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Damon Bernard ASH

Damon Bernard ASH

Male 1887 - 1970  (82 years)

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  • Name Damon Bernard ASH 
    Born 13 Sep 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1888, in the Social Security Death Index as 13 Sep 1884, and on his headstone shows it as 13 Sep 1886. But his birth record shows it to be 13 Sep 1887.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    farm laborer 
    Census 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    oil company worker 
    Occupation 1930  [4] 
    farm laborer 
    Census 1930, 1940  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1942  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1957  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 19 Feb 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Buried K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I56578  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Levi ASH,   b. 10 Apr 1839, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1913, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Nancy Rebecca DAVISSON,   b. 17 May 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1910, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F29699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane STOUT,   b. 13 Oct 1888, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1957, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1908  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on April 24 1910:
      Damian Ash, 22, farm laborer, married 1 yr; wife Sarah, 18, married 1 yr, mother of one child; dau Rosa P, 6 months; father Levi Ash, 70, widowed, laborer in garden.
      (NOTE: Basis for Levi Ash's widowed status is not clear, as his wife's death is reported to have been in August 1910, after the date of this enumeration.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 16 1920:
      Damon Ash, 33, laborer for oil company; wife Sarah, 28; dau Rosa P, 11; son Riley, 9; dau Ethel, 6; dau Alma, 4 yr 0 mo; son Blane, 1 yr 10 mo.

      1930 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Damon Ash, 44, farm laborer, age 22 at time of first marriage; wife Sarah, 40, age 18 at first marriage; son Riley, 18; son Blaine, 12; son Warner, 10; dau Minnie, 6; dau Pearl Davis, 21, married, age 18 at first marriage, "Lives with Davis family." [12, 13]
    Children 
     1. Pearl Rose ASH,   b. 9 Nov 1909, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1954, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     2. Riley W. ASH,   b. 11 May 1911, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1978  (Age 66 years)
     3. Ethel Gay ASH,   b. 10 Mar 1913, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2001  (Age 88 years)
    +4. Alma May ASH,   b. 13 Dec 1916, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1952, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    +5. Blaine Argel ASH,   b. 2 Feb 1919, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +6. Warner Webster ASH,   b. 2 Dec 1921, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1980  (Age 58 years)
    +7. Minnie Mae ASH,   b. 30 Dec 1924, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2001  (Age 76 years)
    +8. Dorothy June ASH,   b. 20 Sep 1930, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 2016, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F23441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2248] 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    3. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2230] 1930 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

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

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    7. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S5] Headstone.

    9. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV.

    12. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    13. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.