Doddridge County Roots

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Ralph GIVENS

Ralph GIVENS

Male 1878 - 1943  (64 years)

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  • Name Ralph GIVENS 
    Born 19 Oct 1878  Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910, 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5
    Died 18 Jan 1943  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I106262  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2016 

    Father John William GIVENS,   b. 24 Jun 1845, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Martha Jane AUMBOWERS,   b. 22 Feb 1842, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F36906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olive Ellen "Ollie" SHERWOOD,   b. 14 Apr 1877, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 23 May 1900  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Ralph Givens, 32, farmer, married 9 yrs; wife Ollie, 33, married 9 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Todd, 8; dau Dora A, 6; dau Mary E, 4; mother-in-law Drizilla Sherwood, 74, widowed, mother of 4 children (2 still living).
      NOTE: Drusilla (Bland) Sherwood was actually Ollie (Sherwood) Givens' grandmother, widow of Samuel Todd Sherwood.
    Children 
     1. Gomer Todd GIVENS,   b. 10 Feb 1902, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1970, Lake Geneva, Clay Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Dora Agnes SHERWOOD,   b. Feb 1904, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2009  (Age ~ 105 years)
     3. Mary Edith GIVENS,   b. 12 Mar 1906, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F44406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jan 1943 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

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

    4. [S2035] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).