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 1
Wife: Martha M. Webb
Also known as: Martha Springston 3
Married: Aug-29-1920 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: Sep-21-1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jul- -1970 in Mt. Eaton, Wayne Co, OH 9,8 (see note 2)
Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Resided: 1920 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Mother: America Joseph Webb (1852 - 1931)
F Child 1: Mary Wavelene Groah Born: Aug-29-1926 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Died: Mar-31-2011 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: 1944 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Husband: Henry DeVaughn b. Sep-29-1918 d. Sep-16-2009 Married: Oct-17-1944 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 2: Merle Scott Groah Born: Apr-25-1928 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,8 Died: Oct- 8-1987 in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH 9,8 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH 12 Resided: 1954 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Military: Cpl, US Army, Korea 13 Wife: Sarah Jean Layfield b. Jul-14-1934 d. Jan-29-1990 Married: Oct- 7-1954 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3
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) Social Security Death Index. (9) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - At home. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Military Grave Marker. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in SSDI as Sep 21 1889. But 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1888, and date on headstone is also 1888. Note (2) Death date given in SSDI as Jul 15 1970, but Ohio Death Index shows it as Jul 29 1970.