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Homer A. MOORE

Homer A. MOORE

Male 1889 - 1949  (59 years)

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  • Name Homer A. MOORE 
    Born 6 Nov 1889  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [8] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Medical Condition 1917  [2] 
    crippled, withered leg, cannot walk with (sic) use of a cane 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, July 3 1913, in its entirety:
      "Homer Moore met with a very painful accident Sunday evening; while working at the Castle Brook Factory he fell and broke his leg. Dr. Poole rendered medical aid and he is getting along nicely. It seems Mr. Moore has been quite unfortunate, as this has been his fourth accident of this kind."
    Occupation 1917  [2] 
    carpenter for E. B. Yerkey 
    Residence 1917  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [9, 10] 
    truck driver at sawmill 
    Census 1940  Snowbird (Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter (own shop)  [4, 10] 
    Residence 1942  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 7 May 1949  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Cause: Hodgkins disease with intestinal hemorrhage 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    Person ID I58699  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2018 

    Father George Washington MOORE,   b. 22 Jan 1862, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1940, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Eliza Alice VANSCOY,   b. 26 Sep 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1954, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F24644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Addie Florence DAVIS,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1925  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F24272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

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

    6. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    8. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    9. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.