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Lena Leota EDWARDS

Lena Leota EDWARDS

Female 1878 - 1960  (82 years)


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  • Name Lena Leota EDWARDS
    Birth 6 Apr 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1918  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  West Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Victory Ridge, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Death 11 Jun 1960  Lamberton (Ellenboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I49730  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020

    Father James Thomas EDWARDS,   b. Dec 1842, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
    Mother Columbia WIGNER,   b. Aug 1853, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1907 (Age ~ 53 years)
    Family ID F20522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Howard Ethelbert ADAMS,   b. May 1877, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Marriage 14 Jul 1918  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania (Borough of West Homestead), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at 219 Grandview Blvd:
      Howard E. Adams, 42, b. WVa, engineer in steel mille; wife Lena L, 41, b. WVa; son Clad, 16, b. WVa; dau Amelia D, 14, b. Pa; son Harold, 12, b. Pa; dau Emma, 8, b. Pa; dau Frankie, 3 months, b. Pa.
      NOTE: There are several problems with this census listing. Daughter Amelia Dessie Adams had died in Clarksburg in July 1919. Her inclusion in this census is clearly in error. The Pennsylvania birthplace for her and siblings Amelia and Harold is inconsistent with other records. Additionally, the child listed as daughter Emma was actually a son, Emmett.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 30 1930 at Victory Ridge:
      Howard E. Adams, 52, U.S. Mail carrier; wife Lena L, 52; son Emmet H, 19, farmer; dau Frankie H, 11.

      1940 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 24 1940 at Victory Ridge:
      Howard E. Adams, 62, farmer; wife Lena, 61; son Emmet, 29, road construction worker; dau Frankie, 20. All born in W.Va. except for Emmet, born in Pennsylvania. All were residing in the same house in 1935.
    Children 
     1. Frankie Hazel ADAMS,   b. 28 Sep 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1977, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Documents
    49727_HowardEAdams_LenaLeotaEdwards_MarriageRecord_14Jul1918.jpg    		49727_HowardEAdams_LenaLeotaEdwards_MarriageRecord_14Jul1918.jpg
    Family ID F20521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    49730_ADAMS_LenaLeotaEdwards_1878-1960_DeathCertificate.jpg    		49730_ADAMS_LenaLeotaEdwards_1878-1960_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 94, Line 10 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2604117&Type=Birth.

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2592860&Type=Death.

    3. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    6. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Identified as Howard E. Adams, widowed, 41, b. Ritchie Co, res. Clarksburg, son of George W. & Rachel L. Adams; and Lena Leota Edwards, single, 40, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of James & Columbia Edwards. Married Jul 14 1918 in Clarksburg.