Husband: Maynard Russell Sheets
Born: Sep- 5-1893 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3,4,5
Died: Aug-19-1984 in Mahoning Co, OH 6,3,4
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: 1946 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co, OH 7
Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1917 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2,5
Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 2,10,8
Military: Jun-28-1918 - May- 9-1919 U.S. Army, World War I 11,12,8
Father: Oliver Abraham Sheets (1866 - 1935)
Mother: Eliza Jane Zinn (1870 - 1952)
Wife: Luanna Leggett Also known as: Lieuanna Leggett Married: Sep- 1-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Nov- 2-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,13,4 Died: Jun-24-1961 in Mahoning Co, OH 6,4 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1946 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co, OH 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Census: 1900, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Father: John Ervin Leggett (1856 - 1930) Mother: Anna Eliza Smith (1864 - 1953)
M Child 1: Maynard Russell Sheets, Jr. Census name: Russell Sheets 8 Born: Mar-10-1919 in Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Died: Apr- 4-1998 in Orange Co, FL 14,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: in Orlando, Orange Co, FL 16 Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: West Union H.S. 7 Military: Sgt, US Army Air Corps, WW II (South Pacific) 7,17 Wife: Helen Hatfield b. Jun- 7-1923
M Child 2: John B. Sheets Born: ca 1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Aug- 8-2007 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 20 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Occupation: American Cyanamid Co (35 yrs, retired) 18 Occupation: 1942 Bell Telephone Co. 21 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1942) 21 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Wiant b. ca 1923 d. bef Aug 2007 Married: Jun-20-1942 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 21,22 Wife: Jean W. ___ b. Apr-24-1921
M Child 3: Charles Lewis Sheets Born: Jan-11-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16,23 Died: Feb-15-1991 in Mahoning Co, OH 23,16 Buried: in Petersburg Cemetery, Petersburg, Mahoning Co, OH 6 Resided: in New Middletown, Mahoning Co, OH 24,23 Resided: 1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Military: (enlisted 3/30/1943) U.S. Army, Field Artillery, World War II 26,27 Wife: Helen Lucille Rymer b. Oct-25-1923 d. Dec-26-2002 Married: Jun-25-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Wife: Jean M. Garside b. Jun-10-1919 d. Aug-10-2010 Married: Aug-10-1946 28
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1090 (Ritchie County) (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (9) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (11) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Newspaper article, Doddridge County Republican, Aug 29 1918. (13) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (14) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (15) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Military Grave Marker. (18) Obituary. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (20) Obituary - Nursing home. (21) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 8/27/1942. (22) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (23) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (24) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) Newspaper article. (28) Obituary of wife.