Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph Finley Tennant Also known as: Finley Tennant 1
Born: 1869 2 Died: 1947 2 Buried: in Walnut Fork Cemetery, Lima, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Mother: Other spouse 2
Wife: Lucinda Bell Pitts 5
Born: 1869 2 Died: 1908 2 Buried: in Walnut Fork Cemetery, Lima, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Father: Simon Pitts (1848 - 1880) Mother: Mary Elizabeth Wright (1849 - 1916)
M Child 1: Alvy Tennant Born: Mar-18-1892 6 Died: Apr- -1985 6 Buried: Woodlawn Meml Park in Gotha, Orange Co, FL 7 Resided: in Orlando, Orange Co, FL 8,9 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Wife: Ava Lewis b. Jul-15-1896 Census name: Avy Lewis
M Child 2: Calvin Tennant Born: Aug-18-1894 in Tyler Co, WV 6,10 Died: Jul- 3-1978 6 Buried: in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange Co, FL 7 Resided: in Orlando, Orange Co, FL 11 Census: 1930 in Munhall, Allegheny Co, PA Census: 1920 in Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA Resided: 1916 in Tyler Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1930 meter man for gas office 12 Occupation: 1920 shear helper at steel mill 13 Wife: Mabel Hendershot b. 1899 d. Apr- -1959 Census name: Sadie M. Hendershot Married: May-20-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 3: Albert "Bert" Tennant 14 Born: Sep- 8-1896 in Tyler Co, WV 14,6 Died: Dec-23-1983 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,6 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 16 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1919 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 18 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: Consolidated Gas Co. (40 yrs) 14 Occupation: 1930 oiler at gas station 17 Military: Sep- 3-1918 - Dec-21-1918 U.S. Army, World War I 19,14 Wife: Pluma T. Arnett b. May-27-1900 d. Jan-14-1987 Married: Jan-18-1919 in Tyler Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Melvin Tennant Born: Jun-11-1899 6 Died: Dec- -1979 6 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1920 in Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1920 line drawer at steel works 13
F Child 5: Hazel T. Tennant Born: ca 1901 in Tyler Co, WV 20,4 Resided: 1920 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 20 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Hailman G. Tallman b. ca 1901 Married: May-29-1920 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 20
F Child 6: Clytha Mae Tennant Census name: Clathy Tennant Born: Feb-19-1904 2,4 Died: Nov- -1981 2 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 7 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: ___ Yoho
M Child 7: Ervin Tennant Born: Jun- 8-1906 6 Died: Apr-14-1998 6 Buried: Jefferson Meml Park in Pleasant Hills, Allegheny Co, PA 7 Resided: in West Mifflin, Allegheny Co, PA 8 Resided: 1983 in Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA 9 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Sources: (1) Newspaper wedding announcement of son. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (4) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (5) Obituary of son. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (12) 1930 Census. (13) 1920 Census. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (16) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (19) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV.Name Index