Jul-28-2018
Husband: Benjamin Harrison Wolverton Also known as: Harrison Wolverton 1
Born: Nov-26-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Died: Dec-26-1928 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, dairyman 2 Father: Jasper Newton Wolverton (1857 - 1923) Mother: Sophronia M. Mason (1860 - 1926)
Wife: Gretna Gibson 1,5,6,4
Born: May-13-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9,3 Died: Jul- -1988 8,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 laborer on dairy farm 11 Father: Enoch Smith Gibson (1854 - 1949) Mother: Alice Augusta Davisson (1858 - 1941)
F Child 1: Kathryn Mae Wolverton Born: Apr-15-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: Jan-20-1988 12 Buried: in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Robert Zeigler b. Feb- 4-1911 d. May-16-1968 Married: Dec- 2-1933 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 13
M Child 2: John Benjamin Wolverton Born: Nov-18-1914 8 Died: Nov-14-1983 14,8 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 16,17,18 Resided: 1945 in Hillsborough Co, FL 19 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: college 19 Military: Jul-13-1944 - Nov- 8-1945 Cpl, U.S. Army, World War II 19 Wife: Beatrice Knisely b. Aug-20-1914 d. Mar-13-1956 Wife: Viola Virginia Godwin b. Jan- 5-1923 d. Oct-12-2006 Married: Aug-19-1962 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Mary Alice Wolverton Born: Dec-12-1915 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Died: Dec- -1997 12 Resided: 1936 in Nicholas Co, WV 20 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Roland Elwood Freeman b. Jan-26-1912 d. Jan- -1980 Married: Aug-15-1936 in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Harold Gibson Wolverton Born: Sep-12-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Dec- 8-1999 Buried: in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 21 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 22 Military: Mar-23-1945 - Oct-21-1945 S2, U.S. Navy, World War II 21,22,23 Wife: Geraldine Glenda Nicholson b. Mar- 1-1922 d. May-13-2009 Married: Sep-17-1938 14
M Child 5: Eugene Jasper Wolverton Census name: Jasper S. Wolverton Born: Nov- 8-1919 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Feb-23-2010 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 24,8 Buried: in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV 21 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: 1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Monongahela Power Co, owner of Wolverton TV 25 Military: (enlisted 3/28/1942) Tec 4, U.S. Army, World War II (Purple Heart) 26,25 Wife: Marjorie Pass b. Jul- 6-1926 Married: Nov-27-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 27
M Child 6: Walton L. Wolverton Born: Sep-24-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Jul-27-1998 8 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 21 Resided: in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Mar-11-1943 - Nov-13-1945 Sgt, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II 23,21,26
M Child 7: Dennis Smith Wolverton Born: Aug-22-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Jun-17-1995 8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Oct- 7-1944 - Aug-16-1946 U.S. Army, World War II 23 Wife: Ila Joan Baker b. Dec- 7-1928 d. Jan-14-2010 Also known as: Joan Baker 25,28,29 Married: Jul-30-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 30
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) Marriage record of son. (6) Death record of husband. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (12) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Obituary of wife. (15) Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell WV, Cemetery Records, Harrison County Genealogical Society (Aug 1998), Garden of Devotion. (16) Death record of wife. (17) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (19) 1945 Florida State Census. (20) Nicholas County Marriage Records, Summersville, WV. (21) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (22) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 456, Harrison County. (23) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Obituary - Nursing home. (25) Obituary. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (28) Obituary of sister. (29) Obituary of daughter. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as July 3 1949.Name Index