Doddridge County Roots

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Martha UNDERWOOD

Martha UNDERWOOD

Female 1845 - 1924  (78 years)

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  • Name Martha UNDERWOOD 
    Born 11 Mar 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 16 1910:
      Howard M. Gaskins, 28, school teacher, married 3 yrs; wife Stella, 27, married 3 yrs, no children; mother-in-law Martha Powell, 65, widowed, mother of 11 children (5 still living); niece Lillian V. Gaskins, 2; nephew Leonard Rush, 4; nephew Claud Rush, 3. All born in West Virginia.
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Feb 1924  Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Person ID I48694  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2021 

    Father James C. UNDERWOOD,   b. 2 May 1821,   d. 14 Feb 1895  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Rachel Samantha ASH,   b. 6 Nov 1824,   d. 18 Feb 1890  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F16897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Thomas POWELL,   b. 2 Apr 1840, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [5
    Married 21 Sep 1865  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. James Harvey POWELL,   b. 8 Aug 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1946, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Rachel Lisa Cevilla POWELL,   b. 19 Dec 1867, Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1894, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Susan F. R. POWELL,   b. 11 Dec 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1939, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Ada Matilda POWELL,   b. Aug 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1903, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     5. Howard Gideon POWELL,   b. CA 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1890, Antioch Community, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 17 years)
     6. Norah Olive R. POWELL,   b. 28 Feb 1876, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1949, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Arza Gribble POWELL,   b. 14 Oct 1878,   d. 2 Mar 1954, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. Stella POWELL,   b. 3 Sep 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1961, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     9. Delphia POWELL,   b. 7 Mar 1885, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1910, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F20042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Feb 1924 - Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
    48694_POWELL_MarthaUnderwood_1845-1924_DeathCertificate.jpg
    48694_POWELL_MarthaUnderwood_1845-1924_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    4. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    5. [S1604] Death record of son.

    6. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 15, Line 42 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12037937&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Henry T. Powell, single, 25, b. Taylor Co, res. Tyler Co, son of Joseph & Susan Powell; and Martha Underwood, single, 20, b. Doddridge Co, res. Tyler Co, dau of James C. & Rachel Underwood. Married Sep 21 1865.