Jul-28-2018
Husband: Melvin Barnes Census name: Melville Barnes
Born: Apr- -1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Oct-28-1940 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Occupation: manager 3 Occupation: 1930 confections salesman 4 Occupation: 1910 farmer 5 Father: William Barnes (1823 - ) Mother: Ruhama Ayers (1825 - )
Wife: Emma Martin Married: Mar- 5-1889 in Gilmer Co, WV 6
Born: May- -1866 in Barbour Co, WV 1,6 Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Shirley Barnes Born: Jun- 8-1890 in Calhoun Co, WV 7,8,9 Died: Mar- -1972 7 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Kincheloe Creek, Union District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 9,8 Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1940 oiler for natural gas company 11 Occupation: 1930 gas station engineer 12 Occupation: 1920 laborer for Hope Gas Company 13 Occupation: 1917 farming, employed by L. M. Law in Gilmer County 8 Wife: Dicie Marion Bell b. Jun-20-1894 d. Oct- 7-1974 Also known as: M. Dicie Bell 14 Married: Jul-21-1917 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Faye Kathryn Barnes Born: Sep- -1892 1,15 Died: 1967 15 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1930 hotel manager 4 Husband: Orla Bryan Smith b. Mar-26-1897 d. Oct- -1962 Also known as: O. Bryan Smith 17 Married: 1914 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (DeKalb District) (2) 1860 Census, Calhoun County, (W)VA. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (5) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (6) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11543181&Type=Marriage. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (13) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) Headstone. Event Notes Note (1) Age 79y 6m 9d in death record calculates to a birth date of Apr 19 1861, but he was age one month in the 1860 Census, enumerated on Oct 6 1860. The 1900 Census shows it as April 1860.Name Index