Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Cleveland Perry Gain    
       Also known as: Perry C. Gain 1,2,3
                Born: Jan- 4-1885          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,4
                Died: Mar- 6-1931          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
      Cause of death:                      homicide (struck with gun barrel)  2
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1910, 1920           teamster  6,7
              Father: Abraham Gain   (1834 - 1915) 
              Mother: Catherine Matilda "Mattie" Carrico   (1842 - 1919) 
                Wife: Elta Hoskinson     
       Also known as: Etta 8,4
             Married: Oct-31-1906          in Doddridge Co, WV  9,4
                Born: Sep-12-1886          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
                Died: Dec-17-1960          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  11
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  12
             Resided: 1948                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  13
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Robert Lee Hoskinson   (1847 - 1933) 
              Mother: Rebecca Dixon Vincent   (1853 - 1946) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 
           M Child 1: Burlin Howard "Junky" Gain      
                Born: May- 6-1907          in Doddridge Co, WV  14,15
                Died: Aug-24-2000          in Doddridge Co, WV  16,15
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  16
             Resided:                      at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  16,17
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      school bus driver (30 yrs), charter member of Doddridge Co Emergency Squad  16
            Military:                      S1, US Navy, USS Ranger (CV-61), World War II  16,18
                Wife: Bernice P. Carr  b. Sep-28-1912  d. Nov-23-2002  
             Married: Jul-12-1935           19
           F Child 2: Vonda Olive Gain    10  
                Born: Jun- 4-1909           15,20
                Died: Dec-  -1980           15,20
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  21
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  22
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Kenneth Leroy Powell  b. Nov-11-1908  d. Jul-  -1983  
           F Child 3: Merle J. Gain    10  
         Census name: Murl 7
                Born: Mar- 5-1911           15
                Died: Jan-  -1996           15
             Resided:                      in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  15
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Evert Duckworth  
             Husband: ___ Shingleton  

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(3) Headstone. 
(4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, 
revised 1995) 
(6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 441. 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Cleve Gain (age 21, b. in Doddridge) and Etta 
Hoskinson, age 20. MR Bk 7, p. 441. 
(10) Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL . 
(11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elta (NMI) Allen, 74, widowed, b. Sep 12 1886 in Doddridge 
Co, dau of R. L. Hoskinson & Rebecca Vincent; died Dec 17 1960 in West Union, burial at IOOF Cemetery in Salem.  
Informant:  Burlin Gain, Morgansville W.Va.  (Note:  Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969," p. 14, 
incorrectly reports death date as Dec 20 1960.), DR p. 4-A. 
(12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(13) Death record of husband. 
(14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 65. 
(15) Social Security Death Index. 
(16) Obituary. 
(17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. 
(18) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) 
(19) Obituary of husband. 
(20) Headstone (year only) 
(21) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 







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