Husband: Mitchell Jason LeMasters
Born: Dec- -1867 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 1,2 Died: Oct- 1-1936 3 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 5 Father: Silas Park Lemasters (1846 - 1934) Mother: Lucretia Jane Tennant (1849 - 1920)
Wife: Frances Chloe "Fannie" Wadsworth 6,7 Married: Mar-17-1898 3
Born: Aug- -1874 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Jan- 7-1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 8 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 8,4 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Elihu F. Wadsworth (1852 - ) Mother: Lovie Jane Heldreth (1846 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Herbert Ray Lemasters Also known as: Ray H. Lemasters 9,10,11,12 Born: Jan-11-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Feb-17-1956 in Salem, WV 13 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 13 Resided: 1945 in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13 Occupation: 1940 road construction worker 10 Wife: Elsie May Sutton b. Jun- 3-1907 d. Apr- 8-1994 Married: Sep-28-1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Robert J. Lemasters Born: Oct- 4-1901 at Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 17,18 Died: 1974 18 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 4 Resided: 1945 in Salem, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Maxine M. ___ b. 1909 d. 1989
M Child 3: Ira Chron Lemasters 19 Born: Jun-24-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,9,14 Died: Dec-26-1964 in Jefferson Co, OH 21,22 Resided: 1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Resided: 1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Edna Gay Sutton b. Dec-19-1908 d. Feb-11-2002 Married: Apr-27-1929 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 4: Uel Mitchell LeMasters Born: Mar-14-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,18,14 Died: Nov-23-1947 23,4,18 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 4 Resided: 1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Resided: 1933 in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1929 in East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 single boy at tin mill 25 Wife: Mattie E. Gain b. Apr- 8-1902 d. Sep-27-1941 Married: Nov-28-1924 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Wife: Opal Pearl Hardman b. Jun-30-1910 d. Apr- 3-1997 Married: Sep-12-1936 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 26
M Child 5: Oddie Clarence LeMasters Also known as: Oddie Carson LeMasters 4 Born: Jun-13-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,20 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 6-1976 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 8,20 Resided: in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 8,20 Resided: 1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Weirton Steel 8 Occupation: 1930 white pickler at tin mill 25 Wife: Ruby Bowen b. Sep-28-1905 d. Oct- -1979 Married: Oct-30-1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27
F Child 6: Armatha J. LeMasters Born: Jul- 9-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,14 Died: Apr-14-1991 20 Resided: in Newell, Hancock Co, WV 20 Resided: 1976, 1987 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 11 Resided: 1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 15 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: H. Wallace Dillon b. ca 1909 Also known as: Wallace Dillon Married: Sep-17-1932 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14
M Child 7: Donald Daniel LeMasters Born: May-22-1913 in Wolf Pen Run, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Dec-12-1987 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 28 Resided: 1945 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Juliet Luanna "May" Hileman b. Oct-27-1910 d. Aug-15-1999 Also known as: May Hileman 14,11 Married: Oct-18-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 29,30,3
? Child 8: (Infant) Lemasters
Born: 1916
Died: Dec- 8-1916 at Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Buried: in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 8
M Child 9: Milford March LeMasters Born: Mar-11-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,20 Died: Sep- 5-1985 20,28 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 4 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 22,11,31 Resided: 1942 in Mahoning Co, OH 32 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: bef WW II Atlas Powder Co at Ravenna Ohio 33 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 33 Military: (enlisted 2/5/1942) S/Sgt, airplane mechanic, US Army Air Force, WW II, England 32,34,33 (see note 3) Wife: Alice Ora Ankrom b. Dec-17-1917 d. Jun-11-1997 Married: Jul-26-1947 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 31
M Child 10: Gilford LeMasters Also known as: Guilford LeMasters 20 Born: Sep-15-1920 20 Died: Apr- -1986 20 Resided: in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 23,11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 forestry (conservation company) 35 Wife: Katherine May Robinson b. Dec-15-1924 d. Apr- 9-2012
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Birth record of son. (3) Obituary of wife. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (6) Obituary of son. (7) Death record of son. (8) Obituary. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Marriage record of son. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Obituary of mother. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Herbert Ray Lemasters, 27, b. Doddridge Co, res. Parkersburg; and Elsie Sutton, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 28 1927 in Parkersburg. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 268, incorrectly reports marriage date as Nov 28 1927. Although the marriage ceremony was held in Wood County, the license was issued and the marriage recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 106. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Headstone (year only) (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. 268. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Death Record - Online. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) City Directory. (25) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, Identified as Uel LeMaster (sic), 31, b. West Union, res. Clarksburg; and Opal Hartman (sic), 26, b. (blank), res. Taylor Co. Married Sep 12 1936 in Grafton. MR p. 140 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11218275&Type=Marriage. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Oddie Lemasters, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union; and Miss Ruby Bowen, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 30 1927 in Parkersburg. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Wood County, the marriage license was issued and the marriage recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 110 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796635&Type=Marriage. (28) Headstone. (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 158. (30) Obituary of husband. (31) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (32) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (33) Newspaper article. (34) Military Grave Marker. (35) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in son's birth record as Brown (Harrison County), but as Ashley (Doddridge County) in her obituary. Note (2) Age 10 given in 1920 Census would put birth date at about 1910, but obituary and SSDI show it as Jun 13 1907. Note (3) As part of his military training, he was a graduate of the Spartan School of Aeronautics at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Air Corps school at Burbank, California.