Doddridge County Roots

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George Frederick DROPPLEMAN

George Frederick DROPPLEMAN

Male 1866 - 1949  (83 years)

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  • Name George Frederick DROPPLEMAN 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 13 Jan 1866  St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1868, age 32.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Residence 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 5 Dec 1949  St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried St. Clare Catholic Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I87877  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2018 

    Father Bernard "Barney" DROPPLEMAN,   b. 20 Aug 1811, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1894, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth STAARMANN,   b. 10 Oct 1825, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1909, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F37737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Lynch SHEPHERD,   b. Mar 1870, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1891  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900:
      George Droppleman, 32, b. Jan 1868, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Ellen, 30, b. Mar 1870, married 7 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son William, 7, b. Sep 1892; dau Agnes E, 6, b. Jan 1894; son Henry J, 4, b. Nov 1895; dau Myrtle N, 2, b. Mar 1898.

      1910 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on May 5 1910 at Fink Road:
      George Droppleman, 43, farmer, married 19 yrs; wife Ellen, 40, married 19 yrs, mother of 6 children (all still living); son William, 17, single, farm laborer (home farm); dau Agnes, 15; son Henry, 13; dau Myrtle, 12; son Foncie, 7; dau Margarite, 5.

      1920 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freeman's Creek District, Dry Fork Precinct), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      George Droppleman, 53, farm operator; wife Ellen, 51; son Henry J, 23, single, laborer for South Penn Oil Co; dau Myrtle M, 21, single; son Fonce J, 18, single, farm laborer; dau Margaret E, 13; son Lawrence J, 7.
    Children 
     1. John William DROPPLEMAN,   b. 2 Sep 1892, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1918, Le Mans, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Agnes Elizabeth DROPPLEMAN,   b. 19 Jan 1894, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1920, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Henry Joseph DROPPLEMAN,   b. 12 Nov 1895, Fink, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1979, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Mary Myrtle DROPPLEMAN,   b. 25 Mar 1898, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1969  (Age 71 years)
     5. Alphonsus E. DROPPLEMAN,   b. 27 Jan 1902, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1957, Camden, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Margaret Elizabeth DROPPLEMAN,   b. 5 Mar 1905, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1991  (Age 86 years)
     7. James Lawrence DROPPLEMAN,   b. 17 May 1912, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1976  (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F37745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1866 - St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1949 - St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Clare Catholic Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 23, Line 86 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10709264&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2151] 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.