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Mary Jane Doolittle

Female 1856 - 1943  (86 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Doolittle 
    Born 18 Aug 1856  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Feb 1943  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann 'Sally' Ledsome,   b. 25 Jan 1828, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1906, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1851  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1907, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1875  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1947, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     2. Ida Mae Okey,   b. Dec 1899, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F28930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S88] Marriage Records, Wirt Co, WV.

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