Martin Luther LAW

1858 - 1944  (86 years)

• Name	Martin Luther LAW
  Born	2 Jan 1858	Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	farmer, stockman  [1]
  Residence	Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV   [1]
  Died	5 Jan 1944	Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV   [1]
  Buried	Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I43799	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	21 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Asby Poole LAW,   b. 7 Apr 1823,   d. 20 Feb 1868  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Deborah GASTON,   b. 17 May 1827, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 24 Feb 1916, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mida MCKINLEY,   b. 26 Nov 1861, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 14 May 1934, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1882	Ritchie Co, WV   [2]
  Notes	1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 27 1900: Martin L. Law, 42, b. Jan 1858, farmer, married 17 yrs; wife Mida, 38, b. Nov 1861, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Clyde O, 16, b. Oct 1863; dau Lura A, 15, b. Jan 1885; son Verner V, 11, b. Sep 1888; son Rusell L, 8, b. Oct 1891; son Glenn G, 4, b. Sep 1895; boarder Bertha C. Bartlett, 22, b. Nov 1877, occup servant, single; boarder William Braden, 30, b. Oct 1869, occup carpenter, widowed; boarder Taylor Glover, 25, b. Nov 1874, occup carpenter, widowed; boarder Oden Queen, 23, b. Aug 1876, occup carpenter, single. (Note: The enumeration incorrectly includes all five of the parents' children, not just the four still living. A headstone at Lawford Cemetery shows that son Glenn Gale Law was born on Sep 12 1895 and died on Jun 25 1897.) 1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on May 5 1910: Martin L. Law, 52, farmer, married 27 yrs; wife Mida, 48, mother of 6 children (5 still living); son Clyde O, 26; son Verner V, 21; son Russel L, 18; dau Velmah M, 9; mother Deborah Bartlette, 82, widowed, mother of 10 children (8 still living). 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District, Auburn Precinct #4), enumerated on Feb 3 1920: M. L. Law, 62, farmer; wife Mida, 58; dau Velma M, 19; son Herman E, 20. (Note: We have found no other reference to a son Herman.) [3]
  Children	+ 1. Clyde Otis LAW,   b. 14 Oct 1883, Spruce Creek (Auburn), Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 26 Oct 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 81 years) + 2. Lura Alma LAW,   b. Jan 1885, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 6 Dec 1957, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV  (Age ~ 72 years) + 3. Verner Vadis LAW,   b. 16 Sep 1888, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. May 1978  (Age 89 years) + 4. Russell Lowell LAW,   b. 13 Oct 1891, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 23 Jan 1956  (Age 64 years)   5. Glenn Gale LAW,   b. 12 Sep 1895,   d. 25 Jun 1897  (Age 1 years)   6. Velma M. LAW,   b. 5 Nov 1900,   d. 1 Mar 1988, San Diego Co, CA  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F17696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)). [S1620] Death record of husband.