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Cordelia Ann LORENTZ

Cordelia Ann LORENTZ

Female 1866 - 1955  (88 years)

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  • Name Cordelia Ann LORENTZ 
    Born 16 Sep 1866  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 31 in 1909 marriage record would put birth in about 1878. Birth birth date on headstone is 1866, and birth record states Sep 16 1866.
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1909  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920, 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Sep 1955  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I98216  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2015 

    Father Marcellus LORENTZ 
    Mother Mary Ellen GOLDSMITH 
    Family ID F15157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kay MYERS  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Jesse Kay MYERS,   b. 28 Mar 1902, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1956, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F15404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William Benjamin KNIGHT,   b. CA 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1909  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated Jan 3 1920 at Lunty Hill Road:
      Wm. B. Knight, 46, farmer; wife Credelia, 48; dau Roxie Pearl, 8; brother Perry, 33, no occupation, single.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated in April 1930:
      William B. Knight, 57, farmer, age 22 at time of first marriage; wife Cardelia, 63, age 45 (41? 48?) at time of first marriage; dau Pearl, 17.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, community of Wabash), enumerated on Apr 15 1940 at New York Ave:
      Hearty Pierce, 30, coal miner; wife Pearl, 28; dau Norma, 7; father-in-law William Knight, 67; mother-in-law Cordelia Knight, 74.
    Children 
     1. Roxie Pearl KNIGHT,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F15113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Apr 1909 - Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Sep 1955 - Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
    98216_KNIGHT_CordeliaAnnLorentz_1866-1955_Obit.jpg    		98216_KNIGHT_CordeliaAnnLorentz_1866-1955_Obit.jpg
    96830_WilliamBKnight_CordeliaLorentz_MarriageRecord_23Apr1909.jpg    		96830_WilliamBKnight_CordeliaLorentz_MarriageRecord_23Apr1909.jpg

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

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    4. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    5. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1604] Death record of son.