West Virginia Pioneers

John F Folden

Male 1887 - 1963  (75 years)


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  • Name John F Folden 
    Born 6 Jul 1887  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Mar 1963  [2] 
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: John Franklin Folden
      Address: Sandyville
      County: Jackson
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: Sandyville, West Virginia,United States of America
      Birth Date: 6 Jul 1886
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Age: 31
      Occupation: farming
      Nearest Relative: father
      Height/Build: Medium/medium
      Color of Eyes/Hair: Light gray/dark
      Signed John Franklin Folden

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: John Franklin Folden
      Birth Date: 6 Jul 1886
      Birth Place: Sandyville, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Rt 1, Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 56
      Occupation: farming
      Nearest Relative: Emma Benson, Ravenswood
      Height/Build: 5'7" 145lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: gray/brown


      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: John Frank Folden
      Birth Date: 6 Jul 1886
      Birth Place: West Virginia
      Death Date: 7 Mar 1963
      Death Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 9 Mar 1963
      Burial Place: Independence, Sandyville, Jackson
      Death Age: 76
      Occupation: Farmer
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Gender: Male
      Father Name: George Folden
      Mother Name: Katharine Riffle
      FHL Film Number: 847179


      U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 about John F Folden
      Name: John F Folden
      Birth Date: 6 Jul 1886
      Death Date: 7 Mar 1963
      Cemetery Location: Sandyville, West Virginia


      John F Folden
      Birth: Jul. 6, 1886
      Death: Mar. 7, 1963

      FOLDEN, John F.—75, a retired farmer of Rt. 1, Ravenswood, died Thursday in Clarksburg Veterans Hospital after a long illness. A World War I veteran, !he was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are three sons, John V. of Weirton. Earl F. of Follansbee and George H. of Ravenswood; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Senea of Barberton, Ohio, and Mrs. Ethel Hurd of Parkersburg; a sister, Mrs. Delia Bowen of Sandyville; and 12 grandchildren. Service will be conducted at 11 a. m. Saturday in Parsons Funeral Home at Ripley by Rev. Nobel Harper. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery at Sandyville.

      Source Citation: Newspaper: Charleston Gazette; Publication Date: 8 March 1963; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, United States

      Burial:
      Independence Cemetery
      Sandyville
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Grave Yard Ghost
      Record added: Jul 26, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 28541264
    Person ID I107073  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2014 

    Family Hazel Garnet Barnhart,   b. CA 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Dec 1923  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/1/1923
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      John F Folden, 36, Jackson Co, Sandyville
      Hazel Garnet Barnhart, 19, Jackson Co, Sandyville
      Informant - TW Barnhart

      1930 Sutton, Meigs, OH
      Folden, John F 43 md age 36 WV VA OH
      Hazel G 24 md age 19 WV WV WV
      John V son 5 WV WV WV
      Edna K da 2 11/12 OH WV WV
      George H 9/12 OH WV WV

      1940 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
      all born WV, 1935: lived same house
      Folden, John F 63 div
      John V son 15
      Edna C da 12
      Georg H son 10
      Earl F 8
      Ethel M da 5
    Children 
     1. John V Folden
     2. Edna C Folden
     3. George H Folden
     4. Earl Franklin Folden
     5. Ethel M Folden
    Family ID F27219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1.