Jul-28-2018
Husband: Paul Davis Cupp
Born: Sep- 4-1903 1 Died: Jan- 3-1988 1,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 5 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 meatcutter at Dawson Grocery Store 6 Father: Jacob S. Cupp (1866 - 1929) Mother: Rebecca Ann Shrieves (1867 - 1946)
Wife: Naomi Ruth Cox 7 4 Also known as: Ruth Cox 8,4,9 Married: Dec-26-1927 2
Born: Mar-28-1911 7 (see note 1) Died: Mar- 7-1993 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,9,7 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Myles Manufacturing Co of West Union (retired 1985, 30 yrs) 7 Father: Claude Fillmore Cox (1877 - 1973) Mother: Sallie Catherine Freeman (1882 - 1973)
F Child 1: Nellie Blanche Cupp Born: Jul-12-1928 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12,13,14 Resided: 1993, 2018 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Resided: 1956 in Moatsville, Barbour Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1946) Husband: James Richard Daugherty b. Nov-11-1925 d. Jul-17-1986 Married: Jun-16-1956 in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Naomi Jean Cupp 13 Also known as: Jean Cupp 15 Born: Mar-10-1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,13,18,14 Died: May-21-2017 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7,15,18 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: nurse & hospital administrator (42 yrs) 7 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1948), St. Joseph School of Nursing - Parkersburg (1952) 7
M Child 3: James Bruce Cupp Born: Mar-12-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,18 Died: Mar- 9-2018 in Cumberland, Providence Co, RI 19 Buried: in Slatersville Cemetery, North Smithfield, Providence Co, RI 7 Resided: in Cumberland, Providence Co, RI 7 Resided: 1993 in Attleboro, Bristol Co, MA 15 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: master draftsman & supervisor, Valley Gas Attleboro Utility Co (31 yrs, retired 1998) 7 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1952, football & basketball) 7,20 Education: Coyne Electrical Drafting, Boston (2 yrs), Providence School of Design (3 yrs) Military: Apr- 8-1952 - Mar- 7-1956 ETSN, US Navy, Korea (see note 2) Wife: Living
M Child 4: Living Wife: Patty June Aichele b. Jun-20-1937 d. Mar-13-2012
M Child 5: Paul Franklin Cupp Also known as: Franklin Cupp Born: Jul- 7-1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,21,22,23 Died: Mar-14-1963 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22,23 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Cause of death: cancer 22 (see note 3) Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,22 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1956) 24 Military: Oct- 9-1956 - Oct- 8-1962 GM3, US Navy, Vietnam era (USS Colahan DD-658, USS Joyce DE-317) 25,22 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Social Security Death Index. (2) Obituary of wife. (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Newspaper wedding announcement of son. (5) Obituary of father. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) Obituary. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Obituary of sister. (10) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (11) Newspaper anniversary announcement of parents. (12) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (13) 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. 327. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (15) Obituary of mother. (16) Obituary of brother. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) Obituary - At home. (20) Yearbook photo. (21) Brooke County Marriage Records, Wellsburg, WV. (22) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (23) Headstone. (24) Newspaper wedding announcement. (25) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Long Run Note (2) Serving aboard the destroyer USS Smalley (DD-565), James B. Cupp was a radio repairman's helper, responsible for ordering all ship board electronic parts, plus storage of parts. He served in the Korean Combat Zone with Task Force 77, for which he was awarded a Battle Star. Other destinations included Hong Kong, Singapore, Ceylon, Saudi Arabia, Aden, Port Said, Paraeus, Cannes, Gibralter, Spain, Turkey, Denmark, Finland, England, Persian Gulf, Sierra Leone, Guantanamo Cuba, Caribbean Islands, Japan, Germany, France, Bermuda, Midway Islands, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, San Diego CA, and home port Newport, Rhode Island. Medals awarded included National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service, United Nations Service, and Navy Occupation Service with European Clasp. Note (3) Immediate family states that he returned home from military service in poor health. It was believed that his illness and early death were caused by his exposure to plutonium while serving aboard the USS Joyce during Operation Hardtack, the atomic bomb testing series at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands in Spring 1958.Name Index