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Olive Ellen "Ollie" SHERWOOD

Olive Ellen "Ollie" SHERWOOD

Female 1877 - 1941  (63 years)

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  • Name Olive Ellen "Ollie" SHERWOOD 
    Census 1880, 1900, 10, 30  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 14 Apr 1877  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Apr 1941  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I65373  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2016 

    Father Joseph Wayne SHERWOOD,   b. Oct 1857, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1897, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Basha Ann JANES,   b. 1 Apr 1858, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1925, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F27355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ralph GIVENS,   b. 19 Oct 1878, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 23 May 1900  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Ralph Givens, 32, farmer, married 9 yrs; wife Ollie, 33, married 9 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Todd, 8; dau Dora A, 6; dau Mary E, 4; mother-in-law Drizilla Sherwood, 74, widowed, mother of 4 children (2 still living).
      NOTE: Drusilla (Bland) Sherwood was actually Ollie (Sherwood) Givens' grandmother, widow of Samuel Todd Sherwood.
    Children 
     1. Gomer Todd GIVENS,   b. 10 Feb 1902, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1970, Lake Geneva, Clay Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Dora Agnes SHERWOOD,   b. Feb 1904, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2009  (Age ~ 105 years)
     3. Mary Edith GIVENS,   b. 12 Mar 1906, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F44406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Apr 1877 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1941 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    4. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).