Husband: Cecil Earl Tennant
Born: Nov- 2-1888 in Monongalia Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Died: Jul-15-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1920 in Paw Paw District, Marion Co, WV Occupation: 1930, 1940 bookkeeper for gas company 4 Father: David L. Tennant (1861 - 1929) Mother: Rebecca Ellen Haught (1864 - 1914)
Wife: Bessie Eliza Lough Married: ca 1911 4
Born: 1888 in Pennsylvania 2,5 Died: 1965 2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Paw Paw District, Marion Co, WV Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Vivian C. Tennant
Census name: Cecelia V. Tennant
Born: ca 1912 7
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Paw Paw District, Marion Co, WV
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1932) 8
F Child 2: Bernice E. Tennant Born: Mar- 2-1915 9,10,7 Died: Jul-20-1972 in Kanawha Co, WV 11,9,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Paw Paw District, Marion Co, WV Husband: Howard H. Wilcox b. Feb- 5-1910 d. Dec-28-1975 Married: 1936 in Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: David Lewis Tennant Born: Oct-25-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,9 Died: May- 9-1991 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, TX 12,13,9 Buried: (mausoleum) in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson Co, TX 12 Resided: 1940 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Paw Paw District, Marion Co, WV Occupation: 1940 DuPont chemical plant 14 Wife: Virginia Gladys Smith b. Aug- 8-1917 d. Jun-14-2005 Also known as: Gladys Virginia Smith
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (5) 1920 Census, Marion County, WV. (6) Death record of husband. (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (8) Yearbook photo. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (10) Headstone. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit. (14) Newspaper birth announcement of daughter, West Union Herald, 12/5/1940. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1887. Note (2) In 1930, location specified as 127 Railroad Street.