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John MCCONNELL

John MCCONNELL

Male 1897 - 1971  (73 years)


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  • Name John MCCONNELL
    Birth 7 Jan 1897  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1916  [7, 8] 
    Vanscoy Meat Market employee 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, Feb 3 1916, in its entirety:
      "John McConnell, who is working in Vanscoy's meat market, spent Sunday at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McConnell, of Smithton."

      Local news item in the "Smithburg News" column, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Oct 26 1916, in its entirety:
      "The new beef shop and restaurant of John McConnell are being well patronized. We are glad to be supplied with the real home grown beef."
    Occupation 1918  [1] 
    Long Coal Co. in Reynoldsville WVa 
    Residence 1918  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Census 1920  Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1920 
    oil well worker 
    Residence 1933  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 1950  Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation farm worker  [4] 
    Occupation 1950  [11] 
    farmer 
    Residence Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Death 5 Jan 1971  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 13] 
    Cause: lung cancer 
    Burial (TIN MARKER)  Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 14] 
    Person ID I66947  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2025

    Father James Emmett MCCONNELL,   b. 10 Aug 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1933, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Mother Sarah L. VINCENT,   b. 27 Apr 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1903 (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F20914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva HILLWEE
    Marriage 20 Aug 1916  [7] 
    • at Pricetown, officiated by Rev. Waymon
    Family ID F45514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Doritha STUTLER,   b. 27 Jun 1896, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1987 (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 2 Jun 1918  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on 29 Jan 1920 at Blockhouse Hill:
      John McConnell, 23, laborer on oil wells; wife Mary, 22; son Quentin, 10 months.

      1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on 10 April 1950 on west side of Englands Run:
      John F. McConnell, 53, farmer; wife Mary D, 53; son Quentin R, 31, single, farm hand.
      Note: The middle initial "F" for John McConnell is not found elsewhere. His death record states NMN, signifying No Middle Name.
    Children 
     1. Quentin Roosevelt MCCONNELL,   b. 31 Mar 1919, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1991 (Age 72 years)
     2. George Curtis MCCONNELL,   b. 3 Nov 1920, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1921, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Documents
    66947_JohnMcConnell_MaryDorithaStutler_MarriageRecord_2Jun1918.jpg    		66947_JohnMcConnell_MaryDorithaStutler_MarriageRecord_2Jun1918.jpg
    Family ID F61986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=2114464&frame=00336.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838214&frame=00151.

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

    7. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 24 Aug 1916.

    8. [S1897] West Union Record, 2/3/1916.

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

    10. [S1659] Death record of father.

    11. [S301] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    12. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    13. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    14. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).