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Ray Leon BARTLETT

Ray Leon BARTLETT

Male 1892 - 1956  (64 years)

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  • Name Ray Leon BARTLETT 
    Born 28 Apr 1892  Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in death record as 27 Apr 1892. But all three of his marriage records show it as 28 Apr 1892.
    Gender Male 
    Military U.S. Navy, World War I  [5] 
    • Local news item under the heading "Smithton News," "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 7 1918, in its entirety:
      "Ray Bartlett was home on a furlough visiting his parents. He left Tuesday, Nov. 5, to resume his duties as sailor."
    Census 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1929  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1935  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1936  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1937  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1940  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of sister & brother-in-law, Ethel & Ira E. Dotson. Marital status divorced, no occupation, residence in 1935 was Buckhannon in Upshur County.
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Died 1 Nov 1956  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: fractured skull & stab wounds to chest from a fight (homicide) 
    Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I104459  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Claudius D. BARTLETT,   b. 7 Jan 1852, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1937, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Loretta "Etta" PEPPER,   b. 5 Jan 1857,   d. 23 Apr 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F49960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ora Belle DAVIS,   b. 8 Nov 1893, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1928  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1919  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Claude Edward BARTLETT,   b. 28 Oct 1922
    Family ID F43563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lenore STRICKLER,   b. 6 Oct 1902, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 Oct 1929  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Divorced Y  [10] 
    Family ID F56958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary Elizabeth KEYSER,   b. 5 Sep 1894, Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Jul 1943  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F56960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Feb 1919 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1929 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Oct 1929 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1936 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1937 - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jul 1943 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: fractured skull & stab wounds to chest from a fight (homicide) - 1 Nov 1956 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795454&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34248&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10265056&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1959360&Type=Death.

    6. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    8. [S1659] Death record of father.

    9. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    10. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.