John B. UNDERWOOD
1889 - 1918 (28 years)
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Name John B. UNDERWOOD Born 27 Dec 1889 Tyler Co, WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1900, 1910 McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV - Middle initial given as C in 1900 Census, but as B in 1910 Census. Birth record shows it to be B.
Medical Condition 1917 [3] one leg shorter than the other Occupation 1917 [3] teamster Military From 6 Sep 1918 to 9 Oct 1918 [4, 5] Pvt, 3rd Co, 7th Eng Tng Regt, US Army, World War I Residence Ralphs Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV [5] Died 9 Oct 1918 Camp Humphreys (now Fort Belvoir), Fairfax Co, VA [4, 6] Cause: broncho-pneumonia following influenza - Fort Belvoir, Virginia was then known as Camp Humphreys. The WV Veterans Memorial Archives reports his death date as Oct 9 1918, which is based on original documentation and is considered more reliable than the Oct 11 1918 date entered on the death certificate created for him later in West Virginia.
Buried Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV [4, 5, 7] Person ID I54430 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 24 Sep 2018
Father William UNDERWOOD, b. 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA , d. 29 Apr 1928, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 68 years) Mother Landora Elizabeth "Dora" ASH, b. Oct 1869, d. 18 Mar 1940, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 70 years) Family ID F11624 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 343 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2605773&Type=Birth.
Identified as John B. Underwood and Clyde E. Underwood, white males, b. Dec 27 1889 in Tyler County, sons of William Underwood & Landora E. Ash Underwood, these being the 4th and 5th children born to this mother. It is unclear why these Tyler County births would be recorded in Doddridge County. - [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).
- [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).
- [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).
- [S14] Obituary.
- [S56] Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 343 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2605773&Type=Birth.
