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Henry ORRAHOOD

Henry ORRAHOOD

Male 1848 - 1939  (90 years)

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  • Name Henry ORRAHOOD 
    Born 12 Mar 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation physician  [4, 5] 
    Died 29 Jan 1939  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Buried Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I1352  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2018 

    Father Alexander ORRAHOOD, III,   b. 12 Dec 1801, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1892  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Polly" FEASTER,   b. 12 Apr 1812, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1883  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F7278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ellen NUTTER,   b. 5 Aug 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1912, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Martha Alice ORRAHOOD,   b. Apr 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     2. Ida Belle ORRAHOOD,   b. 5 Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1951, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Susan Mauna ORRAHOOD,   b. 23 Jul 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1943, Lockney, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Jeretha Ann ORRAHOOD,   b. 26 Jan 1877,   d. 29 Jan 1883  (Age 6 years)
     5. Henry Collie ORRAHOOD,   b. 16 May 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1975  (Age 94 years)
     6. Decie Ellen ORRAHOOD,   b. Sep 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1908, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years)
     7. Fannie ORRAHOOD
     8. Cora E. ORRAHOOD,   b. Nov 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1958, Shelby, Richland Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
    Family ID F9138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eva Dell GASTON,   b. May 1884, Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1956, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1912  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Earl "Doc" ORRAHOOD,   b. 13 Nov 1913, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1977, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Pauline Olive ORRAHOOD,   b. 1 Apr 1916, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1997, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Fred Gaston ORRAHOOD,   b. 16 Dec 1918,   d. 18 Oct 1988  (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Nov 1912 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1352_ORRAHOOD_Henry_1848-1939_Obit.jpg    		1352_ORRAHOOD_Henry_1848-1939_Obit.jpg
    33455_NUTTER_Thomas_1870Census_DoddridgeCoWV_NewMiltonDist_4Aug1870.jpg    		33455_NUTTER_Thomas_1870Census_DoddridgeCoWV_NewMiltonDist_4Aug1870.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.
      At his Nov 1912 marriage to Eva Dell Gaston, Henry Orrahood gave his age as 58, thus putting his birth at ca 1854. But his obit in the Feb 2 1939 issue of the West Union Herald gave his birthdate as Mar 12 1848, the same as his headstone. Birthplace obtained from marriage record.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    7. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Henry Orrahood, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of Alexander & Mary; and Mary E. Nutter, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Thomas & Lucinda. Married Apr 4 1869.

    9. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 105.
      Marriage is recorded in Doddridge Co even though it took place in Harrison Co. Both parties were listed as being residents of Doddridge Co.