Husband: Ernest Ray Strother Also known as: E. Ray Strother 1,2,3
Born: Nov-22-1892 in Lightburn, Lewis Co, WV 4,5,6,7,1,8 Died: Jan- 8-1982 in Pontiac, Oakland Co, MI 9,6,7 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 3 Resided: in Highland, Oakland Co, MI 10 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Highland Park, Wayne Co, MI (see note 1) Resided: 1917 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8 Occupation: 1917 laborer at Modern Window Glass Co. 4 Father: Daniel Porter Strother (1853 - 1905) Mother: Ettie May Randolph (1867 - )
Wife: Mattie E. Gain 2
Born: Apr- 8-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Died: Sep-27-1941 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 11,3,13
Cause of death: uterine cancer 11
Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1933 in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 14
Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1929 in East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 14
Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Salathiel Reason Gain (1866 - 1943)
Mother: Rebecca Ann Dotson (1868 - 1905)
Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (2) Death record of wife. (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (5) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 121. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (9) Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) City Directory. Event Notes Note (1) In household of cousin Charles R. Strother.