Husband: Victor Emanuel Groves
Census name: Emanuel Groves
Born: Feb-21-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Apr- 6-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,1
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI
Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farm laborer 1
Occupation: 1940 supervisor N.Y.A. 7
Occupation: 1930 machine hand in automobile shop 8
Occupation: 1920 skimmer at glass plant 9
Occupation: 1910 sawmill worker 10
Father: Dewitt C. Groves (1846 - 1913)
Mother: Martha E. McDonald (1848 - 1917)
Notes
Wife: Ada Serina Davis Married: Dec-16-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: Apr- 8-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,3,4 Died: Jul- 3-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,7 Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Father: Jeriel "Job" Davis (1856 - 1935) Mother: Almeda L. "Maud" Meek (1858 - 1927)
M Child 1: Bruce Fuller Groves
Born: Feb- 4-1901 14
Died: Aug-12-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16,12 (see note 2)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
Cause of death: round cell sarcoma 16
Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV
Never married: 16,12
M Child 2: Hugh Lawrence Groves Born: Jul-17-1902 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Aug- -1975 19 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 20 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1940 in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Occupation: 1940 service station attendant 22 Occupation: 1930 punch press operator in automobile shop 8 Wife: Flossie P. Jones b. May-30-1904 d. Mar- 7-1999 Married: Jun- 9-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 3: Ruby G. Groves Born: Apr-16-1904 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 18,23 Died: Mar-22-1993 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co, MI 23 Resided: in Garden City, Wayne Co, MI 24 Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: John W. Reid b. ca 1904 Married: Sep-22-1929 in Highland Park, Wayne Co, MI 25,8
M Child 4: Burl Groves Census name: Berle Groves Born: Jan-27-1906 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,19 Died: Jan- -1974 19 Resided: in Bradford, McKean Co, PA 26 Census: 1940 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Occupation: 1940 tool dresser for oil wells 27 Occupation: 1930 Sinclair oil station operator 8
F Child 5: Helen E. Groves Born: Mar- 7-1917 in West Virginia 19,28,8 Died: Sep- -1996 19 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James M. VanScoy b. Aug-17-1914 d. Apr-10-1990 Married: Mar-28-1937 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
F Child 6: Florence Ruth Groves Census name: Ruth Groves Born: Mar-24-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,29,8 Died: Dec-26-1998 29 Resided: 1941 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 30 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Husband: Howard William Bertram b. Dec-21-1908 d. Nov-20-1972 Married: Feb-25-1941 in Washington Co, OH 30
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (8) 1930 Census. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (11) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 197. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Obituary of father. (14) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (15) Obituary - At home. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1565831&Type=Death. (17) Obituary. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Findagrave.com. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (23) Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (25) Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (27) 1940 Census. (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (29) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Feb 21 1876, and date on headstone is also 1876. His birth record was a delayed entry, filed in 1942 in Oct 1942 on affidavit of his older brother, H. T. Groves, and also showing a birth date of Feb 21 1876. He was age 5 in the 1880 Census, and his age was given as 23 at the time of his Dec 1900 marriage. The 1900 Census, shows his birth date as Apr 1881, age 19, is considered suspect. Note (2) Brother Burl incorrectly identified in obituary as a sister Murl.