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Mary Louverna "Verna" SQUIRES

Mary Louverna "Verna" SQUIRES

Female 1861 - 1931  (70 years)

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  • Name Mary Louverna "Verna" SQUIRES 
    Born 27 Feb 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census Apr 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as a boarder, Vernie L. Mason, 49, widowed, mother of 1 child (not living), occupation "own income," in household of Silas F. & Lucretia (America) Griffin.
    Residence Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Sep 1910  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1928  Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 11 Aug 1931  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Harrison County Poor Farm Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • From "The History of Doddridge County," p. 249, by U. Reva Bennett:
      "Louverna was a tall woman who loved to cook and keep house. She had one child by her first husband. The child lived one year. They separated. Later she married a Civil War veteran. He lived a short time. Her third spouse was Sil Drain. They lived in Hepzibah, Harrison County."
    Person ID I6291  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father James Monroe SQUIRES,   b. 20 Mar 1821, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann GULL,   b. 21 Oct 1829, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1916, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F2215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ulysses G. FLEMING,   b. Apr 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Sep 1891  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. George W. FLEMING,   b. 11 Sep 1893,   d. 13 Apr 1896, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F5630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jacob A. MASON,   b. 24 Jun 1825, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1910  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1904  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Documents
    3937_JacobAMason_VernaLSquires_MarriageRecord_17Mar1904.jpg    		3937_JacobAMason_VernaLSquires_MarriageRecord_17Mar1904.jpg
    Family ID F11596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sylvester "Sil" DRAIN,   b. 1 May 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1928, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [2, 8] 
    Married 13 Sep 1910  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F5632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Sep 1891 - Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Mar 1904 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Sep 1910 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Aug 1931 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Harrison County Poor Farm Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    6291_DRAIN_MaryLouvernaSquires_1861-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg    		6291_DRAIN_MaryLouvernaSquires_1861-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793856&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 249.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1620] Death record of husband.

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

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 144.
      Ceremony performed by I. B. Squires.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793856&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Jacob A. Mason, 78, b. WVa, res. Doddridge Co; and Verna L. Squires, 46, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 17 1904 "at the M. E. Parsonage in West Union," officiated by G. W. Kepler, a Minister of the Gospel.

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    9. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 187.
      Identified as Sil Drain, widowed, 53, b. Harrison Co, res. Lamberts Run in Harrison Co, son of James & Rachel Drain; and Mary Ella Mason (name appears in the marriage record first as Mary E. Mason, then as Mrs. Mary L. Mason, then as Mary Ella Mason, then again as Mary E. Mason), widowed, 49, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of James M. & Mary A. Squires. Married Sep 13 1910 in Clarksburg.