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Robert Joseph MORAN

Robert Joseph MORAN

Male 1856 - 1929  (73 years)

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  • Name Robert Joseph MORAN 
    Born 13 Feb 1856  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880, 1900  [1, 2] 
    farmer 
    Census 1910  Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    teamster (working out) 
    Census 1920  Kentucky District, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    laborer in machine shop 
    Died 28 Apr 1929  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I105869  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 May 2018 

    Father Hezekiah MORAN,   b. CA 1825 
    Mother Lydia L. POE,   b. CA 1824 
    Family ID F49253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet Jane JONES,   b. Apr 1854,   d. 28 Jan 1901, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 26 1880:
      R. J. Moran, 22, farmer; wife H. J, 25; Louisa, 4; Walter B, 3; Lelia E, 1; Ethel Clar, 9 months.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      Robbert Moran, 42, b. Feb 1858, farmer, married 25 yrs; wife Jane, 46, b. Apr 1854, married 25 yrs, mother of 14 children (13 still living); dau Lelia, 22, b. Aug 1877, single; dau Ethel, 20, b. Sep 1879, single; dau Maude, 16, b. Sep 1883; son John, 15, b. Jun 1885; dau Murrel, 13, b. Nov 1886; dau Jessie, 12, b. Mar 1888; son Guy, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Eva, 8, b. Apr 1892; son Douglas, 6, b. Dec 1893; dau Nannie, 3, b. Jul 1896; granddau Gracie Richards, 2, b. Sep 1897.
    Children 
     1. Louisa MORAN,   b. CA 1876
    +2. Walter Bowman MORAN,   b. 3 Mar 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1943, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +3. Lelia E. MORAN,   b. 23 Jul 1878, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1960, Fort Steilacoom, Pierce Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Ethel Clara MORAN,   b. Sep 1879,   d. 3 Jul 1946, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
    +5. Adelia Maude MORAN,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1962, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. John Ford MORAN,   b. 4 Jun 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1984, Lake Helen, Volusia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     7. Murl Louise MORAN,   b. 9 Nov 1886, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1960, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Jessie J. MORAN,   b. 19 Mar 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1931, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     9. Guy Lester MORAN,   b. 21 Mar 1890, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1963, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     10. Eva MORAN,   b. 1 Apr 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1982  (Age 90 years)
     11. Hezekiah Douglas MORAN,   b. 30 Nov 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1953, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     12. Nannie Lawrence MORAN,   b. 25 Jul 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1990  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F44216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gerethy Melvina COTTRILL,   b. May 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Aug 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Green District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Robert Moran, 54, teamster (working out), married 9 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Melvina, 40, married 9 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 10 children (8 still living); dau Nannie, 13; stepson Fred Bennett, 18, single, sawmill worker; stepson Martin Bennett, 12, sawmill worker; stepdau Edna Bennett, 9; dau Topsy, 6; dau Opal, 5; son Howard, 3; dau Cleo, 11 months.

      1920 Census, Nicholas Co, WV (Kentucky District), enumerated on Jan 21 1920:
      Robert Moran, 63, laborer in machine shop; wife Melvina, 47; dau Catherine, 16; dau Opal, 14; son Howard, 12; dau Cleo, 10; dau Pearl, 8; stepdau Edna Bennett, 18.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated on Apr 19 1930:
      Eugene H. Douglas, 76, divorced; servant Melvina Moran, 56, widow; lodger Cleo Bright, 20, married; lodger Roy L. Bright, 3y 8m.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Norwood), enumerated on Apr 9 1940:
      Eugene Douglas, 69, married (spouse not present); housekeeper Melvina Moran, 68, married (spouse not present); grandson Roy Lee Bright, 13.
    Children 
     1. Kathryn MORAN,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Opal MORAN,   b. 3 Jul 1905, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Robert Howard MORAN,   b. 3 Oct 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1923, Glen Falls, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     4. Cleo MORAN,   b. 20 Jun 1909, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Pearl Louise MORAN,   b. CA 1911
    Family ID F44215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1929 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S2248] 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    4. [S2120] 1920 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).