Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Alva Esty Berkhouse    
         Census name: Esta Berkhouse 
                Born: Jan-22-1891          in Millstone, Calhoun Co, WV  1,2,3,4
                Died: Apr- 4-1970          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      druggist (drug store)  4
              Father: Albert Franklin Berkhouse   (1858 - 1926) 
              Mother: Arminda Jemima McCulty   (1859 - 1932) 
                Wife: Madera Jane Long   5  
       Also known as: Jane Long 
             Married: ca 1921               4
                Born: Nov-27-1897           1,4
                Died: Mar- 8-1964          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Richard Long Berkhouse      
            Nickname: Dick 6
                Born: Oct-25-1924          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  7,8
                Died: Aug- 7-1996          in Bellevue, King Co, WA  9,8,6
             Resided:                      in Newcastle, King Co, WA  9
             Resided:                      in Renton, King Co, WA  10
              Census: 1930                 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      aircraft mechanic, United Airlines  6
            Military: (enlisted 8/14/1943) U.S. Army, World War II  11
                Wife: Helen Delores Cox  b. Aug-26-1925  d. Jul-  -2003  
             Married: Dec-21-1946          in Glendale, Los Angeles Co, CA  6

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Glenville District) 
(4) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(5) Birth record of son. 
(6) Obituary of wife. 
(7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) Washington Death Index, 1940-2014 [database online], Ancestry.com and Washington State Dept of Health. State Death 
Records Index. 
(10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Name listed in SSDI as R. L. 
Berkhouse. 
(11) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 







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