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Lura Gay THOMPSON

Lura Gay THOMPSON

Female 1908 - 1984  (76 years)


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  • Name Lura Gay THOMPSON
    Birth 16 Jan 1908  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Buffalo District, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940, 1950  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Short Creek, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1961  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death Mar 1984  [3, 4] 
    Burial Short Creek Methodist Cemetery, West Liberty, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I85449  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2025

    Father Richard B. THOMPSON,   b. 12 Feb 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1927, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Mother Myrtle L. NICHOLSON,   b. 11 Feb 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1977 (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F36614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harley KNIGHT,   b. 11 Sep 1905   d. 24 Aug 1974 (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 12 Nov 1927  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Dorothy Mae KNIGHT,   b. 23 Aug 1929, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1956, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F36615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2  
    Children 
     1. Roy Glen SMITH,   b. 16 Mar 1933, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1972, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F62228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3  
    Children 
     1. Juanita Janet RICHARDS,   b. 21 Mar 1938
    Family ID F15850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Earney Lee CUMBERLEDGE,   b. 2 Feb 1899, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1990 (Age 91 years)
    Marriage 11 Aug 1961  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    >1. Wilma CUMBERLEDGE,   b. 10 May 1940, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Roger Lee CUMBERLEDGE,   b. 27 Mar 1944   d. 20 Feb 2017, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F36619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838217&frame=00329.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

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