Husband: Clyde Gaines
Census name: Clyde Gain
Born: Dec- 1-1897 1 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-27-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Resided: near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1900 10 20 30 40 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: oil field worker for Pennzoil Oil Co. 2,3
Occupation: 1920 laborer for oil company 4
Father: William Gain (1871 - 1900)
Mother: Rhoda Yeater (1871 - 1928)
Wife: Erba Mildred Moffett 5,6,7 Also known as: Mildred Moffett 5 Married: ca 1920 8
Born: Nov-28-1904 9 Died: Apr- 3-1996 9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,6 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Father: John C. Moffett (1880 - ) Mother: Hattie Hays (1880 - )
M Child 1: Donald Duane Gains Born: Jun- 8-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,9 Died: Sep-27-2003 in Chesapeake, VA 11,9 Resided: in Chesapeake, VA 12,13 Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1946) (see note 3) Military: (22 yrs, retired) US Navy, WW II (Jun 1944 - Jun 1946), Korean and Vietnam eras (1950-1972) 15 Wife: Betty Ruth Doak b. ca 1929 Married: Aug-26-1946 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV 14
M Child 2: Vernon Clyde Gains Born: Aug-10-1930 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 10,9 (see note 4) Died: Oct- 1-2010 in Fort Ashby, Mineral Co, WV 16,9 Buried: in Fort Ashby Cemetery, Mineral Co, WV 13 Resided: in Fort Ashby, Mineral Co, WV 13,17 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Infantryman, U.S. Army, Korean War (wounded in action by missile) Occupation: Westvaco (finishing room & wood yard) 13
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (4) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (5) Birth record of son. (6) Death record of husband. (7) Obituary of son. (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Obituary. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Obituary - Nursing home. (17) Death record of father. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1896 and in death record as Dec 1 1898. But WV Births Index and SSDI show it as Dec 1 1897, surname spelled Gaines in both cases. Note (2) In household of maternal grandfather. Neither of her parents was present. Note (3) Although Veterans Administration records show his first term of military service to have been from June 1944 to June 1946, he also appeared in the class photo of the Doddridge County High School class of 1946. Note (4) Birthplace given as Shirley (Tyler County) in obituary, but WV Birth Index indicates Canton in Doddridge County. His family was enumerated in McClellan District, Doddridge County, in the 1930 Census earlier that year.