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Grandison N. "Dick" FITZWATER

Grandison N. "Dick" FITZWATER

Male 1886 - 1947  (60 years)

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  1. 1.  Grandison N. "Dick" FITZWATERGrandison N. "Dick" FITZWATER was born 18 Jul 1886, Pleasants Co, WV; died 12 Jul 1947, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farm worker
    • Residence: Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Pleasants Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given as Jul 1885 in 1900 Census, as Jul 18 1887 in WW I draft registration, and as Jul 18 1886 in WW II draft registration and death record. Date on headstone is 1886.
    The name Grandison, often seen in 18th- and 19th-century male naming patterns, derives from the eponymous hero of the hugely popular English novel "Sir Charles Grandison" (1753/4) by Samuel Richardson (1689-1761).

    Died:
    Headstone incorrectely shows his death date as 1938, rather than the Jul 12 1947 in his death record.

    Grandison married Mabel Daisy MOORE. Mabel (daughter of Charlie Franklin MOORE and Cora Lillian GARRISTON) was born 1900; died 1984; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ace McClellan FITZWATER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1922, Ritchie Co, WV; died Aug 1970; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.
    2. 3. Robert Eugene FITZWATER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jun 1926, Ritchie Co, WV; died 2 Dec 2012, Wilmot, Holmes Co, OH.
    3. 4. Cora Ella FITZWATER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1928, Hebron, Pleasants Co, WV; died 11 Jun 2019, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.
    4. 5. Wilma Dean FITZWATER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1935, Ritchie Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ace McClellan FITZWATERAce McClellan FITZWATER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grandison1) was born 15 Apr 1922, Ritchie Co, WV; died Aug 1970; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Residence: 1945, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV

    Ace married Ruby Lucille DAVIS 18 Aug 1945, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. Ruby (daughter of James A. DAVIS and Amanda DAVIS) was born 30 Dec 1923, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

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

  2. 3.  Robert Eugene FITZWATERRobert Eugene FITZWATER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grandison1) was born 13 Jun 1926, Ritchie Co, WV; died 2 Dec 2012, Wilmot, Holmes Co, OH.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1950, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV

    Robert married Freda Mae YEAGER 23 Mar 1950, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV. Freda (daughter of Archie John YEAGER and Lula JONES) was born 5 Apr 1932, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Cora Ella FITZWATERCora Ella FITZWATER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grandison1) was born 5 Apr 1928, Hebron, Pleasants Co, WV; died 11 Jun 2019, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mid-Atlantic Glass in Ellenboro, Pennsboro Manufacturing
    • Occupation: Sheppard Nursing Home in Ellenboro (retired)
    • Residence: Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV

    Cora married Foster Deane NAPIER 6 Apr 1946, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV. Foster (son of Asa Allen NAPIER and Maude Ethel DEAN) was born 14 Dec 1916, Gay, Jackson Co, WV; died 6 Nov 1965, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. David Lee NAPIER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1949, Hurshers Run (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV; died 5 Aug 2017, Marietta, Washington Co, OH; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.

  4. 5.  Wilma Dean FITZWATERWilma Dean FITZWATER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Grandison1) was born 23 Jan 1935, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 2000, 2019, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV

    Wilma married Albert Zane FOX 29 Mar 1952, Ritchie Co, WV. Albert (son of Michael Elza FOX and Epsie Lee MERCER) was born 18 Aug 1931, Pike (Ellenboro), Ritchie Co, WV; died 5 Feb 2000, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale (Cairo), near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ace2, 1.Grandison1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married James Douglass BROADWATER. James (son of Frank Taylor BROADWATER and Hazel Leona MCKINNEY) was born 1 Apr 1944; died Bef Oct 2000. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  David Lee NAPIERDavid Lee NAPIER Descendancy chart to this point (4.Cora2, 1.Grandison1) was born 19 Aug 1949, Hurshers Run (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV; died 5 Aug 2017, Marietta, Washington Co, OH; was buried , Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: SP5, US Army, Vietnam era
    • Education: Pennsboro High School (1968)
    • Occupation: chemical operator at American Cyanamid plant, Willow Island WV (38 yrs)
    • Residence: Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV

    David married Living. (daughter of Nathan Robert PRIMM and Thelma Virginia GOODWIN) [Group Sheet]


  3. 8.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (5.Wilma2, 1.Grandison1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]


  4. 9.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (5.Wilma2, 1.Grandison1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded