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Alvin Jeddie CAYTON

Alvin Jeddie CAYTON

Male 1894 - 1970  (75 years)


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  • Name Alvin Jeddie CAYTON
    Birth 26 Oct 1894  Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1894 and in his birth record and SSDI as Oct 26 1894, but his WW II draft registration and military grave marker show it as Oct 26 1895. Name in birth record is George Alvin Cayton, and in the SSDI is George Cayton. But census records and his military grave marker show it as Alvin J. Cayton, his WW I and WW II draft registrations as Alvin Jeddie Cayton, and his death record as Alvin Jed Cayton.
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1917  [3] 
    farm worker for Bee Lyons at Bristol 
    Military ENLISTED JUL-22-1918  [5, 6] 
    Pvt, Co A, 72nd Infantry, World War I 
    Census 1900 10 20 30  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    laborer in glass factory 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    none 
    Occupation 1938  [9] 
    miner 
    Residence 1938  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [10] 
    farm laborer 
    Occupation 1942  [4] 
    unemployed 
    Death 27 Feb 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    Burial K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I86449  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2019

    Father William Henry CAYTON,   b. 27 Oct 1864   d. 2 Jun 1925, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Mother Rosa A. Bird STARKEY,   b. 9 Jun 1869, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1964, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F29704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    4. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S1596] Newspaper article.

    7. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    8. [S2143] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    9. [S2201] City Directory.

    10. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    11. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    12. [S934] Findagrave.com.