Husband: Claude Rolandus Tharp 1
Also known as: Claud Tharp 2
Born: Sep-12-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 (see note 1)
Died: Aug-13-1929 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 3
Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 3
Cause of death: meningitis and influenza 3
Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1917 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: truck driver 3
Occupation: 1917 clerk in store of J. L. Rymer in Auburn 4
Father: Silas Milton Tharp (1858 - 1945)
Mother: Almira V. Britton (1860 - 1945)
Wife: Merle Sinnett 1 Census name: Murle Married: Aug-13-1915 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Sep-24-1896 5,2 Died: Aug- -1985 5 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 glass factory worker Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Loarn Page Tharp 1 Also known as: Page Tharp 6 Born: Sep-22-1916 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 7,6,8,5 Died: Sep- 6-1992 8,5 Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9,10 Census: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 glass factory worker 11 Wife: Mae Mary Crawford
M Child 2: Paul Mansfield Tharp 1 Born: Oct-24-1921 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5,12,13 Died: Jul-27-1998 in Geauga Co, OH 5,12 Resided: in Chardon, Geauga Co, OH 9,10 Resided: 1942 in Ravenna, Portage Co, OH 13 Census: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Military: U.S. Army 12 Wife: Pauline Laura Miller b. Jan- 3-1923 d. Dec-10-2005 Married: Aug-19-1942 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 13
M Child 3: Porter S. Tharp 1 Born: Nov-23-1923 5 Died: Jul-15-1994 5 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 5,10 Census: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Wife: Vieva R. ___ b. ca 1928
M Child 4: Robert Payne Tharp 1 Census name: Payne Tharp Born: Sep-17-1927 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 14,15,9 Died: May-25-1990 in Gainesville, Alachua Co, FL 16,15 Resided: from abt 1988 in Gainesville, Alachua Co, FL 17 Resided: 20 years in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL 6 Census: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: buyer for Summit Optics 17 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II 17 Wife: Betty Lee Lykins b. Mar-29-1928 Married: Jan- 6-1950 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 14 Wife: Darlene M. "Penny" ___ b. Apr-18-1927 d. Jan-30-2011 Married: ca 1973 18
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (5) Social Security Death Index. (6) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) 1940 Census, Lewis County, WV. (12) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (13) Brooke County Marriage Records, Wellsburg, WV. (14) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (15) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (16) Obituary - Hospital. (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Sep 12 1893 in WW I draft registration, but 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1891, age 8.