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Seth Elbert "Jeff" CLEVENGER

Seth Elbert "Jeff" CLEVENGER

Male 1927 - 2010  (82 years)

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  • Name Seth Elbert "Jeff" CLEVENGER  [1
    Born 17 Oct 1927  Ivydale, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military Between Sep 1945 and Nov 1946  [3, 4
    PVT, US Marine Corps, World War II (occupation of China) 
    • Seth Clevenger, along with five of his brothers, served overseas during World War II in various branches of the military. They were honored in a feature of the Parkersburg News on Nov 7, 1999. Seth was an expert marksman in the military and was an avid hunter during his lifetime.
    Military Between May 1947 and Oct 1948  [3
    U.S. Army (fireman) 
    Occupation carpenter  [3
    Occupation CSX Railroad (31 yrs, retired Jun 1987)  [3
    Residence Waverly, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Residence 1948  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 5 May 2010  Waverly, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Person ID I35344  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 

    Father Dorsie CLEVENGER,   b. 20 Aug 1894, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1980, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ezzie G. ROSE,   b. 16 Oct 1898, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1942, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F36562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruby Ellen CHILDERS,   b. 12 Nov 1929, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 7 Nov 1948  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Family ID F13965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 247.