Doddridge County Roots

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Ulysses S. Grant SQUIRES

Ulysses S. Grant SQUIRES

Male 1868 - 1954  (85 years)

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  • Name Ulysses S. Grant SQUIRES 
    Born 30 Apr 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1916  Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 2 Apr 1954  Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was 6 ft 3 in in height and had a handlebar mustache. Worked for the B & O Railroad, where he helped organize the union. But he was blackballed for that, so moved to Cumberland, MD, where he worked for a tin plating company. Married Jennie Dotson, who weighed no more than 100 pounts. They had two sons. [2, 3]
    Person ID I6294  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father James Monroe SQUIRES,   b. 20 Mar 1821, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann GULL,   b. 21 Oct 1829, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1916, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F2215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennie V. DOTSON,   b. 16 Apr 1874,   d. 23 Mar 1931  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F5634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 8/3/1916.

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 249.

    3. [S2746] The James Squires Family of Cabin Run, W.Va., Raymond Lewis Squires (1894-1982), (self-published, 1978).

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).