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Martin VanBuren UNDERWOOD

Martin VanBuren UNDERWOOD

Male 1859 - 1937  (77 years)


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  • Name Martin VanBuren UNDERWOOD
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 30  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1880, incorrectly listed as son Martin Kinney, rather than stepson Martin Underwood.
    Birth 22 Jun 1859  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Obituary states birth date as Jun 22 1856, an apparent error. Age 22 at time of Oct 1881 marriage would put birth in about 1859, and the 1900 Census shows his birth date as Jun 1859. He is identified in the 1860 Census of Tyler County as Martha, a one-year-old daughter.
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 16 Jun 1937  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I37367  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 May 2020

    Father Thomas J. UNDERWOOD,   b. CA 1832, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1862, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years)
    Mother Mahalia SMITH,   b. 6 May 1839, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1917, Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F16172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amanda E. GORBY,   b. 28 Sep 1861, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1938, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [7, 8]
    Marriage 20 Oct 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Grace Lea UNDERWOOD,   b. 15 Jul 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1963, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Laura E. UNDERWOOD   d. 6 Nov 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Volena May "Lena" UNDERWOOD,   b. 12 Sep 1886, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1963, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    >4. Corley M. UNDERWOOD,   b. Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1924, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years)
    +5. Gladys D. UNDERWOOD,   b. 19 Jul 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1973, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    >6. Delma UNDERWOOD,   b. 10 Mar 1900, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1963, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +7. Fay Harrington UNDERWOOD,   b. 29 Apr 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1955, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    >8. Pluma F. UNDERWOOD,   b. 23 May 1904, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1991, Wadsworth, Medina Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F14830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    7. [S1604] Death record of son.

    8. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Martin V. Underwood, 22, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Amanda Gorby, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 20 1881.

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.