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Arminda "Minnie" BUTCHER

Arminda "Minnie" BUTCHER

Female 1887 - 1967  (~ 79 years)

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  • Name Arminda "Minnie" BUTCHER 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Oct 1887  [1] 
    • Birth date given in death record and obituary as Oct 17 1881, age 85 at death. But ages given in 1910 thru 1940 censuses consistently put birth between 1888 and 1890. In the 1900 Census, in which she was identified as Amanda Bircher, her birth date was given as Oct 1887. Date on grave marker is also reported as 1887.
    Gender Female 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Residence 1951  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 9 Mar 1967  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I40932  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2014 

    Father Mack BIRCHER,   b. 4 Jul 1860, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Martha JENKINS,   b. 2 Jan 1864, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Grant "Bill" GRAY,   b. CA 1867,   d. 23 Feb 1951, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 6 1910:
      William Gray, 45 (?), laborer at odd jobs, married 2 yrs; wife Minnie, 22, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Elsie, 3; dau (sic) Ora L, 10 months.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 23 1920:
      William G. Gray, 46, railroad laborer; wife Minnie, 30; dau Elsie, 14; son Ora, 11; dau Vadie, 9; dau Marthy, 6; dau Myrtle, 4; dau Goldy, 2.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 19 1930 on Central Road:
      William Gray, 64, laborer on steam railroad, age 42 at time of first marriage; wife Minnie, 40, age 18 at first marriage; son Ora, 19; dau Vada, 17; dau Martha, 14; dau Myrtle, 13; dau Goldie, 11; son William Jr, 6; lodger (corrected from "friend") Wait Elliott, 20, single, no occupation. [8]
    Children 
     1. Elsie GRAY,   b. 2 Oct 1904, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ora Lee GRAY,   b. 1 Jul 1909, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1971, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Vada GRAY,   b. CA 1913
     4. Martha L. GRAY,   b. 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1988  (Age 75 years)
     5. Myrtle GRAY,   b. CA 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Goldie GRAY,   b. 2 Jan 1918, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1988  (Age 70 years)
     7. William Grant "Pete" GRAY, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1923, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 2006  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F16387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951 - Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1967 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1750] Grave marker (year only).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    4. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    5. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794740&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.