John Martin UNDERWOOD

1890 - 1943  (52 years)

• Name	John Martin UNDERWOOD
  Birth	6 Jul 1890	Shirley, Tyler Co, WV   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917  [1]
  	team foreman for Hope Natural Gas Co.
  Residence	1917	Shirley, Tyler Co, WV   [1]
  Military	Between (ENLISTED 7 Mar 1917 and )  [5]
  	U.S. Army, World War I
  Residence	1920	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Death	1943  [4]
  Burial	Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV   [6]
  Notes	Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, June 17, 1915: "John M. Underwood, of Shirley, was registered at the Columbian Friday."
  Person ID	I47280	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Lemar Grant UNDERWOOD,   b. 11 Dec 1865, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV d. 6 Jun 1946, Parsons, Tucker Co, WV (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth SECKMAN,   b. Jan 1866, Tyler Co, WV d. 21 Jun 1914 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Family ID	F46170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma B. LOWTHER,   b. 18 Apr 1900, Gilmer Co, WV d. Mar 1979 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1920	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Family ID	F19321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database). [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1596] Newspaper article. [S934] Findagrave.com.