Husband: Paul Hosea Berdine
Also known as: Hosea Berdine 1,2
Born: May-21-1908 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Died: Aug-28-1929 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Cause of death: burns from gasoline explosion at Ellenboro 2,3
Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Father: Kit Carson Berdine (1883 - 1961)
Mother: Cora Olive Wilson (1884 - 1967)
Wife: Ruth Evelyn Ball
Birth name: Evelyn Ruth Ball 4
Married: Jan-12-1928 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: Apr- 8-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,7,1
Died: Jan-21-1960 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6,7
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8,6
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: 1957 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9
Census: 1920, 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Edgar Edward Ball (1888 - 1974)
Mother: Mary Etta Wigner (1893 - 1963)
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Louwilma Jean Berdine Also known as: Jean Berdine 2 Born: Nov-21-1927 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Died: Sep-23-2004 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: 1960 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: 1948, 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: clerk & waitress at G.C. Murphy Dept Store in Parkersburg 2 Husband: Gerald Hugh Durnell b. Dec-21-1925 d. Nov-22-1990
M Child 2: Jennings Hosea Berdine Born: Jul-31-1929 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,4 Died: Feb-14-1952 in Korea 13,14,12 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: (enlisted 6/14/1951) Pfc, 17th Inf Regt, 7th Inf Div, US Army, Korea (KIA) 13,14,15,8 Notes 13
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (2) Obituary. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Hosea Berdine, 20, of Ritchie Co; and Ruth Ball, 17, of Ritchie Co. Married Jan 12 1928. (6) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Death record of husband. (10) Death record of mother. (11) City Directory. (12) Headstone. (13) WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings [database online], Ancestry.com and American Battle Monuments Commission. (14) National Archives and Records Administration, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 (database online at Ancestry.com) (15) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration.