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Vevie Lee SQUIRES

Vevie Lee SQUIRES

Female 1903 - 1950  (46 years)

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  • Name Vevie Lee SQUIRES 
    Born 23 Oct 1903  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Birth date given in death record as Oct 23 1902. But birth record shows it as Oct 23 1903, and date on headstone is also 1903.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910, 1920  Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 25 Jun 1950  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Cause: drowned in flood (cloudburst) 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I105624  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2016 

    Father Addison SQUIRES,   b. 1871, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Minnie F. SQUIRES,   b. 21 Jul 1869, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1945, Heaters, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F44106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bayard Joab "Bill" COOPER,   b. 15 Mar 1905, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1950, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1929  Etowah Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Salt Lick District, Town of Flatwoods, Shaversville community), enumerated on May 1 1940:
      Paul J. Cooper, 35, b. North Carolina, 4 yrs high school, occupation (blank); wife Vevie, 36, b. WVa, 2 yrs college, occupation cooking in nutritional project; son Philmore, 8, b. WVa; son Roger, 4, b. WVa; son (sic) Karen H, 2, b. WVa; lodger Glennis Roby, 18, b. WVa, 8 yrs schooling, occupation housekeeper in private home.
    Children 
     1. Philmore J. COOPER,   b. 6 Apr 1932, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Roger Holt COOPER,   b. 9 Jun 1935, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1950, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     3. Karen Kay COOPER,   b. 11 Apr 1938, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1950, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     4. Linda Leecia COOPER,   b. 31 Jul 1942, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1950, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     5. Nelda COOPER,   b. 5 Dec 1946, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1950, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F44108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: drowned in flood (cloudburst) - 25 Jun 1950 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    105625_VevieLeeSquires_BayardJoabCooper_Portrait.jpg
    105625_VevieLeeSquires_BayardJoabCooper_Portrait.jpg
    999999_1950FloodMemorial_SmithtonDepot_Smithburg_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    999999_1950FloodMemorial_SmithtonDepot_Smithburg_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    105624_COOPER_VevieLeeSquires_1903-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg
    105624_COOPER_VevieLeeSquires_1903-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2233] 1910 Census, Braxton County, WV.

    4. [S2033] 1920 Census, Braxton County, WV.

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.