Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph Alexander McConnell
Born: Aug- 3-1852 in Fairmont, Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Apr-10-1921 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Cause of death: pneumonia 3,1 Resided: 185 Mechanic Street in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,4 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: architect, carpenter & contractor 1,3 Occupation: 1920 architect 4 Occupation: 1910 contractor at planing mill Occupation: 1900 architect 5 Occupation: 1880 carpenter 2 Occupation: 1870 apprentice stone mason 6 Father: John R. McConnell (1808 - 1884) Mother: Emma (Amy) Zimmerly (1822 - 1894)
Wife: Elizabeth Jett Shannon 7 Census name: Jettie Shannon Married: Dec- 9-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Oct- -1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,8,2 Died: 1956 8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: 1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910, 20, 40 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Robert Shannon (1830 - 1916) Mother: Mary M. Johnston (1836 - 1913) Notes
F Child 1: Dessie McConnell Born: Sep- -1881 5 Census: 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 2: Helena B. McConnell Also known as: Lena McConnell 11 Born: Jun-21-1883 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,12,8 (see note 1) Died: Jan-13-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,9 Resided: 185 Washington Ave in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 13 Resided: 1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: architect 3 Occupation: 1940 draftsman for oil & gas company 13 Occupation: 1910, 1920 architect 14 Husband: John Karoplesitis Callas b. ca 1880 d. May- 7-1939 Also known as: John S. Callas 12 Married: Jun-18-1933 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 12
M Child 3: Shannon Joseph McConnell Born: Mar-20-1888 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,15,5 Died: Oct-31-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,3 Resided: 185 Washington Ave in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 40 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: artist 3 Occupation: 1940 bookkeepter at newspaper 13 Occupation: 1920 stenographer 4 Occupation: 1910 stenographer in contractor's office 14 Military: Jul-24-1918 - Jan-18-1919 Cpl, Hq Co, 17th Inf, US Army, World War I 16 Never married: 3
F Child 4: Edna V. McConnell Born: Jul- -1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,17 Resided: 1943 in Leetonia, Columbiana Co, OH 18 Resided: 1911 in Marion Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1910 stenographer in lawyer's office 14 Husband: Omar V. McClain b. Jun- -1882 Census name: Omer McClain Married: Dec- 4-1911 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Ruth McConnell Born: Nov-15-1896 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,5,20 Died: Sep-25-1982 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 21,19 Buried: in Homeland Cemetery, Rootstown, Portage Co, OH 22 Resided: in Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co, OH 21 Resided: 1943 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 18 Census: 1940 in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga Co, OH Resided: 1921 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 18 Resided: 1917 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH 20 Census: 1900, 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Donald O. Hunter b. ca 1893 Married: Aug- 1-1917 in Cuyahoga Co, OH 20 Divorced: 1928 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 23,20 Husband: Walter Harry Weenink b. Aug-17-1893 d. Oct-27-1963 Married: Jan-29-1931 in Cuyahoga Co, OH 20
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (5) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (10) Death record of son. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Ohio County Marriage Records, Wheeling, WV. (13) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (15) Headstone. (16) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (18) Obituary of father. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Record of wife's remarriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1882.Name Index