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Silas Freeman LANGFITT

Silas Freeman LANGFITT

Male 1882 - 1941  (58 years)

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  • Name Silas Freeman LANGFITT 
    Born 29 Jan 1882  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1881, age 19.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920, 101 MAPLE ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    oil well driller 
    Census 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920, 1930  [3] 
    driller in oil field 
    Residence 1935  Hanover, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Hanover, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    driller - oil work 
    Died 28 Jan 1941  Newark, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Dec 7 1916, in its entirety:
      "Silas Langfitt, Lewis Maxwell and Chas. P. Zenor have gone to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where they are investigating a glass plant proposition and some gas territory."
    Person ID I110172  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2016 

    Father William F. LANGFITT,   b. 27 Nov 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1894  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Martha Amelia SMITH,   b. 11 Mar 1858, McElroy Creek, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F42664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Etta MOORE,   b. 27 Mar 1883,   d. 27 Jan 1932, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 16 May 1901  Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. William Bruce LANGFITT,   b. 18 Oct 1902, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1989  (Age 86 years)
     2. Mabel Lydia LANGFITT,   b. 29 Feb 1904, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1977  (Age 73 years)
     3. Charles Kenneth "Ken" LANGFITT,   b. 5 Aug 1907, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1987, Bexley, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Silas Vernon LANGFITT,   b. 26 Jan 1916, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1999, Warren Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F46378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillian P. ___,   b. 7 Aug 1890, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S127] 1940 Census.

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

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.