Husband: Wetzel Underwood
Born: Jan-20-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Died: Feb-24-1962 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,1 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Salem, WV 2 Occupation: line walker and meter reader (natural gas) 5 Father: Saul Underwood (1857 - 1928) Mother: Mary Yeater (1860 - 1929) Notes
Wife: Minnie Smith 6,7
Married: Aug-19-1907 in Salem, WV 2
Born: Sep-13-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 1,8,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-31-1956 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,3
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4,10
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Julius A. Smith (1847 - 1910)
Mother: Elizabeth Stark (1847 - 1938)
F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Underwood Also known as: Elizabeth Underwood 11 Born: Jul- 4-1908 12 Died: Jul- -1984 12 Resided: in Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 13,12 Census: 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Hannigan
M Child 2: Shirley A. Underwood Born: May- 4-1910 12 Died: Mar- -1985 12 Resided: in Chesapeake, VA 14 Resided: 1982 in Portsmouth, VA 13 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: James Edward Underwood Born: Jan- 7-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,12 Died: Nov-28-1982 15,12 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,4 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: 1930 in Salem, WV 2 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas Co (37 yrs) 15 Wife: Reain Bertha Davis b. Jul-27-1912 d. Jan- -1986 Also known as: Irene Bertha Davis 2 Married: Apr-24-1930 in Salem, WV 17
M Child 4: Walter Jackson Underwood Also known as: Jackson Walter Underwood 18 Born: Aug-12-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,12 Died: Sep-28-1968 20 Buried: in City Park Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA Resided: in Portsmouth, VA 12 Resided: formerly in Pennsylvania 16 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 oil well pumper 5 Wife: Mamie Virginia Richards b. Sep-10-1920 d. Feb- 8-2001 Married: Dec-10-1938 in Salem, WV 19
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (6) Birth record of son. (7) Obituary of son. (8) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) Obituary - At home. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Death record of mother. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Obituary of brother. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Obituary. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as James Edward Underwood, 20, b. Aug 4 1909 in Harrison Co, res. Salem, son of Wetzel & Minnie (Smith) Underwood; and Irene Bertha Davis, 18, b. Jul 27 1911 in Harrison Co, res. Salem, dau of Loyd & Bertie (Frum) Davis. Married Apr 24 1930 in Salem. Informants for marriage license: James E. Underwood & Elizabeth Hannigan, "with the written consent of marriage of Wetzel Underwood and Loyd Davis." (Note: Basis for husband's stated birth date is unclear, other than an effort to appear older than his true age. He is absent from the 1910 Census of his family, his age is given as 6 in the 1920 Census, and his obituary and SSDI entry show his birth date to be Jan 7 1913. Similarly, the wife's birth date is stated as exactly one year earlier than reported in the SSDI, which lists her name as Reain Underwood.), MR p. 120. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 14, p. 170. (20) Social Security Death Index, Name listed in SSDI as Walter Underwood. Although identified in birth record as Jackson Walter Underwood, son of Wetzel Underwood and Minnie Smith, he was always known as Walter J. Underwood. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Sep 13 1889. But date in obituary and on headstone is Sep 13 1887.