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Lewis Alexander LAW

Lewis Alexander LAW

Male 1861 - 1924  (62 years)

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  • Name Lewis Alexander LAW 
    Born 23 May 1861  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1
    Died 19 Jan 1924  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Good Hope Masonic Cemetery, Rt. 19 S, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Person ID I54803  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2018 

    Father James Sampson LAW,   b. 8 Dec 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1916, Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Susanna MCCONKEY,   b. 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F20925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Adda SOMMERVILLE,   b. 11 Feb 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1930, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1879  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Nora Iowa LAW,   b. 1 Oct 1880, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1956, Dallas, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +2. James Wesley LAW,   b. 17 May 1882,   d. 27 May 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     3. Osa E. LAW,   b. Jan 1884
     4. Ivy Gae LAW,   b. 13 Jul 1887, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1961  (Age 74 years)
     5. Orla F. LAW,   b. Mar 1890
     6. Argil Guy LAW,   b. 30 Sep 1892, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1953, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     7. Aubrey Elwin LAW,   b. 4 May 1896, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1975  (Age 78 years)
     8. Selby G. LAW,   b. 9 Aug 1898,   d. 10 Jun 1970, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F22658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S2086] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).

    5. [S2247] Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990)).

    6. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as Lewis A. Law, 18, of Harrison Co, son of James S. & Susanna; and Sarah A. Sommerville, 18, of Harrison Co, dau of Jacob & Elizabeth. Married Nov 6 1879.