Husband: Douglas C. Stuart
Census name: Douglas Stuart
Born: Sep-15-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-27-1902 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,4 (see note 2)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Cause of death: killed by train near east end bridge in West Union 3
Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: plumber 5
Father: Chapman Johnson Stuart (1820 - 1888)
Mother: Mary Ann Stuart (1837 - 1917)
Wife: Tabitha "Bertha" Hustead Also known as: Bertha Hustead 2 Married: Jul-14-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Jul- -1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,2 Resided: 1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 washing & ironing 7 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Icy Maud Hustead
Also known as: Icy M. Stuart 1
Born: Sep- 8-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,7,8
Died: Feb- 5-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Cause of death: diphtheria & la grippe with pneumonia 9
M Child 2: Archie D. Stuart
Born: Jan-24-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,8
Died: Feb- 6-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Cause of death: diphtheria & la grippe with pneumonia 10
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Obituary. (5) Birth record of son. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793986&Type=Marriage. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 146, Line 1142 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047945&Type=Death. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 145, Line 1141 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047922&Type=Death. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1876, age 23. But age 5 in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1875, while headstone specifies Sep 15 1874. Note (2) DOUGLAS STUART KILLED Was a Brother of Mrs. Millard Snider of This City. Sunday morning about two or three o'clock the eastbound express train ran over and killed Douglas Stuart at West Union. From the remarks made by the deceased a few hours before his death, it is thought by some he was bent on self-destruction. However, he and some others had been drinking heavily during the evening and the presumption is his death was directly due to that. His feet were cut off and his head and shoulders were practically severed from the body. The scene of the accident was close to his home. Near the west end of the bridge crossing Middle Island creek is found the first evidence of the accident. The bulk of the remains was found beyond the east end of the bridge, showing that the train was going at its usual high rate of speed. No one saw the accident unless from the engine which struck him. The train did not stop to investigate the result of the collision, and the body was not discovered until a half hour or more afterwards. The deceased leaves a wife and small child, one brother and three sisters, viz: W. S. Stuart, the well known lawyer, Mrs. G. W. Farr, Mrs. B. H. Maulsby, and Mrs. M. F. Snider, of this city. The Clarksburg Telegram, August 1, 1902, page 3