Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Dennis Earl SECKMAN

Dennis Earl SECKMAN

Male 1919 - 1985  (66 years)


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  • Name Dennis Earl SECKMAN
    Birth 29 Jan 1919  Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1940  Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1940  Turkey Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Military From 28 Mar 1942 to 27 Nov 1945  [1, 5, 6, 7] 
    PFC, U.S. Army, World War II 
    Census 1950  Butler District, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Weirton Steel (retired)  [1] 
    Residence Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 8 Apr 1985  Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    Burial New Cumberland Cemetery, New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11] 
    Person ID I82336  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2023

    Father Charles Franklin SECKMAN,   b. 21 Aug 1891, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Mother Martha Ellen SWIGER,   b. 4 Jul 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1938, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F28796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emogean Eileen ENLOW,   b. 21 Nov 1917, Holland, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1983 (Age 65 years)
    Notes 
    • 1950 Census, Hancock County, WV (Butler District), enumerated on April 8, 1950 along King Creek Road:
      Dennis Seckman, 31, b. WVa, laborer in steel mill; wife Jane Seckman, 32, b. Indiana; lodger Ross Ceese, 19, b. WVa, single, laborer in steel mill.
      Note (1): Jane Seckman's name was probably intended to be Jean. She was more commonly known as Emma Jean or Emogean.
      Note (2) Ross Seese was Dennis Seckman's cousin. Their mothers were sisters.
    Children 
     1. Janice Jane SECKMAN,   b. 8 Jul 1943, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 2012, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Living
    >3. Ramona Jill SECKMAN,   b. 28 Sep 1951, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 2010 (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F40205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2201] City Directory.

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    10. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2022 [database online], (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.