Husband: Martin V. Underwood
Born: Jun-22-1859 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-16-1937 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Resided: at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Father: Thomas J. Underwood (1832 - 1862)
Mother: Mahalia Smith (1839 - )
Wife: Amanda E. Gorby 7
Census name: Manda
Married: Oct-20-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Sep-28-1861 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,1,3
Died: Jan-29-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,3
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,5
Resided: at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1900, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Morgan Gorby (1835 - )
Mother: Lettice Bond (1842 - 1879)
F Child 1: Grace Lea Underwood Born: Jul-15-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,1 Died: Oct-23-1963 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH Resided: 1925 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 13 Resided: 1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910, 1920 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1925 nurse 13 Husband: David McClure Smith b. Jan-15-1865 d. Mar-23-1922 Married: Feb- 3-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Husband: Calvin Oliver Slonaker b. Jun-13-1881 d. Oct-22-1940 Married: May- 9-1925 in Summit Co, OH 13
F Child 2: Laura E. Underwood 15 Also known as: Lura Underwood 16 Died: Nov- 6-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 3: Volena May "Lena" Underwood 2,17 17 Also known as: Lena Underwood 11,1,15 Born: Sep-12-1886 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 2,1 Died: May-14-1963 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1937 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Samuel Independence Hoskinson b. Feb-13-1866 d. Mar- 3-1953 Married: Mar-31-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Corley M. Underwood Also known as: Corla M. Underwood 19 Born: Mar- -1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,3,20 Died: Jan- -1924 in Mexico 21,3 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: murdered while at work 21 Resided: 1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil company worker 21 Wife: Lillian Mae Campbell b. Dec- -1885 d. May-18-1948 Married: Dec-20-1911 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20
F Child 5: Gladys D. Underwood Born: Jul-19-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 3) Died: Jul-22-1973 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 22 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,6 Resided: in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1937 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 15 Occupation: Registered Nurse 2 Husband: Albert A. Wise b. Jun-14-1888 d. May-19-1964 Married: Dec-24-1920 23
F Child 6: Delma Underwood Born: Mar-10-1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24,11,1 Died: Mar- 9-1963 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 25 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 25 Resided: 1937 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26 Resided: 1922 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cullen Guile Martin b. Mar- 8-1883 d. Oct- 2-1930 Married: Jul-22-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Allen Floyd Archer b. Sep- 6-1889 d. Mar-18-1946
M Child 7: Fay Harrington Underwood Born: Apr-29-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,3,27 Died: Dec-29-1955 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 10,3 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,5,6 Resided: in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1937 in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: 1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Occupation: farmer and merchant 10 Wife: Georgia Blanche Finley b. Aug-15-1905 d. Aug-20-1954 Married: May-28-1933 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 27
F Child 8: Pluma F. Underwood Born: May-23-1904 in West Virginia 28,29,3 Died: May-15-1991 in Wadsworth, Medina Co, OH 28,29,3 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12,28,31 Occupation: retail florist 28 Husband: Dellos M. Powell b. ca 1900
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Obituary. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) Death record of son. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Martin V. Underwood, 22, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Amanda Gorby, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 20 1881. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (12) Obituary of sister. (13) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as D. M. Smith, 39, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Grace Underwood, 25, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 3 1907 "at Mr. William Smith's," officiated by N. E. Duckworth, "a Local Preacher.", MR p. 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794559&Type=Marriage. (15) Obituary of father. (16) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (17) Death record of brother. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Wife's obituary states marriage date as Mar 7 1907. (19) Headstone. (20) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10249711&Type=Marriage. (21) West Union Herald. (22) Obituary - Hospital. (23) Obituary of wife. (24) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (26) Death record of husband. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (28) Death Record - Online. (29) Social Security Death Index. (30) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Pluma Underwood. (31) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary states birth date as Jun 22 1856, an apparent error. Age 22 at time of Oct 1881 marriage would put birth in about 1859, and the 1900 Census shows his birth date as Jun 1859. He is identified in the 1860 Census of Tyler County as Martha, a one-year-old daughter. Note (2) In 1880, incorrectly listed as son Martin Kinney, rather than stepson Martin Underwood. Note (3) Obituary states birth date as Jul 19 1894, but 1900 Census shows it as July 1895. Note (4) Poverty Road