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Mettie POWELL

Mettie POWELL

Female 1876 - 1963  (86 years)

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  1. 1.  Mettie POWELLMettie POWELL was born 15 Oct 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 Apr 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, 1920, 1930, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date on headstone is 1875.

    Mettie married Hugh Linn CARR 15 Mar 1896, Doddridge Co, WV. Hugh (son of Joseph Lewis CARR and Arabell Chloe FORSYTHE) was born 25 Feb 1872, Doddridge Co, WV; died 26 Jul 1938, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lena Louiseose CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1897; died 3 Dec 1925, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 3. Ray CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Aug 1900, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 Jun 1985, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, Manatee Co, FL.
    3. 4. Cecil CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Sep 1903, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 May 1979; was buried , Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.
    4. 5. Olin L. CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1907; died 15 May 1993.
    5. 6. Denzil Monteville CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Aug 1910, Doddridge Co, WV; died 16 Jan 1993, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, Monroe Co, NY.
    6. 7. Bernice P. CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1912, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 Nov 2002, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    7. 8. Geraldine Carrie CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1915, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 Oct 2003; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV.
    8. 9. Victor Pershing CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Aug 1918, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; died 11 Mar 1980; was buried , Genesee Cemetery, Genesee, Potter Co, PA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lena Louiseose CARRLena Louiseose CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 22 May 1897; died 3 Dec 1925, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: stenographer
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1920; school teacher


  2. 3.  Ray CARRRay CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 25 Aug 1900, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 Jun 1985, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, Manatee Co, FL.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1920; laborer at gasoline plant
    • Residence: 1921, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: From 1930 to 141 N 9TH ST, Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY
    • Occupation: 1930; line foreman for Penn Fuel Supply Co
    • Residence: 1941, 1942, Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY
    • Census: 1950, Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY
    • Occupation: 1950; foreman for gas company

    Ray married Hazel Lee HILL 22 Dec 1921, Doddridge Co, WV. Hazel (daughter of John Homer HILL and Ida Belle DAVIS) was born 28 Oct 1900, Roberts, Doddridge Co, WV; died 13 Apr 1963, New York; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Darell Ray CARR  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 May 1924, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Oct 1996; was buried , Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry Co, SC.

    Ray married Lola Jane KNIGHT 13 Sep 1941, Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV. Lola (daughter of Delbert B. KNIGHT and Luvernia Belle WILLIAMS) was born 13 Jun 1903, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 May 1999, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, Manatee Co, FL. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Cecil CARRCecil CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 21 Sep 1903, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 May 1979; was buried , Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1926, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
    • Occupation: 1930; mechanic for city
    • Residence: 1935, Kay Co, OK
    • Census: 1940, Kechi Twp, Sedgwick Co, KS
    • Occupation: 1940; mechanic in oil field
    • Census: 1950, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1950; mechanical engineer for oil & gas company

    Cecil married Alma Marguerite POWELL 3 Nov 1926, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Alma (daughter of Ezra Gilbert POWELL and Nora DAVIS) was born 27 Mar 1900, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV; died 27 Jul 1959, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Cecil married Eva Pearl BALL. Eva was born 11 Dec 1901; died 16 Jan 2000; was buried , Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Olin L. CARROlin L. CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 28 Apr 1907; died 15 May 1993.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Vienna, Wood Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951.

    Olin married Laura POWELL 10 Oct 1925, Doddridge Co, WV. Laura (daughter of Ezra Gilbert POWELL and Nora DAVIS) was born 15 Mar 1903; died 20 Jun 1998. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Denzil Monteville CARRDenzil Monteville CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 12 Aug 1910, Doddridge Co, WV; died 16 Jan 1993, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, Monroe Co, NY.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, 1930, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1937, Rochester, Monroe Co, NY

    Denzil married Wilma RICHARDS. Wilma (daughter of Philetus Marshall RICHARDS and Mary Prudence THOMPSON) was born 12 Jun 1911, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Denzil married Marian Isabel SCHILLINGER 1937. Marian was born 10 Feb 1908, Monroe Co, OH; died 23 Jun 1986, Palmetto, Manatee Co, FL; was buried , Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, Monroe Co, NY. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Bernice P. CARRBernice P. CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 28 Sep 1912, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 Nov 2002, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, 1930, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1963, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Retired from Doddridge County Board of Education in 1974, and was also employed as an office clerk for the West Union Garment Company for a number of years.

    Bernice married Burlin Howard "Junky" GAIN 12 Jul 1935. Burlin (son of Cleveland Perry GAIN and Elta HOSKINSON) was born 6 May 1907, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Aug 2000, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Betty Lou GAIN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1931, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 Mar 2011.

  7. 8.  Geraldine Carrie CARRGeraldine Carrie CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 27 Aug 1915, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV; died 8 Oct 2003; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Fairmont, Marion Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Geraldine married Harry C. TOOTHMAN 20 May 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Harry (son of Charles Dee TOOTHMAN and Bessie MASON) was born 21 Apr 1916, Ritchie Co, WV; died Sep 1983; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Sandra Lee TOOTHMAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Jun 2011, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV.

  8. 9.  Victor Pershing CARRVictor Pershing CARR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mettie1) was born 11 Aug 1918, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; died 11 Mar 1980; was buried , Genesee Cemetery, Genesee, Potter Co, PA.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Doddridge County High School (1937)
    • Residence: Rock Stream, Yates Co, NY
    • Census: 1920, 1930, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1939, Wellsville, Allegany Co, NY
    • Census: 1940, Rochester, Monroe Co, NY
    • Residence: 1940, Rochester, Monroe Co, NY
    • Occupation: Apr 1940; oiler in engine room
    • Occupation: Oct 1940; Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester NY
    • Occupation: 1943; unskilled oiler of machinery
    • Residence: 1943, Allegany Co, NY
    • Military: From 22 Nov 1943 to 1 Dec 1944; U.S. Army, World War II (medical discharge)
    • Census: 1950, Richburg, Allegany Co, NY
    • Occupation: 1950; stationary engineer for natural gas company

    Notes:

    Military:
    Admitted to military hospital in May 1944. Diagnosed with chronic rheumatic fever and rheumatic cardiovascular disease. Discharged December 1944 under Section II, Army Regulation 615-360 (line of duty, Yes).

    Victor married Ruth Marie CURTIS May 1939, Potter Co, PA. Ruth was born 11 Jan 1920, Genesee, Potter Co, PA; died 27 Nov 2001; was buried , Genesee Cemetery, Genesee, Potter Co, PA. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Darell Ray CARRDarell Ray CARR Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ray2, 1.Mettie1) was born 8 May 1924, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Oct 1996; was buried , Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry Co, SC.

    Other Events:

    • Military: 1st Lt, US Army Air Corps, World War II
    • Residence: Newberry, Newberry Co, SC
    • Census: 1930, 1940, 1950, Olean, Cattaraugus Co, NY
    • Occupation: 1950; switchman for telephone company

    Notes:

    Census:
    In 1940, along with his brother Bobbie, in household of his widowed maternal grandmother Bell I. Hill. In 1950, head of family with his wife Sarah and their son Richard.


  2. 11.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (4.Cecil2, 1.Mettie1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


  3. 12.  Betty Lou GAINBetty Lou GAIN Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bernice2, 1.Mettie1) was born 3 Oct 1931, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 Mar 2011.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: school secretary
    • Residence: 1951, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: From 1955, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    After raising her children, she worked for the Dainty Maid Factory, then became a traveling secretary for Doddridge County Schools including the Big Isaac, Summers, Smithburg, Carr and West Union Grade Schools. She became the permanent secretary at W.U.G.S. in 1969 and retired in 1993. After retirement she became part-owner and Vice President of J & J Flowers & Outlet Shoppe.

    Betty married Jackson Hayes "Jack" CALHOUN 19 Jan 1951, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV. Jackson (son of Willie Guile "Bill" CALHOUN and Rebecca Dorthy SCHMIDT) was born 11 Feb 1931, Doddridge Co, WV; died 17 May 2020; was buried , Calhoun/Cox Cemetery, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  Sandra Lee TOOTHMANSandra Lee TOOTHMAN Descendancy chart to this point (8.Geraldine2, 1.Mettie1) was born 14 Mar 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Jun 2011, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: laundry department at Fairmont General Hospital
    • Residence: Rock Lake (Fairmont), Marion Co, WV
    • Residence: FORMERLY, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Sandra married Charles ABELS. [Group Sheet]

    Sandra married William L. JOHNS. William was born 21 Mar 1944; died 14 Feb 2004; was buried , Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Betty3, 7.Bernice2, 1.Mettie1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


  2. 15.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Betty3, 7.Bernice2, 1.Mettie1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. (son of Gayford Orlan COX and Mary Louise MAXWELL) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (15.Living4, 12.Betty3, 7.Bernice2, 1.Mettie1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. (son of Living and Living) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]


  2. 17.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (15.Living4, 12.Betty3, 7.Bernice2, 1.Mettie1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point