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Alma Mae SPONAUGLE

Alma Mae SPONAUGLE[1]

Female 1907 - 1975  (67 years)

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  • Name Alma Mae SPONAUGLE 
    Born 25 Jul 1907  Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in SSDI as Dec 27 1905. But age 12 at time of 1920 Census would put birth in about 1908, and birth record specifies Jul 25 1907. Birthplace given in marriage record as Ritchie County, but her birth record states Auburn in Doddridge County, which is on the Ritchie County line near the Ritchie County community of Auburn.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910, 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1927  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1930  Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1935  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1940  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died Mar 1975  [3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I36938  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father George Washington SPONAUGLE,   b. 15 Sep 1873, Pendleton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1952, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Verenia Jurisha ADAMS,   b. 15 Jun 1879, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1955, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F14634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Cramer WHITE,   b. 30 Jan 1903, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1984, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1927  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorced Y  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Junior WHITE,   b. 18 Feb 1928, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 2008, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Wanda Catherine "Katie" WHITE,   b. 28 Jul 1933, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1983, Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     3. Mary Lee WHITE,   b. 20 Jul 1935, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2022, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Victor Bradford WHITE,   b. 12 Oct 1945, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 2011, Suffolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F17925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jesse Lewis BOWYER,   b. Oct 1884, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1964, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1953  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F24353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Roy Lee MONEYPENNY,   b. 3 Mar 1904, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1978  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1965  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F24354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1927 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Feb 1927 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jan 1953 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 154 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2612005&Type=Birth.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    5. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    6. [S2059] 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    7. [S2651] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 456.
      Identified as Jesse Lewis Bowyer, 68, b. Gilmer Co, res. Smithburg, son of George & Mary Bowyer (both deceased); and Alma Mae Sponaugle White, 45, b. Doddridge Co, res. Smithburg, dau of George (deceased) & Verena Jerushia Sponaugle. Married Jan 8 1953 in Smithburg.

    11. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)).
      Identified as Roy Lee Moneypenny, divorced, b. Mar 3 1904 in Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Elihu Lee & Betty (Flesher) Moneypenny; and Alma May Bowyer, widowed, b. Jul 25 1907 in Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of George Wilson & Verince J. (Adams) Sponaugle. Married Jul 24 1965.