Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Edward "Ed" Ware Also known as: Edward Ware 1,2
Born: Apr- 7-1867 in Harper Station, Ross Co, OH 3,4,5 Died: Dec-18-1947 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: factory worker 5 Occupation: 1900 teamster 9 Father: Franklin Ware Mother: Marian Harper
Wife: Laura Isabelle "Belle" McConnell 4 1 Also known as: Bell McConnell 5 Married: Aug-29-1889 near Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12
Born: Nov-17-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Jun-27-1961 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 13,8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,2 Resided: 1923, 1943 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 Father: John R. McConnell (1808 - 1884) Mother: Emma (Amy) Zimmerly (1822 - 1894)
F Child 1: Edna Lois Ware Also known as: Lois Ware 16 Born: Jul-18-1890 in Ohio 17,16 Died: Oct- -1975 17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1914, 1961, 1968 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 16,19,20 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Carl W. Coleman b. ca 1891 Married: Jan- 8-1914 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Marion Emmet Ware Born: Mar-18-1893 in Ross Co, OH 17,21 Died: Jun- -1977 17 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18,20 Census: 1920, 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Etna Inez Davis b. Apr-20-1890 d. Jun-23-1953 Census name: Inez Davis Married: Feb-26-1916 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 22
F Child 3: Vada Clara Ware Born: Jan- 6-1895 in Ross Co, OH 23,9,24,14 Died: 1985 24 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 25 Resided: 1947 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26 Census: 1920, 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Collie Edward Pernell b. Nov- 5-1891 d. Jul- 8-1969 Census name: Charles E. Pernell Married: Mar-26-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 4: Oral W. Ware Born: Nov-21-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,17 Died: Mar- -1984 17 Resided: in Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 17,20,26 Census: 1920 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Wanda L. Ware Born: Apr- 5-1901 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 28 (see note 1) Died: Dec-30-1901 8 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8
F Child 6: Thelma Juanita Ware Census name: Thelma W. Ware 29 Born: Feb-14-1904 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 30,31,32 Died: Jan-28-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 33,31 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Resided: 1960 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 34 Resided: 1949 in Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 35 Resided: 1947 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 36 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 37 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 seamstress (at home) 38 Husband: Harry William Simpson b. Oct-10-1888 d. Jun-23-1960 Census name: William H. Ware Married: Apr-15-1925 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 39
F Child 7: Conda Novella Ware Born: May- 6-1906 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 40,32,41,17 Died: May- 5-1996 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 32,41,17 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 17,20,1 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lester Burton Sutton b. Nov-15-1905 d. Mar-28-1977 Married: Jun-16-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 42,43,44
M Child 8: Elston Robert Ware Born: Sep- 7-1908 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Died: Feb- 8-1980 17,25 Buried: in McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA 45 (see note 2) Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 17 Resided: 1968 in McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA 20 Resided: 1947 in Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 26 Resided: 1942 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in Hamilton, Butler Co, OH Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: World War II Wife: Ruby Anna Ball b. Mar-27-1911 Married: Oct-21-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 46 Wife: Lillian Thelma Collins b. Apr-13-1907 Also known as: Thelma Collins 1,47 Married: Nov-14-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 48
Sources: (1) Obituary of daughter. (2) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) Obituary, West Union Herald, Jan 1 1948. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 406. (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) Obituary, William Edward Ware, 80, of Smithburg, died Thursday Dec 18 1947 at his home. Until recent months he had been a regular employee of the Columbian Carbon Co. He was the son of Franklin & Marian Harper Ware and was born Apr 7 1867 at Harper Station, Ohio. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Belle McConnell, and these children: Mrs. Edna Coleman and Mrs. Lester Sutton, both of Smithburg; M. E. of West Union [sic]; Mrs. Vada Pernell of Clarksburg; Oral and Elston, both of Brownsville, PA; and Mrs. Thelma Simpson of Salem. There are 17 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. West Union Herald, Jan 1 1948. (7) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (8) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Edgar Ware, 23, b. & res. in Ross Co OH; and Laura Belle McConnell, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 29 1889 "at the residence of the bride's mother, near Smithton.", MR Bk 3, p. 406. (11) Death record of daughter, Online, Ohio, Volume 30679, Certificate 038447. (12) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandchild. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (19) Death record of mother. (20) Obituary of sister. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 1. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Marion Ware, 23, b. Ross Co Ohio, res. Doddridge Co; and Miss Etna Davis, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 26 1916 at Smithton (now known as Smithburg). MR Bk 10, p. 1. (23) Ohio Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Headstone (year only) (25) Findagrave.com. (26) Obituary of father. (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 229. (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, No first name given in birth record. Born Apr 5 1901 in Smithton. Identified as daughter of William E. Ware, a "teamster" born in Ohio, and Laura B. McConnell, this being the mother's fifth child. (Note: "Doddridge County Cemeteries," p. 10, reports birth date for Wanda L. Ware, dau of W. E. & L. B., as Apr 15 1901.), BR Bk 3, p. 233. (29) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (30) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thelma Juanita Ware, b. Feb 14 1904 in Smithton (now known as Smithburg), dau of W. Ed Ware, a factory worker born in Ohio, and Bell McConnell, this being the mother's sixth child. The original typed entry had only the child's last name, with the first and middle names added later by hand. BR Bk 3, p. 235. (31) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (32) Obituary. (33) Obituary - Hospital. (34) Death record of husband. (35) Newspaper birth announcement of grandchild, West Union Herald, Mar 17 1949, p. 1. (36) Obituary of father, Identified as Mrs. Thelma Simpson of Salem. West Union Herald, Jan 1 1948. (37) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (38) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (39) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Harry Simpson, widowed, 35, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union, son of William & Ida Simpson; and Miss Thelma Ware, single, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Clarksburg, dau of Ed. & Bell Ware. Married Apr 15 1925 at Wolf Summit. (40) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original typed entry had only child's last name and identified parents as "W. Ed. Ware" and "Belle Ware." Handwritten changes added the child's first and middle names and made corrections of parents' names to "William E. Ware" and "Laura Isabell McConnell." A notation stated "correction by affidavit 8/12/67", BR Bk 4, p. 188. (41) Death Record - Online. (42) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lester Sutton, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Conda Ware, 22, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 16 1928. (43) Obituary of husband. (44) Obituary of wife. (45) Findagrave.com, McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery, Section Y, Lot 150. (46) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (47) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (48) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elston R. Ware, 34, b. & res. in Smithburg WV, son of W. E. & Laura Belle Ware; and Thelma Adcock, 34, b. Bristol WV, res. Smithburg, dau of Inas Ware. Married Nov 14 1942 in West Union. (Note: Elston Ware was the brother of Marion E. Ware, the bride's stepfather.), MR p. 163. Event Notes Note (1) Not in 1910 Census. Note (2) McKeesport & Versailles CemeteryName Index