Husband: Nathan Goff Pernell
Also known as: Goff Pernell 1,2,3,4
Born: Mar- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6,4
Died: Jun-30-1971 in Ohio Co, WV 7,6
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8,3
Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Occupation: 1930 roustabout for oil company 2
Father: Joseph Franklin Pernell (1850 - 1937)
Mother: Samantha Moore (1850 - 1913)
Wife: Grace Edna Sims 1,9 Married: Dec-22-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Jul- 9-1886 in Harrison Co, WV 10,11,6,4 Died: Apr- 9-1956 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10,6 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 12,10,7 Cause of death: stomach cancer 13 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Court House District, Taylor Co, WV Father: Philander Sims (1861 - ) Mother: Jeanette B. "Nettie" Summerville (1864 - )
M Child 1: Edward Pernell Born: ca 1914 2 Resided: 1933 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Mildred Odessie Smith b. ca 1912 Married: Jul- 6-1933 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 2: Edna Pernell Born: ca 1917 2 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Onnie Gordon Pernell
Born: Feb-22-1919 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16
Died: Oct- 3-1958 in Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co, OH 17,16
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Mar- 2-1937 - Dec-26-1950 CSC, US Navy, World War II (South Pacific), Korea 16,18,19 (see note 2)
Never married: 17
M Child 4: Robert Boyd Pernell Census name: Boyd Pernell Born: Mar-23-1922 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 15,2 (see note 3) Died: Nov- -1966 20 Resided: in Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI 21,22 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1954 millwright at Fisher Body 22 Occupation: 1951 pressman at Fisher Body 22 Military: (enlisted 1941/42) PhM, US Navy, WW II, USS Leedstown (AP-73) 23,19 (see note 4) Wife: Emilie L. ___ b. Jan-15-1918 d. Nov- 1-1973
M Child 5: Bertie Owen Pernell Born: Aug-31-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,21,14,24 Died: Dec-30-1969 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 17,24,21 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 25 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 17 Resided: 1951 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Military: (enlisted 1942/43) US Navy, WW II (minesweeper USS Dextrous AM-341, Mediterranean, Pacific) 23,26,19 (see note 5) Wife: Nancy Ann Coulehan b. Feb-28-1933 d. Jan-21-1966 Married: May- 5-1951 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) Death record of father. (4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Findagrave.com. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (9) Marriage record of son. (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Military Grave Marker. (17) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (18) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (19) West Union Herald, 2/1/1945. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) City Directory. (23) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (24) Headstone. (25) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (26) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Location in 1930 specified as Pennsylvania Avenue, and in 1940 as Smithburg. Note (2) Served aboard the USS Gannet (AVP-8) in 1941-42, on the USS Ariel (AF-22) in 1942, on the LST-454 in 1943-44, on the USS Gilmer (APD-11) in 1944, on the USS Telamon (ARB-8) in 1945-47, on the USS Eversole (DE-404) in 1947-48, and on the USS Tekesta (ATF-93) in Dec 1948. Aboard the USS Gannet when it was sunk on June 7, 1942, he was one of 18 men who were in the ocean for 17-1/2 hours before they were rescued and taken to a hospital for three weeks. Note (3) Birth date given in SSDI as Mar 23 1920, but birth record shows it as Mar 23 1922. He was age 8 in the 1930 Census and 18 in the 1940 Census. Note (4) Served aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Leedstown (AP-73), the destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724) (known as "the ship that would not die" and now a museum ship in South Carolina), the PCE-900, and the attack cargo ship USS Virgo (AKA-20). From a news article in the West Union Herald of February 1, 1945: "Robert B. Pernell, Pharmacist Mate 1/c, has been in the Navy three years. Fourteen months of this time was spent in European waters. He was a member of the crew of the ship Leedstown, bound for the United States, after unloading troops in North Africa, and which was attacked and sunk by the enemy on Nov. 8, 1942. He and other members of the crew were picked up by airplane after several hours in the water." (NOTE: The initial attack and damage was on Nov 8 1942, with a second attack and further damage the next day. The ship sunk on Nov 9 1942 about 12 miles from Algiers. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l5/leedstown-i.htm) Note (5) Served aboard the minesweeper U.S.S. Dextrous (AM-341) in the Mediterranean in 1943-1944 (Anzio beachhead in preparation for invasion, and southern France) and in the Pacific in 1945-1946 (Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Okinawa in connection with the U.S. 3rd Fleet's final raids on Japan). From a news article in the West Union Herald of February 1, 1945: "Bertie O. Pernell, S 1/c, has been in the Navy two years. He trained at Great Lakes and has been in active service 14 months. He was in the invasion of Southern France, Italy and other ports in the Mediterranean area. He has reported back to Norfolk, Va., for orders."