West Virginia Pioneers
Mary Jane Doolittle
1856 - 1943 (86 years)-
Name Mary Jane Doolittle Born 18 Aug 1856 West Virginia, USA Gender Female Died 22 Feb 1943 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Death Record
Name: Mary Jane Doolittle/Okey
Sex: Female
Death Date: 22 Feb 1943
Death Place: Wilding, Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
Age at Death: 86y6m4d
Cemetery: Wilding Cemetery
Funeral Home:
Birth Date: 8/18/1856
Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
Marital Status: Wid
Spouse: William/Okey
Mother: Sarah Ann/Ledsom
Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
Father: Ephriam T./Doolittle
Father's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
Informant: Bessie Doolittle, Ravenswood, WV
Mary Jane Doolittle Okey
Birth: unknown
Death: Feb. 22, 1943
Wilding
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Mary Jane (DOOLITTLE) OKEY
Mrs. Mary Jane (DOOLITTLE) OKEY, aged 87, died Monday morning at her home at Wilding, this county. She was the widow of Woodman OKEY, whom she married on June 27, 1875. To this union two daughters were born, Kathryn Mollie and Ida Mae. She was a member of the Methodist church at Wilding for a number of years.
She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Kathryn FORSHEY, of Wilding; a grandson, John FORSHEY; one brother, Arthur DOOLITTLE, of Ravenswood, and one sister, Mrs. J. M. PATTERSON, of Ripley. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock in the Wilding church by the Rev. A. F. BALL, former pastor, assisted by Rev. George CALTRIDER, present pastor. Burial followed in the church cemetery. (Jackson Herald, Fri., 26 Feb 1943)
Mary Jane OKEY
Mrs. Mary Jane OKEY was the daughter of Ephraim and Sarah Anna DOOLITTLE. She departed this life Monday, February 22, at her home near Wilding. She was laid to rest February 24 at the cemetery there. The service was in the church at Wilding, where the deceased had been a member for 23 years. (Crow Summit column, Jackson Herald, Fri., March 5, 1943)
Family links:
Children:
Kathryn Mollie Okey Forshey (1878 - 1947)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Wilding Cemetery
Wilding
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: Claudette Brown Hackwort...
Record added: Aug 11, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 74769496
Person ID I113758 WVPioneers Last Modified 17 Jun 2017
Father Ephraim Thomas Doolittle, b. 8 Dec 1821, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Jan 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years) Mother Sarah Ann 'Sally' Ledsome, b. 25 Jan 1828, Virginia, USA , d. 9 May 1906, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Married 2 Nov 1851 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: Bond 10/28//1851
Place: Wirt, West Virginia, United States
Ephraim Doolittle
Sally Ann Leasom
Letter of consent from Drusannah Arnold, witnessed by Benjamin Arnold
Bondsmen: Ephraim T Doolittle and B Arnold
1860 Wirt, VA # 68
Ephraim T Doolittle 38
Sarah A 26
Sylvs 17 m
Margaret 7
David P 6
Mary J 4
William T 1
1870 Gilmore, Jackson, WV
Doolittle, Eph 48 VA
Sarah A 36 VA
Margret L 18 VA
David P 17 VA
Mary J 14 VA
William T 11 VA
Susanna E 8 VA
Harriett E 6 WV
Lydia R B 3 WV
1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 32
Doolittle, E. Self M M W 60 WV
Sarah A. Wife F M W 48 WV
Drusanna E. Dau F S W 19 WV
Harriett A. Dau F S W 17 WV
Liddie R.B. Dau F S W 13 WV
Ellen Dau F S W 11 WV
Susan M. Dau F S W 9 WV
Robert B. Son M S W 4 WV
Next page is W Anderson and family with:
Okey, Mary J 23 boarder housekeeper WV WV WV
Mary C 2 WV OH WV
1900 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Doolittle, Eph 6/1822 m 18y PA VA VA
Sarah A wife 7/1833 m 18y 11-10 children VA VA VA
Okey, Sarah da 8/1856 div 2-1 child VA PA VA
Doolittle, Aurther son 10/1881 VA PA VA Granville A 11/2/1881
Bertie son 7/1876 VA PA VA
Alva son 6/1879 VA PA VA
Okey, Creis gd 12/1899 VA VA VA
1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Doolittle, Bartle 33 m1- 8y WV PA WV
Effie wife 27 m1- 8y 4-4 children WV WV WV
Ephriam Jr son 6 WV WV WV
Johnny son 6 WV WV WV
Blanche da 4 WV WV WV Blanche Ethel 3/20/1906
Velma da 1 6/12 WV WV WV Velma Hazel 10/3/1909
Ephraim Sr father 87 wd PA PA PA
William bro 51 wd WV PA WV
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV
Dolittle, Robert R 42 m WV WV WV
Effie wife 36 m WV WV WV
Johnnie son 16 WV WV WV
Ephraim son 14 WV WV WV
Blanche da 12 WV WV WV
Velma da 11 WV WV WV
Erma da 10 WV WV WV
Lorene da 8 WV WV WV Lorena Dorothy 5/3/1914
Glen son 5 WV WV WV Glen Arthur 4/6/1916
1930 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Doolittle, Joseph M 52 m age 28 WV WV WV
Jemima wife 41 md age 17 WV WV WV
John W son 17 WV WV WV
Hazel B da 11 WV WV WV
Ruby M da 7 WV WV WV
William T father 70 WV PA WV
Johnson, Early bro-in-law 16 WV WV WV
Family ID F6679 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Woodman Okey, b. 14 Nov 1845, Ohio, USA , d. 9 Nov 1907, Monroe County, Ohio, USA (Age 61 years) Married 25 Jun 1875 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: license 6/25/1875
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Woodman Okey, 27, res Jackson co
Mary Jane Doolittle, 18, res Jackson Co
1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 32
Doolittle, E. Self M M W 60 WV
Sarah A. Wife F M W 48 WV
Drusanna E. Dau F S W 19 WV
Harriett A. Dau F S W 17 WV
Liddie R.B. Dau F S W 13 WV
Ellen Dau F S W 11 WV
Susan M. Dau F S W 9 WV
Robert B. Son M S W 4 WV
Next page is W Anderson and family with:
Okey, Mary J 23 boarder housekeeper WV WV WV
Mary C 2 WV OH WV
1900 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Doolittle, Eph 6/1822 m 18y PA VA VA
Sarah A wife 7/1833 m 18y 11-10 children VA VA VA
Okey, Sarah da 8/1856 div 2-1 child VA PA VA (Mary)
Doolittle, Aurther son 10/1881 VA PA VA Granville A 11/2/1881
Bertie son 7/1876 VA PA VA
Alva son 6/1879 VA PA VA
Okey, Creis gd 12/1899 VA VA VA
1900 Seneca, Monroe, Ohio
Okey, Woodman 11/1845 54 div OH OH VA
1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Okey, Jane 54 wd 2-1 child WV PA WV
Fershey, Emory son in law 40 m1- 16y OH uk un
Mollie da 34 m1- 16y 0-0 child WV OH WV
1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Okey, Mary Jane 63 wd WV WVWV
Mollie da 35 wd WV WV WV
Fosher, John gs 9 WV WV WV
1930 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Okey Jane 73 wd md age 18 WV WV WV
Mollie da 52 s WV WV WV
John F son 19 s
1940 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
Okey, Jane 82 wd WV 1935: lived same house
Forshey, Mollie da 63 wd WV 1935: lived same house
John gs 29 WV 1935: lived same house
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Woodman Okey
Gender: Male
Place Filed: Ohio and West Virginia
Relation to Head: Soldier
Spouse: Mary J Okey
Service: F 116 Ohio Inf
Date of filing: Invalid 2/17/1888 OH
Widow: 5/10/1909 WV
Children 1. Mary Katherine Okey, b. CA 1878, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Jun 1947, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 69 years) 2. Ida Mae Okey, b. Dec 1899, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F28930 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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