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Silas Jackson HOSKINS

Silas Jackson HOSKINS

Male 1891 - 1959  (67 years)

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  • Name Silas Jackson HOSKINS 
    Born 7 Apr 1891  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Birthplace given in 1930 Census as Pennsylvania, but his birth and marriage records show it as Tyler County, WV.
    Gender Male 
    Military PVT, US Army, World War I  [4
    Census 1900  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1924  Bearsville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1930  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Location specified as Bluestone Road.
    Occupation 1930  [6
    oil field worker 
    Census 1940  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Hope Natuaral Gas Co. employee  [2
    Occupation 1940  [7
    laborer for Phil. Gas Co. 
    Died 30 Mar 1959  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Fairview Church Cemetery, Bearsville (Alma/Centerville), Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Person ID I130991  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2021 

    Father John B. (Jonathan) HOSKINS,   b. Dec 1852,   d. 2 Dec 1935, Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann KENDALL,   b. 1859,   d. 1929  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F57350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Effie Marie RIGGS,   b. 1904, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1924  Bearsville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Kenneth H. HOSKINS,   b. 1925, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2003  (Age 78 years)
     2. Esther HOSKINS,   b. 30 Aug 1927, Bearsville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 2011, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Inez M. HOSKINS,   b. 1931,   d. 1995  (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F57349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12044910&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S2036] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    7. [S2634] 1940 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.