Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ashby Lewis Cayton Census name: Lewis A. Cayton
Born: Mar-30-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Sep-29-1983 2 Buried: in Cascara Cemetery (near Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Salem, WV 2,3 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 5 Father: William H. Cayton (1864 - 1925) Mother: Rosa A. Bird Starkey (1869 - 1964)
Wife: Beulah Cora Pratt 6,7 Census name: Cora B. Pratt 8 Married: Apr-25-1925 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3
Born: Apr-18-1906 in Tyler Co, WV 2,9,3 Died: Aug-13-1986 2,9 Buried: in Cascara Cemetery (near Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in Salem, WV 2 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1925 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1910, 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Father: Eli Pratt (1877 - 1958) Mother: Laura Elizabeth McGeorge (1877 - 1924)
F Child 1: Wavelyne Kathern Cayton 11,12 Census name: Wavalene C. Cayton 13 Born: Mar- 5-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: Jun-10-2015 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 12,15 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: English teacher, Doddridge Co H.S. (retired 1988) 16,12 Education: Salem College (1963, BA in English & Business Education) 16,12 Husband: Cleveland Glenn "Junior" Robinson b. Jul-26-1923 d. Dec-29-2000 Census name: Grover C. Robinson 17 Married: Jul- 8-1943 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Ashby Lewis "Bud" Cayton, Jr. Also known as: Buddy Cayton Born: Jan-23-1928 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,12 Died: Jan-25-2015 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 12,15,18 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: educator, school principal (West Union Grade School), Doddridge Co Schools Superintendent 19,12 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1948), Salem College, WVU (MA, Education) 20 Military: Oct-26-1950 - Oct-10-1952 Cpl, Cook, U.S. Army (Korean era, duty in Germany) 12 Wife: Carolyn Era Yost b. Dec-21-1931 d. Jul-12-1998 Also known as: Era Carolyn Yost 11,21 Married: Nov-24-1954 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 22,21
M Child 3: Delmas Paul Cayton Born: 1930 9 Died: 1933 9 Buried: in Cascara Cemetery (near Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 4: Andy Duwane Cayton Born: Aug- 9-1932 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 12,23 Died: Oct-29-2005 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 24,23 Buried: in Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH 12 Resided: since 1960 in Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH 12,25 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: welder at Republic Steel (16 yrs, retired in 1994) 12 Military: 1951-52 S/Sgt, Army National Guard (1092nd Cbt Eng, Salem, WV) - active duty in Korean War 12,26 (see note 2) Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (called to active duty senior year, earned GED later) 27,26 Wife: Living
M Child 5: Roy Shannon Cayton Born: Feb-24-1936 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 28,26 Died: Dec-14-2017 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 24 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Farmington, Marion Co, WV 12 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: 2015 in Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV 15,29 Resided: 2005 in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: 1963 in Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH 28 Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: welder, steel mill worker, blueprints/layouts, Harrison Conveyor Co. 26,12 Education: Doddridge County High School (1955) Military: Nov-13-1958 - Oct-18-1962 AMS2 Petty Officer 2/C (E-5), Aviation Structural Mechanic, US Navy 26 Military: Oct-18-1962 - Nov-12-1964 U.S. Navy Reserves 26 Wife: Living
F Child 6: Living Husband: Living
F Child 7: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Obituary of son. (8) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Obituary. (13) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (14) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) West Union Herald-Record, 4/24/2012. (17) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandson. (19) West Union Herald-Record, 5/9/2006. (20) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1950. (21) Obituary of husband. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Obituary - Hospital. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (26) Immediate family. (27) Yearbook photo. (28) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (29) Obituary of sister. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1900, and in WW I draft registration as Mar 31 1900. Note (2) As a member of the Army National Guard, Andy Cayton participated in the cleanup efforts in Doddridge County following the 1950 Flood. While still a senior at Doddridge County High School, he was called to active duty and sent to Pusan, Korea. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars. He was a 38-year member of the Sandy Valley American Legion Post 432 in Waynesburg, Ohio.Name Index