Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Thomas Irvin CRITCHFIELD / Cornelia LEESON (F2238)

m. 18 Jul 1889


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  • Thomas Irvin CRITCHFIELDFather | Male
    Thomas Irvin CRITCHFIELD

    Born  23 Mar 1861  Roane Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Sep 1946  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  18 Jul 1889  [1, 2]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William E. CRITCHFIELD | F2290 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Malinda Ann WATSON | F2290 Group Sheet 

    Cornelia LEESONMother | Female
    Cornelia LEESON

    Born  1 Mar 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1951  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John P. LEESON | F3468 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sophia MCINTYRE | F3468 Group Sheet 

    Dollie H. CRITCHFIELDChild 1 | Female
    + Dollie H. CRITCHFIELD

    Born  5 Jun 1890  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jan 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Walter WICKENHOFER | F2296 
    Married  23 Jul 1914  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Homer CRITCHFIELDChild 2 | Male
    + Homer CRITCHFIELD

    Born  25 Sep 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1964  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Blanche Gertrude QUINN | F2291 
    Married     
    Spouse  Stella A. JONES | F2300 
    Married  2 Jun 1947  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ernest C. CRITCHFIELDChild 3 | Male
    Ernest C. CRITCHFIELD

    Born  5 Dec 1894  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Feb 1960  Deerfield, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Beulah BARRON | F14709 
    Married  25 Jan 1917  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alice M. POLLOCK | F2292 
    Married     

    Thomas Forrest "Foxy" CRITCHFIELDChild 4 | Male
    + Thomas Forrest "Foxy" CRITCHFIELD

    Born  23 Feb 1897   
    Died  1962   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Frances SMITH | F2293 
    Married  CA 1920   

    Dorothy Virginia CRITCHFIELDChild 5 | Female
    + Dorothy Virginia CRITCHFIELD

    Born  5 Aug 1900  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Apr 1978  Fairfax, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jennings Bryan SMITH | F2294 
    Married  27 Sep 1919  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Hilton Hayward CRITCHFIELDChild 6 | Male
    + Hilton Hayward CRITCHFIELD

    Born  3 Feb 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jan 1986   
    Buried    Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mona THOMPSON | F2297 
    Married  16 Jun 1924  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Mae BURGESS | F2298 
    Married  21 Jun 1952  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Franklin Porter CRITCHFIELDChild 7 | Male
    + Franklin Porter CRITCHFIELD

    Born  3 Feb 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jun 1993  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    South Fork Community Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Virgie Marlene REED | F2237 
    Married  CA 1929   

    Willa Cornelia CRITCHFIELDChild 8 | Female
    + Willa Cornelia CRITCHFIELD

    Born  19 Aug 1908  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jan 1979  San Bernardino Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Desert Lawn Cemetery, Calimesa, Riverside Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Horace Omar NUTTER | F2295 
    Married  1929   
    Spouse  William Joy MORRISON | F6089 
    Married  2 Jun 1951  Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Thomas Irven "Bus" CRITCHFIELDChild 9 | Male
    + Thomas Irven "Bus" CRITCHFIELD

    Born  3 Nov 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Dec 1996  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edith Stella MOSSOR | F4819 
    Married     
    Spouse  Agnes Virginia SMITH | F31877 
    Married  27 Jun 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • Obituary of daughter Dorothy identifies her as the "daughter of the late Thomas Forest and Carnelia Leason Critchfield." Thomas Forest Critchfield was actually Dorothy's brother. Marriage record has his name as Thomas I. Crihfield [sic], while obituary of wife identifies him simply as Thomas Critchfield. His own death record identifies him as Thomas Irven Critchfield Sr. and incorrectly identifies his father as Thomas Irvin Critchfield.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District):
      Thomas I. Crichfield, b. Mar 1861, married 11 yrs; wife Cornelia, 27, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Dollie H, b. Jun 1890; son Homer, b. Sep 1892; son Earnest, b. Dec 1894; son Forest, b. Feb 1897; dau Dortha, b. Aug 1899.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District):
      Thomas I. Crihfield, 58; wife Cornelia, 28; son Forest, 22; son Hilton, 15; son Porter, 13; dau Willie C, 11; son Thomas I, 9.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District):
      Cornelia Critchfield, 52, married; son Thomas I, 19, single.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 394.
      He was identified as Thomas I. Crihfield (sic), age 28, b. Doddridge Co, resident of Roane Co; and she as Cornelia Leeson, age 16, b. & residing in Doddridge Co. Ceremony was held at residence of M. Clezigan (sp ?). Persons providing info for the record: Thomas I. Crihfield and Sophia Leeson.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).