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Gladys May Roush

Female 1908 - 1999  (91 years)


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  • Name Gladys May Roush 
    Born 3 Jun 1908  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Dec 1999  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
      Name: Gladys May Roush
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Place: Letart, Meigs, Ohio
      Birth Date: 3 Jun 1908
      Christening Place: Meigs, Ohio
      Father's Name: Walter D Roush
      Mother's name: Edna May Boston
      FHL Film Number: 313461

      Gladys Mae Roush Shields
      Birth: May 3, 1908
      East Letart
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA
      Death:
      Pomeroy
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA
      Gladys Mae Shields
      RACINE - Gladys Mae Shields, 91, Elm Street, Racine, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999 in the Extended Care Unit of Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy.

      Born June 3, 1908 in the East Letart Community of Meigs County, daughter of the late Walter and Edna Boston Roush, she was a homemaker.

      She was a member of the Racine United Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Women's Association.

      She was also preceded in death in 1968 by her husband, Clarence Shields, whom she married May 10, 1928 in Marietta; a daughter, Jeannie Hagan; a sister, Edith McDade; and three brothers, Howard Roush, Herbert Roush and Lester Roush.

      Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Etta Mae (Bob) Hill and Judy (Randall) Roberts, both of Racine; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell (Bernie) Roush of Racine; a sister-in-law, Carrie Roush of Racine; and several nieces and nephews.

      Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine, with the Rev. Brian Harkness officiating. Burial will be in the Letart Falls Cemetery.

      Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today.
      Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
      December 6, 1999.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Walter David Roush (1885 - 1955)
      Edna Mae Boston Roush (1886 - 1981)
      Spouse:
      Clarence Shields (____ - 1968)*
      Siblings:
      Gladys Mae Roush Shields (1908 - 1999)
      Walter Herbert Roush (1913 - 1993)*
      Lester Winnett Roush (1921 - 1987)*
      Russell D. Roush (1926 - 2012)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Letart Falls Cemetery
      Letart Falls
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: Robert V Darst
      Record added: Apr 22, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 88960914
    Person ID I107415  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 

    Father Walter David Roush,   b. 10 Aug 1885, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Edna Mae Boston,   b. 19 Sep 1886, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1981, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1907  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/2/1907 at Letart
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Walter David Roush, 21, Mason Co, Meigs Co OH
      Edna May Boston, 20, Mason Co, Mason Co

      1910 Letart, Meigs, OH # 96-98
      Roush, Walter 25 m1- 2y WV WV WV
      Edna wife 23 m1- 2y 1-1 child WV WV WV
      Gladys da 1 10/12 OH
      -99
      Roush, Arthur 26 m1- 0y WV WV WV
      Sadie wife 23 m1- 0y WV WV WV

      1920 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Roush, Walter D 34 m WV WV WV
      Edna M wife 33 m WV WV WV
      Gladys M da 11 OH WV WV
      Edith E da 8 OH WV WV
      Herbert W son 6 OH WV WV
      Howard G son 3 6/12 OH WV WV

      1930 Lebanon, Meigs, OH
      Roush, Walter D 44 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Edna M 43 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Edith E da 18 OH WV WV
      Herbert W son 16 OH WV WV
      Howard G son 13 OH WV WV
      Lester W son 8 OH WV WV
      Russell D son 4 OH WV WV

      1940 Letart, Meigs, OH
      1935: lived same house
      Roush, Walter 58 WV
      Edna wife 57 WV
      Herbert son 25 s OH
      Lester son 18 OH
      Russell son 14 OH
    Family ID F27296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S856] Ohio Births and Christenigs 1800-1962.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

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