Jul-28-2018
Husband: Dewitt C. Groves Also known as: D. C. Groves 1
Born: May- -1846 2,3 (see note 1) Died: Apr-16-1913 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Grant Co, WV Occupation: farmer 3,2,5 Father: Mother:
Wife: Martha E. McDonald 6 Also known as: Martha MacDonald 6 Married: ca 1868 2
Born: ca 1848 3 (see note 2) Died: Sep-24-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Grant Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Fuller Groves Born: ca 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Died: Jan-31-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870 in Union District, Grant Co, WV
F Child 2: Liba "Libbie" Groves Census name: Libbie Groves Born: Feb- 7-1868 in Union District, Grant Co, WV 8,5 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Grant Co, WV
M Child 3: Homer Thornton Groves Also known as: Thornton Groves Born: Apr-26-1870 in Grant Co, WV 3,9 Died: Jan-13-1960 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nellie May Smith b. Feb-17-1883 d. Jan-10-1968 Married: Dec-25-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 4: Emaranda "Miranda" Groves Census name: Miranda Groves Born: Sep-30-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,3 Census: 1920, 1930 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Francis Marion Netser b. Apr- 6-1875 d. Jul- -1968 Also known as: Francis M. Netzer Married: Jul-14-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 5: Victor Emanuel Groves Census name: Emanuel Groves Born: Feb-21-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13,9,3 (see note 3) Died: Apr- 6-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,11 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 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 11 Occupation: 1940 supervisor N.Y.A. 15 Occupation: 1930 machine hand in automobile shop 16 Occupation: 1920 skimmer at glass plant 17 Occupation: 1910 sawmill worker 18 Wife: Ada Serina Davis b. Apr- 8-1882 d. Jul- 3-1944 Married: Dec-16-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 6: Lena Lucy Groves Census name: Lucy Silena Groves Born: May- 5-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,3,9 (see note 4) Died: Mar- 1-1971 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 21 Resided: 1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Martin Henry Gaines b. Apr-18-1894 d. Sep- 4-1979 Married: Jul- 4-1936 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (3) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (4) Obituary - At home. (5) 1870 Census, Grant County, WV. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (16) 1930 Census. (17) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (19) 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. (20) Headstone. (21) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age in obituary would put birth in about 1843. But the 1900 Census shows it as May 1846, which also conforms to age 34 in the 1880 Census. Note (2) Age 74 in death record would put birth in about 1843. Note (3) 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 (4) Age 41 in 1936 marriage record would put birth in about 1895. But age 2 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1878, and her headstone shows it as May 5 1878. The 1900 Census, which identifies her as Lucy Silena Groves, b. Nov 1882, age 17, is considered suspect.Name Index