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Robert Kemper ENLOW

Robert Kemper ENLOW

Male 1883 - 1971  (88 years)

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  • Name Robert Kemper ENLOW 
    Born 12 Apr 1883  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • His birth date is given as Apr 12 1883 in his birth record and in his World War One draft registration, and the 1900 Census shows him as age 17, born in Apr 1883. This also conforms to his age 21 and 28 in his 1904 and 1911 marriage records. But all subsequent records, including his World War II draft registration, Social Security records, and the date on his grave marker, show him exactly ten years younger, with birth date Apr 12 1893.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as a lodger at a hotel, he was identified as Kemper Enlow, 17, b. Apr 1883, occupation bell boy.
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    bell boy 
    Residence 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1905  [5] 
    teacher 
    Residence 1912  Connellsville, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1915  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1918  [2] 
    traveling salesman for Summers Brothers of Saginaw Mich. 
    Residence 1918  Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Along with his two children, in household of his late wife's parents, John & Alvoida Knight.
    Occupation 1920  [8] 
    salesman of matches 
    Residence 1928  Hastings, Adams Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 1930  Hastings, Adams Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation supply supervisor at Kelly AFB Texas  [10] 
    Occupation 1930  [11] 
    food salesman 
    Residence San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 12] 
    Residence 1933  Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1937  Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1940  Dallas, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1951  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Died 8 Dec 1971  San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 15] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Adams Co, Nebraska (City of Hastings), enumerated on Apr 12 1930:
      Robert K. Enlow, 44, b. W.Va., food salesman; wife Helen, 33, b. Neb.; dau Dorothy M, 13, b. W.Va.
    Person ID I78790  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2021 

    Father Henry J. ENLOW,   b. 5 Mar 1845, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Senora Dallas STOUT,   b. 30 May 1846, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1915, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F24003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fairy Olga UNDERWOOD,   b. 17 Oct 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1962, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 28 May 1904  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
    +1. Victor Leon ENLOW,   b. 14 Mar 1905, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1989, Marion Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Documents
    78790_RobertKemperEnlow_FairyOUnderwood_MarriageRecord_28May1904.jpg    		78790_RobertKemperEnlow_FairyOUnderwood_MarriageRecord_28May1904.jpg
    Family ID F42818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jennie Belle KNIGHT,   b. Feb 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1918, Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1911  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Donald ENLOW,   b. 22 Mar 1912, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dorothy Maurine ENLOW,   b. 6 Jun 1915, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 2006  (Age 90 years)
    Documents
    78790_RobertKEnlow_JennieBelleKnight_MarriageRecord_15Jun1911.jpg    		78790_RobertKEnlow_JennieBelleKnight_MarriageRecord_15Jun1911.jpg
    Family ID F33714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Helen MORAVEC,   b. 20 Dec 1892, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1986, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1925  Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Divorced Y  [18] 
    Family ID F42830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    78790_ENLOW_RobertKemper_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg    		78790_ENLOW_RobertKemper_WW-OneDraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg
    78790_ENLOW_RobertKemper_WW-TwoDraftRegistration_1942.jpg    		78790_ENLOW_RobertKemper_WW-TwoDraftRegistration_1942.jpg
    999999_SenatorJonathanPrentissDolliver_VisitToWestUnion_2Dec1905.jpg    		999999_SenatorJonathanPrentissDolliver_VisitToWestUnion_2Dec1905.jpg

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

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2000] 1900 Census, Wood County, WV.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S691] West Union Herald, 11/14/1912.

    7. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    8. [S1734] 1920 Census.

    9. [S2201] City Directory.

    10. [S2397] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit).

    11. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    12. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    13. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    14. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    15. [S934] Findagrave.com, Mausoleum I, Wall 415-420.

    16. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 174 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794314&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Kemper Enlow, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Fairy O. (or A.) Underwood, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 28 1904 in West Union, officiated by G. W. Kepler, a Minister of the M. E. Church.

    17. [S159] Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    18. [S1620] Death record of husband.