Pusan, Korea. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars. He was a 38-year member of the Sandy Valley American Legion Post 432 in Waynesburg, Ohio.
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (called to active duty senior year, earned GED later)  [5, 6] 
    Occupation welder at Republic Steel (16 yrs, retired in 1994)  [1] 
    Residence SINCE 1960  Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Death 29 Oct 2005  Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Burial Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I33641  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2022

    Father Ashby Lewis CAYTON,   b. 30 Mar 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1983 (Age 83 years)
    Mother Beulah Cora PRATT,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1986 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F6898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eileen "Peg" MERRITT,   b. 10 Feb 1934
    Marriage May 1952  [9] 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    >2. Living
    Family ID F13181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S94] DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Armed Forces.

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S1616] Immediate family.

    6. [S2723] Yearbook photo.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.