Doddridge County Roots

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Clara Belle DOUGLASS

Clara Belle DOUGLASS

Female 1891 - 1985  (93 years)

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  • Name Clara Belle DOUGLASS 
    Born 20 Dec 1891  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Age at death given in obituary as 103, with birth date Dec 20 1881. But SSDI shows birth date as Dec 20 1891, all census records conform to 1891, and date on headstone is also 1891. Her military records, however, indicate Dec 20 1892.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 31 May 1918 to 19 Jul 1919  [3
    US Navy, World War I (member of Robinson Post 25, American Legion, West Union) 
    Census 1920, 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Clara Douglass in household with her widowed mother, her sister Lucy, and Lucy's family. Clara's marital status was also indicated as widowed, a likely error.
    Census 1940  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • In household of sister and brother-in-law Lotus and William Sample. Listed as Clara B. Douglass, 48, single, postmaster at post office.
    Education Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg  [5
    Occupation postmaster at Morgansville (56 yrs, retired 1962)  [4, 5
    Residence Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 25 Jul 1985  Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I49907  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 May 2017 

    Father Solomon DOUGLASS,   b. 23 Jun 1858, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1927, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ida Lucy BAKER,   b. Nov 1858, Hocking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1943, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F18791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Dec 1891 - Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jul 1985 - Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    7. [S15] Social Security Death Index.
      Name listed as Clara Douglas.

    8. [S2161] A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants, James R. Sample , (self-published, July 2007).