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Flora Jennie CROOK

Flora Jennie CROOK

Female 1876 - 1949  (73 years)

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  • Name Flora Jennie CROOK 
    Born 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Nov 15 1875. But her birth record (identified as Flora V. Crook, dau of Wm. G. & Marcela) states Dec 12 1876, the 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1876, and the birth date on her headstone is also 1876.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880, 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1934  Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 5 Dec 1949  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I56806  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2021 

    Father William Grinstead CROOK,   b. 7 May 1829,   d. 23 Mar 1900, Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Marcelia WALDECK,   b. 8 Dec 1841, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1931, Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F32160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry Elbert MIDDLETON,   b. 29 Aug 1878,   d. 22 Jun 1934, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married CA 1901  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on May 5 1910 at Fink Road:
      H. E. Middleton, 33, pumper in oil fields, married 9 yrs; wife Flora, 34, married 9 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); dau Willia, 7; son Hareb, 4; dau Fondie, 3; son Ralph, 2.

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, May 11 1916, in its entirety:
      "H. E. Middleton and wife of Aven were here last week attending to business matters. Mr. Middleton, having met with some pecuniary losses, became involved in financial troubles, but last week he made a settlement with his creditors and has been released from financial difficulties. We hope he may make good in the future, as he is an honest young man and deserves to succeed."

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Feb 6/7 1920:
      Elbert Midleton, 43, farmer; wife Flora, 44; dau Willie, 16; son Brooks, 15, dau Fonda, 14; son Jackson, 11; dau Oleta, 8; son Lowell, 3.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 17 1930:
      Henry E. Middleton, 51, farmer; wife Jennie, 53; dau Oleta V, 18; son Elbert L, 13.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Apr 26 1940:
      Flora J. Middleton, 62, widowed; son Elbert, 23, single, road construction worker. [5]
    Children 
    +1. Willa Julia MIDDLETON,   b. 1 Mar 1903, Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1929, Despard (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    +2. Herald Brooks MIDDLETON,   b. 17 Aug 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1967  (Age 62 years)
    +3. Fonda Edith MIDDLETON,   b. CA 1907
     4. Ralph Jackson MIDDLETON,   b. CA 1908
    +5. Oleta Virginia MIDDLETON,   b. 27 Jan 1912, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 51 years)
     6. Lowell Elbert MIDDLETON,   b. 8 Aug 1916, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1983  (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F41966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Tillman Bennett HARBERT,   b. 28 May 1871, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1963, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1939  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F43036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    6. [S613] .

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S2151] 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 197 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797638&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Tillman B. Harbert, 67, b. Harrison Co, res. Salem Rt 2; and Flora J. Middleton, 62, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 18 1939 at the Baptist parsonage in West Union. officiated by minister H. Coleman Lamb.