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James Poe GAIN

James Poe GAIN

Male 1891 - 1961  (70 years)

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  • Name James Poe GAIN 
    Born 12 Mar 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    factory laborer 
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1920  [1, 5] 
    blacksmith at glass plant 
    Census 1930  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    coal miner 
    Died 21 Jul 1961  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I59505  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 May 2022 

    Father Peter GAIN,   b. 1 Nov 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Leverna "Verna" THARP,   b. Dec 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Family ID F20146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elva Jane NUTTER,   b. Apr 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1982  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1909  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Documents
    59505_JamesPGain_ElzieNutter_MarriageRecord_18Sep1909.jpg    		59505_JamesPGain_ElzieNutter_MarriageRecord_18Sep1909.jpg
    Family ID F26793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice Grace BIRCHER,   b. 6 Jun 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1973, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [8, 9] 
    Married 22 Mar 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
    +1. James O. GAIN,   b. 20 Mar 1917, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1981  (Age 64 years)
     2. Grace B. GAIN,   b. CA 1919
    +3. Jesse Eugene "Curley" GAIN,   b. 17 Nov 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1991  (Age 68 years)
     4. Jaunita GAIN,   b. CA 1927
    +5. Howard Jennings GAIN,   b. 7 Oct 1929, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1990  (Age 60 years)
     6. Hayward D. "Doug" GAIN,   b. 4 Sep 1933, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 2009, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Documents
    59505_JamesPGain_AliceBircher_MarriageRecord_22Mar1918.jpg    		59505_JamesPGain_AliceBircher_MarriageRecord_22Mar1918.jpg
    Family ID F24628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    59505_GAIN_JamesP_1891-1961_DeathRecord.jpg    		59505_GAIN_JamesP_1891-1961_DeathRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

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

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 245.
      Identified as James P. Gain, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Elzie Nutter, 16, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 18 1909 in West Union.

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 207.
      Identified as James P. Gain, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Alice Bircher, age 21 as of June 7 1917 (changed from 1918), b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 22 1918 "at the home of the Groom's Mother."