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Lavada "Vada" MCPHERSON

Lavada "Vada" MCPHERSON

Female 1885 - 1953  (68 years)


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  • Name Lavada "Vada" MCPHERSON
    Census 1920, 30, 40, 50  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 28 Sep 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 16 Nov 1953  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I87679  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2024

    Father James MCPHERSON,   b. 28 Apr 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1921, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Mother Sarah Jane OLDAKER,   b. 25 Jul 1846, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F26220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Lambert MCCORMICK,   b. 4 Apr 1883, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1955, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Marriage 7 Jun 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, October 7 1915, in its entirety:
      "J. L. McCormick is going to move into A. J. Cain's property in Wabash in a week or two."

      1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 12, 1950 at 306 Columbian Street.
      Three households were enumerated at this address, with no apparent relationship. Type of dwelling not indicated.
      (1) Ralph F. Bee, 62, divorced, occupation "oversees own property and travels."
      (2) Homer E. Drane, 68, owner of hardware store; wife Beppie R, 59.
      (3) J. Lambert McCormick, 67, unable to work; wife Vada, 64.
    Children 
     1. Robert Leroy MCCORMICK,   b. 27 Jul 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1933, Crystal Lake (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F37657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).