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James Franklin "Frank" DRAIN

James Franklin "Frank" DRAIN

Male 1875 - 1957  (82 years)

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  • Name James Franklin "Frank" DRAIN 
    Born 1875  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1894  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Died 1957  [1] 
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I70923  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2018 

    Family Viola Mae SPURGEON,   b. 1 May 1878, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1944, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [5, 6] 
    Married Dec 1894  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth DRAIN,   b. 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 78 years)
     2. General Holden DRANE,   b. 13 Feb 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1965, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Vera Ella DRANE,   b. 1912,   d. 1966  (Age 54 years)
     4. Leonard Guy DRAIN,   b. 21 Sep 1918, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2018, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
    Family ID F30055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S2088] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 52, Line 88 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8982&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    7. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 52, Line 88 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8982&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Frank Drain, 19, b. Wood Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Mary Viola Spurgeon, 16, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. The exact marriage date is not given, only the year 1894. However, the position of the entry in the ledger-styler record book indicates that the date was between late November and early December, probably the latter.