Jul-28-2018
Husband: Levi Morris Law Also known as: Morris Law 1,2,3
Born: Apr-19-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4,5 Died: Dec-20-1935 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 4 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: farmer 7 Father: Asby Poole Law (1823 - 1868) Mother: Deborah Gaston (1827 - 1916)
Wife: Iris Columbia Woodford Census name: Iras C. Married: May-18-1883 in Gilmer Co, WV 4
Born: Nov-12-1865 in Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV 8,5,9 Died: Jan-16-1964 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,9 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1959 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: Jackson Woodford (1828 - 1916) Mother: Louisa J. Ellyson (1827 - 1895)
F Child 1: Ivy Virginia Law Census name: Iva V. Law Born: Feb-28-1884 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 12,5,13 Died: Nov-28-1959 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 14 Buried: in Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 15,14 Resided: 650 Sunset Ave in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 15 Census: 1920, 1940 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Resided: 1904 in Gilmer Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Francis Marion "Frank" Reed b. 1879 d. Mar- 9-1952 Married: Feb-28-1904 in Gilmer Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Royston Doyle Law Born: Apr-25-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,5,9 Died: Apr- 9-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,9 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 6,14 Resided: 1959 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Gertie G. Swisher b. Jan-21-1888 d. Jun-11-1977 Census name: Gertia 17 Married: Mar-13-1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 17
M Child 3: Orman D. Law Born: Jun-27-1887 6 Died: Aug-21-1890 6 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 4: Jackson Woodford Law Also known as: Jack Law Born: Feb-26-1888 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 18,5,13 Died: Oct-31-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18 Buried: in Newberne Cemetery, Gilmer Co, WV 18 Census: 1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Gilmer Co, WV 19 Census: 1920, 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: H&K Service Station employee 18 Occupation: 1940 chief of police 19 Occupation: 1930 machinist in garage 20 Occupation: 1920 farmer 21 Wife: Alta Fay Gordon b. Jun-24-1891 d. Sep- -1979 Married: Feb-20-1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 13
F Child 5: Zora Louisa Law Born: Aug- 1-1890 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 14,22,23,5,9 Died: Sep-13-1934 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 14,24,9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1900, 1910 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Oda Coy Gordon b. Dec-12-1889 d. Feb-13-1965 Married: 1911 in Gilmer Co, WV
M Child 6: Burleigh Aubrey Law Census name: Burley A. Law Born: Jan-13-1893 18 (see note 1) Died: Mar-24-1952 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18 Buried: in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18 Resided: from abt 1925 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18 Resided: 1917 in Gilmer Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: millwright foreman, Weirton Steel Co. 18 Wife: Mollie A. Rymer b. ca 1895 Married: Sep- 1-1917 in Gilmer Co, WV 13
F Child 7: Audra Mae Law Also known as: Audrey Mae Law 4 Born: Sep-29-1897 in Tanner, Gilmer Co, WV 12,5,9 Died: Mar- 5-1986 9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1916 school teacher 26 Husband: John William Phillips b. Nov- 6-1892 d. May-20-1933 Married: ca 1918 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 4,27
F Child 8: Tracy Forest Law Born: May-17-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,5,9 Died: Dec-30-1959 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28,9 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Retha Leona Burns b. May- 4-1901 d. Mar-10-1999 Married: Oct-10-1921 in Ritchie Co, WV 29,30
F Child 9: Lovie Beulah Law Born: Aug- 3-1902 in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 12,31 Died: Apr- -1980 31 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 14 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 31,32 Census: 1940 in Roane Co, WV Census: 1910, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Ernest P. Rogers b. 1898 d. 1978 Also known as: Earnest Rogers 31 Married: Oct-20-1922 in Gilmer Co, WV 33
M Child 10: Arden Lester Law 29,6 Also known as: Lester Law 2,16,34 Born: Apr-25-1904 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,29,34 Died: 1988 6 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1959 in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 16 Resided: 1956 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 34 Census: 1910, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Susie Pearl Collins b. Jan- 4-1902 d. Nov-16-1952 Married: Nov- 5-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 29,2 Wife: Lovie J. "Lou" Singleton b. Sep-23-1905 d. Oct-25-1985 Also known as: Lou Singleton 34 Married: May-24-1956 in Burnsville, Braxton Co, WV 34
F Child 11: Melva Roxanna Law 13 2 Also known as: Roxana Law 2 Born: Feb- 6-1907 in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 12,35,31,13,7 Died: Mar-30-1995 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 35,31 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 36 Resided: 1957 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 37 Resided: 1951, 1956 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 38 Census: 1940 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1910, 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV (see note 2) Husband: Lawrence R. Collins b. Jun-21-1901 d. Mar- -1978 Married: Nov- 5-1925 in Gilmer Co, WV 13 Husband: Homer Judson Knisley b. Aug- 7-1900 d. Apr-15-1955 Married: Dec-22-1951 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 39 Husband: Oral W. Lang b. Apr-10-1905 Married: Mar-31-1956 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 40
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 264. (2) Amos Beaty Sharps, The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961) (3) Death record of son. (4) The Barrett-Law and Related Families of West Virginia (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/r/Michael-Barrett/index.html) (5) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (DeKalb District) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (8) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999), Identified as Iris C. Law, age 98, dau of Jackson & Louisa (Ellyson) Woodford, d. Jan 16 1964. (11) Obituary of daughter. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (14) Findagrave.com. (15) Obituary. (16) Obituary of brother. (17) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (20) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (21) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (22) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (23) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (24) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (25) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Audra M. Phillips. (26) Doddridge County Republican, 12/14/1916. (27) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (28) Obituary - At home. (29) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (30) Obituary of husband. (31) Social Security Death Index. (32) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (33) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (34) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=72409&Type=Marriage. (35) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (36) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (37) City Directory. (38) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (39) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Homer Judson Knisley, 52, b. Aug 7 1899 in Gilmer Co, res. Weston, son of Harvey & Ida (Bush) Knisley; and Melva Roxanna Law, 44, b. Feb 6 1907 in Gilmer Co, res. Weston, dau of Levi Morris & Iris C. (Woodford) Law. Married Dec 22 1951 in Middlebourne (Tyler County), W.Va., officiated by Rev. French Boone, a Minister of the Gospel. NOTE: Marital status not indicated. Bride's name was entered three times as Melva Roxanna Law, and once as M. Roxanna Law. Although the ceremony was held in Tyler County, the license was issued and the marriage recorded in Lewis County, residence of the bride. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10294959&Type=Marriage. (40) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Oral Lang, 50, b. Apr 10 1905 in Pickens, res. Morgantown, son of Okey & Rosa (Gregory) Lang; and Roxanna Knisely, 49, b. Feb 6 1903 in Gilmer Co, res. Weston, dau of (father blank) & Iris Law Knisely. Married Mar 31 1956 in Buckhannon, W.Va., officiated by Rev. French Boone, a Minister of the Gospel. NOTE: Marital status not indicated. Identification of wife's mother by the surname Knisely, same as the wife's name by a previous marriage, is an apparent administrative error. Although the ceremony was held in Upshur County, the license was issued and the marriage recorded in Lewis County, residence of the bride. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10296238&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record in Gilmer County states birthplace as Ritchie County, but death record shows birthplace as Gilmer County. Note (2) In 1930, with her husband, in household of her parents.Name Index