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Neal Wayne FOLEY

Neal Wayne FOLEY

Male 1889 - 1983  (94 years)

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  • Name Neal Wayne FOLEY 
    Born 31 Jan 1889  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940, 104 JAMES ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 104 JAMES ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, JAMES STREET  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    laborer in wholesale grocery 
    Occupation 1917  [2] 
    clerk at J. B. Markey Co. in West Union 
    Residence 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    manager of clothing store 
    Occupation 1936  [7] 
    game warden 
    Occupation 1940  [8] 
    game protector with Conservation Commison of W.Va. 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9, 10, 11] 
    Died 29 Apr 1983  Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 12] 
    Notes 
    • In his early years, Neal Foley operated a grocery business with his brother in West Union. During World War II, he worked in the shipyards at Pittsburgh, Pa, and Bremerton, Washington. After the war, he was an officer for the West Virginia Conservation Commission for seven years. He also was a former employee of Gribble Oil & Gas Company, and was caretaker at Crystal Lake Club in West Union for 12 years, retiring in 1968. [1]
    Person ID I8797  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 

    Father James I. FOLEY,   b. Sep 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah OWENS,   b. CA 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F3166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Ada WESTCOTT,   b. 28 Feb 1891, Bridgeton, Cumberland Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1971, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1912  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at James Street:
      Neil Foley, 30, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), manager of clothing store; wife Emily Foley, 28, b. NJ (father b. NJ, mother b. England); boarder Ruth Westcott, 24, b. Indiana (both parents b. NJ), single, clerk in general store; boarder Marguerite Westcott, 17, b. Indiana (both parents b. NJ), high school student; dau Sarah M. Foley, 6, b. WVa; dau Frances Foley, 4y 7m, b. WVa; son Neil Vernon Foley, 1y 6m, b. WVa.
      NOTE: As sisters of wife Emily, boarders Ruth and Marguerite should have been listed as sisters-in-law. Their mother's birthplace should have been entered as England, rather than New Jersey.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 9 1930 at 104 James Street:
      Neal W. Foley, 40, salesman in retail grocery; wife Emiley A, 38; dau Sara M, 16; dau Francis R, 14; son Neal V, 11.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on May 21 1940 at 104 James Street:
      Neal Foley, 51, game protector with Conservation Commison of W.Va.; wife Emily A, 49; dau Sarah M, 26, divorced, clerk in confectionary; dau Francis, 24, single, waitress in restaurant; son Vernon, 21, single, lineman for telephone company.
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Margaret FOLEY,   b. 20 Aug 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2004, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +2. Frances Ruth FOLEY,   b. 28 May 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 2011  (Age 96 years)
    +3. Neal Vernon FOLEY,   b. 24 Aug 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1994, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F6276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

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

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

    4. [S1663] Grave marker.

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S691] West Union Herald, 6/25/1936.

    8. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    9. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    11. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

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

    13. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).