Husband: Herbert Ray Lemasters
Also known as: Ray H. Lemasters 1,2,3,4
Born: Jan-11-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Died: Feb-17-1956 in Salem, WV 5
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 5
Resided: 1945 in Salem, WV 7
Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6
Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 5
Occupation: 1940 road construction worker 2
Father: Mitchell Jason LeMasters (1867 - 1936)
Mother: Frances Chloe "Fannie" Wadsworth (1874 - 1945)
Wife: Elsie May Sutton 4 Married: Sep-28-1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8
Born: Jun- 3-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Died: Apr- 8-1994 10 Resided: in Salem, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Walla A. Sutton (1868 - 1942) Mother: Armina Mason (1871 - 1948)
M Child 1: Clinton Nelson Lemasters
Census name: Nelson P. Lemasters
Born: Nov- 7-1928 10
Died: Aug-27-1997 10
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 11
Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
Resided: in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 13
Military: YN3, U.S. Navy 11
M Child 2: Florian Eugene LeMasters Census name: F. Eugene Lemasters Born: Jun- 6-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,6 Died: Jul- 5-1993 10 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 12 Resided: 1949 in Salem, WV 6 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Janice Lee Thompson b. Jun- 2-1931 Married: Oct-13-1949 in Salem, WV 6
M Child 3: Herbert Duane Lemasters Census name: Duane H. Lemasters Born: Jul-16-1932 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,16,17 Died: Dec-26-2003 15,16,18 Buried: in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV 16 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Pvt, US Army, Korea 16 Wife: Living Wife: Nettie Mural Yeater b. Jul- 5-1936 d. Sep- 3-2016 Married: Jan-19-1964 in Vermont Baptist Church, Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Janet Gae Lemasters Born: Dec-23-1938 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 15,2 Died: Feb-17-2003 15 Resided: in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 10 Resided: 1957 in Fairfax, VA 20 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1957 waitress 20 Husband: Living
M Child 5: Living
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (2) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (3) Obituary of brother. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Obituary of mother. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Herbert Ray Lemasters, 27, b. Doddridge Co, res. Parkersburg; and Elsie Sutton, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 28 1927 in Parkersburg. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 268, incorrectly reports marriage date as Nov 28 1927. Although the marriage ceremony was held in Wood County, the license was issued and the marriage recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 106. (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 268. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Military Grave Marker. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com.