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Fred Criss "Red" MARTIN

Fred Criss "Red" MARTIN

Male 1872 - 1943  (71 years)

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  • Name Fred Criss "Red" MARTIN 
    Born 11 Jan 1872  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Jan 11 1870. But he was not present for the 1870 Census, and age 8 the 1880 Census would put his birth in about 1872. Age 47 at the time of his 1919 marriage and age 58 in the 1930 Census also put his birth in about 1872.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    oil well worker 
    Census 1930  Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [4] 
    chemical plant worker 
    Died 4 Feb 1943  Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6023  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2017 

    Father Joab MARTIN,   b. 27 Feb 1837, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1919  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Jane F. (Jennie) CAIN,   b. CA 1837, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ellen "Maggie" MCNEMAR,   b. 30 Apr 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1961, Ebensburg, Cambria Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1919  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV (Eagle District), enumerated on Apr 8 1930:
      Fred C Martin, 58, married, age 48 at time of marriage; wife Margaret E, 56, age 46 at time of marriage; brother-in-law William N. McNemar, 44, widowed, age 27 at time of marriage; niece Gertrude E McNemar 9; nephew William O McNemar, 7.
    Family ID F2108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1872 - Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Oct 1919 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 1943 - Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    6023_FredCrissMartin_MargaretEllen--Maggie--McNemar_MarriageRecord_1Oct1919.jpg    		6023_FredCrissMartin_MargaretEllen--Maggie--McNemar_MarriageRecord_1Oct1919.jpg
    6023_MARTIN_FredCriss_1870-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg    		6023_MARTIN_FredCriss_1870-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg
    6023_MARTIN_FredCriss_1870-1943_DeathRecord.jpg    		6023_MARTIN_FredCriss_1870-1943_DeathRecord.jpg

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

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    4. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 321.
      Although married in Ritchie County, the license was issued in Harrison County and the marriage recorded there. Groom identified as Fred Criss Martin, single, 47, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro, son of Joab & Jane Martin. Bride identified as Maggie Ellen McNemar, single, 41, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Samuel & Bashie McNemar. Married Oct 1 1919 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, by Rev. H. L. Koontz.