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James William WINDON

James William WINDON

Male 1867 - 1940  (73 years)

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  • Name James William WINDON 
    Born 10 Apr 1867  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date on headstone is 1870, while the 1900 Census shows it as April 1866. He was age 3 in the 1870 Census, name entered as William J. Windon.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2
    Residence West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Died 15 Aug 1940  West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Cause: paresis 
    Buried Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Person ID I56898  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2020 

    Father Charles WINDON,   b. 26 Jul 1838, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1919, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Kathern ANDERSON,   b. 9 May 1833, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1913, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F43959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ingaby May STEWART,   b. 20 Sep 1871, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married CA 1889 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1900:
      James W. Windon, 34, b. Apr 1866, farmer, married 11 yrs; wife May, 27, b. Jul 1872, married 11 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Winnie W, 9, b. Jan 1891; son Charles F, 7, b. Aug 1892; son Samuel K, 6, b. Jan 1894; son James E, 3, b. Oct 1896; son Robert S, 1, b. Oct 1898. [6]
    Children 
     1. Robert Stuart WINDON,   b. 28 Oct 1898, Coburns Creek (near Jarvisville), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1964  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F23556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1061324&Type=Death.

    2. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S643] Obituary of father.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.