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Rex O. UNDERWOOD

Rex O. UNDERWOOD

Male 1900 - 1975  (74 years)

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  • Name Rex O. UNDERWOOD 
    Born 26 Nov 1900  Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1933  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died Feb 1975  [2, 3] 
    Buried Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • In addition to his two natural children, he also raised one foster son, David L. Jett, and his daughter Kimberly Ann Jett. Employment included working as an assistant at the Carl S. Pease Funeral Home, West Union, WV. He was also affiliated with the West Union Transfer Company, was custodian at the Doddridge County Court House, and was Constable for Doddridge County. After retirement from the Doddridge Co Court House in 1965, was elected Magistrate of Doddridge County, serving in that position at the time of his death. He was a member and director of the West Union Volunteer Fire Dept since 1938, serving as Chief for 25 years, and was President at the time of his death in 1975. [6]
    Person ID I12701  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2017 

    Father Alexander Boyd UNDERWOOD,   b. 1873,   d. 1939  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Annabelle ROBINSON,   b. 24 Jan 1877,   d. 8 Dec 1967, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F5332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thelma Marie FREEMAN,   b. 2 Apr 1908, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1995  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1933  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Jo Ann UNDERWOOD,   b. 29 Oct 1933, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1991, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Sue Ellen UNDERWOOD,   b. 1 Nov 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 2012, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F4524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1900 - Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p 270.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 270.

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Rexel Underwood, 32, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Thelma M. Freeman, 24, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 8 1933.