Doddridge County Roots

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Sylvester George "S. G." DUCKWORTH

Sylvester George "S. G." DUCKWORTH

Male 1874 - 1958  (84 years)

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  • Name Sylvester George "S. G." DUCKWORTH 
    Born 4 May 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930  Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Lincoln National Life Insurance Co  [3, 4
    Occupation school teacher  [5, 6
    Residence Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Died 13 Jul 1958  Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I5949  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2018 

    Father James William DUCKWORTH,   b. 22 Jan 1845, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1929  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary R. MCGEE,   b. CA 1846, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Family ID F2267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte E. M. "Lottie" HAUGHT,   b. 10 May 1873, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1969, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      Sylvester Duckworth, 26, b. May 1874, married 7 yrs; wife Lottie, 27, b. May 1873, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Clara H, 6, b. Jan 1894; dau Dessie M, 4, b. Oct 1895; son Daris, 10 months, b. Jul 1899.

      1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:
      Sylvester G. Duckworth, 34, insurance agent, married 17 yrs; wife Charlotte M, 34, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Clara, 16; dau Dessie, 14; son Daris, 10; dau Darlie, 9.

      1920 Census, Stark Co, Ohio (City of Canton), enumerated on Jan 12 1920:
      S. G. Duckworth, 45, life insurance salesman; wife Lottie, 45; son Daris, 20, single; dau Dorothy, 18, single; dau Dessie Bruening, 23, married; grandson George E. Bruening, 2 yr 3 mo.

      1930 Census, Stark Co, Ohio (City of Canton), enumerated on Apr 10 1930 at 1211 Fourteenth Street:
      S. George Duckworth, 53, insurance manager, age 18 at time of first marriage; wife Charlet M, 54, age 19 at first marriage; son Daris D, 29, salesman for electric sweeper company, single.
    Children 
     1. Clara H. DUCKWORTH,   b. 22 Jan 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. YOUNG
    +2. Dessie Mary DUCKWORTH,   b. 11 Oct 1895, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1958  (Age 62 years)
     3. Ralph DUCKWORTH,   b. 4 Nov 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Daris David DUCKWORTH,   b. 22 Jul 1899, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1964, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Dorothy DUCKWORTH,   b. 14 Mar 1901, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1972, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F2081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 66.

    2. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S1616] Immediate family.

    4. [S2106] 1910 Census, Wood County, WV.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    7. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    8. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 277.