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Bessie Opal CHIPPS

Bessie Opal CHIPPS

Female 1905 - 1972  (66 years)

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  • Name Bessie Opal CHIPPS 
    Born 2 Jul 1905  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 4 Feb 1972  Bay City, Bay Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I79186  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2012 

    Father William Lonzo CHIPPS,   b. 29 Jun 1863, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1939, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Martha Jane HICKMAN,   b. 13 Jul 1869, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1934, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F33880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Leonard CAVINS,   b. 12 Feb 1893, Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married CA 1922  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 10 1930 at Arnolds Creek Road:
      Charles L. Cavins, 37, oiler at gas station, age 24 at time of first marriage; wife Opal, 25, age 17 at first marriage; son Billy, 5; dau Anna, 3 yr 11 mo; dau Josie, 2 yr 10 mo; dau Waneta, 11 months. [6]
    Children 
     1. Billie Jack CAVINS,   b. 25 Jun 1924,   d. 4 Nov 1988  (Age 64 years)
     2. Anna Jacqueline CAVINS,   b. 28 Nov 1925, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1997  (Age 71 years)
     3. Josie Lucille CAVINS,   b. 12 Jul 1927, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2010, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Doris Juanita "Herbie" CAVINS,   b. 1 May 1929, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jessie Edith CAVINS,   b. 27 Feb 1931, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 2012, Lubeck, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Andrew Charles CAVINS,   b. 2 Oct 1932, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1997, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     7. Colin Louise CAVINS,   b. 1 Mar 1934, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 2010  (Age 76 years)
     8. Patricia Dene CAVINS,   b. 17 Feb 1935, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 2017, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     9. Tommy Edwina CAVINS,   b. 9 Apr 1938, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. John Daniel CAVINS,   b. 15 May 1940,   d. 26 Feb 2011, Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     11. Samuel McArthur CAVINS,   b. 10 Apr 1942, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1968, Vietnam Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     12. Leslie Carroll CAVINS,   b. 15 Sep 1943, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1944, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     13. Living
     14. Rodney Lee CAVINS,   b. 24 Jan 1947, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2005  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F33877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1905 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 1972 - Bay City, Bay Co, MI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2398] Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.