Husband: John Franklin Groah
Born: Dec- 2-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Jun-15-1969 1
Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Resided: 1965 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Resided: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Pvt, Co I, 2nd Regt, WVa Inf, Spanish-American War 1,7
Father: Andrew Jackson Groah (1838 - 1917)
Mother: Emzy Jane Russell (1848 - 1901)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Malissa Olelia Davis
Married: Apr-22-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8
Born: Jul- -1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,2
Died: Dec- 2-1918 in Donohue (now Silver Run, near Cairo), Ritchie Co, WV 10
Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Resided: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Father: John Smith Keener Davis (1845 - 1923)
Mother: Emily Jane Williams (1848 - 1896)
Notes
M Child 1: Forest Clay Groah Born: Dec-25-1900 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 8,11 Died: Mar-18-1956 8,11 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 5 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12,13 Wife: Blonda Lucille McClain b. Feb-14-1903 d. Dec- 8-1968 Married: Feb- 7-1932 8 No children: 8
M Child 2: Willard D. Groah Born: Jan-20-1917 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 14,5 Died: Feb-27-1992 14 Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Military: Tec 5, US Army, World War II
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Obituary of sister. (7) U.S. Spanish American War Volunteers Index to Compiled Military Service Records, 1898 [database online], Ancestry.com. (8) 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. 219. (9) Headstone, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV" reports birth date as June 24 1879 on page 159, but as July 27 1879 on page 219. "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993," p. 285, reports date on headstone as July 25 1879. Death record does not give a birth date, but states age at death as 39 yr 5 mo, leaving the days column blank. (10) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Melissa Olela Groah, married, died Dec 2 1918 at Donohue, age 39 yr 5 mo (space for days left blank). Spaces for birthplace, cause of death, and names of parents were all left blank. DR p. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (13) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (14) Military Grave Marker.