Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William Irving MORAN / Emily Jane KNIGHT (F7835)

m. 22 Mar 1874


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  • William Irving MORANFather | Male
    William Irving MORAN

    Born  3 Aug 1848  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Nov 1914  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  22 Mar 1874  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alpheus MORAN | F16464 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Henrietta "Betty" PHILLIPS | F16464 Group Sheet 

    Emily Jane KNIGHTMother | Female
    Emily Jane KNIGHT

    Born  21 Mar 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jun 1928  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Cyrus Tucker KNIGHT | F7938 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jemima Ellen FAUST | F7938 Group Sheet 

    Elbert Ervin MORANChild 1 | Male
    + Elbert Ervin MORAN

    Born  10 Apr 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Aug 1937  Marshville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Frances ADAMS | F12610 
    Married  11 Aug 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Artie EDWARDS | F7949 
    Married  30 Nov 1912  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Orton MORANChild 2 | Male
    + William Orton MORAN

    Born  Oct 1876  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Apr 1957  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rose Ann NUTTER | F16168 
    Married  7 Apr 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alice Jane CUNNINGHAM | F16162 
    Married  21 Jul 1944  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Emma J. MORANChild 3 | Female
    + Emma J. MORAN

    Born  25 Sep 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1962  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Theodore "Dora" LEESON | F7948 
    Married  24 Jul 1895  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ammon G. MORANChild 4 | Female
    + Ammon G. MORAN

    Born  13 Nov 1880   
    Died  8 Jan 1929  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Wesley LOWTHER | F11878 
    Married  31 Jul 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ira Seldon MORANChild 5 | Male
    + Ira Seldon MORAN

    Born  23 Apr 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Aug 1974  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leotia VANSCOY | F7834 
    Married  6 Dec 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ermon MORANChild 6 | Male
    Ermon MORAN

    Born  25 Apr 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Oct 1934  Hopemont, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Baxter W. MORANChild 7 | Male
    + Baxter W. MORAN

    Born  29 Jul 1895  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Oct 1984   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sylvia BRAMER | F25873 
    Married     

    Idestra F. MORANChild 8 | Female
    Idestra F. MORAN

    Born  Apr 1898  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Nov 1974  Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Walter Edward MORANChild 9 | Male
    Walter Edward MORAN

    Born  10 Sep 1902  Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Nov 1964   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Marie Josephine KRAFT | F51689 
    Married  1 Jan 1923  Niagara Falls, Niagara Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      William Moran, 30, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Emily J, 24, cannot write; son Elbert, 5; son William O, 3; dau Emma J, 1.
      NOTE: The elder William's age was enclosed in parentheses, meaning of which is not known.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District):
      William E. (I.?) Moran, 51, b. Aug 1848, married 26 yrs; wife Emily J, 44, b. Mar 1856, mother of 11 children (8 still living); son Ira Selden, 14, b. Apr 1886; son Irmen, 12, b. Apr 1888; son Baxter W, 3, b. Jul 1896; dau Idestra F, 2, b. Apr 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      Willie Moran, 61, farmer/laborer, cannot read/write, married 36 yrs; wife Emily J, 54, married 36 yrs, mother of 12 children (9 still living); son Elbert E, 35, farmer/laborer, married 15 yrs; son Baxter, 14, farmer/laborer; dau Ida, 12; son Walter, 7; granddau Edna, 13; granddau Ira O, 11.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 6 1920 on Pike Street in Adamston:
      Emily J. Moran, 63, widowed, no occupation; dau Idestra, 21, single, laundress; son Walter, 17, ground man on street railway. [2, 3, 4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    3. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1810] W. Guy Tetrick files.