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James William Robey

Male 1894 - 1958  (64 years)


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  • Name James William Robey 
    Born 1 Apr 1894  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Sep 1958  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ripley, June 5, 1917
      Name: James William Roby
      Residence: Ripley
      County: Jackson
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: Ripley, West Virginia
      Birth Date: 1 Apr 1893
      Race: White, natural born citizen
      Age: 23
      Occupation: farmer works for father, Ripley
      Nearest Relative: wife
      Claims exemption from draft? Yes, don't believe it right
      Height/Build: tall
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/black not bald
      Has stomach trouble
      Signature: yes, James William Robey

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Apr 27, 1942
      Name: James William Robey
      Birth Date: 1 Apr 1894
      Birth Place: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Route 4, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 49
      Occupation: Porcelein Products, Frank Owens, Market ST, Parkersburg
      Nearest Relative: Mrs Rosia Robey
      Height/Build: 5' 10 1/2" 240 lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown ruddy complextion
      Signature: yes, J W Robey

      Death Record
      Name: James W./Robey
      Sex: male, white
      Death Date: 19 Sep 1958
      Death Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia [Camden Clark Hospital]
      Age at Death: 64y5m18d
      Cemetery: Lubeck Cem
      Birth Date: 4/1/1894
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Retired laborer - porcelaine
      Residence: 1005 Hill Ave, Parkersburg
      Mother: Annabelle/Snider
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: William/Robey
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: Rosa Robey
      Cause: Pulmonary Emphysima [4 yrs]; due to: pulmonary silicosis [19 yrs]

      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978
      Name: James W Roby
      Probate Date: 23 Jun 1958
      Probate Place: Preston, West Virginia, USA
      Inferred Death Year: Abt 1958
      Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
      Item Description: Wills, Vol 14-15, 1954-1958


      U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
      Name: James William Robey
      Birth Date: 1 Apr 1894
      Death Date: 19 Sep 1958
      Cemetery: Lubeck Cemetery
      Cemetery Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia
      Enlistment Date: Apr 26, 1918
      Discharge Date: May 31, 1919
      Service #: 1 814 535
      State: WVa
      Grade: Private
      Medals P H [Purple Heart?]
      Brach of service etc: US Army, Hdqs Co 314 Inf 79 Div
      Ship to: Rosa L Robey Address: 1005 Hill Ave, Parkersburg, WVa
      Signed: Rosa L Robey 9/23/1958
      Flat bronze marker, Christian

      James William Robey
      Birth: Apr. 1, 1894
      Death: Sep. 19, 1958
      s/o William & Annabelle Snider Robey
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Mattie Annabel Snyder Robey (1869 - 1934)
      Spouse:
      Rosa L. Richards Robey (1892 - 1986)*
      Siblings:
      James William Robey (1894 - 1958)
      Eugene Julian Robey (1907 - 1952)*
      Lula M. Robey Ruble (1911 - 2003)*
      Lucy Jane Robey Lutz (1911 - 1977)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Lubeck Cemetery
      Lubeck
      Wood County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Crystal
      Record added: Mar 05, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 66524817

      No Children
    Person ID I2560  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 

    Father William Robey, Jr,   b. May 1848, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Mattie Annabel Snyder,   b. 11 Nov 1869, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1934, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1892  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 22 Nov 1892 at Ravenswood
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      William Roby, 40, res Jackson County, WV
      Amanda M. Snyder, 23, Mason Co, WV; Jackson Co, WV
      Informant: Michael Snyder

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      Wiliam Roby 5/1850 m 7y OH OH OH
      Annie 11/1869 4-3 OH OH OH
      Hollas 11/77
      Okey 5/79
      Early 12/80
      Jessie 1/85
      Harry 1/87
      James 4/94
      Owen 9/95
      Homer 12/99

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 9
      Roby, Wm 59 m2- 17y OH MD OH
      Annie 39 m1- 17y 6-4 children WV WV WV
      Harry son 23
      James son 16
      Owne son 14
      Neva da 7
      Gene son 2

      1920 Jackson Co, Ripley Dist, Evans Prec # 145
      on the Ripley to Sandyville road
      William Roby 73 Oh
      Mattie 51 wife
      Geneva 19 d
      Owen 22 s
      Gene 12 s
      Lucy 8 d
      Lulu 8 d

      1930 Wood Co WV Parkersburg Dist 23 #32
      Robey, Mattie 60 wd 24y
      Gene son 22
      Lula 18
      Lucy 18

      After the death of her husband, Anabel and the remaining children moved to Wood County near Parkersburg, [source: Jackson County Past & Present 1990]
    Family ID F844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosa Richards,   b. 1892,   d. 1986  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1919  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/10/1919
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      James W Robey, 25, Jackson, Ripley
      Rosa Richards, 25, Jackson, Ripley
      Informant - WM Robey

      1920 Jackson Co, Ripley Dist, Evans Prec # 146
      on the Ripley to Sandyville road
      James W 36
      Rosa 26

      1930 Wood Co WV Parkersburg Dist 23 #31
      Robey, James W 36
      Rosa 35

      1940 Lubeck, Wood, WV, Morrtown or Montown, 22 Apr 1940
      527 RFD #4, owns house, non farm, worth $1500
      Robey, James W 44 WV 1935: lived same place Press puller - insulation co
      Rosie L wife 45 WV 1935: lived same place
      highest grade attended for both - 6th
    Family ID F845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S1205] Census.

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

    4. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    5. [S34] Jackson County: Past and Present 1990.