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Brison Elwood MATHENY

Brison Elwood MATHENY

Male 1872 - 1955  (82 years)

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  • Name Brison Elwood MATHENY 
    Born 19 Sep 1872  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Upshur County, but in daughter's birth record as Pleasants County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910, 1920  [6] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Census 1930  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation cemetery caretaker  [4, 7] 
    Died 22 Apr 1955  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Person ID I93048  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2021 

    Father John Wesley MATHENY,   b. 23 Oct 1831, Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1911  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane GUM,   b. 1835, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F26843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Sophrona WHITEHAIR,   b. 22 Aug 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1955, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Beulah Agnes MATHENY,   b. 19 Dec 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1974  (Age 76 years)
     2. Dessie Ruth MATHENY,   b. 1900,   d. 1954  (Age 54 years)
     3. Tresa MATHENY,   b. 24 Dec 1905,   d. 1 May 1907  (Age 1 years)
    Family ID F40137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

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

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

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.