Husband: Charles Leonard Cavins
Census name: Charley Cavins
Born: Feb-12-1893 in Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Mar-16-1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,3
Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: tower foreman at gas company 1
Occupation: 1940 assistant engineer at (natural) gas station 5
Military: Mar- 5-1918 - Aug- 7-1919 Pfc, Gen Hospital #11 Med Dept, US Army, WW I (Camp Sherman, Ohio) 6
Father: William M. Cavins (1868 - 1946)
Mother: Myrtle Ivy Pigott (1875 - 1947)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Bessie Opal Chipps 7 Also known as: Opal Chipps 7,8,9,10 Married: ca 1922 4
Born: Jul- 2-1905 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11,12,2 Died: Feb- 4-1972 in Bay City, Bay Co, MI 12,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: William Lonzo Chipps (1863 - 1939) Mother: Martha Jane Hickman (1869 - 1934) Notes
M Child 1: Billie Jack Cavins Also known as: Billy Jack Cavins 11,13,14 Born: Jun-25-1924 15,16 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 4-1988 17,16 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 18 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 20 Military: Mar-11-1943 - Oct-30-1945 Pvt, US Army, World War II, Europe (Combat Infantryman Badge) 17,21 Census: 1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Betty Jane Fluharty b. Jan-11-1924 d. Dec-31-2012
F Child 2: Anna Jacqueline Cavins Born: Nov-28-1925 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 11,19 Died: Apr-26-1997 19 Resided: in Marianna, Washington Co, PA 14 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4 Husband: James Arthur Dulaney b. May- 4-1919 d. Mar- 9-1989
F Child 3: Josie Lucille Cavins Born: Jul-12-1927 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 22,15 Died: Jun-27-2010 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23,15 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24,22 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1944) Husband: Joseph Arnold Davis b. Nov- 1-1925 d. Oct-17-2008 Married: Jan- 1-1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22
F Child 4: Doris Juanita "Herbie" Cavins Census name: Waneta Cavins Born: May- 1-1929 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,4 (see note 2) Resided: 2005, 2010, 2012 in Bay City, Bay Co, MI 14,13 Resided: 1946 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Earl Denver Bibbee b. Jun- 3-1927 Married: Mar- 9-1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25
F Child 5: Jessie Edith Cavins Born: Feb-27-1931 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 24,25 Died: Jul- 5-2012 in Lubeck, Wood Co, WV 26 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Resided: in Lubeck, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: 1947 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jerry Michael Towner b. Nov- 7-1928 d. Dec-23-1986 Married: Nov-20-1947 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25
M Child 6: Andrew Charles Cavins Born: Oct- 2-1932 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25,15 Died: Jun-12-1997 in Kentucky 27 Buried: No. Hardin Meml Gdns in Radcliff, Hardin Co, KY 18 Resided: in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, KY 19 Resided: formerly in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 28 Resided: 1958 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jan-21-1977 - Jan-31-1982 U.S. Army 17 Wife: Living Wife: Bonnie J. ___ b. Jul-19-1934 d. Jan-30-1992
F Child 7: Colin Louise Cavins Born: Mar- 1-1934 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15,24 Died: Mar-23-2010 15,24 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 18,24 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 19 Resided: 1975 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 29,30 Resided: 1953 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1951) Military: Jul- 1-1952 - Jun-19-1953 US Air Force, Korean War 17,24 Husband: Richard Russell Cogar b. Apr-30-1927 d. Feb- 8-1994 Married: May- 7-1953 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Divorced: Mar-13-1975 in Cuyahoga Co, OH 29 Husband: Terryle Kenneth Petrovich b. Mar-18-1937 d. Nov-29-2006 Married: Mar-28-1975 in Cuyahoga Co, OH 30
F Child 8: Patricia Dene Cavins Also known as: Patty D. Cavins 25 Born: Feb-17-1935 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 11,25 Died: Apr-12-2017 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY 31 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 18 Resided: in Brandenburg, Meade Co, KY 24,13 Resided: 1952 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hershel Dickey b. Sep-13-1929 d. Feb- 8-1968 Also known as: Hershle Dickey 32 Married: Dec-29-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Husband: John Butler McDonald b. Oct-16-1937 d. Mar-29-1973 Husband: Felipe DeLaRosa b. Oct- 6-1936 d. Jun-15-1989 Married: Nov- 4-1977 in Tennessee 33 Divorced: Sep-12-1980 in Hardin Co, KY 34
F Child 9: Living Husband: Carroll Gene Evans b. May- 6-1936 d. Feb-26-2011
M Child 10: John Daniel Cavins Born: May-15-1940 15 Died: Feb-26-2011 in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, KY 31,15 Buried: in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens, Hardin Co, KY 35 Resided: in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, KY 15 Military: (44 years) Sgt Major, US Army, Vietnam 35,24
M Child 11: Samuel McArthur Cavins Also known as: McArthur Cavins 14 Born: Apr-10-1942 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 24,36 Died: Sep-30-1968 in Vietnam 36 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 36 Military: Cpl, US Marine Corps, Combat Engineer, Vietnam (casualty, non-hostile) 36 Wife: Jacqueline ___
M Child 12: Leslie Carroll Cavins
Also known as: Lesley Carall Cavins 37
Born: Sep-15-1943 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 37,16
Died: Jun-17-1944 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 37,16
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 37,3,18
Cause of death: drowned in bathtub 37,24
F Child 13: Living Husband: Living Husband: Living
M Child 14: Rodney Lee Cavins Born: Jan-24-1947 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24,15 Died: Nov-18-2005 15,24 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 35,24 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Resided: 1968 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Military: Feb-14-1964 - Dec-17-1965 Pvt, US Army, Vietnam 35,17 Wife: Living
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