Husband: Otto Monroe America
Born: Feb-10-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Jul-25-1967 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1940 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: coal miner 1
Occupation: 1940 laborer on W.P.A. project 6
Occupation: 1930 laborer on steam railroad 7
Military: Cpl, 138 CO Trans Corps, World War I 8
Father: Henry William America (1870 - 1945)
Mother: Ida Victoria Seeders (1870 - 1949)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Lillian Grace Harper
Born: Jan- 9-1906 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Died: Jul-23-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9
Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Cause of death: appendicitis 9
Census: 1910, 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William H. Harper (1866 - 1950)
Mother: Charlotte Ida Coontz (1868 - 1947)
M Child 1: Harvey Monroe America Born: Feb-28-1923 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12 Died: Feb- 3-2004 10,11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Resided: 1951 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Betty Lee Delo b. Jul- 6-1933 d. Mar-22-2005 Married: Dec- 7-1951 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Hubert Harold America Born: Oct-27-1924 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14,10 Died: Nov-19-1990 14,10 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Gladys Gertrude America Census name: Gertrude America Born: Dec-30-1926 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 10,16 Died: Jan-22-2011 10 Resided: in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: formerly in North Apollo, Armstrong Co, PA 18 Census: 1940 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alfred Burton Swiger b. Jan-30-1929 d. Sep-22-1978 Married: Sep-21-1945 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Richard Edward America Born: Aug- 9-1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,8 Died: Dec-17-1986 8 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 5,4 Resided: 1953 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Pfc, U.S. Army, Korea 8 Wife: Naomi Maxine Hurst b. Oct-21-1933 d. Sep- 1-1993 Married: Sep- 8-1953 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (3) Military Grave Marker. (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) 1940 Census, Tyler County, WV. (7) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (8) Cemetery marker. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Findagrave.com, Temporary funeral home marker only. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.