9317. Ruth M Bennett-3676
The Hur Herald and WV Vital Records lists that she died in a house fire with her daugther, Marie Estelle.
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Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer from microfilm of the Calhoun Chronicle dated 5/6/1943. (05/18/2001)Home Fire Claims Two Lives in 1943
Two Die in Fire at Home in Pleasant Hill
Mrs. Dennis Wease and Daughter, Estell, Perish; Father Burned
Mrs. Dennis Wease and her nine-year-old daughter, Estell, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their farm home near Pleasant Hill early Monday morning. Three other members of the family escaped the flames.
Dennis Wease, the husband and father of the tragedy victims, escaped the burning two-story frame home but was seriously burned and is now in a Parkersburg hospital, recovering. Two other children of high school age, Oleta and Donzil, also escaped without severe burns from their flaming home.
The home, located about five miles out of Grantsville on the Pleasant Hill ridge, was at the point of collapse when the fire was discovered. It was said that all were nearly safe but through confusion the mother and child went back into the flaming mass to meet their death. Mr. Wease received his burns trying to rescue them. All household possessions were destroyed by the fire.
The origin of the fire is unknown; although one theory advanced is that the house was struck by a bolt of lightning during a severe electrical storm Monday morning and the members of the family did not awaken until the fire had an unextinguishable start.
The bodies of the victims were recovered from the embers of the house several hours after the tragedy and were removed to the Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville. Plans have not yet been made for funeral rites but will be extended until the recovery of Mr. Wease.
The Wease family is well known in Calhoun county, Mr. Wease being a prominent oil well rig builder and contractor. Mrs. Wease is the daughter of Budd Bennett of the same community.
11598. Marie Estelle Wease-18061
The Hur Herald and WV Vital Records lists that she died in a house fire with her mother.
His death record from the WV Vitals site states, He died from carbon monoxide poisoning as the result of suicide. He stuck a hose to the exhaust of his car and then inserted it through the window.
9321. Julia Sidwell-2824
From Polli Kreaps rootsweb chart http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=:3277808&surname=A
Calhoun, WV Marriages Groom: BENNETT, Ira B. Age: 32 Birthplace: Gilmer Parents: John & Panthena Bride: SIDWELL, Juley Age: 26 Birthplace: Calhoun Parents: Henry & Ida Marriage date: 03 Mar 19271930 Sherman, Calhoun, WV 264/269 All born and parents born in West Virginia Ira Bennett Head MW 36 M age at 1st 33 Rouster, Oil & Gas Julia Wife FW 30 M age at 1st 27 Louise Dau FW 2 Lonnie Son MW 0/12 Parthena Mother FW 66 W age at 1st marriage 20 Burns Cemetery Ira Bennett - 1894 - 1969 Laurence Bennett - 30 Apr 1934 - 30 Apr 1934 Louise Bennett - 16 Feb 1928 - 12 Oct 1931 Parthena Bennett - 4 Jul 1863 - 15 Dec 1944 Julia Bennett - 15 Jun 1900 - 17 Jan 1984
9325. Charlotte E. "Lottie" Jackson-749
Birth Record Detail...
Name: Charlotte Jackson
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1904
Birth Place: Leaf Bank, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Francine Lane
Mother's Age: 19
Mother's Birth Place: Minnora, W.Va.
Father: J G Jackson
Father's Age: 29
Father's Birth Place: White Pine, W.Va.Marriage Record Detail...
Date: 31 Mar 1918
Place: Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia
Bride Groom
Name: Lottie Jackson Thomas Collins
Birth Date:
Birth Place: Calhoun Co., W.Va., USA Ireland
Age at Marriage: 16 70
Marital Status
Prior to Marriage: S W
Res: Calhoun, WV Big Bend, Calhoun Co, WV
Mother: n/g
Father: Thomas Jackson Patrick CollinsLottie was 16 when she married Thomas Collins, a 70 yr old widower. According to her obit below, her father was "the late Tom Collins" in spite of the record above saying he was J. G. Jackson.
1920 Census West Virginia, Calhoun County, Center
Collins, Thomas Head Rents M W 73 M 1915 Ireland Ire Ire pumper in oil fields
Collins, Charlotte Wife F W 16 M WV WV WV
Collins, Louise Dau F W 2 S WV WV WV1930 Census Dist 2, Center, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Collins, Thomas Head owns M W 83 Mat72 MD IRE IRE
Collins, Lottie wife F W 29 Mat18 WV MD WV
Collins, Thomas J. son M W 5 S WV MD WV
Collins, Martha W. dau F W 3 S WV MD WV"Calhoun Chronicle" - 22 March 2001 (Obituary from 1989)
LOTTIE COLLINS
Lottie Collins, 88, of Gordon Memorial Healthcare Facility, Spencer, died Tuesday, Mar. 28, 1989, in Roane General Hospital.
She was born in Grantsville, the daughter of the late Tom and Frankie Lane Jackson.
Surviving are one son, Tom Collins of Rolling Rock, Ohio; four half-sisters, Bernice Miller of Big Bend, Louise Godfrey of Grantsville, Lucille Barnes of Little Rock, Ark., and Lou Ellen of Akron, Ohio; one half-brother, Ernest Brooks of Little Rock; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Collins; one son; and one daughter.
Services were held at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville. Burial was in Hunt Cemetery, Big Bend.
(Larry Heffner)
Thomas was a widower, 70 years old when he married young Charlotte. She was 16. On his marriage record to Charlotte, Thomas named his father as Patrick Collins.
The informant on Thomas's death certificate was W. M. Collins of Bowling Green, Ohio.
11607. Samuel Collins-17952
Mar 2, 1934 is the birthdate given at the time of his marriage in 1956. But this could be a fabricaton as he was marrying a woman a few years older than himself. His birth record needs verification from another source as according to this record his father died sometime before he was born.
9327. Erma 'Bernice' Jackson-755
Birth Record Detail...
Name: Erma Burnis Jackson
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1909
Birth Place: Russett, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Francenia Alice Jackson
Mother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place:
Father: Jno T Jackson1920 Census West Virginia, Calhoun County, Sheridan
Brooks, Creed Head O M W 52 M WV, WV, WV
Brooks, Francis Wife F W 35 M WV, WV, WV
Brooks, Clarence son M W 5 S WV, WV, WV
Brooks, Lucile dau F W 3 S WV, WV, WV
Brooks, Louise dau F W 4 S WV, WV, WV
Brooks, Glen son M W 2 S WV, WV, WV
Jackson, Bernice step-dau F W 12 S WV, WV, WVMarriage Record Detail...
Date: 12 Nov 1925
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Name: Bernice Jackson John Lewis Smith
Birth Date:
Birth Place: Calhoun, WV Athens, Summers, Ohio, USA
Age at Marriage: 19 46
Marital Status Prior to Marriage: S S
Mother: Frances Brooks Mary A. Smith
Father: (bride's fa n/g) Geo. B. Smith
(I believe there is a problem with John's birth location as I don't find a county named 'Summers' in Ohio.)Marriage Record Detail..
Date: 27 Sep 1939
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Name: Bernice Smith Holly Miller
Birth Date:
Birth Place:
Age at Marriage: 30 31
Marital Status Prior to Marriage:
Mother: Frankie Minnie
Father: Thomas Smith(?) Arthur MillerIn the 1910 census Thomas and Frankie list 4 children; Bernice is listed as Erma Burnis. In Frankie's daughter Charlotte's obit, Charlotte has a half-sister named Bernice. I believe the obit is in error there as Bernice is a full sister.
Copied from the Calhoun, Roane & Clay County Tombstone MyFamily site:
From the obituary collection of the Roane County Historical Society, compiled by David L. Boggs, transcribed with permission.
The Times Record
Spencer, WV 1992Elma (sic) Bernice Miller, 82, of Grantsville, died Tuesday August 18, 1992 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, following a long illnses.
She was born in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Tom and Frances Jackson. She was a member of the Brooksville Baptist Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Alice Hoffman and Erma McGuire, both of Cairo, and Geneva Groves of Grantsville; three sons, George Smith of Munday and Donald and Ronald Miller, both of Big Bend; two sisters, Loiuse Godfrey of Grantsville and Luella Nutter of Parkersburg; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.
Services were held Friday at Stump Funeral, Grantsville. Burial was in Hunt Cemetery, Big Bend.
"Calhoun Chronicle" - Grantsville, WV AUSTIN AYERS 5/20/1999 Austin E. Ayers, 74, of Clarington, Ohio, died Wednesday, May 13, 1999, at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire, Ohio. He was born in Grantsville, the son of the late Iva and Ruth Freshour Ayers. He was retired from Ohio Ferro Alloy Corp., Clarington. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5565, Powhatan Point. He was a Protestant. Surviving are one son, Austin E. Ayers, Jr., of Clarington; two daughters, Joyce Starkey of Woodsfield and Lena Vallelonga of Powhatan Point; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several cousins in Calhoun County. He was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Johnson. Services were held at Rush Funeral Home, Clarington. Burial was in Clarington Cemetery. (Norma Knotts Shaffer)
11610. Erma Lee Miller-17967
"Calhoun Chronicle" – 03 April 2003 ERMA LEE McGUIRE Erma Lee McGuire, 60, of Cairo, died Thursday, Mar. 27, 2003, in Cairo. She was born in Calhoun County, the daughter of the late Holly and Bernice Jackson Miller. She was a cook and supervisor at Pine View Continuous Care Facility, Harrisville, for 13 years. Surviving are six sons, Randy Bunner of Creston, Bill Bunner of Waverly, Terry and Jeff Bunner, both of Parkersburg, Joe McGuire of Cairo and Jeff McGuire of Vincent, Ohio; three daughters, Pamela Cloudy of, Petroleum, Tammy Bunner of Parkersburg and Jennifer Black of Cairo; three brothers, George Smith, Donald Miller and Ronald Miller, all of Calhoun County; one sister, Geneva Groves of Grantsville; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Alice Hoffman. Services were held at Raiguel Funeral Home, Harrisville, with Rev. Bob Roth officiating, Burial was in Hunt Cemetery; near Brooksville. (Larry Heffner)
9381. Dr. John Elmer Rugg-13818
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004118993_00029&fn=Frank+C&ln=Rugg&st=r&ssrc=&pid=6685206
1900 Census Dist 150, Paper Mills Precinct, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Rugg, Frank C. Head W M Dec 1862 37 M12yrs IL NH OH
Rugg, Elizabeth A. wife W F Sept 1865 34 M12yrs 2ch/2 lvg Scotland, Scotland, Scotland
Rugg, Willard L. son W M Feb 1890 10 S KS IL Scotland
Rugg, Elmer J. son W M Oct 1891 8 S CO IL Scotland (John Elmer)1910 Census Dist 0167, Denver Ward 13, Denver Co., Colorado
Rugg, Frank C. Head M W 47 M22yrs IL NH OH Machinist
Rugg, Elizabeth wife F W 45 M22yrs 2ch/2 lvg Scot.-Eng Scot.-Eng Scot.Eng 1884 immigration
Rugg, John E. son M W 18 S CO IL Scot-Eng Mileage Clerk
Rugg, Frances J. dau F W 3 S CO IL Scot.-Eng.World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Elmer Rugg
County: Phillips, State: Colorado
Birthplace: Colorado;United States of America
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1891
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1561786
DraftBoard: 0
Other info found on the image: 1918 Residence Ha... illegible, Colorado (probably Haxton, Phillips Co., CO,)
Born: Denver, Colorado
Occupation: Dentist and also Town Clerk
He is married.1930 Census Dist 86, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
Rugg, John Head M W 38 M@25 CO IN Scotland
Rugg, Gladys wife F W 36 M@23 NE Iowa Missouri
Rugg, Jack son M W 9 single CO CO NE
Scott, Lula mother-in-law F W 57 Wd Missouri IN Missouri
1900 Census Dist 191, Precinct 4, Phillips Co., Colorado
Scott, David W. Head W M April 1861 39 M11yrs Iowa VA VA
Scott, Lula W. wife W F Nov 1872 27 M11yrs 3ch/3 lvg MO IN MO
Scott, Gladys C. dau W F Oct 1893 6 S NE Iowa MO
Scott, Bryan W. son W M Aug 1896 3 S CO Iowa MO
Scott, Grace G. dau W F Mar 1899 1 S CO Iowa MO
11618. Jack Rugg-24891
1930 Census Dist 86, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
Rugg, John Head M W 38 M@25 CO IN Scotland
Rugg, Gladys wife F W 36 M@23 NE Iowa Missouri
Rugg, Jack son M W 9 single CO CO NE
Scott, Lula mother-in-law F W 57 Wd Missouri IN Missouri
ALT: Someone else said his name was Charlie Keene.
Social Security Death Index
Name: Estel Williams
SSN: 289-05-7780
Last Residence: 77372 Splendora, Montgomery, Texas, United States of America
Born: 10 Apr 1906
Died: Apr 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)
His tombstone inscription: U. S. Navy World War II