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Dewitt C. GROVES

Dewitt C. GROVES

Male 1846 - 1913  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name Dewitt C. GROVES 
    Born May 1846  [1, 2] 
    • Age in obituary would put birth in about 1843. But the 1900 Census shows it as May 1846, which also conforms to age 34 in the 1880 Census.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Union District, Grant Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Residence Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 16 Apr 1913  Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I80175  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2015 

    Family Martha E. MCDONALD,   b. CA 1848,   d. 24 Sep 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married CA 1868  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      D. C. Groves, 34, farmer; wife Martha, 32; dau Libbie, 11; son H. T., 9; dau Miranda, 8; son E, 5; dau Salina, 2.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 26 1900:
      Dewitt C. Groves, 54, b. May 1846, farmer, married 32 yrs; wife Martha E, 48, b. Apr 1852, married 32 yrs, mother of 7 children (5 still living); dau Libbie, 24, b. Jan 1876, single; son Homer T, 22, b. Apr 1878, single; son V. Manuel, 19, b. Apr 1881, single; dau Lucy Silena, 17, b. Nov 1882, single.
      (NOTE: The ages and birth dates given in this enumeration conflict significantly not only with the previous census, but also with many other records, and should probably be disregarded.) [6]
    Children 
     1. Fuller GROVES,   b. CA 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 12 years)
     2. Liba "Libbie" GROVES,   b. 7 Feb 1868, Union District, Grant Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Homer Thornton GROVES,   b. 26 Apr 1870, Grant Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1960, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Emaranda "Miranda" GROVES,   b. 30 Sep 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Victor Emanuel GROVES,   b. 21 Feb 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1961, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Lena Lucy GROVES,   b. 5 May 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1971, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F34288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    2. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S64] 1870 Census, Grant County, WV.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.