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William Wetzel CUMBERLEDGE

William Wetzel CUMBERLEDGE

Male 1887 - 1941  (54 years)

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  • Name William Wetzel CUMBERLEDGE 
    Born 3 Apr 1887  Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1889. But his death record, Social Security records and 1900 Census put it in April 1887, while his World War II draft registration indicates April 1886.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1910, listed as a boarder in household of sister & brother-in-law Rhoda & Virgil Ice.
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    day laborer in oil fields 
    Occupation 1918  [4] 
    tool dresser 
    Residence 1918  Shamrock, Creek Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Shamrock, Creek Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    driller in oil field 
    Residence From Abt 1929  LeFors, Gray Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930, 1940  LeFors, Gray Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation constable  [1] 
    Occupation 1930, 1940  [6] 
    laborer in oil field 
    Died 1 Sep 1941  LeFors, Gray Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Cause: gunshot wound to head (homicide) 
    Buried Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Person ID I79130  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2021 

    Father George Franklin CUMBERLEDGE,   b. CA 1858, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1935, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Lydia Caroline WELLS,   b. CA 1862, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1897  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Family ID F31484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stella Madeline SHINGLETON,   b. 27 Jul 1894, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1976, Orosi, Tulare Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Allen Bradford CUMBERLEDGE,   b. 3 Sep 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1993, Bexar Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Paul Franklin "Bud" CUMBERLEDGE,   b. 18 Mar 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1997, Potter Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F57989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S69] Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs).

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

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

    5. [S1734] 1920 Census.

    6. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    7. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.