Husband: Eli Magner
Born: 1865 in Allen Co, IN 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Mar- 6-1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,1
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4
Cause of death: natural gas explosion (previous day at Sedalia, Doddridge Co) 5
Resided: 1907 in Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: engineer at natural gas pumping station 5
Occupation: 1900, 1903 streetcar conductor 6,7
Father:
Mother:
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Wife: Virginia "Jennie" Dillon Also known as: Jennie Dillon 8,9 Married: Oct-16-1907 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jan-18-1880 8,9 (see note 2) Died: Jul-26-1942 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 8 Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis & manic depressive psychosis 8 (see note 3) Resided: in Beverly, Randolph Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Booths Creek District, Taylor Co, WV Father: Silas Dillon (1839 - 1917) Mother: Cassa Bailey (1838 - 1902) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Silas Corbin Magner Also known as: Corbin Magner 10,11 Born: Aug-18-1908 12 Died: Oct- -1981 12 Resided: in Beverly, Randolph Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1940 in Beverly, Randolph Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Obituary - Hospital. (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) Obituary. (6) 1900 Census. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (10) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) 1940 Census, Randolph County, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Death record of stepfather. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1864, but date on headstone is 1865. Note (2) Birthplace given as Barbour County in marriage record, but as Marion County in death record. More likely, however, would be Taylor County, where she was found as a 5-month-old baby in the Census of Jun 9 1880, and where her older brother is known to have been born. Note (3) Length of stay in hospital: 14 years.