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General Holden DRANE

General Holden DRANE

Male 1908 - 1965  (57 years)

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  • Name General Holden DRANE 
    Born 13 Feb 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1944  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 17 Apr 1965  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I2537  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2022 

    Father James Franklin "Frank" DRAIN,   b. 1875, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Viola Mae SPURGEON,   b. 1 May 1878, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1944, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F30055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lela May HUSK,   b. 13 Dec 1906, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1994, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1932  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Ancil Dale DRANE,   b. 16 Apr 1935, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. George Franklin DRANE,   b. 11 Nov 1938,   d. 14 Oct 2013  (Age 74 years)
    +3. Living
    Family ID F909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1531] William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 31.
      The records of Doddridge County, residence of the bride, show that the marriage took place in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, at the home of the minister, D. S. Boggs. The groom was identified as Holden Drane, and the bride as Lelia [sic] May Husk.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).