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John Lewis Counts

Male 1906 - 1973  (67 years)


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  • Name John Lewis Counts 
    Born 21 Feb 1906  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Nov 1973  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: John Lewis Counts
      Death Date: 15 Nov 1973
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Father Name: Albert Counts
      Mother Name: Mary Shivlar
      FHL Film Number: 2114642

      John Lewis Counts
      Birth: Feb. 20, 1906
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Nov. 14, 1973
      Ripley
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Charleston Gazette [WV] Nov 16, 1973 Fri
      John Counts
      ROMANCE — John Lewis Counts, 67, of Romance, Jackson County, died Thursday in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a long illness.
      He was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and was a retired construction worker. Mr. Counts was a member of Goshen Baptist Church.
      Surviving: wife, Ada Haynes Counts; daughters, Mrs. Charles C. Casto and Mrs. William L. Miller, both of Kentuck; son, Albert of Staats Mills; sisters, Mrs. Emma Hackney, Mrs. Anna Parsons and Mrs. Hazel Stire, all of Charleston, Mrs. Alice Hackney of Ashtabula, Ohio; brothers, Joseph of Romance, William and Sheldon, both of Charleston; 8 grandchildren.
      Charleston Gazette [WV] Nov 17, 1973 Sat
      COUNTS, John Lewis - Service will be 11 a.m. today in Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Shirley Hammack officiating. Burial will be in Counts Cemetery at Kentuck. Mr. Counts, 67, of Romance, Jackson County, died Thursday in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Albert Patrick Counts (1877 - 1959)
      Mary Leota Schivelier Counts (1888 - 1963)
      Spouse:
      Ada Pearl Haynes Counts (1905 - 1992)*
      Siblings:
      John Lewis Counts (1906 - 1973)
      Lillian Rebecca Counts Hunt (1909 - 1962)*
      Joseph Bazel Counts (1910 - 2006)*
      Hazel Marie Counts Stire (1928 - 1998)*
      Sheldon Kump Counts (1932 - 2010)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Counts Cemetery
      Kentuck
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Pj
      Record added: Mar 17, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 106820466
    Person ID I113631  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 May 2017 

    Father Albert Patrick Counts,   b. 13 Sep 1877, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1959, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Leota Chevalier,   b. 24 Dec 1888, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1963, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1914  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/7/1914 at County Clerk's office
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Albert Patrick Counts, 35, Russell Co, VA; Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Miss Mary L Schivelier, 25; res Roane Co, WV

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Counts, Albert P 30 m1- 4y VA WV VA
      Mary L wife 22 m1- 4y 3-2 children OH OH WV
      John L son 4 WV VA OH
      Lilly A da 11/12 WV VA OH
      Schivlier, John bil WV OH WV

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Counts, Albert P 42 VA VA WV
      Mary L wife 31 WV OH WV
      John L son 13 2/21/1906
      Lilly R da 10 Lillie Rebecca 5/21/1909
      Joseph B son 8 12/15/1910
      Emma G da 3 9/12 Emma Gay 3/13/1916

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Counts, Albert P 52 md age 28 VA VA VA
      Mary L wife 40 md age 15 WV OH WV
      John L son 24 WV VA WV
      Joseph B son 18 WV VA WV
      Ema G da 14 WV VA WV
      Anna J da 9 WV VA WV Anna Jane 1/18/1919
      Martha A da 5 WV VA WV Martha Abie or Alice 8/31/1925 recorded twice
      Hazel M da 2 9/12 WV VA WV Hazel Marie 6/27/1929

      1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Counts, Albert P 63 VA 1935: lived same house
      Mary L wife 52 WV 1935: lived same house
      Alice da 13 WV 1935: lived same house
      Hazel da 10 WV 1935: lived same house
      William son 8 WV 1935: lived same house
      Scheldon son 7 WV 1935: lived same house Sheldon Kump 11/6/1932
      Hunt, Lillie da 30 div WV 1935: lived same house
      Lucy gd 12 WV 1935: lived same house
      Imojean gd 9 WV 1935: lived same house

      Jackson County Births
      unnamed male 11/9/1912 to AP and Mary
      Freddie C 1/6/1914 to Albert & Mary

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Albert P Counts
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Mary L Schivilier
      Child: Hazel Marie Counts

      Sheldon's birth is recorded twice, shows parents as A P born VA or Jackson Co, and mother as Mary (Schivlier) or Mary Leota (Chevalier) born Calhoun Co, living Kentuck
    Family ID F28900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Pearl Haynes,   b. 1 Apr 1905, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1992, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1940 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      John Counts 30 WV 1935: lived Kenna, Jackson, WV
      Pearl Counts wife 28 WV 1935: lived Kenna, Jackson, WV
      Kathern Counts dau 4 WV
      Albert Counts son 1 WV
    Children 
     1. Kathern Counts
     2. Albert M Counts
    Family ID F30471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

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

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