Earl L. PEARCY

1885 - 1955  (70 years)

• Name	Earl L. PEARCY
  Occupation	1920, 30, 40, 50  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	farmer
  Born	15 Jan 1885	Market, Doddridge Co, WV   [5, 6]
  	Birth date given in WW II draft registration as Feb 5 1895, and in death record and obituary as Feb 15 1885. But the 1900 Census shows it as Jan 1885, and his birth record specifies Jan 15 1885. His headstone has only the year 1885.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1910	Williams, Colusa Co, CA
  	Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Dec 7 1916, in its entirety: "Mr. Earl Pearcy, who has been in California for some years past, but who has been spending the past months with friends and relatives in West Virginia and visiting the old home in this county, was here Saturday."
  Occupation	1910  [8]
  	chairman of irrigation company
  Occupation	1918  [9]
  	hot helper at hydro steel company in Cleveland
  Residence	1918	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH   [9]
  Census	1920	Dallas, TX
  Census	1930, 1940	Meathouse Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 3]
  Census	1950	New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
  Education	forestry and veterinary medicine, West Virginia University (football, 1906-1909)  [7]
  	Although his obituary mentions only that Earl Pearcy "was a graduate of West Virginia University and played football on one of the early teams," it appears that he also played on, and was actually captain of, the WVU basketball team in about 1908. Records at WVU spell his name Earle Pearcy. https://static.wvusports.com/custompages/content/files/general/football_records.pdf http://wvustats.com/sport/football/player/1314 http://www.wvustats.com/sport/mbasketball/player/1314 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball_team PHOTO: https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/018203
  Residence	New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV   [7, 10]
  	In the 1950 Flood, "Earl Pearcy, of New Milton, and two sisters who were visiting him from Florida, went to the roof of his two-story home and tied their bodies together with torn sheets in case they were washed away in the flood. They were rescued after the water receded." https://www.doddridgecountyheritageguild.com/1950-flood-1
  Died	9 Feb 1955	New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV   [6, 11, 12]
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [7, 12, 13, 14]
  Person ID	I87579	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Lot W. PEARCY,   b. 10 Jan 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 26 Dec 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Anna G. LEWIS,   b. 13 May 1859, Ritchie Co, (W)VA ,   d. 17 Jan 1939  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F37597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		87579_PEARCY_Earl_WW-One_DraftRegistration_12Sep1918.jpg
  		999999_1950Flood_NewsArticle_WestUnionHerald_6July1950.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1734] 1920 Census. [S2035] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). [S2651] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). [S310] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S638] Headstone (year only). [S14] Obituary. [S1813] 1910 Census. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S934] Findagrave.com.