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Homer Willis Woodfell

Male 1877 - 1960  (83 years)


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  • Name Homer Willis Woodfell 
    Born 27 Feb 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jul 1960  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Homer Willies/Woodfell
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 14 Jul 1960
      Death Place: Gay, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 82y
      Cemetery: Woodfell, Gay WV
      Birth Date: 2/27/1877
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status: M
      Mother: Isabell/Farrell
      Father: Alonzo/Woodfell
      Informant: Mrs Mildred Woodfell, Gay

      Homer Willis Woodfell
      Birth: Feb. 27, 1878
      Roane County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Jul. 14, 1960
      Gay
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Homer Willis Woodfell, 82, of Gay, Jackson county, died Thursday night at his home, following an extended illness.
      Born Feb. 27, 1877, in Roane county, he was a son of the late Alonzo and Isabell Ferrell Woodfell. He was a retired farmer.
      Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Mae Bosworth Woodfell; a son, Hobart Woodfell, Charleston; three daughters, Mrs. Velma Guthrie, Clay Lick, Jackson county, Mrs. Ida Tolley, Ripley, and Miss Mildred Woodfell, at home; and a sister, Mrs. Iva Staats; Ripley.
      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Parsons funeral home, Ripley, with the Rev. Henry Stanley officiating. Burial will be in the Woodfell cemetery at Gay.
      Friends may call at the funeral home until the time of the services.
      The Parkersburg News, Saturday, 16 July 1960, pg. 15
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Mabel Salina Bosworth Woodfell (1888 - 1966)
      Burial:
      Woodfell Cemetery
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Carol McConkey Skeen
      Record added: Oct 14, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 60122015
    Person ID I106242  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2014 

    Father Alonzo Woodfell,   b. 22 Aug 1836, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1915  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Isabelle Ferrell,   b. 27 Jun 1852, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1911  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1869  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 18 Nov 1869
      Place: Harrison, West Virginia
      Alonzo Woodfield, 32, Fayette Co PA, Harrison Co, John & Mary Woodfield
      Isabella Ferrell , 18, Roane Co, Harrison Co, William & Rebecca Ferrell

      1870 Sardis, Harrison, WV #101-100
      Woodfield, Alonzo 23 PA mar Dec
      Isabel 18 VA mar Dec


      1900 Washington, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Woodfill, Alonzo 8/1836 m 30y
      Isibell 6/1841 m 30y 6-5 children
      Cumberland son 4/1874 d
      Homer W son 2/1877 s
      Minnie F da 3/1882
      Ida B da 7/1885

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV #108-108
      Woodfell, Homer 33 m1- 1y WV PA WV
      May 21 m1- 1y 1-1 child WV WV WV
      Velma da 3/12 WVWVWV
      Alonzo father 76 ,1- 42y PA WV WV
      Isabelle mother 59 m1- 42y 6-4 children WVWVWV

      Birth Record
      Name: Louisa May Woodfill
      Birth Date: 28 Sep 1871
      Birth Place: Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Isabel Woodfill
      Father: Alonzo Woodfill
      Note: Sardis Township, Harrison Co., West Virginia, Farmer

      Jackson Co Births
      William F 2/24/1882, to Alonzo & Isabell
      Minnie F, 2/24/1882 to Alonzo & Isabell
      Ida Bell 7/23/1885, Staats Mill, to Alonzo and Isabelle (Ferrell))
    Family ID F27009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Salina Bosworth,   b. 4 Jul 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1966, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1909  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/4/1909 at A Woodfels
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Homer W Woodfell, 30,Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Mae Bosworth, 20, Jackson Co, Jackson Co

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV #108-108
      Woodfell, Homer 33 m1- 1y WV PA WV
      May 21 m1- 1y 1-1 child WV WV WV
      Velma da 3/12 WVWVWV
      Alonzo father 76 ,1- 42y PA WV WV
      Isabelle mother 59 m1- 42y 6-4 children WVWVWV

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Woodfell, Homer W 41 WV PA WV
      May 31 WV WV WV
      Velma da 10 WV WV VW
      Odra da 8 11/12 WV WV WV
      Hobert son 7 1/12 WV WV WV
      Ida da 5 5/12 WV WV WV
      Mildred da 4 1/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Staats Mills Prec, Washington, Jackson, WV
      Woodfell, Homer W 52 md age 31 WV WV WV
      Mae unk md age 20 WV WV WV
      Velma da 20 WV WV WV
      Hobart son 17 WV WV WV
      Ida da 15 WV WV WV
      Mildred da 14 WV WV WV

      1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Woodfell, Homer 63 WV 1935: lived same house
      Mae wife 52 WV 1935: lived same house
      Mildred da 24 WV 1935: lived same house
      Denzil son 7 WV 1935: lived same house
      Geraldine gd 1 WV
    Children 
     1. Velma Gay Woodfell,   b. 9 Mar 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1982, Stark County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Audra or Odra F Woodfell,   b. 10 Feb 1911, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1920  (Age 9 years)
     3. Hobart Ray Woodfell
     4. Ida Mae Woodfell
     5. Mildred P Woodfell,   b. 4 Dec 1915, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 2008  (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F27012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S867] Cemetery Reading found on Jackson County WVGenWeb Site.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.