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Forest Edward WETZEL

Forest Edward WETZEL

Male 1902 - 1986  (84 years)

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  • Name Forest Edward WETZEL 
    Born 30 May 1902  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military From 10 Nov 1942 to 17 Jun 1943  [4, 5, 6] 
    US Army, WW II (then defense work at Akron Goodyear plant) 
    Education Doddridge HS, Glenville College, Salem College (AB), WVU  [1] 
    Occupation teacher and principal, Doddridge Co (38 yrs)  [1, 7, 8] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Died 19 Sep 1986  [2, 3] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I23738  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2013 

    Father Edward Thomas WETZEL,   b. 28 Apr 1872, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Alexie BARTLETT,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1957, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F10955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thelma COWMAN,   b. 25 Jul 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1995  (Age 84 years)  [12] 
    Married 20 Jun 1942  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F8869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 280.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 281.

    7. [S317] West Union Herald-Record, 2/12/2008.

    8. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 8/27/1942.

    9. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    10. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    11. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    12. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.