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Ora Day SEESE

Ora Day SEESE

Male 1900 - 1987  (86 years)

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  • Name Ora Day SEESE 
    Born 27 Sep 1900  Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Sheriff, Doddridge County Commissioner  [1] 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    oil company foreman 
    Residence Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1947  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 11 May 1987  Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In his early years, he worked as a carpenter, farmer, stockman, and oil field operator. He served as sheriff of Doddridge County for eight years, and was a member of the Doddridge County Commission for 12 years. During his tenure as sheriff and county commissioner, he was instrumental in the funding and expansion of the Doddridge County Senior Citizens Center and the Doddridge County Parks and Recreation Center. He was also responsible for a new water and sewage system in the Smithburg and West Union areas, and he was involved in acquiring the Outpost Library for the county. [1]
    Person ID I6148  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2019 

    Father Christopher Columbus "Dick" SEESE,   b. 5 Aug 1869,   d. 14 Mar 1948  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mahalia GLOVER,   b. 10 Aug 1870, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1949, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F2201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy Gaye COTTRILL,   b. 20 Jun 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1945  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on May 3 1930:
      Ora Sees [sic], 29, laborer for oil company, age 20 at time of first marriage; wife Nancy G, 31, age 22 at first marriage; dau Audra M, 7; son Conard C, 6, son Roy H, 5; son Ora Jr, 3 yr 10 mo; son Myron J, 2 yr 5 mo; dau Iris E, under 1 month.
    Children 
    +1. Audra Marie SEESE,   b. 1 Jun 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1993  (Age 70 years)
    +2. Conard Columbus SEESE,   b. 16 Jun 1923, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 2014, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +3. Roy Harrison "Putt" SEESE,   b. 30 Jan 1925, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1994, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +4. Ora Day "June" SEESE, Jr.,   b. 10 May 1926, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 2016, Lima, Allen Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +5. Myron Jackson "Jack" SEESE,   b. 15 Oct 1927, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1998, Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Claris Ralph SEESE,   b. 15 Nov 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +7. Iris Eldora "Bug" SEESE,   b. 14 Apr 1930, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 2010, Columbia, Richland Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +8. Phyllis Eleanor "Fidge" SEESE,   b. 20 May 1932, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2008, Canfield, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +9. Guilda Margaret "Gus" SEESE,   b. 11 May 1935, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. Mary Loueen "Mert" SEESE,   b. 14 Dec 1937, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 2024  (Age 86 years)
    +11. Virchia Joann SEESE,   b. 9 Aug 1939, Riggins Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 2019, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F2164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ida E. FAY,   b. 1 Feb 1912, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1994, Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [6] 
    Married 27 Dec 1947  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Documents
    6148_OraSeese_IdaFayHannah_MarriageRecord_27Dec1947.jpg    		6148_OraSeese_IdaFayHannah_MarriageRecord_27Dec1947.jpg
    Family ID F2200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Ora Sees, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Nancy Gay Cottrill, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 1 1921.

    6. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979).