Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Charles Luther "Lou" Cumpston 1,2   
       Also known as: Luther Cumpston 3
                Born: Jan-16-1870          in Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA  2,4,1,5,6,7
                Died: Jan- 1-1967          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2,6
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  2,8
             Resided:                      in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  9,2,6
             Resided: 1937                 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer, oil field worker  2
              Father: Alfred Charles Cumpston   (1841 - 1929) 
              Mother: Laura Jane Shanks   (1846 - 1883) 
Notes 2 
                Wife: Alice Melvina Frashure   10,11  
       Also known as: Alice M. Frazier 12
             Married: May-22-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  13,14
                Born: Apr-10-1872          in Lewis Co, WV  15,5
                Died: Jun- 6-1961          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  15,16,17
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  15,8
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: David F. Frazier   (1841 - 1911) 
              Mother: Mary R. McKinley   (1849 - 1930) 
           M Child 1: David Alfred Cumpston      
                Born: Nov-18-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,6,2
                Died: Feb- 2-1973          in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC  19,6
              Buried:                      in Stoneville Cemetery, Stoneville, Rockingham Co, NC  2,20
             Resided: 1967, 73             in Stoneville, Rockingham Co, NC  21,22
             Resided: formerly             in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Pittsylvania Co, VA  
              Census: 1920                 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      salesman, Rawley Products Co; farmer  2
          Occupation: 1930                 dairy farm manager  23
          Occupation: 1915                 foreman for L. Basil Maxwell at Bluestone  24
                Wife: Opal Mable Davis  b. Apr-26-1899  d. May-19-1967  
         Census name: Opie Davis 
             Married: Oct- 2-1915          in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD  24
           M Child 2: (Male) Cumpston      
                Born: Mar-29-1894          in Doddridge Co, WV  25
                Died: 1894                  
              Buried:                      in Lough (Loft) Cemetery, Roberts Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  20
           M Child 3: John Alexander Cumpston      
                Born: Mar-18-1895          in Doddridge Co, WV  26,2
                Died: Mar-28-1979          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  2,8
             Resided:                      in Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1940                 at Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      Hope Natural Gas Co (43 yrs)  2
            Military:                      Pfc, US Army, World War I  2
                Wife: Minnie G. Yoke  b. Jul-19-1899  d. Sep-14-1977  
             Married: Jul- 7-1917          in Doddridge Co, WV  27,17,14
           F Child 4: Ruth Mary Cumpston      
                Born: Aug-19-1897          in Doddridge Co, WV  28,2,29
                Died: May-15-1986          in Salem, WV  2,29
              Buried:                      in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV  20
             Resided:                      in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  3,11
             Resided:                      in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  21,3,30
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Harley Roscoe "Ross" Leasure  b. Nov- 6-1897  d. Nov- 5-1988  
         Census name: Rosco Lasur 31
             Married: Jun-12-1920          in Doddridge Co, WV  32
           F Child 5: Hazel Martha Cumpston      
                Born: Dec-19-1899          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  33,2
                Died: Jun-16-1990          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV  2
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1967                 in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV  21
              Census: 1910, 1930, 1940     in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Franklin Edwin Ross  b. Oct-12-1899  d. Nov- 2-1979  
       Also known as: Frank Edwin Ross 34
             Married: May-23-1920          in Doddridge Co, WV  35,14,17,27
           F Child 6: Sophia Elaine Cumpston   11   
       Also known as: Elaine 36
                Born: Sep- 5-1902          in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV  37,2,6 (see note 2)
                Died: Oct-30-1986          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2,6
              Buried:                      in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  20
             Resided:                      in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  21,3,38,6
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Luther William Boyce  b. Dec-23-1906  d. Jan-11-1988  
             Married: Oct-18-1925          in Doddridge Co, WV  39,14,27,17
           F Child 7: Laura G. (Lilla) Cumpston      
         Census name: Laura J. Cumpston 
                Born: Aug-27-1904          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  40
                Died: Jun- 6-1922          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  41
              Buried:                      in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  41
      Cause of death:                      childbirth  41
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Howard Everett M. Ross  b. Aug-26-1901  d. Jan- 8-1989  
             Married: May- 8-1921          in Doddridge Co, WV  42
           M Child 8: Paul Edward Cumpston      
                Born: May-15-1906          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  2,43,6
                Died: Nov- 8-1994          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2,6
             Resided:                      in Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided: 1990                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  38
             Resided: 1967, 73, 75, 79     in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  21,3
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      track foreman at B&O Railroad (30 yrs), oil field worker, farmer  2
                Wife: Ruth Eleanor Tate  b. Aug-14-1909  d. Jul-26-2005  
             Married: Sep- 9-1935          in Doddridge Co, WV  14
           F Child 9: Columbia Jane Cumpston      
       Also known as: Jane Cumpston 44
                Born: Sep-11-1908           44
                Died: Jan-21-1911          in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  44 (see note 3)
              Buried:                      in Lough (Loft) Cemetery, Roberts Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  20
      Cause of death:                      pneumonia  44
              Census: 1910                   (see note 4)
          M Child 10: Leeman Charles Cumpston      
                Born: Oct-30-1910          in Market, Doddridge Co, WV  2,45,6
                Died: Sep-12-2001          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  46,6
              Buried:                      in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Vienna, Wood Co, WV  6,38
             Resided: 1973, 1994           in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1975, 1979, 1986     in Walker, Wood Co, WV  3,38
              Census: 1940                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      school bus driver, salesman, farmer  2
          Occupation: 1940                 none (W.P.A.)  47
                Wife: Freda Swiger  b. Nov- 2-1917  d. Jun- 1-2012  
             Married: Dec-10-1932          in Doddridge Co, WV  14,17
          F Child 11: Verna Rebecca Cumpston      
                Born: Apr- 2-1913          in Market, Doddridge Co, WV  48,2,6 (see note 5)
                Died: Nov-23-1998          in Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV  2,6
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV  2
             Resided: 1944, 67, 73         in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  49,21,3
             Husband: Clifton Clinton Ritter  b. Aug-31-1910  d. Nov-18-1987  
             Married: Mar- 6-1937          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  50,14,17
          F Child 12: Virta Alice Cumpston      
                Born: Apr- 2-1913          in Market, Doddridge Co, WV  51,38 (see note 6)
                Died: Feb- 9-1999          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  2,6
              Buried:                      in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  29,2
             Resided:                      in Washington, Wood Co, WV  2
             Resided: formerly             in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3,38,6
             Resided: 1967                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  21
              Census: 1940                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      cook (3-Point Restaurant in Ellenboro, Pullman Lunch in West Union)  2
             Husband: Brady Elden Adams  b. Nov- 5-1914  d. Nov- 6-1993  
         Census name: Brada E. Adams 52
             Married: Feb- 3-1937          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  53,14
          M Child 13: Clifford Lewis Cumpston      
                Born: Sep-14-1916          in Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV  54,2,6
                Died: Sep-24-1975          in Canton, Stark Co, OH  2,6
             Resided:                      in Louisville, Stark Co, OH  2
             Resided: 1967, 73             in Sarasota, Sarasota Co, FL  21,3
             Resided: formerly             in Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided: 1947                 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV  49
             Resided: 1937                 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  12
          Occupation:                      maintenance, Joenist Geriatric Nursing Home, Canton OH  2
                Wife: Dulcie Marie Adams  b. Jan- 9-1920  d. Oct-26-1985  
         Census name: Dulsa Adams 30
             Married: Mar- 6-1937          in Doddridge Co, WV  12

Sources:
(1) Birth record of son. 
(2) Obituary. 
(3) Obituary of brother. 
(4) Birth record of daughter. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 203. 
(6) Social Security Death Index. 
(7) Christina JoAnn Boring, Weirton, WV 26062 . 
(8) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(9) Obituary of granddaughter. 
(10) Obituary of son. 
(11) Obituary of daughter. 
(12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Charles L. Cumpston, 19, b. Greene Co, PA; and Alice M. 
Frazier, 20, b. Lewis Co, WV.  Married May 22 1892 "at residence of bride's father in Doddridge Co."  Informants:  
Charles L. Cumpston, William S. Rarrico (sp?), and A. E. Frazier. MR Bk 4, p. 
203. 
(14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 36-B. 
(16) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(17) Obituary of husband. 
(18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 55. 
(19) Obituary - Hospital. 
(20) Findagrave.com. 
(21) Obituary of father. 
(22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(23) 1930 Census. 
(24) Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, Oct 14 1915. 
(25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 60. 
(26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 62. 
(27) Obituary of wife. 
(28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 30. 
(29) Headstone. 
(30) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(31) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). 
(32) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Participants identified as Rosco Lasur [sic], age 22, and Ruth Cumpston, age 22.  Ceremony held Jun 12 
1920. 
(33) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 35. 
(34) Marriage record of son. 
(35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 417. 
(36) Death record of daughter. 
(37) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 40. 
(38) Obituary of sister. 
(39) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Luther W. Boyce, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and 
Sophia E. Cumpston, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Oct 18 1925 at home of Lee Cumpston. MR Bk 11, p. 
444. 
(40) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birth record index has name as "Lillia," but actual record as it as 
"Lilla.", BR Bk 3, p. 43. 
(41) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(42) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Howard Ross, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Laura Cumpston, 18, of Doddridge Co.  Married May 8 1921.  Bride's 
stated age is incorrect, as her birth record reflects a birth date of Aug 27 
1904. 
(43) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original entry had only the middle initial "E."  Correction to full 
middle name Edward made "by affidavit of father signed 4/25/66," recorded on Apr 28 1966. BR Bk 4, p. 
24. 
(44) Obituary, West Union Herald, 2/16/1911. 
(45) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original entry had no name for the child and identified parents as 
Luther Cumpston and Mrs. Luther Cumpston.  Handwritten corrections made Jan 17 1966 by affidavit of father to identify 
child as Leeman Charles Cumpston, son of Charles Luther Cumpston and Alice Frashure. BR Bk 4, p. 
27. 
(46) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. 
(47) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) 
(48) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Delayed entry made by affidavit of mother. BR Del Bk 2, p. 18. 
(49) Death record of son. 
(50) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 479. 
(51) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Del Bk 1, p. 38-A. 
(52) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(53) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 475. 
(54) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original entry had no name for the child and identified mother only as 
"Mrs. Cumpston."  "Corrections made on Affidavit of Father 12/13/66.", BR Bk 4, p. 
32. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Survived by three daughters, five sisters and two brothers.  Predeceased by
one daughter, two brothers, one sister and four grandchildren.
Note (2) Middle name given in obituary as Elaine, but in birth record as Emma. 
Original birth entry had no middle name, but "Emma" was entered by hand "by
affidavit of older brother 7/12/67."
Note (3) Age 2y 4m 10d in obituary puts birth date at Sep 11 1908.
Note (4) Age 1y 6m as of the May 6 1910 enumeration would put birth in about Dec
1908.
Note (5) Name spelled "Vernia" in mother's obituary, but "Verna" elsewhere, including
her own birth record and obituary.
Note (6) Obituary states birthplace as Blandville.







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