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William Henry WILCOX

William Henry WILCOX

Male 1869 - 1947  (77 years)


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  • Name William Henry WILCOX
    Census 1880, 1900, 10, 20  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 16 Dec 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Dec 16 1868. But 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1869, and date on headstone is also 1869.
    Gender Male
    Residence 1928  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Brush Run, Big Flint, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6, 7] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 22 Aug 1947  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Burial Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Person ID I48273  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2021

    Father Nicholas J. WILCOX,   b. 15 Jun 1846, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1913, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Mother Mary Jane KNIGHT,   b. Mar 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years)
    Family ID F14138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Berthena COSTILOW,   b. 16 Jan 1871   d. 8 Jul 1916, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [9, 10, 11]
    Marriage 14 Dec 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      William Wilcox, 30, b. Dec 1869, farm laborer, married 11 yrs; wife Berthena, 24, b. Jan 1876, married 11 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); dau Beatris, 9, b. Nov 1890; dau Lula B, 5, b. Aug 1894; bro-in-law Boyd Castalo, 13, b. Jun 1887.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      William H. Wilcox, 41, farmer, married 18 yrs; wife Bertha, 39, married 18 yrs, mother of 6 children (all still living); dau Beatris, 17; dau Lulu, 15; son Frank, 10; dau Nellie, 6; son Paul, 8; dau Doris, 5.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Disrict), enumerated on Jan 23 1920:
      William H. Wilcox, 50, farmer, widowed; son Franklin, 19; son Paul M, 17; dau Nellie H, 15; dau Doris L, 13; dau Letha J, 9; dau Maxine, 6.
    Children 
    +1. Beatrice WILCOX,   b. 24 Nov 1890, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    +2. Lulu Belle WILCOX,   b. 14 Aug 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1976, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Walter WILCOX   d. Bef Jun 1900
    >4. Frank Edmond WILCOX,   b. 21 Jan 1901, Kenton (now Canton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1992, Clay Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     5. Paul M. WILCOX,   b. CA 1902   d. 6 Nov 1936, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years)
    +6. Nellie Helena WILCOX,   b. 13 Aug 1904, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1987 (Age 83 years)
    +7. Doris Leola WILCOX,   b. 29 Oct 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1972, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    >8. Letha Juanita WILCOX,   b. 23 Jun 1910, Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1986, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     9. Maxine WILCOX,   b. 7 Jul 1913, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1928, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
    Family ID F19828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Jane ASH,   b. CA 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    Marriage 5 Feb 1928  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F39074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    48273_WILCOX_WilliamHenry_1868-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg    		48273_WILCOX_WilliamHenry_1868-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg
    48273_WilliamWilcox_NancyJAshStackpole_MarriageRecord_5Feb1928.jpg    		48273_WilliamWilcox_NancyJAshStackpole_MarriageRecord_5Feb1928.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    4. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

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

    11. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

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