Jul-28-2018
Husband: Oliver Abraham Sheets Also known as: Ollie Sheets 1
Born: Mar-11-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 2,3,4,5 (see note 1) Died: Sep-13-1935 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6,7 Father: Edward Sheets Mother: Mary Wall
Wife: Eliza Jane Zinn 1 Also known as: Jane Zinn 1 Married: Oct- 6-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Jul- 3-1870 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 9,6,3,5,4,10 (see note 2) Died: Jul- 5-1952 in Beaver Twp, Mahoning Co, OH 10,3 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1950 - 1952 in Beaver Twp, Mahoning Co, OH 10 Census: 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Buckner Zinn (1842 - 1924) Mother: Anna M. Ward (1845 - 1934)
M Child 1: Maynard Russell Sheets Born: Sep- 5-1893 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 11,12,13,3,14 Died: Aug-19-1984 in Mahoning Co, OH 2,13,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: 1946 in Petersburg, Mahoning Co, OH 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Middle Run, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 12,14 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12,18,16 Military: Jun-28-1918 - May- 9-1919 U.S. Army, World War I 19,20,16 Wife: Luanna Leggett b. Nov- 2-1893 d. Jun-24-1961 Also known as: Lieuanna Leggett Married: Sep- 1-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 2: Zola P. Sheets Born: Jan- 6-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,6,3 Died: Sep- -1974 2,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Delbert Brooks Leggett b. Aug-24-1898 d. Apr- -1975 Married: May-29-1919 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 3: William Quay Sheets Also known as: Quay Sheets 21 Born: Apr-29-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,6,14 (see note 4) Died: Feb-13-1944 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 22 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 23 Military: World War I Wife: Opal Bland b. May-12-1900 d. Sep- 8-1960 Census name: Masney Bland 24 Married: May-29-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 4: Homer Benford Sheets Census name: Beuford Sheets Born: Jun-26-1899 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Died: Jul-26-1963 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 2 Buried: in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Massillon, Stark Co, OH 2 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (5) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 78, Line 93 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539955&Type=Marriage. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (7) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Oliver A. Sheets, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Eliza J. Zinn, 22, b. & res in Ritchie Co. Married Oct 6 1892 in Ritchie County, officiated by A. J. Robinson. MR p. 78, Line 93 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539955&Type=Marriage. (9) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 67, Line 123 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2269231&Type=Birth. (10) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1090 (Ritchie County) (16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (17) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (19) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Newspaper article, Doddridge County Republican, Aug 29 1918. (21) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 80. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (23) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1867. Note (2) Death record states birth as Jul 3 1869 in Oxford, West Virginia. But her birth record shows it as Jul 3 1870 in Union Township, Ritchie County. Although generally considered to be in Doddridge County, the community of Oxford straddles the Ritchie-Doddridge. The birth date on her headstone is 1870. Note (3) In household of son Maynard Sheets and his family. Note (4) Birth place given in death record as Sherwood, Doddridge County. But birth record and marriage record show it as Ritchie County.Name Index