West Virginia Pioneers

Orva Mae Houchen

Female 1896 - 1913  (16 years)


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  • Name Orva Mae Houchen  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 12 Sep 1896  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Feb 1913  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, Mill Creek, Ripley, Jackson County, West Vriginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Obituary: Miss Orva May HOUCHEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. HOUCHEN, who live on Elk Fork, died on February 12, of tuberculosis, aged 16 years. The remains were interred in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. (Mountaineer, 21 Feb 1913)

      1900 census, Ripley dist. 34, Jackson Co., WV, page 4b, anc. 22
      Houtchen, George W., 40, b: May 1860 WV, m: 14 yrs @ age 26, father b: WV, mother b: VA, owns farm
      Martha E., 30, b: Nov. 1869 WV, m: 14 yrs @ age 16, parents b: WV, (Casto)
      Eva. L., 13, b: July 1886 WV
      Oreana, 11, b: July 1888 WV
      Vincent M., 8, b: May 1892 WV
      Nelson C., 6, b: Dec. 1893 WV
      Orva M., 3, b: Sept 1896 WV, (dau)
      Goldie M., 2, b: Feb. 1898 WV
      Harley O., 3/12, b: Feb. 1900 WV

      1910 census, Ripley dist. 50, Jackson Co., WV, page 222a, anc 30
      Houchen, George W., 47, b: VA, parents b: VA, m: 24 yrs
      Martha, 40, b: WV. parents b: WV, birthed 9 children 8 living, (Casto)
      Vincen, 18, b: WV
      Nelson, 16, b: WV
      Orva, 13, b: WV (dau)
      Golda, 11, b: WV
      Harley, 9, b: WV
      Charles, 3, b: WV
      Travis, 7/12, b: WV
    Person ID I22843  Conner Family

    Father George Willis Houchen,   b. 30 May 1861, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Ellen Casto,   b. 18 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1954, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Married 12 Sep 1885  Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Family ID F11842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Sep 1896 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1913 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1153] Jackson County, West Virginia: Past and Present - 1990, Jackson County Historical Society, (Name: Walsworth Publishing, Third Printing 1997;), LC#90-71347., 174.

    2. [S1681] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1910, 25.

    3. [S632] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, ED , roll T624_1681, part , page .
      Record for Orva Houchen
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


    4. [S1680] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1900, 22.

    5. [S1680] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1900, 4b.

    6. [S287] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, Dodd, Jordan, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    7. [S4526] Copy of Houchen Marriage License, T.H.B. Smiley, (Name: Clerk of Court, Jackson County, WV;), T.H. Rymer, Minister of the Gospel.

    8. [S2202] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).