Husband: Ora Delbert Underwood 1
Born: Dec- -1885 2,3,4 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-19-1959 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,5
Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: 1940 at Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV
Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1930 contractor, oil fields 8
Occupation: 1920 teamster 9
Father: William Underwood (1860 - 1928)
Mother: Landora Elizabeth "Dora" Ash (1869 - 1940)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Bessie Baker 1 Married: May-30-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: 1888 in Tyler Co, WV 10,4 Died: 1940 10 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Baker Mother: Mary Kimball
M Child 1: Artsel M. "Abe" Underwood 11 Born: Feb-22-1907 in Tyler Co, WV 12 (see note 3) Died: May- 8-1986 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1956 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: driller 13 Occupation: 1930 teamster in oil fields 8 Wife: Matha Morgan b. Feb-12-1908 d. Nov- 4-1984 Married: Nov- 4-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,4 Wife: Goldie Jane Ross b. May-17-1921 d. Aug-22-2004 Married: Sep-29-1956 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Guy Wilford Underwood Born: Mar-18-1909 17,8,4 Died: Jul- -1984 17 Resided: in Madison, Lake Co, OH 18 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Carrie Vieva Heflin b. Nov-12-1911 d. Aug- -1982 Also known as: Vieva Heflin 9,19 Married: Nov-19-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 3: Forest Francis "Spike" Underwood Born: Nov-13-1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21,17 Died: Apr- 8-1998 17 Buried: in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 22 Resided: in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 21,23,24 Census: 1940 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 recreation supervisor with W.P.A. 25 Wife: Eloise Pollock b. Oct- 1-1914 d. Jan-19-2000
M Child 4: Ivory Wayne Underwood Census name: Wayne Underwood 8 Born: Dec- 8-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Oct-26-1967 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: phys ed teacher & football coach at Calhoun Co H.S. 26 Education: Marshall University (football) 26 Wife: Zelma Marguerite Williams b. Mar-23-1911 d. Nov- -1972 Also known as: Marguerite Williams 9,19 Married: Aug- 7-1939 in Monterey, Highland Co, VA 27
F Child 5: Wanda M. Underwood Born: Aug-19-1916 in West Virginia 28,17,8 Died: Dec-24-1982 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 28,17 Resided: in North Lawrence, Stark Co, OH 17 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Raymond J. Grant b. Mar- 3-1909 d. Jun-15-1992 Married: Sep-13-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 6: Ora Virgil "Ted" Underwood Also known as: Ted Underwood 29 Born: Sep-19-1919 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 13,17,30 Died: Jul-20-2001 at Lake Floyd, Harrison Co, WV 31,17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 32,13 Resided: at Lake Floyd, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1943 in Doddridge Co, WV 30 Census: 1930 in Clay Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: West Union H.S. (on 1936 State Championship football team) 13 Education: Salem College (1948, Phys Ed, Social Science) 29 Military: Combat Medic, 6th Armored Div, U.S. Army, World War II (D-Day), Korea 32,13 Wife: Laura Dare Davis b. Feb-20-1921 d. Nov-22-1985 Also known as: Dare Davis 30,33 Married: May-21-1943 in Petersburg, Grant Co, WV 30
M Child 7: (Unnamed male) Underwood Born: Oct-17-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 34,35 Died: Oct-18-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 34,35 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 34,35
M Child 8: (Unnamed male) Underwood Born: Sep-10-1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Died: Sep-10-1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 35
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Headstone, Identified in son's obituary as Ora Delbert Underwood, and elsewhere as Ora D. Underwood, but headstone reads Ora V. Underwood. (7) Obituary of mother. (8) 1930 Census, Clay County, WV. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Headstone. (11) Obituary of wife. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Obituary. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Artsel Underwood, 21, b. Doddridge Co; and Matha Morgan, 21, b. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 4 1927 at West Union. MR B. 12, p. 111. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Artsel Underwood, b. Feb 22 1908 in Tyler Co, resident of Ripley WV, son of O. D. & Bessie Underwood; and Goldie Ross, b. May 17 1921 at Blandville, res. West Union, dau of Frank & Hazel Ross. Married Sep 29 1956 at West Union Baptist Parsonage by Joseph L. Mollohan, a Minister of the Gospel. A handwritten notation in pencil at the top of the marriage record reads: "Do not Publish.", MR Bk 17, p. 227. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Richard A. Kelly, Outstanding West Virginians of 1969-1970 (Bold Enterprises, PO Box 1483, Charleston WV, 1969), pp. 374-375. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Obituary of brother. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (25) 1940 Census, Cabell County, WV. (26) Wikipedia.org (http://www.wikipedia.org) (27) Immediate family. (28) Death Record - Online. (29) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1948. (30) Grant County Marriage Record, Petersburg, WV. (31) Obituary - At home. (32) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (33) Obituary of husband. (34) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (35) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Death record gives age as 73, with birth date Dec 12 1883. But headstone shows birth date as 1883. The 1900 Census states birth date as Dec 1885, and age 20 was given at time of May 1906 marriage, also putting birth in about 1885/86.. Note (2) Nutters Fork Road Note (3) While his obituary and SSDI entry state that he was born Feb 23 1907 in West Union (Doddridge County), the record of his marriage to Goldie Ross in 1956 states his birth as Feb 22 1908 in Tyler County, WV.