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Sylvester Lafayette "Ves" ELLIFRITT

Sylvester Lafayette "Ves" ELLIFRITT

Male 1884 - 1963  (79 years)

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  • Name Sylvester Lafayette "Ves" ELLIFRITT 
    Born 24 Feb 1884  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1885.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Union District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    servant 
    Military From 1907 to 1910 
    11th Infantry, U.S. Army 
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935, 1936  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Census 1940  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation barber (own shop)  [5, 6] 
    Residence 1942  Hampton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Jul 1963  Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • at Veterans Administration Hospital
    Person ID I109331  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2016 

    Father Marcus Lafayette ELLIFRITT,   b. 17 Dec 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1900, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Alice E. STUTLER,   b. 1 Oct 1859, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1941, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F45992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Sylvester James ELLIFRITT,   b. 31 Aug 1914,   d. 30 Oct 1979, Santa Barbara Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F45994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rosa LOWE,   b. 1 Mar 1875,   d. 7 Jun 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [4] 
    Married 13 May 1935  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Divorced Y  [6] 
    Family ID F45957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    109331_SylvesterLEllifritt_RosieLoweBrown_MarriageRecord_13May1935.jpg    		109331_SylvesterLEllifritt_RosieLoweBrown_MarriageRecord_13May1935.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    3. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    4. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    5. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).