Jul-28-2018Husband: Louie Dow Law Also known as: L. D. Law 1,2 Born: Apr- 3-1883 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Died: Jun-15-1942 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1911 at Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 farm manager 2 Father: David Guthrie Law (1853 - 1921) Mother: Celia M. Bartlett (1858 - 1939) Other spouse 2
Wife: Bessie Pearl Bee Married: May-30-1911 in Waverly, Wood Co, WV 1 Divorced: bef Apr 1930 5 Born: Mar- -1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 6 (see note 1) Died: Mar-10-1984 in Monterey Co, CA 7 Resided: 1967 in Carmel, Monterey Co, CA 8 Census: 1930 in Monterey, Monterey Co, CA Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Waverly, Wood Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in Williams District, Wood Co, WV Father: Benjamine Z. Bee (1866 - ) Mother: Elizabeth V. "Lizzie" Osbourn (1873 - ) Notes
F Child 1: Thelma V. Law Born: May-18-1914 in West Virginia 7,9 Died: Sep- 9-1982 in Monterey Co, CA 7,9 Resided: in Monterey, Monterey Co, CA 10 Census: 1930 in Monterey, Monterey Co, CA Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: ___ Neu
M Child 2: Darwin Law Born: ca 1917 2 Census: 1930 in Monterey, Monterey Co, CA Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (2) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (3) The Barrett-Law and Related Families of West Virginia (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/r/Michael-Barrett/index.html) (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1930 Census. (6) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (7) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (8) Obituary of brother. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1893, but SSDI and California Death Index show it as May 10 1892. Birthplace given as Ritchie County in marriage record and as West Virginia in 1920 Census, but as Ohio in 1930 Census.Name Index