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Howard Gaston LAW

Howard Gaston LAW

Male 1880 - 1961  (80 years)

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  • Name Howard Gaston LAW 
    Born 30 Aug 1880  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of sister & brother-in-law Ora Alice & Alfieri Goff.
    Census 1920, 1930  Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Occupation school teacher  [2, 6] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1945  Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1916, 1946  Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Died 17 Jun 1961  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Person ID I35995  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2012 

    Father Francis Marion LAW,   b. 15 Sep 1848, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1916  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Phebe Rebecca MITCHELL,   b. 17 Feb 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1900  (Age 50 years) 
    Family ID F5709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lillie G. REYNOLDS,   b. 1 Jul 1884, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1945, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1911  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District, Spruce Creek), enumerated in Feb 1920:
      Howard G. Law, 39, farmer; wife Lilly G, 35; adopted son Earl, 8.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on Apr 23 1930:
      Howard G. Law, 49, public school teacher, age 30 at first marriage; wife Lillie G, 45, age 26 at first marriage; adopted son Earl, 18, laborer at County Roads

      Ritchie County marriage records contain the following entry:
      Earl Law, 28, b. Nicholas County, res. Hazelgreen, foster father Howard Law, foster mother Lillie Law, mother Rosa Shawver; and Nellie Mae Owens, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Hazelgreen, father Samuel Owens, mother Alice Owens. Married Aug 8 1942 at Hazelgreen. A notation states "Consent of her mother filed with application."
    Family ID F21950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillie Gertrude "Gertie" CRITES,   b. Jun 1894, Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1981  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1946  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Documents
    35995_HowardGastonLaw_LillieGertrudeCritesEllyson_MarriageRecord_11Apr1946.jpg    		35995_HowardGastonLaw_LillieGertrudeCritesEllyson_MarriageRecord_11Apr1946.jpg
    Family ID F21940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1920 Census, Ritchie Co WV, Spruce Creek, Murphy Dist, Feb1920    		1920 Census, Ritchie Co WV, Spruce Creek, Murphy Dist, Feb1920
    1930 Census, Ritchie Co WV, Murphy Dist, 23Apr1930    		1930 Census, Ritchie Co WV, Murphy Dist, 23Apr1930
    35995_LAW_HowardGaston_1880-1961_DeathRecord.jpg    		35995_LAW_HowardGaston_1880-1961_DeathRecord.jpg
    35995_HowardGastonLaw_LillieGertrudeCritesEllyson_MarriageRecord_11Apr1946.jpg    		35995_HowardGastonLaw_LillieGertrudeCritesEllyson_MarriageRecord_11Apr1946.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S1631] Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2127] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    5. [S2089] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    6. [S2128] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    7. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    8. [S643] Obituary of father.

    9. [S2135] Gilmer County WV Cemeteries, Vol. I, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Mar 1992)).

    10. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 89.
      Identified as Howard G. Law, 30, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Lillie G. Reynolds, 26, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. Married Mar 18 1911.

    11. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 110.
      Identified as Howard Gaston Law, widowed, 65, b. Aug 30 1880 in Auburn, Ritchie Co WV, res. Burnt House, Ritchie Co, son of Francis Marion Law & Phoebe Rebecca Mitchell; and Lillie Gertrude Ellyson, divorced, 51, b. Jun 8 1894 in Tanner, Gilmer Co WV, res. Clarksburg, dau of Joab Crites & Eunice Hinkle. Married Apr 11 1946 in Clarksburg.