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Danie David MESSENGER

Danie David MESSENGER

Male 1927 - 1958  (31 years)

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  • Name Danie David MESSENGER 
    Born 14 Apr 1927  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birthplace given in marriage and death records as Gilmer County, but West Virginia Births Index shows it as Barbour County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 25 Nov 1944 to 15 Jul 1946  [2, 4, 5] 
    Seaman 1/C, US Navy, World War II (Marshall Islands, Japan) 
    Education Adamston Junior High School  [5] 
    Occupation glass worker at Adamston Flat Glass Co.  [4, 6] 
    Residence 1947, 1955, 1957  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Died 22 Sep 1958  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Cause: suicide - self-inflicted gunshot wound to head 
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I117783  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2017 

    Father Fred Ammond MESSENGER,   b. 22 Jan 1899,   d. 13 Jan 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Opal RUSSELL,   b. 2 May 1896, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1956, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F50293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roberta Gale "Birdie" BLAND,   b. 14 Jan 1929, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 2017, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1947  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F50292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=62182&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

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

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1442203&Type=Death.

    5. [S1756] Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II, (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), Harrison County, p. 246.

    6. [S2201] City Directory.