Earnest FRENCH^[1]

1907 - 1934  (26 years)

• Name	Earnest FRENCH
  Birth	1 Sep 1907	Ritchie Co, WV   [2, 3]
  	Birth date given in his 2Jan 1934 death record as 1 Sep 1897, with age 26y 4m 1. But that age calculates to as birth date of 1 Sep 1907. He was age 12 in the 1920 Census, enumerated in February. The birth date on his headstone is 1907. Name spelled Earnest in 1920 Census and on his death record, but Ernest on his headstone.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Occupation	laborer  [4]
  Death	2 Jan 1934	Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV   [3, 4]
  	Cause: accidental gunshot to abdomen (fell with loaded gun)
  Burial	Ingram Ridge Cemetery, near Glendale, Ritchie Co, WV   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I33665	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Michael FRENCH,   b. 16 Mar 1874, Washington Co, OH d. 24 Jan 1965, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Emily CUNNINGHAM,   b. 11 Aug 1876, Ritchie Co, WV d. 16 May 1957, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F13188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S1594] Obituary of brother. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, 26 yr, 4 mo, 1 da. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S934] Findagrave.com.