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Reva Loretta Garnes

Female 1929 - 2003  (74 years)


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  • Name Reva Loretta Garnes 
    Born 17 Jan 1929  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 May 2003  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Reva Loretta Garnes
      [Reva Loretta Caldwell]
      [Reva Caldwell]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 17 Jan 1928
      Birth Place: Kenna Jackso, West Virginia
      [Kenna, West Virginia]
      Death Date: 20 May 2003
      Father: Walter F Garnes
      Mother: Pearl L Dolittle
      SSN: 236424604
      Notes: Oct 1945: Name listed as REVA LORETTA GARNES; Mar 1955: Name listed as REVA LORETTA CALDWELL; 24 May 2003: Name listed as REVA L CALDWELL

      Reva Loretta Garnes Caldwell
      BIRTH 17 Jan 1929
      Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 20 May 2003 (aged 74)
      South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Cunningham Memorial Park
      Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 136306164

      Reva Loretta Garnes Caldwell, 74, of St. Albans departed this life May 20, 2003, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert H. Caldwell Jr.; and brothers, Willard and Glen Garnes. Reva was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 79, St. Albans, and was a lifelong resident of St. Albans. Surviving: daughters, Loretta Caldwell and Karen Lockhart, both of St. Albans; son, Albert H. Caldwell III of St. Francisville, La.; sister, Lou Gilmore of Wilkesville, Ohio; brothers, Bernard Garnes of Renton, Wash., Delton Garnes of Jackson, Ohio, Bill Garnes of Rutland, Ohio, Walter Garnes of Wilkesville, Ohio; and grandchildren, Wendy Barnes, Mary Elizabeth Caldwell, Benjamin Caldwell, Aaron Caldwell and Jason Lockhart.
      -- Charleston WV Gazette, 5/22/2003
    Person ID I117956  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2019 

    Father Walter Frederick Garnes,   b. 6 Jan 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1959, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Pearl L Doolittle,   b. 11 Apr 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1987, Vinton, Gallia, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1925  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 13 June 1925 at Charleston
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Walter F Garnes, 22; Jackson Co, WV; Kanawha Co, WV
      Pearl L Doolittle, 19; Jackson Co, WV; Kanawha Co, WV

      1940 Jefferson, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Garnes, Walter 34 WV 1935: lived same place
      Pearl wife 28 WV 1935: lived same place
      Boyd son 14 WV 1935: lived same place
      Reba dau 10 WV 1935: lived same place
      Glen son 8 WV 1935: lived same place
      Wm son 6 WV 1935: lived same place
      Lula Bell dau 4 WV
      Walter son 2 WV
      Bernard son 6/12 WV

      From Walter Jr's obit, 2012 - a list of his siblings:
      Willard deceased
      Delton deceased
      Reva deceased
      Glen deceased
      Bill (Bernice) Garnes of Langsville
      Lula (Lawrence) Gilmore of Ewington
      (Walter)
      Bernard (Connie) Garnes of Washington
      infant Virginia deceased
    Family ID F30220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert H Caldwell,   b. 19 Dec 1923,   d. 25 Jul 2002, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1946  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1 June 1946
      Place: Kanawha
      Albert H Caldwell, Jr, 22; Kanawha Co, WV; St Albans, WV
      Reba L Garnes, 17; Jackson Co, WV; St Albans, WV
    Family ID F30224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

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