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Ada Frances WRIGHT

Ada Frances WRIGHT[1]

Female 1889 - 1968  (78 years)

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  • Name Ada Frances WRIGHT 
    Born 23 Apr 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in SSDI as Apr 23 1888, in death record as Apr 23 1889 (age as 78 at time of death on Apr 10 1968), and in obituary as Apr 10 (presumably a typographical mixup with birth date) 1890 (age 78). The 1900 Census shows her birth date as Apr 1889, age 11.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Glady Hollow, Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1938  Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Chiefton Mines, Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation hospital aide  [2] 
    Residence Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 10 Apr 1968  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    Person ID I39397  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 May 2021 

    Father Isaac N. WRIGHT,   b. 30 May 1855, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Eliza Ann LAUGHERY,   b. CA 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1938, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Family ID F14629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Hickman PIERCE,   b. Apr 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1947  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1906  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Salem), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:
      Marion H. Pierce, 22, snapper in glass factory, married 3 yrs; wife Ada, 19, mother of one child (still living); son Harty D, 1 yr 8 mo; father G W, 62, married 40 yrs; mother Susanna, 58, mother of 14 children (10 still living).

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:
      Marion H. Pierce, 33, glass worker; wife Ada, 33; son Hearty, 10; son Forest, 8; son Raymon, 6; son Donald, 4; servant Roys (?) Carroll, white female, 19, single.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 4 1930 at Glady Hollow:
      Hickman M. Pierce, 40, coal machine; wife Ada, 39; son Forest A, 19; son Olden R, 17; son Marion D, 16. [9, 10]
    Children 
    +1. Hearty Dean PIERCE,   b. 23 Jul 1908, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +2. Artie Forrest PIERCE,   b. 12 Aug 1910, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +3. Olden Raymond PIERCE,   b. 15 Jan 1913, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1957  (Age 44 years)
     4. Samuel PIERCE,   b. Feb 1914,   d. 26 Aug 1914, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    +5. Donald Mason PIERCE,   b. CA 1915, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F25378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    2. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    5. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    9. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.

    10. [S1567] Marriage record of son.