Husband: Charles Pierce Broadwater
Born: Jun-24-1852 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-17-1942 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Jefferson Broadwater (1806 - 1894)
Mother: Mary Reckner (1812 - 1862)
Wife: Sarah Margurite "Maggie" Lowther 4
Married: Dec-25-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: 1862 5,2
Died: Dec- 5-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,2
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: John Alexander Lowther (1820 - 1862)
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Sinnett (1831 - 1913)
Notes
M Child 1: Franklin P. Broadwater 7
Also known as: Frank P. Broadwater 8
Born: Sep-22-1881 8
Died: Mar-14-1966 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 2: William Clarence "Will" Broadwater Born: Jan-10-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,2 Died: Sep-16-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 (see note 2) Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Wife: Juna "June" Squires b. Oct-11-1892 d. May- 1-1986 Also known as: Junnia Squires 10 Married: Aug- 9-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11
M Child 3: John Jefferson Broadwater Born: Sep- -1884 7 Census: 1930 in Butler Co, KS 12 Census: 1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1910 in Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: tool dresser in oil fields 12 Wife: Ruth Olivia Leggett b. Jan- 1-1888 d. bef Jan 1968 Census name: Ruthio O. Leggett Married: Dec- 4-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 4: Forest D. Broadwater Born: Nov-28-1886 3,15 Died: Jan- 8-1970 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 15,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Blackwell, Kay Co, OK Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: originally in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Occupation: oil & gas producter, founder of Broadwater Drilling Co 15 Wife: Denna Ella Prunty b. Oct- 9-1886 d. Nov- 2-1958 Also known as: Ella Denna Prunty 5 Married: Sep-12-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 5: Harley M. Broadwater
Died: young 3
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 6: Bert Lowther Broadwater 1,7 Also known as: Burton B. Broadwater 17 Born: Feb-21-1891 1,7,17 Died: Sep-10-1952 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18,1 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,17,19 Occupation: businessman 1 Occupation: 1915 clerk at J. N. Markey clothing store 20 Wife: Fredda Geneva Leggett b. Feb- 2-1892 d. Feb- 1-1949 Also known as: Freda G. Leggett Married: ca Sep 1915 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 20
M Child 7: Guy W. Broadwater Born: Dec-10-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,21 Died: Mar- -1978 21 Resided: in Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 21 Resided: 1970 in Great Bend, Barton Co, KS 22,23 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1915 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 24,10 Wife: Frankie Ingram b. Aug- -1896 Married: Dec-22-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 8: Paul Mortimer Broadwater Born: Feb-10-1895 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25,26,1,7 Died: Nov-18-1950 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,27 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,26 Census: 1940 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: State Roads worker 1,26,28 Occupation: 1930 livestock farmer 29 Military: May-27-1918 - Apr-15-1919 Pvt, Co A, 119th Inf, 30th Div, AEF, World War I 30,1 Wife: Altha E. Hatfield b. Sep-30-1896 d. Nov- -1975 Married: ca 1925 29
M Child 9: Edgar H. Broadwater
Born: Feb- 7-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 31
Died: Feb-14-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 32
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 10: Elizabeth A. Broadwater
Born: Feb- 7-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 31
Died: Feb-13-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 32
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
? Child 11: Darley L. Broadwater
Died: young 3
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 12: Rowena L. Broadwater Born: Feb-24-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,21 Died: Feb- 2-2001 21 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Resided: in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX 21 Resided: 1970 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: A. H. Carpenter b. ca 1894 Married: Dec-24-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: Howard Isaac Dilly b. Aug-30-1899 d. Dec- 5-1982 Also known as: Isaac Howard Dilly 25,33 Married: Jul-17-1925 34
M Child 13: Lawrence Vician Broadwater Census name: Laurence Broadwater 17 Born: ca 1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 35 Resided: 1925 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Census: 1910, 1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,36 Wife: Ernestine Virginia Meeks b. May-23-1909 d. Dec- -1982 Married: Feb-14-1925 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 35
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Headstone. (4) Death record of son. (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (8) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 300. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Obituary of wife. (12) 1930 Census. (13) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John J. Broadwater, 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Ruth O. Leggett, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 4 1907. (15) Obituary. (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (18) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (19) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) West Union Record, 10/7/1915. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Obituary of brother. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Kansas before 1951. (24) Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, Dec 30 1915. (25) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (26) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (27) Findagrave.com. (28) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (29) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (30) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (31) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (33) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Obituary of husband. (35) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (36) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). Event Notes Note (1) Age 26 given at time of Dec 1880 marriage would put birth in about 1854, and 1900 Census gives birthdate as Jun 1853, but headstone states 1852 and death record specifies Jun 24 1852. Note (2) But obituary of wife states Oct 15 1924.