Husband: John George Michael
Born: Jul-10-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Mar-16-1967 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Michael (aka Oxford M.P.) Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2
Resided: since 1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Resided: formerly at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Occupation: proprietor of Main Street Restaurant, West Union 6,5,2,7
Occupation: proprietor of Columbian Hotel, West Union 5
Occupation: 1910,1930 farmer 8,9
Father: Peter Broadwater Michael (1844 - 1903)
Mother: Angeline Brice Collins (1845 - 1920)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Leona Blanche Lowther 10,11
Also known as: Blanche L. 4
Married: Oct-27-1904 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
Born: Jul- 2-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,3
Died: Mar-26-1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 13,10,11,3
Buried: in Michael (aka Oxford M.P.) Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: tuberculosis 10
Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Wilson B. Lowther (1857 - 1897)
Mother: Lucia Helen Hale Gray (1859 - 1944)
Notes
M Child 1: Kenneth Lowther Michael Born: Aug- 8-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Died: Dec-20-1982 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 16 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 tire builder in rubber shop 17 Wife: Vida Wilson b. Feb-26-1904 d. Mar-11-1934 Married: ca 1928 17
F Child 2: Brice Irene Michael Born: Jul-17-1912 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Nov-19-2002 in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA 19,13 Resided: from 1995 in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA 18 Resided: formerly in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: English teacher, Wood County schools (17 yrs) 18 Occupation: 1940 school teacher 21 Education: Parkersburg H.S., Ohio University 18 Husband: Edgar William Byham b. Oct-31-1912 d. Jan-10-1998 Married: 1934 22
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Headstone. (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 208. (6) Obituary of daughter. (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (8) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (9) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (13) Obituary - At home. (14) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (16) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (17) 1930 Census. (18) Obituary. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (21) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (22) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) In 1910, location specified as the "Salem and Harrisville Turnpike." Immediate neighbors were John & Ruth Broadwater, William M. & Sarah Britton, Enoch & Sarah Leggett, and Simon & Zelpha Ingram. Note (2) In household of aunt and uncle, Brice C. & Clarence Allender.