Husband: Benjamin Irl Drummond 1
Also known as: Ben I. Drummond 2
Born: Jun-21-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,3 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-18-1924 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 4
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,5
Cause of death: septicemia 1
Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
Census: 1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: William Micha Drummond (1867 - 1962)
Mother: Alice Jane Richards (1866 - 1919)
Wife: Clella Gay Bee 7
Married: Dec-21-1916 in Salem, WV 8
Born: Feb-20-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,9
Died: Jul-24-1989 10
Resided: in Pinch, Kanawha Co, WV 11
Resided: 1957 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 12
Resided: 1936 in Salem, WV 3
Resided: 1916 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1910 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Father: Elmus I. Bee (1869 - 1935)
Mother: Ora L. Davis (1870 - 1963)
Other spouse 2
Notes
M Child 1: Charles Lane Drummond Born: Sep-23-1917 10,13,6 Died: Jan-28-2007 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 14,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13 Resided: in Pinch, Kanawha Co, WV 13,11 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: E. I. DuPont (39 yrs) 13 Wife: Sarah Margaret Foley b. Aug-20-1913 d. Jul- 7-2004
F Child 2: LaVerne June Drummond Born: Aug-15-1923 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,10 Died: Sep-10-1995 10,16 Resided: in Palm Springs, Riverside Co, CA 11 Resided: 1948, 1950 in Springfield, Hampden Co, MA 17 Resided: 1945, S. Dixie Ave in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co, FL 18 Occupation: 1945, 1950 secretary 18,17 Husband: Lester C. "Lec" Doak b. Sep-28-1919 d. Oct-24-2001 Divorced: 1946 in Palm Beach Co, FL 19 Husband: Lawrence Ervin Freligh b. Feb-26-1918 d. Nov- 1-1968 Married: 1946 in Palm Beach Co, FL 20 Divorced: 1949 in Palm Beach Co, FL 19 Husband: Robert William Smith
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Benjimin (sic) Irl Drummond, farmer, resident of Pullman, b. May 21 1894, son of William Drummond & Alice J. Richard; died Oct 18 1924 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, Wood County, age 30 yr 5 mo 3 da, cause of death septicemia, burial at Pullman. NOTE: Stated age at death would compute to a birth date of May 15 1894. Birth date on headstone is Jun 21 1894. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (7) Obituary of son. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Ben Irl Drummond, 22. b. Ritchie, res. Pullman WV, son of E. I. & Alice; and Clella Gay Bee, 19, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Elmus & Ora. Married Dec 21 1916 at Salem WV. (9) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Pullman) (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) Death record of husband. (13) Obituary. (14) Obituary - Nursing home. (15) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (17) City Directory. (18) Florida State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. (19) Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database online], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health. (20) Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as May 21 1894, but it appears on headstone as Jun 21 1894, and in 1900 Census as June 1894. Name on headstone: Ben I. Drummond.