Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Cleveland Bussey Also known as: Willie Cleveland Bussey
Born: Oct-30-1887 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Nov-10-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in Boring Cemetery (aka Bethlehem Church), Davisson Run, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: 1942 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Brown, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 laborer for natural gas company 6 Occupation: 1920 glass factory worker 7 Occupation: 1918 teaming for People Furniture Co. in Clarksburg 5 Occupation: 1910 snapper in glass house 8 Medical condition: 1942 two operations, scars 3 Medical condition: 1918 bad eye, cut with glass, can see a little 5 Father: Edward Bussey (1842 - 1928) Mother: Tamra Jane Coffindaffer (1847 - 1899)
Wife: Clotina "Cloe" Lowther Also known as: Chloe Lowther 9 Married: Jul- 4-1907 in Harrison Co, WV 10
Born: Dec-16-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 2) Died: Apr-22-1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in Boring Cemetery (aka Bethlehem Church), Davisson Run, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,11 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Father: John D. S. "Dick" Lowther (1856 - 1943) Mother: Ida E. Kelley (1861 - 1926) Notes
F Child 1: Thelma Virginia Bussey Born: May-24-1908 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 1,8 Died: Jan-13-1990 in Orange Co, CA 12 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange Co, CA 11 Resided: in San Fernando, Los Angeles Co, CA 13 Census: 1940 in Brown, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Husband: Elmer Cordell Smith b. Jul-27-1907 d. May-30-1994
F Child 2: Wilma Elizabeth Bussey Born: Jun-10-1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 1,7 Died: Apr-18-1993 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC 14 Buried: in Sunset Memory Gardens, Mint Hill, Mecklenburg Co, NC 15,11 Resided: in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC 15 Census: 1940 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV Census: 1930 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1930 sales lady in ladies clothing store 16 Husband: Henry Wayne Williams b. Sep-26-1911 d. Feb-25-1991 Also known as: Wayne Williams 17 Married: Nov-21-1931 in Harrison Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Catherine Marie Bussey Born: Mar-10-1913 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,18,7 Died: Feb-25-1991 18 Buried: in Rymer Cemetery, near Logansport, Marion Co, WV 11 Resided: in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 19 Census: 1930, 1940 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Charlie A. Hayhurst b. Nov-29-1909 d. Aug-25-1988
M Child 4: Marlin Paul "Bud" Bussey Census name: Paul Bussey Born: Apr-24-1914 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 1,13,7 Died: Dec-28-1986 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 20,13 Resided: in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 19,20 Resided: 1946 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Military: Jan- 6-1941 - Sep-23-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 22 Wife: Elba Christine Thomas b. Mar-23-1930 d. Jun-29-1996 Also known as: Elba Christian Thomas 21 Married: Oct-11-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21 Wife: Florence Janet Mihok b. Jul- 1-1929 d. Feb-21-1999
F Child 5: Glenola Doris Baker Birth name: Glenola Willie Bussey 1 Born: Feb-17-1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,13,7 Died: Oct-12-1999 in Wichita Co, TX 23,24,13 Resided: in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, TX 25 Census: 1940 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, TX Resided: 1937 in Electra, Wichita Co, TX 26 Census: 1930 in Electra, Wichita Co, TX Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Husband: James C. Smith b. ca 1915 Married: Jul-19-1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK 26 Husband: Ray Lynn Kinder b. Jan-14-1924 d. Jan- 4-1987 Married: May-28-1966 in Wichita Co, TX 27
M Child 6: Jack William Martin Birth name: Opha Carlyle Bussey 1 Born: Jun-25-1922 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3,1,24,28,13 Died: Jul-25-1998 13 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,29 Resided: in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 29 Resided: 1943 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 28 Resided: 1942 in Norwood (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Norwood (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1942 Lawman's Grocery in Norwood 3 Wife: Lois Merle Smith b. Apr-24-1924 d. Sep-27-1990 Census name: Merle Smith Married: Dec-20-1943 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=18598&Type=Marriage. (3) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (6) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) Birth record of son. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as William Cleveland Bussey, 19, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Edward & Jane Bussey; and Chlotina Lowther, 19, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of John D. S. & Ida E. Lowther. Married Jul 4 1907 "at the home of John D. S. Lowther," officiated by D. W. Cunningham, a minister of the U. B. Church. Informants for marriage license: William C. Bussey & Parents' Consent. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=18598&Type=Marriage. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Obituary, Mrs. Wilma Elizabeth Williams, 82, of 4806 Heiden Dr. died April 18, 1993, at Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memory gardens. Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at McEwen Funeral Home, Mint Hillchapel. Mrs. Williams, a native of Clarksburg, W.Va., was a homemaker. Survivors are her son, Wayne Williams; brother, Jack Martin of Clarksburg; sister, Mrs. Glenola Kinder of Wichita Falls, Tex.; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - Tuesday, April 20, 1993 "Charlotte Observer, The", North Carolina, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/102594FACA72CB4B-102594FACA72CB4B : accessed 16 June 2017) Mrs. Wilma Elizabeth Williams. (15) Obituary. (16) 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Headstone. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797894&Type=Marriage. (22) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit. (24) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Texas before 1951. (26) Oklahoma Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Texas Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=60392&Type=Marriage. (29) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter & son-in-law Thelma & Elmer Smith and their family. We have not determined his whereabouts in the 1930 Census. Note (2) Birthplace given in marriage record as Doddridge County, but birth record shows it to be Harrison County.Name Index