West Virginia Pioneers

Franklin Ed Berghoff

Male 1900 - 1936  (36 years)


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  • Name Franklin Ed Berghoff 
    Born 9 Sep 1900  Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Oct 1936  Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Birth Record
      Name: Ed. F. Berghoff
      Birth Date: Sep 1900
      Birth Place: C.C.Dist., Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Mary
      Father: Alex.
      Note: Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Lazearville

      Death Record
      Name: Franklin E./Berghoff
      Sex: M
      Death Date: 05 Oct 1936
      Death Place: Beech Bottom, Brooke, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 36y 24d
      Burial Place: Brooke [Cem?]
      Birth Date: 9/9/1900
      Birth Place: Wellsburg
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Catherine/Charlton
      Occupation: yardman - Wheeling Steel
      Residence: Elm (?) Grove, Brook Co
      Mother: Mary/Hellstern
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: Alex/Berghoff
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: Alex Berghoff
      Cause: Internal hemorrhage & shock - pile of sheet metal fell on deceased, fractur of ribs, crushed chest
    Person ID I108662  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2015 

    Father Alexander Franklin Berghoff,   b. 25 Mar 1872, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1954, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary May Hellstern,   b. 25 Jun 1873, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1955, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1893  Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 01 Nov 1893 at Bethany
      Place: Brooke, West Virginia
      Alexander Franklin Berghoff, 21, Ritchie Co WV; Lazearville, Broooke Co, WV
      Mary M. Hellstern, 20, Ohio Co WV; Lazearville, Broooke Co, WV

      1900 Cross Creek, Brooke, WV # 239-243
      Berghoff, Alex 3/1872 28 m 7y WV Germany WV
      Mary 6/1874 25 m 7y 3-3 children WV Germany WV
      Helen da 2/1894 6 WV WV WV
      Hazel da 4/1896 4 WV WV WV
      Clara da 2/1898 2 WV WV WV

      1910 Wellsburg Ward 4, Brooke, WV # 440-166
      Berghoff, Joseph F 38 m1- 18y WV Ger WV
      Mary M wife 36 m1- 18y 6-6 children WV Ger Ger
      Mary H da 16 s WV WV WV
      Hazel A da 14 WV WV W V
      Franklin J son 10 WV WV VW
      Bernard S son 7 WV WV WV
      Alexander M son 4 WV WV WV

      1910 Wellsburg Ward 4, Brooke, WV # 378-399
      Helstern, Mary M 67 wd 0-0 child WV Ger Ger
      Berghoff, Clara 12 adopted da 12 WV WV WV

      1920 Wellsburg, Brooke, WV
      Berghoff, Alex F 47 m WV Ger Ger
      Mary wife 46 WV Ger Ger
      Helen M da 26 s WV WV WV
      Hazel A da 24 s WV WV WV
      Frank E son 19 WV WV WV
      Bernard S son 17 WV WV WV
      Alex J son 14 WV WVW VW
      Katherine T da 8 WV WV WV
      Mary A Hellstern mil 77 wd WV Ger Ger

      1930 Liberty, Ohio, WV
      Berghoff, Alex F 58 md age 21 WV Ger WV
      Mary 57 md age 20 WV Ger WV
      Alex J son 25 s WV WV WV

      1930 Wheeling, Richland Dist, Ohio, WV
      Corey Robert M 36 md age 25 WV WV WV order clerk - whl hardware
      Clara M wife 32 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Robert A son 9 WV WVWV
      Dorothy da 7 NY WVWV
      Jean da 2 11/12 WV WV WV
      Jack son 1 2/12 WV WV WV
      Berghoff, Helen M sil 36 s WV WV WV Stenographer Steel Corp
      Katheryn sil 18 s WV WV WV stenographer Insurance office

      Birth Record
      Name: Berghoff
      Note: First child of this mother
      Birth Date: 03 Feb 1894
      Birth Place: Lazearville, Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Mary Hellstern Berghoff
      Note: American
      Mother's Age:
      Mother's Birth Place: Wheeling
      Father: Alexander Berghoff
      Note: American, Carpenter
      Father's Age: 22y
      Father's Birth Place: Ritchie Co., W.Va.

      Birth Record -delayed
      Name: Hazel M Berghoff
      Birth Date: 23 Apr 1896
      Birth Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Female, white
      Mother: Mary M Hellstern, born WV
      Father: Alexander F Berghoff, born WV
      Signed: Hazel M Berghoff Burt, 6/25/1952
      Affidavit of mother, Mary Berghoff, age 79 yr, 6/25/1952

      Birth Record
      Name: Clara Matilda Berghoff
      Note: Third child of this mother
      Birth Date: 14 Feb 1898
      Birth Place: Lazearville, Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Mary M. Hellstein Berghoff
      Note: American
      Mother's Age: 25y
      Mother's Birth Place: Wheeling, W.Va.
      Father: Alex. Berghoff
      Note: American, Glass worker
      Father's Age: 26y
      Father's Birth Place: Penna.

      Birth Record
      Name: Ed. F. Berghoff
      Birth Date: Sep 1900
      Birth Place: C.C.Dist., Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Mary
      Father: Alex.
      Note: Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Lazearville

      Birth Record
      Name: Alex, Jr. Berghoff
      Birth Date: 20 Dec 1905
      Birth Place: C.C.Dist., Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Mary
      Father: Alex

      Birth Record
      Name: Kathryn Tracy Berghoff
      Note: Affidavit in file
      Birth Date: 03 Jul 1910
      Birth Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Mary May Berghoff
      Father: Alexander Franklin Berghoff
    Family ID F27588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

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